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All Forum Posts by: Nathan Frost

Nathan Frost has started 106 posts and replied 336 times.

Post: Privy Real Estate Software

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76
Quote from @Wayne Matthews:

Hi Nathan, I was wondering if you have ever signed up for Privy and what your thoughts are. I'm looking at as well. Thanks


 No not yet.  Still to expensive for me unless I am getting deals out of it.  I occasionally look on Propwire since it is free.

Post: Where to find Interest Rates online?

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76

Meaning investment properties single family homes.

Post: Where to find Interest Rates online?

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76

Where can I find commercial interest rates online for rental properties?  Trying to find a website that is pretty accurate on rates, but I need them for commercial / investment properties not primary.  I have one rental right now that cash flows at 10.25% interest rate but want to see when would be good to refinance it.  Where do we see rates in 2024?

Post: What repairs generate a higher ARV / appraisal?

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76

Hi all, what specific updates/repairs do you see on an investment property that help with generating a higher ARV so the investor can cash out refinance?

What specifically do appraisals see and give higher value too so that the investor can pull out his original investment if not more?

Post: How to pitch creative financing to sellers?

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76
Quote from @David Dey:
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What do I say in my postcards to pitch creative financing to sellers like subject to with low equity, pre-foreclosures, and expired listings? The same goes for phone scripts. What do I say?

It's a little more complicated than that. If you want to start doing creative financing, I'd suggest you look at

Using Subject To, to Get "Free" Properties

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1060320-usin...
What are your solutions for all of the pitfalls? Pace Morby and Ron Legrand seems to know how to overcome all the pitfalls you listed.

Ron Legrand knows them, Pace Morby does not. He is relatively new to this concept. Have you signed up for one of their courses and taken them?


 Funny enough, I know both of them.  They both know what they’re doing.

Pace is one of the smartest investors out there who can actually do what he says he can do.  Now is he doing it to the same degree as he was doing it? 

Probably not, but that’s because he is pushing so hard on building his brand. (In a good way)

That being said, NO ONE has a perfect record of overcoming objections.

The bottom line is, in order to consistently succeed with offers consisting of creative financing, you have to be solving the seller’s problem.  Otherwise, why else would they do anything other than sell their property for less than retail through traditional means.

So in your post cards, address the problems not the solutions (other than yourself)

Ex:  foreclosure, problem tenants, job transfer, need to sell in order to buy another house, estate, divorce, etc..

If Pace Morby is so good, why is he buying properties at ARV or even higher? Why then is he adding a second "gator" lien on top of that? Yes, it may be a "no money down" property for him, but at what risk and cost to the seller and the "gator lender"? That is not creative finance, that is simply over buying and exposing others to unacceptable risk to benefit Pace Morby.

Overleveraging is not creative finance.

Oh, and since you know Pace Morby could you ask him to pay back the people he ripped off? He will sleep better. . . .  maybe.


https://azroc.my.site.com/AZRoc/s/contractor-search?licenseI...

CONTRACTOR
Business Entity NameAZ Contracting Group LLC
City and State

Tempe, AZ, 85282

Phone(480) 239-1066
Status / ActionRevoked
Status Last Changed On:2021-07-27
LICENSE

Class & Description
Entity TypeLLC

Issued / Renewal

First Issued2016-02-24Renewed Through2020-02-29


Name : Pace Jordan Morby

Position : Member

Other Positions : MEMBER



7Disciplined CasesHelp0Resolved / Settled CasesHelpFor more information on these complaints, please click here.ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT INFORMATION

TYPECOMPLAINT IDOUTCOMECLOSED DATE (IF CLOSED)
Disciplined- 2019-04542-  Legal – Revoked2019-12-09
Disciplined-  2019-00552-  Legal - Revocation2019-07-08
Disciplined-  2019-01410-  Legal – Revoked2019-07-26
Disciplined-  2019-01649-  Legal - Revocation2019-09-03
Disciplined-  2018-05708-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-25
Disciplined-  2018-21-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-25
Disciplined-  2018-4172-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-26
First, just to be clear if my post came out like I was attacking you personally, I apologize.  When I said “funny thing,” I actually meant it as funny ha-ha, not as an attack on you personally.

I don’t know anything about the history of the company or if he did any of the things you say.  All of my dealings with him have been good.  If you are one of the people he owes money to, he’s pretty collectible now.

