The Note Closers Show Podcast

The internet has made it very easy to connect to people. Through social media, we now get to share stories with one another. This is very vital for entrepreneurs out there. It helps to know that it’s not as simple as posting a picture or a status. It all has to do with your ability to create a content that will speak to your audience. Scott talks with Elijah Whites from Serving Social about some of the best ways for content creation in your business. He identifies the things you should be talking about to your audience from email and Facebook, to YouTube videos and more! He shares some ways to curate content that will ultimately make your stories speak no matter what platform.

It’s almost the end of the year. Not only does that mean the holidays is coming, but it also means looking back and seeing the things we have accomplished. This can be quite daunting to do - to look back and find how we still have so much things to race forward to and achieve. More than that, the end of the year could mean a new beginning and into bigger and better goals. Scott discusses some of the things that WeCloseNotes.com is doing to plan for 2019 and beyond. Scott also gives some great things to ponder about to help you realize the things that you most need to achieve your goals.

Scott brings on Kristin Adam Gerst from Capricorn Mortgage Investments to discuss some of the things about buying, selling, and creating your owner-financed notes. They cover topics from interest rates to finding the right places to sell. Kristin shares some personal accounts while giving insights into how to handle buying and selling notes. She tackles credit scores as well as the structures about down payments, notes, and acquisitions. Kristin also touches on debts and how it can affect you as an investor looking for clients.

Sometimes people want to do all the heavy lifting on their business credit profile that they are creating behind notes on credit card using their personal instruments. As a result, anytime they have to carry a balance, it hurts their personal credit profile. If you are one of these people, what this implies to your business is that you diminish your funding stability. Scott talks with Credit Sense and Z Funding CEO, Merrill Chandler, about how to weaponize your credit to qualify for lines of credit from banks along with talking about some of the errors on people’s personal and business credit. They explore the million-dollar funding formula for investors and entrepreneurs out there. Learn the things you need to know about funding and credit as they tackle topics from qualified funding entity and optimized personal profile to business lending and credit.

Earning money can be quite challenging, so much so that we become anxious just thinking about it. As a result, we freeze and hesitate to take the next action. We find ourselves in this loop of procrastination. Finding the alignment of our feelings to money can be a good solution to move forward. Scott talks with master karma and anxiety healer, Abby Rohrer, on how entrepreneurs can increase their money karma. Diving deeper into the role of nervous system, Abby talks about the kind of healing that will cure us from having money problems. She shows some ways to clear out the negativity and anxiety that will help people overcome their obstacles to gaining money.

Most investors still find it hard to raise private capital. What they don’t know is there are actually a lot of ways you can do it, even in simple steps. Scott breaks down some of the easiest ways to find and connect with other real estate investors and private funding sources. He shares some tools and websites you can go to to begin such as Bigger Pockets, and shows how doing presentations to connect with more people and potential investors is a great help.

On this topic of Money Mondays with Quest IRA, Scott talks with CEO Nathan Long about how to stay out of trouble with your self-directed IRA LLC and some things to do keep it clean. Proposing two major options, they delve deep into the trust and getting a 401(k). They also talk about a big announcement concerning Nathan’s company and the values they are about to bring to more people. Nathan shares some of the bad stories that he experienced with clients, while showing some great insights that he learned from his mistakes.

Reaching your goals is all about setting numbers and hitting them. The same way we do every New Year, we create these visions and goals to reach and hit the mark. Taking it to the business aspect, Scott discusses the best way of planning your numbers in your note business. He talks all about the numbers you need to keep in mind to be guided on your future goals and moves. Scott gives the major points that you have to consider - how many offers do you have to make, how many emails you have to send, how many notes to look through, and more - and helps answer them one by one to help you accomplish your goals.

The podcast scene has been gaining its popularity among entrepreneurs and business owners who want to become experts in their own fields. It has been a great tool to create connection with people while imparting knowledge at the same time. Giving newfound insights, Scott talks about some of the nuggets that he took away from the Austin New Media Summit podcasting event. He shares how one becomes an icon of influence, and talks about the importance of knowing where you’re going, who you’re talking to, and honing your pitch. He shares the three main nuggets of wisdom he learned that will hopefully aid you to improve in your podcasting.

Scott talks with Fuquan Bilal from the NNG about the second lien market and other real estate opportunities. Fuquan is the company's CEO, which stands with the principal mission of capitalizing on the growing supply of mortgage notes in the interbank marketplace. Showing his expertise, he talks about how there are so many ways you can earn money, delving more into trading, foreclosures, and more. He dives deep into the second lien space by sharing the market change while offering some advises on where best and how to do it. Noticing how people sit on the sidelines waiting, he shows the importance of figuring out how to play in that space.

Scott talks with Rebecca Miller about the different self-directed employer retirement plans offered by Quest IRA. If there is someone who has this topic down, it is she. As one of the longest tenured employees at Quest IRA who joined the company in 2009, Rebecca currently serves as the Special Accounts Director, specializing in employer plans such as the complex Solo 401(k). Rebecca shares her journey with Quest IRA and talks about what goes under the consultation processes of 401(k) and IRA. She also answers some questions about how to convert one from the other, and presents some of the coming events they’re holding for you to get that education.

For those who are out there looking to get to know businesses and wanting to start wholesale but lack their own capital, you are in the right place. Justin Bogard from Bright Path Notes talks about wholesaling notes to other investors and gives generous insights about the industry. Justin also touches on the importance of marketing and networking as a wholesaler and learning how to qualify your contacts by having an honest conversation with buyers. Sharing more his experiences, he discusses the biggest learning curve he has as a wholesaler - sales. Justin lets us in on how he started Bright Patent Notes while talking about closing and mortgages. Finally, for those who are new to this, he gives great nuggets that will help you tackle that next move.

Scott talks with Bob Repass from Colonial Funding about the upcoming Note Expo and the Seller Finance Coalition. Seller finance has become a very interesting product and serves a great need for those who want to be homeowners but typically can't get traditional bank financing or maybe the property is not traditionally finance-able. Bob goes deep into that and provides great insights on how you can take advantage of this opportunity, while introducing the paper aspect of investing. Bob has been an advocate of bringing the community together, and he gives a peek into what you can expect from the Note Expo.

If you have a crystal ball to look at mortgage defaults, what would you do? Scott talks with the man who knows what, Brecht Palombo from Distressedpro.com. They discuss about the residential and commercial note markets and what opportunities you should be tracking. Brecht is a licensed auctioneer and real estate broker in a number of states. He imparts his knowledge on commercial deals, highlighting how cash flow and the cap rate plays into that. Bringing up the usual problems of note investors who love to do the bare minimum, he encourages them to stick to the deals and do the due diligence on them. He also talks about how banks rebuild returns up for the end of the year and shares what he is working on over the next twelve months.

Scott interviews note investor and mastermind member, Laura Blunk, about some of the mind blocks that affected her early on and how she overcame them to close on thirty plus deals in the past year. She is the portfolio manager for Silver Hammer Investments, a Texas-based, family-owned real estate investment firm specializing in buying distressed debt. Laura discusses assets, closing notes, making offers, and her goals in the business. Providing great insights on what you need to do and expect when making deals, she highlights the lessons she learned along the way and how to come off as authentic and more trustworthy to investors.