The Note Closers Show - The #1 Podcast for Note Investing
Scott Carson
Explore the world of real estate note investing and gain insights into controlling real estate at huge discounts!Are you a real estate investor or entrepreneur looking to expand your knowledge in the market? Welcome to "The Note Closers Show Podcast," a podcast dedicated to real estate investing, with a focus on note investing.Join your host, Scott Carson, a seasoned investor with experience in real estate and note investing. This podcast aims to provide a comprehensive look at buying, selling, and managing mortgage notes and paper assets.What You'll Learn & Who You'll Meet:Distressed Asset Insights: Learn about buying non-performing and performing notes from various sources and how this relates to controlling properties.Expert Interviews: Scott features discussions with industry experts, including attorneys, loan servicers, title experts, vendors, and successful individuals in the field.Actionable Strategies: Gain insights into finding deals, performing due diligence, negotiating, creative financing techniques, and potentially maximizing returns.Beyond the Notes: The show also delves into entrepreneurial skills such as marketing, raising capital, business systems, and the mindset needed for success in various market conditions.Inspiration & Entertainment: Listen to engaging conversations with diverse guests who share their journeys.Why Tune In?Whether you're new to real estate investing or have experience, Scott aims to provide knowledge and clarity to help you in your endeavors. The content is presented with a focus on finding opportunities.Join the Community:Listen to new episodes weekly across major podcast platforms and watch on YouTube.Find free resources and a schedule of events and training at www.WeCloseNotes.com.Learn more about potential coaching opportunities by booking a call at www.TalkWithScottCarson.com.Subscribe now to explore real estate note investing!
Scott also brings in experts in marketing, entrepreneurship, business, and mindset to help his audience in the day-to-day grind of being a business owner, investor and entrepreneur. With over a decade of experience as the “Note Guy” Scott has invested in all types of note investments. Ranging from residential assets on an individual or large bulk basis to commercial notes in each asset class, Scott has the connections and knowledge to help his students take down all property types. If you have an appetite to grow your business from single family homes to multifamily, self-storage, mobile home parks, mixed-use, strip malls or other asset classes, Scott brings on the experts in these different fields to help give you guidance and clarity as a note and real estate investor to find success at your own pace.
The Note Closers Show also features a variety of different experts and vendors, ranging from attorneys, servicing companies, special servicing experts, title experts, and other real estate professionals to help you organize your own note business and have the best possible team of professionals at your disposal. Along with these experts, Scott also spends time identifying market and deal opportunities across the multiple facets of the note and paper industry.
Scott also realizes that work isn’t everything to an entrepreneur, and that’s why he also mixes in the occasionally mindset expert and guest wild card to keep his shows content fresh and relevant in today’s everchanging investment environment. It’s common for Scott to add an award-winning personality, athlete or podcaster to the stellar lineup of guests who might make a surprise appearance on the podcast. Scott’s willingness to be an open book and share the different facets of his business, life, and journey and his ability to use humor (and his sound effects) will keep you coming back again and again.
Scott also brings in experts in marketing, entrepreneurship, business, and mindset to help his audience in the day-to-day grind of being a business owner, investor and entrepreneur. With over a decade of experience as the “Note Guy” Scott has invested in all types of note investments. Ranging from residential assets on an individual or large bulk basis to commercial notes in each asset class, Scott has the connections and knowledge to help his students take down all property types. If you have an appetite to grow your business from single family homes to multifamily, self-storage, mobile home parks, mixed-use, strip malls or other asset classes, Scott brings on the experts in these different fields to help give you guidance and clarity as a note and real estate investor to find success at your own pace.
The Note Closers Show also features a variety of different experts and vendors, ranging from attorneys, servicing companies, special servicing experts, title experts, and other real estate professionals to help you organize your own note business and have the best possible team of professionals at your disposal. Along with these experts, Scott also spends time identifying market and deal opportunities across the multiple facets of the note and paper industry.
Scott also realizes that work isn’t everything to an entrepreneur, and that’s why he also mixes in the occasionally mindset expert and guest wild card to keep his shows content fresh and relevant in today’s everchanging investment environment. It’s common for Scott to add an award-winning personality, athlete or podcaster to the stellar lineup of guests who might make a surprise appearance on the podcast. Scott’s willingness to be an open book and share the different facets of his business, life, and journey and his ability to use humor (and his sound effects) will keep you coming back again and again.
