Cool Apple Ipad App for investors
I just got my iPad2 & absolutely love it! I have been eyeing one of these babies for a long time now but have been hesitant to shell out the dough. Thankfully, I can justify my purchase because I use an app that was developed by my friends Kyle & Kenny who are amazing programmers [...]
Read more »The race to acquire debt
Home » Finance & Investment » News » Investors Flock to High-Yield Funds in a Footrace to Resolve Distressed Assets Investors Flock to High-Yield Funds in a Footrace to Resolve Distressed Assets Jun 22, 2011 8:26 AM, By W. Joseph Caton, NREI Contributing Columnist Over the past nine months, the newswires have been ablaze with [...]
Read more »The Importance of Cash Flow Investing by Jeremy Roll
Jeremy Roll & I co-founded a investment network called FIBI (For Investors by Investors) 4 years ago. I consider him to be a tremendous resource of knowledge & information in the investment arena. Here is an article that I hope you will enjoy. There is a common argument in the investment community between people that [...]
Read more »Going back to school…Guest Speaking at UCLA June 7th
I will be back for a return engagement at UCLA to speak about note investing to a Real Estate Investment Analysis Class taught by Jon Swire. Jon is a regular teacher at UCLA Extension’s Westwood campus. He is also the author of the book “There’s no free lunch in real estate”. Jon is a fellow [...]
Read more »Should I invest in notes funds or individual trust deeds?
This is a very insightful article by Lew Sichelman. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/invest-in-trust-deeds-not-companies-pitching-them-2011-05-13 He is a nationally syndicated columnist who writes for Realty Q & A Lew has been covering the housing market for more than 40 years, responds to readers’ questions on real estate. We here at The Note Guys only deal with individual trust deeds. Although [...]
Read more »Important questions to ask in note investing
You may have read a lot about note investing lately. Structured notes, how to buy notes for investment income, investing in debt etc. One thing that is rarely addressed with note “brokers” is how to protect your note income against an inflationary economy. Well, this is a concern I have because I am really more [...]
Read more »Goldmine in your backyard
I just got off the phone with Gerald, we found a great deal on a 2nd TD (tons of protective equity), in Fountain Valley. He was already on the way to the property after I put a hold on the note to purchase. Funny story…when I saw the note & the pricing I nearly fell [...]
Read more »Wealth Lesson from Charlie Munger: Creating a “compounding machine” of note income
I am currently reading a great book recommended by Tim Ferriss, author of “The Four Hour Work Week” & more recently “The Four Hour Body”. The book is called “Poor Charlie’s Almanack- The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charles T. Munger. Charlie Munger is the lesser know genius behind Berkshire Hathaway. Warren [...]
Read more »Guest Speaking Event at The Ventura County Real Estate Club
I have been invited to speak at the Ventura County Real Estate Investment Club on February 10th at 6:30pm. The meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Marie Callenders restaurant, in Simi Valley. I will be discussing trust deed & note investing basics. My goal is to present practical applications [...]
Read more »Top 5 income producing strategies for 2011
This was the topic for last nights real estate investors mastermind group. I co-founded this group over 3 years ago with my friend Jeremy Roll. We both got tired of going to meetings that were low on substance & high on sales pitch aka the latest “get rich quick” scheme in real estate. We [...]
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