Defend Yourself!

Fantasy sports. Do you play? If not, chances are you're at least familiar. You bet on individual players and your winnings (plus bragging rights) depend on their performance. You analyze. You read. You listen to the guys on ESPN. You may even gather with your fellow enthusiasts to draft, discuss or relive your biggest successes. Does this sound like you or someone you happen to spend a little too much time with? I hear ya.

With that in mind, let me ask you this: How do you pick your investments? The same way you draft a fantasy team? Or do you hand over your hard-earned nest egg to fund managers to risk in a very fragile marketplace – the stock market? Do most people even know which individual stocks they own? I'll bet they know which running back they're starting this week.

Investing in mortgage notes is a lot like drafting a fantasy team. We analyze, we read, we listen to industry-related podcasts. And a few times a year, we gather with our fellow Note Investors. Together we represent immense buying power which allows us to secure the best possible deals for realizing better than market returns. Then we "draft" the deals we like best. And each deal is secured by carefully scrutinized real estate.

If you'd like to find out how you can get a piece of the action as a joint venture partner, let me know. It's more fun than stepping up to the plate and slam dunking a touchdown.