New landlord-tenants rules are making private real estate funds a safer and more profitable investment than individual rental homes.

Landlord-tenant laws appear to be getting tougher and tougher. This can especially impact ‘mom and pop’ individual landlords and small real estate investors. Making great and profitable investments in real estate is no longer just about looking at the basic numbers when acquiring a property. It is also about comparing true net profitability, including…

Need more visibility for your note business so that you can find, buy, and sell more paper?

It’s getting more competitive out there in the mortgage note business. If you want to get started in this industry, or just maintain and grow the success you’ve been tasting, it is going to take more effort. You’ve got to be seen, known, and connected if…

Costco is one of my favorite stores. They built one just after we moved into our house so that I can go there at least three times a week. They have clothes that fit, my favorite coffee, roasted chicken and a large selection of organic fruits and vegetables. Plus, when I need it, I can get a gallon of that Dijon mustard I really…

Need more visibility for your note business so that you can find, buy, and sell more paper?

It’s getting more competitive out there in the mortgage note business. If you want to get started in this industry, or just maintain and grow the success you’ve been tasting, it is going to take more effort. You’ve got to be seen, known, and connected if…

I used to go fishing a lot more than I do now. In fact, I was a bit of a fly fisherman. I had a fly-tying kit, would try to get inside the mind of a rainbow trout, and tie a fly I thought they would want to eat. At the time, I had a small creek that ran behind my house. I would envision a new fly, tie it up,  wait…

What are the pros and cons of partnering up to invest in real estate and mortgage notes versus going it alone?

Many struggle with the decision of whether to go it alone or not in their initial real estate and mortgage note investments. For others taking the passive route from the get go is a no brainer; though may ultimately choose some form of…

I remember hearing a story in my youth about two burly lumberjacks that had bragged they were the fastest tree fallers in the state. After all, living in the Pacific Northwest we heard lots of lumberjack stories. Both were large, strong men and knew their way around an axe and timber country. Wanting to settle the debate,…

Happy Easter, everyone. Because of the significance of this day, this will be short. We've got some pork loin slow cooking in the kitchen and the house is full of that aroma. 



We are at the end of the first quarter of 2018, and I am behind on my note purchasing goals, but still encouraged. We have plenty of…

I'm told the sun crossed the Equator this past week. With that, the calendar tells us that spring has started in the Northern Hemisphere. Not so fast. So far, there is very little evidence that has occurred. Where I live, nights still hover in the lower 30's with the days spending too much time in the 40's. There seems to be a…

Driving on the Fast Track

Have you ever played the board game Ca$hflow? This educational game was created by Robert Kiyosaki to teach financial…

For the past 2 years I've been diligently typing out my journey with my note investing business. Each of those emails have always been my own creation, thoughts and experiences. Today, however, I ran across this writing that speaks a lot to a way of doing things. So with baseball starting Spring Training this past week, I do hope you enjoy and see my point.

In Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January, 1996, more that 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland…

I'm old school. I grew up in a time and place where if something was broken, we'd fix it. We weren't able to run down to the one-stop shopping center and replace what was broke. Plus, we never really had the money to buy something new. We had to find a way to make something work without a real replacement part. That was good, because I broke a lot of things. I had to be creative to fix what I broke. Some of you might not understand this, but this was before the internet. I couldn't go to…

There is going to be a lot of chocolate given this week. Which also means there will be a lot of chocolate consumed this week. I love the way chocolate releases the endorphins in my brain and that warm, fuzzy feeling it gives. I can't seem to get enough. Such is one way we express our love to those around us that…

Besides giving the lawn a neat look lawn mowing has several other benefits. But these benefits are gained only when the mowing is effective, consistent and ideal in all respects. The following some of your advantages of lawn mowing.

Does your current lawn have brown spots where the grass has died? Has it been taken over by pernicious weeds? Are there dips and soft spots that are hard to cut? Then its time to replace your old grass with a lush new covering.…

What’s the difference between institutionally originated mortgage notes, and seller financed notes? Which are better for investing in?

Institutionally originated and seller originated mortgage notes can be substantially different from an investment perspective. They have notable differences. Yet, they can both be traded as valuable paper. How…

This investment could be exactly what today’s serious financial advisors need to stand out and secure their own financial futures and positions in the industry.

For too long many wealth advisors and finance brokers have had a very limited offering for their clients. It has been very vanilla, with very little to help them differentiate their…