I do stand by my statement though, as Pace is still one of the smartest investors I have met.  (Speaking to his grasp of creative financing)

No he does not have as many years experience as Ron when he was actively investing.  (Neither of them hold a candle to Pete Fortunato, the godfather of creative and has forgotten more than they have learned) But Pace is a student of the game.  He is immensely intelligent and absolutely can do what he says he can do.

Obviously this doesn’t make him perfect.  Who doesn’t have any skeletons in their closet?  I don’t know a single person who was perfect except my Savior.  (This doesn’t negate that if he owes you money, you don’t have every right to collect it) I would just be cautious in throwing stones from a glass house.

As to the reason you would buy a house at retail or sometime a little above, may be because the interest and holding cost is so low.  
It could be for personal use.  
It could be as a loss leader into another deal.
it could be for tax purposes.  
it could truly be to help someone out of a hard position.
it could be for appreciation.  (Such as purchasing in the path of progress)
Again, I am showing these options as principles.  Not necessarily Pace’s deals.

If you haven’t, look up Pete Fortunato’s house diagram for all the benefits of a house.  It lists all the different reasons someone might buy the house.  Also, and this is the cool thing, Pete doesn’t limit himself to one end buyer/user for the same house.  Ex: he may sell the house’s equity to one person, sell the use or occupancy of it to another.
There are many variations of what you can piece out from the same house to other parties.  The point is that creative isn’t limited to just one thing.  Purchase price.

I hope this post comes out in the spirit it is meant, not as an attack but as clarification.  Also, for the benefit of this author who is looking for answers he can utilize.

 So how does one find deals Subto that make sense?   Or what is your advice besides explaining who was the grandfather of creative financing.  I am in the same boat.  Pace's gold is in his 8k Subto community were there are deals and money to be lent out.  Even if you don't know much just joining and having access to his transaction coordinators and group with deals is gold in itself.  I have not joined but would like to at some point so I can expand from 11 rentals to 15 or 20.

Great question.

Sub2 should be a tool in the tool box, not the full toolbox itself.

I put it this way, “if the only tool you have in your toolbox is a hammer, all you will be good for is nails.”

So what you’re really looking for is motivation.

Why would someone NEED to look for a quick sale, a creative option, a cash offer, etc?  

The answer is, they have a problem.  

While there are a myriad of problems out there, they almost always will fall into 4 categories I call the four “D’s.”

Death:  Someone inherits a house along with all its benefits AND its responsibilities.  (Many will be more open to creative or lower cash offers in order to realize the benefit of the estate as they didn’t earn the equity)

 Divorce:  This is an area where emotions rule.  Many will be more concerned with ending the relationship than maximizing the profit.

Disaster:   This could be financial such as loss of income, or immediate need to move.  The other scenario could be natural disaster, such as the hurricanes in the east, tornados abd wild fires in the west, etc.

Detention:  jail.  

People look for lists such as tax delinquent, foreclosure, vacant, etc…  and rightly so, as people without problems wouldn’t be on the lists, but the problems will almost always fall into these categories, and by knowing which you will know the motivation and will be able to utilize your tools.

Hope this helps.


 This definitely helped.  What is best way to find those lists?  So go to say Batchleads or Privy and use the search tools for those categories and find the deal?

Probate leads.  (Probates daily is a company that offers)
Pre foreclosure leads (foreclosures daily and no I’m not affiliated with them. You should also be able to get that list from batchleads)
code enforcement leads: abatement leads are the best as this isn’t where they fine you $100 a day.  This is where the municipality actually abates the issue. (Mow the yard, board the doors, cover the pool) this is almost always a sign of abandonment.
tax deed and tax delinquent: again, people without problems pay their taxes and wouldn’t show up on the list.

Btw, if you’re willing to put in the sweat equity.  All these leads are public records and will usually be fresher straight from the clerks office, tax collector, code enforcement, etc…

 Here is my county where I search for Lisa Perdens.  Which selection would be for abatement, see right side menu?

https://wichitacountytx-recorder.tylerhost.net/recorder/eagl...

Post: How to pitch creative financing to sellers?

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76
Quote from @David Dey:
Quote from @Nathan Frost:
Quote from @David Dey:
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @David Dey:
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @Antonio Bodley:
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @Antonio Bodley:

What do I say in my postcards to pitch creative financing to sellers like subject to with low equity, pre-foreclosures, and expired listings? The same goes for phone scripts. What do I say?

