Wanted to follow up and offer an overview of my first npn purchase, as discussed with Robert, in hope that there are some learning/teaching points for discussion. This deal was back in 2018, and I had become interested in NPN's after doing a course with Scott Carson. I enjoyed his course and learned a lot, and was eager to get my feet wet. I formed an LLC and scoured some tapes from various brokers, and eventually found a cherry pick opportunity for an sfr in Saint Louis, MO. The note was a CFD (Contract For Deed) and the home was a small, older, but attractive brick home with a nice front porch, 3/2, with garage in back, and on a reasonably attractive street. The UPB was approx $32K and the FMV was around $45-$50K based on comps. ..I made a bid and we ultimately closed at 40% UPB, or about $13K. I was excited and we started the diligence period. We obtained the collateral file and pulled O&E reports and checked utilities and tax accounts, and things seemed to be in reasonable order. The owners were a couple who operated their own hair salon. ..We also reviewed their credit reports. We ultimately learned that the husband had recently passed away in an accident, so the wife was on her own. ...That's obviously a tough situation, and maybe should have been a red flag, but the actual monthly payment wasn't too high, and the arrears weren't too bad. My approach is patient and compassionate, so I was optimistic we could work with her. We had the loan boarded with Madison Management and they were very helpful and sent the borrower welcome letter and conducted the reach out. ...Initially things seemed promising as borrower was communicative. We wanted to be compassionate, and with Madison's help, we wrote off some of the arrears and re-structured the note to reduce the payment and bring her current. ...Again, my wife and I were optimistic about the workout and hoped to let it perform and season for awhile. Unfortunately, after a couple months, borrower had problems and payments became late and partials. ...So, again, given borrower's personal circumstances, we wanted to try to work with her. We executed a second re-structure in hopes she could make it work. Unfortunately, problems cropped up again within just a few months, and we began to realize things weren't going to be easy.

Good evening my name is Aundre and I'm brand new to this industry, after completing the free course, I believe the best approach for me is matchmaking simply because I don't have reserved funds to purchase none of the other courses, let alone a note 😄😄😄😄 I put the B in broke! However, what would be the best course of action to take from this standpoint? All advice is welcomed, thanks in advance.

Does anybody have any sources for finding possible buyers that they wouldn’t mind sharing?

I'm looking to get started investing in notes by buying partials from an experienced note investor. Preferably in this group. I'm new and want to start by getting a steady cash flow. Anyone interested?

Hello, all, So I finished the $1M Real Estate Roadmap a while back, and I've been referencing the page about starting a "mini agency" to provide services within the note investing space and trying to "earn while you learn." I'm having a little trouble understanding what it entails to offer the services of "acquisitions" and "portfolio monitoring/servicing oversight" as they're described in that course. What exactly does it mean to "manage the logistics of servicing transfers" and "ensure that borrowers keep paying" as a sort of third-party in the note investing relationship? Those of us with more experience: have you used services like these before?