Hey everyone, it’s been a little while since my last post! I’ve been busy networking and had the chance to connect with some amazing people. I’ve built out several relationships with banks and capital partners, and I’m looking to connect with anyone currently active in the mortgage note market. If you’re buying notes, feel free to share your buyer box or leave a comment. Let’s connect and see how we can work together! Taylor

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Hey guys, can anyone recommend a good private funding partner that specializes in performing mortgage notes? Thanks.

I found out the hard way. After I locked up my first note I was running around trying to find everyone I needed while the clock was already ticking. No credit coach. No private lender ready to move. No attorney who actually knew what a note was. No servicer set up to collect my payments. No title company that had closed a note transaction before. Same deal I posted about last week. The Michigan property. What I did not tell you was everything happening behind the scenes trying to get the right people in place. Never again. So here are the 12 people you need to have locked in BEFORE your first deal. Not after. 1. Credit Coach — gets your credit right so lenders take you seriously and you can actually access capital to fund deals. 2. Private Money Lender — the person who funds your deal when the bank says no. No capital means no closing. 3. Real Estate Attorney — notes have legal complexity a regular attorney will completely miss. You need someone who specifically understands note transactions, assignments, and foreclosure. 4. Loan Servicer — after you close someone has to collect payments from the borrower, handle escrow, and stay federally compliant. That is your servicer. 5. Title Company — not just any title company. One that has actually closed note transactions before. The wrong one will slow everything down or miss something that costs you. 6. BPO Agent — gives you a fast accurate property valuation so you know exactly what the collateral behind the note is worth before you buy it. 7. Asset Manager — when a note goes non performing you need a specialist in workouts, loss mitigation, and getting the asset resolved as fast as possible. 8. Insurance Agent — the moment you take possession of a property through foreclosure you need coverage immediately. Force placed insurance and landlord policies are what protect you. 9. Contractor — needs to walk a property fast and give you an accurate rehab number. That number affects every single decision you make on a distressed deal.

3 unit multifamily in Houston Texas. Non performing note. Borrower stopped paying 8 months ago and has gone completely silent. No contact. No response to letters. Attorney says possible bankruptcy filing in the background but nothing confirmed yet. Here is where it gets interesting. UPB: $187,000 Price: $94,000 As is value: $210,000 ARV fully renovated: $285,000 Sounds good right. Here is the problem. Renovation is 80 percent complete but completely stalled. Two of three units are occupied by tenants who have no lease agreements. Month to month verbal only. One tenant has been there 11 years and has already told the previous owner she is not leaving without a fight. Third unit needs $12,000 in finish work minimum. Contractor who started the job disappeared with $8,000 in deposits and left the work half done. Title search came back with a mechanics lien from that contractor for $22,000 on top of everything else. Flood insurance lapsed 14 months ago. Texas is non judicial so foreclosure timeline is manageable. But with a potential bankruptcy filing in the background that timeline could freeze for 6 to 12 months minimum. The equity is there. The cash flow potential is there. But there are at least four landmines sitting between buying this note and actually realizing that value. Would you buy it at $94,000. Would you counter lower. What number makes this worth the headache. Or do you walk away completely.