It's a little more complicated than that. If you want to start doing creative financing, I'd suggest you look at

Using Subject To, to Get "Free" Properties

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1060320-usin...
What are your solutions for all of the pitfalls? Pace Morby and Ron Legrand seems to know how to overcome all the pitfalls you listed.

Ron Legrand knows them, Pace Morby does not. He is relatively new to this concept. Have you signed up for one of their courses and taken them?


 Funny enough, I know both of them.  They both know what they’re doing.

Pace is one of the smartest investors out there who can actually do what he says he can do.  Now is he doing it to the same degree as he was doing it? 

Probably not, but that’s because he is pushing so hard on building his brand. (In a good way)

That being said, NO ONE has a perfect record of overcoming objections.

The bottom line is, in order to consistently succeed with offers consisting of creative financing, you have to be solving the seller’s problem.  Otherwise, why else would they do anything other than sell their property for less than retail through traditional means.

So in your post cards, address the problems not the solutions (other than yourself)

Ex:  foreclosure, problem tenants, job transfer, need to sell in order to buy another house, estate, divorce, etc..

If Pace Morby is so good, why is he buying properties at ARV or even higher? Why then is he adding a second "gator" lien on top of that? Yes, it may be a "no money down" property for him, but at what risk and cost to the seller and the "gator lender"? That is not creative finance, that is simply over buying and exposing others to unacceptable risk to benefit Pace Morby.

Overleveraging is not creative finance.

Oh, and since you know Pace Morby could you ask him to pay back the people he ripped off? He will sleep better. . . .  maybe.


https://azroc.my.site.com/AZRoc/s/contractor-search?licenseI...

CONTRACTOR
Business Entity NameAZ Contracting Group LLC
City and State

Tempe, AZ, 85282

Phone(480) 239-1066
Status / ActionRevoked
Status Last Changed On:2021-07-27
LICENSE

Class & Description
Entity TypeLLC

Issued / Renewal

First Issued2016-02-24Renewed Through2020-02-29


Name : Pace Jordan Morby

Position : Member

Other Positions : MEMBER



7Disciplined CasesHelp0Resolved / Settled CasesHelpFor more information on these complaints, please click here.ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT INFORMATION

TYPECOMPLAINT IDOUTCOMECLOSED DATE (IF CLOSED)
Disciplined- 2019-04542-  Legal – Revoked2019-12-09
Disciplined-  2019-00552-  Legal - Revocation2019-07-08
Disciplined-  2019-01410-  Legal – Revoked2019-07-26
Disciplined-  2019-01649-  Legal - Revocation2019-09-03
Disciplined-  2018-05708-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-25
Disciplined-  2018-21-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-25
Disciplined-  2018-4172-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-26
First, just to be clear if my post came out like I was attacking you personally, I apologize.  When I said “funny thing,” I actually meant it as funny ha-ha, not as an attack on you personally.

I don’t know anything about the history of the company or if he did any of the things you say.  All of my dealings with him have been good.  If you are one of the people he owes money to, he’s pretty collectible now.

I do stand by my statement though, as Pace is still one of the smartest investors I have met.  (Speaking to his grasp of creative financing)

No he does not have as many years experience as Ron when he was actively investing.  (Neither of them hold a candle to Pete Fortunato, the godfather of creative and has forgotten more than they have learned) But Pace is a student of the game.  He is immensely intelligent and absolutely can do what he says he can do.

Obviously this doesn’t make him perfect.  Who doesn’t have any skeletons in their closet?  I don’t know a single person who was perfect except my Savior.  (This doesn’t negate that if he owes you money, you don’t have every right to collect it) I would just be cautious in throwing stones from a glass house.

As to the reason you would buy a house at retail or sometime a little above, may be because the interest and holding cost is so low.  
It could be for personal use.  
It could be as a loss leader into another deal.
it could be for tax purposes.  
it could truly be to help someone out of a hard position.
it could be for appreciation.  (Such as purchasing in the path of progress)
Again, I am showing these options as principles.  Not necessarily Pace’s deals.

If you haven’t, look up Pete Fortunato’s house diagram for all the benefits of a house.  It lists all the different reasons someone might buy the house.  Also, and this is the cool thing, Pete doesn’t limit himself to one end buyer/user for the same house.  Ex: he may sell the house’s equity to one person, sell the use or occupancy of it to another.
There are many variations of what you can piece out from the same house to other parties.  The point is that creative isn’t limited to just one thing.  Purchase price.