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Dec 5, 2022 • 46min
Life After Springer: Reinventing the Entrepreneurial Journey with Reena Friedman Watts
On this episode of the Note Closers Show, Scott Carson interviews Reena Friedman Watts from Mega Watts Production. Reena shares her background and her entrepreneurial journey from production assistant on the Jerry Springer show to where she is today. She shares the valuable lessons that she has learned along the way and why it's important for people to identify opportunities in their current career path that can help propel them to their future goals. There’s not much Reena Friedman Watts hasn’t done in her professional life. She’s scoured the NPR newswire for stories. She’s combed through hundreds of small claims cases. She’s worked on reality TV shows such as The Jerry Springer Show, Court TV, and Nanny 911. She’s worked in Radio. She’s planned mega-events for the telecom and finance industries. She’s secured sponsors and emceed. She’s booked sensational and hard-to-get guests such as Howard Schultz, Barbara Corcoran, Ken Coleman, and Derek Sivers on Cathy Heller’s Don’t Keep Your Day Job Podcast and boosted the downloads from 4M to nearly 15M.Reena has a God-given talent for connecting people and building communities, and she bestows her magic on people in the most selfless and genuine way. Ideas for how people can achieve the fantastic flow out of her head as effortlessly as breath flows into her lungs. Her diverse background and skill set allow her to seamlessly weave in and out of multiple markets and find her way through doors that don’t open for others. She coaches entrepreneurs on how to get unstuck and find their first clients, she gets blurbs from influencers for their best-selling books, and she even helps them grow communities of their own.Reena is a questioner and a story junkie, and she’s scratching that itch on her highly anticipated podcast, Better Call Daddy. She’s telling the stories that haven’t been told and sprinkling them with wisdom from one of her most trusted advisors, her Dad.Reena is a hustler, a change-maker, and a consummate connector. Imagine what she can do for you.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Dec 2, 2022 • 13min
Working With Elderly Borrowers - Creating Win, Win Exit Strategies
On this episode of the Note Closers Show, Scott Carson shares a recent note deal that a student approached him with on the best way to work with a distressed borrower who was also elderly. Scott discusses the different strategies that note investors face and how this borrower might be the perfect fit for a reverse mortgage that pays off the underlying debt and gives the borrower some cash or monthly payments and allows them to stay in their home based on a large amount of equity without ever having to make a mortgage payment again. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Dec 1, 2022 • 17min
You Can Do It! Overcoming Frustration & Inconsistency to Find Success
On this episode of the Note Closers Show Podcast Scott Carson discusses how to overcome frustration and inconsistency as a note and real estate investor. Scott discusses how many investors struggle with staying consistent with their marketing and lack the patience to stick things out to find success. He also shares why it is important to limit what you are focused on and give yourself time and patience for leads, money, and deals to appear from your work and energy.Scott shares the need to organize your day and week schedule via the 30x30 marketing matrix to help you find success. You CAN Do It! Watch the 30x30 Matrix video HERE!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Nov 30, 2022 • 20min
The Three Types of Financing: Conventional vs Hard Money vs Private Money
On this episode of the Note Closers Show, Scott Carson discusses the difference between the three different types of financing options for investors when they purchase property or notes. Scott shares the difference between conventional bank financing, hard money loans, and private money lenders and when each is appropriate for your investment deal. Scott also discusses when and where you can or can't use each financing option and the costs associated with each one. He also shares why you need to know your money costs on the front end of doing your deal and how your monthly costs affect your profit margin in the short and long-term time lines of your deal.Watch the Video at http://WeCloseNotes.tvLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Nov 29, 2022 • 21min
What Comes First? The Deal or the Money?
On this episode of the Note Closers Show, Scott Carson shares the answer to the biggest question that new investors have! Do deals or money raising come first? Scott discusses the thoughts and philosophy behind both camps and shares why you should focus on one strategy over the other. He also discusses why you need to start taking action now to market yourself as an investor to your warm database and work to expand your tribe.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Nov 22, 2022 • 40min
The Chaos Of The Mortgage Markets And How To Survive Them With The Mortgage Mentor, Rebecca Richardson
What is there to know about mortgages in real estate? You need to know a couple of important about mortgage markets before you plunge deep into them! In this episode, Scott Carson talks with Rebecca Richardson (aka the Mortgage Mentor) about the current mortgage markets and what she sees as a residential lender across 30 states. She shares how social media helped expand her market across the states. Rebecca wants everyone to have the information they need to make smart decisions that work for them and feel empowered and educated. Tune in to this episode with Rebecca as she brings more insights.Want to talk to Scott? Book a call with him HERE.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Nov 21, 2022 • 19min
Are You An Investor or Just a Waiter Taking Orders?
On this episode of the Note Closers Show, Scott Carson asks the question, Are You An Investor or Waiter? Are you working to serve your own dreams or just taking orders from others and getting paid scraps? He discusses the need for investors to make offers and work to find deals for their own portfolios instead of just being a realtor, brokers, or wholesalers. Scott also discusses why there are more opportunities now than there have been in the past five years and why those who don't know how to market and find deals will be out of work or struggling to survive. He shares why it's important to make the lion's share of profits on deals instead of just settling for a realtor's commission or wholesaling fee.Book a call with Scott at http://TalkWithScottCarson.comLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Nov 11, 2022 • 26min
How To Find Subject-To-Deals As A Note Investor
On this episode of the Note Closers Show Scott Carson discusses how note investors are ideally set up to target and market for potential subject-to-deals on the notes that they don't end up buying. Scott breaks down the three profit margins of subject-to-deals, why a borrower would agree to one, and why the current market conditions make subject-to-deals an ideal investing strategy to control lots of real estate without having to qualify at higher interest rates.Watch the full video HERE!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
Nov 10, 2022 • 48min
Your Kids, Their Money: Teaching Financial Literacy To Your Children With Clifton Corbin
Scott Carson talks with author and money mentor, Clifton Corbin, about his book Your Kids, Their Money! Clifton shares his journey from leaving the corporate world to being a stay-at-home dad and money educator. Clifton shares some of his lessons for success and his family's journey to where they are today and how other families can do the same thing.Want to talk to Scott? Book a call with him HERE.
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Nov 9, 2022 • 19min
Creating Your Perfect Pitch Deck
How do you get the word out on what you and your business are focused on? How do you share your message in a professional way that stands out from the crowd when you are just getting started? You create your pitch deck!On this episode of the Note Closers Show, Scott Carson shares how he and his students create customized pitch decks for investors, asset managers, and any other crowd you want to target to attract funds, deals, and your ideal audience. Scott discusses what goes into a pitch deck and why you want to keep it short and sweet. He also shares how and where to share your pitch deck and why it is important to make it easy for prospective investors and note sellers to contact you depending on the platform. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