I hope this post comes out in the spirit it is meant, not as an attack but as clarification.  Also, for the benefit of this author who is looking for answers he can utilize.

 So how does one find deals Subto that make sense?   Or what is your advice besides explaining who was the grandfather of creative financing.  I am in the same boat.  Pace's gold is in his 8k Subto community were there are deals and money to be lent out.  Even if you don't know much just joining and having access to his transaction coordinators and group with deals is gold in itself.  I have not joined but would like to at some point so I can expand from 11 rentals to 15 or 20.

Great question.

Sub2 should be a tool in the tool box, not the full toolbox itself.

I put it this way, “if the only tool you have in your toolbox is a hammer, all you will be good for is nails.”

So what you’re really looking for is motivation.

Why would someone NEED to look for a quick sale, a creative option, a cash offer, etc?  

The answer is, they have a problem.  

While there are a myriad of problems out there, they almost always will fall into 4 categories I call the four “D’s.”

Death:  Someone inherits a house along with all its benefits AND its responsibilities.  (Many will be more open to creative or lower cash offers in order to realize the benefit of the estate as they didn’t earn the equity)

 Divorce:  This is an area where emotions rule.  Many will be more concerned with ending the relationship than maximizing the profit.

Disaster:   This could be financial such as loss of income, or immediate need to move.  The other scenario could be natural disaster, such as the hurricanes in the east, tornados abd wild fires in the west, etc.

Detention:  jail.  

People look for lists such as tax delinquent, foreclosure, vacant, etc…  and rightly so, as people without problems wouldn’t be on the lists, but the problems will almost always fall into these categories, and by knowing which you will know the motivation and will be able to utilize your tools.

Hope this helps.


 This definitely helped.  What is best way to find those lists?  So go to say Batchleads or Privy and use the search tools for those categories and find the deal?

Post: How to pitch creative financing to sellers?

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76
Quote from @David Dey:
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @David Dey:
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @Antonio Bodley:
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @Antonio Bodley:

What do I say in my postcards to pitch creative financing to sellers like subject to with low equity, pre-foreclosures, and expired listings? The same goes for phone scripts. What do I say?

It's a little more complicated than that. If you want to start doing creative financing, I'd suggest you look at

Using Subject To, to Get "Free" Properties

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1060320-usin...
What are your solutions for all of the pitfalls? Pace Morby and Ron Legrand seems to know how to overcome all the pitfalls you listed.

Ron Legrand knows them, Pace Morby does not. He is relatively new to this concept. Have you signed up for one of their courses and taken them?


 Funny enough, I know both of them.  They both know what they’re doing.

Pace is one of the smartest investors out there who can actually do what he says he can do.  Now is he doing it to the same degree as he was doing it? 

Probably not, but that’s because he is pushing so hard on building his brand. (In a good way)

That being said, NO ONE has a perfect record of overcoming objections.

The bottom line is, in order to consistently succeed with offers consisting of creative financing, you have to be solving the seller’s problem.  Otherwise, why else would they do anything other than sell their property for less than retail through traditional means.

So in your post cards, address the problems not the solutions (other than yourself)

Ex:  foreclosure, problem tenants, job transfer, need to sell in order to buy another house, estate, divorce, etc..

If Pace Morby is so good, why is he buying properties at ARV or even higher? Why then is he adding a second "gator" lien on top of that? Yes, it may be a "no money down" property for him, but at what risk and cost to the seller and the "gator lender"? That is not creative finance, that is simply over buying and exposing others to unacceptable risk to benefit Pace Morby.

Overleveraging is not creative finance.

Oh, and since you know Pace Morby could you ask him to pay back the people he ripped off? He will sleep better. . . .  maybe.


https://azroc.my.site.com/AZRoc/s/contractor-search?licenseI...

CONTRACTOR
Business Entity NameAZ Contracting Group LLC
City and State

Tempe, AZ, 85282

Phone(480) 239-1066
Status / ActionRevoked
Status Last Changed On:2021-07-27
LICENSE

Class & Description
Entity TypeLLC

Issued / Renewal

First Issued2016-02-24Renewed Through2020-02-29


Name : Pace Jordan Morby

Position : Member

Other Positions : MEMBER



7Disciplined CasesHelp0Resolved / Settled CasesHelpFor more information on these complaints, please click here.ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT INFORMATION

TYPECOMPLAINT IDOUTCOMECLOSED DATE (IF CLOSED)
Disciplined- 2019-04542-  Legal – Revoked2019-12-09
Disciplined-  2019-00552-  Legal - Revocation2019-07-08
Disciplined-  2019-01410-  Legal – Revoked2019-07-26
Disciplined-  2019-01649-  Legal - Revocation2019-09-03
Disciplined-  2018-05708-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-25
Disciplined-  2018-21-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-25
Disciplined-  2018-4172-  Legal - Revocation2019-04-26
First, just to be clear if my post came out like I was attacking you personally, I apologize.  When I said “funny thing,” I actually meant it as funny ha-ha, not as an attack on you personally.

I don’t know anything about the history of the company or if he did any of the things you say.  All of my dealings with him have been good.  If you are one of the people he owes money to, he’s pretty collectible now.

I do stand by my statement though, as Pace is still one of the smartest investors I have met.  (Speaking to his grasp of creative financing)

No he does not have as many years experience as Ron when he was actively investing.  (Neither of them hold a candle to Pete Fortunato, the godfather of creative and has forgotten more than they have learned) But Pace is a student of the game.  He is immensely intelligent and absolutely can do what he says he can do.

Obviously this doesn’t make him perfect.  Who doesn’t have any skeletons in their closet?  I don’t know a single person who was perfect except my Savior.  (This doesn’t negate that if he owes you money, you don’t have every right to collect it) I would just be cautious in throwing stones from a glass house.

As to the reason you would buy a house at retail or sometime a little above, may be because the interest and holding cost is so low.  
It could be for personal use.  
It could be as a loss leader into another deal.
it could be for tax purposes.  
it could truly be to help someone out of a hard position.
it could be for appreciation.  (Such as purchasing in the path of progress)
Again, I am showing these options as principles.  Not necessarily Pace’s deals.

If you haven’t, look up Pete Fortunato’s house diagram for all the benefits of a house.  It lists all the different reasons someone might buy the house.  Also, and this is the cool thing, Pete doesn’t limit himself to one end buyer/user for the same house.  Ex: he may sell the house’s equity to one person, sell the use or occupancy of it to another.
There are many variations of what you can piece out from the same house to other parties.  The point is that creative isn’t limited to just one thing.  Purchase price.

I hope this post comes out in the spirit it is meant, not as an attack but as clarification.  Also, for the benefit of this author who is looking for answers he can utilize.

 So how does one find deals Subto that make sense?   Or what is your advice besides explaining who was the grandfather of creative financing.  I am in the same boat.  Pace's gold is in his 8k Subto community were there are deals and money to be lent out.  Even if you don't know much just joining and having access to his transaction coordinators and group with deals is gold in itself.  I have not joined but would like to at some point so I can expand from 11 rentals to 15 or 20.

Post: Anyone ever use Startvirtual?

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76

Has anyone ever used Startvirtual?  Is it worth it and how does it work?

Post: Finding deals vs. deals finding you

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76
Quote from @Christopher Yogi:

Hey Henry!  I'm not sure how active you still are but I'm a new real estate agent in the El Paso, Texas area.  A lesson that I'm currently working on is that most real estate agents are trying to find buyers and sellers which is the difficult part starting off.  Being part of the BiggerPockets community for quite some time, as far as actively listening to podcasts, etc., I've learned that I'm trying to find deals that can make me build my portfolio as an investor.  When a potential lead does not work out for what would make sense to me as an investor, I continue to work with the person and potentially obtain a client in the long run.

In your post, you mention that you learned to invest in yourself.  I'm assuming that you are talking about educating yourself and building your brand.  What have you found to help you gain leads in doing this?


 How do you find your deals?  Propwire?  Expired Listings?

Post: Lawton Rental Market

Nathan FrostPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Wichita Falls, TX
  • Posts 338
  • Votes 76
Quote from @Tommy Ray:

Hey Kenny!   Been investing there since 2008.  30 years total.  Reach out if you need help.  I have a good property mgr there and she helps me find deals as well.  There is also a Lawton Real Estate Investors Association (LREIA) subgroup on Facebook.  Hit me up if you want the referral!  

https://www.facebook.com/group...


 Who is the property manager?