The wisdom of learning from failure is incontrovertible. Yet note businesses that do it well are extraordinarily rare. This gap is not due to a lack of commitment to learning. Note professionals I’ve consulted with over the years genuinely want to help their business learn from failures to improve future performance. In some cases they … Read more…
“I don’t think that your business is going to work” “Your chances of success are very slim” “I had an Uncle that tried to do that and failed” Anytime you start your own business (especially one like our note business that no one has ever heard of) or take any risks for that matter, you’ll … Read more…
Written by Jeffrey R. Armstrong – President/Owner of Armstrong Capital Your favorite Master Note Buyer – Straightforward, Honest, Fair… A lot can happen in just a couple of years. One moment we were in middle of one of the best times ever seen in the note industry, the next moment we were searching for new … Read more…
Written by Jeffrey R. Armstrong – President/Owner of Armstrong Capital Your favorite Master Note Buyer – Straightforward, Honest, Fair… Lots of people talk about goals, usually long term goals or annual goals, but what about daily, weekly and monthly goals? As a Note Broker or Cash Flow Consultant do you have a method, system or … Read more…
Sometimes things just don’t turn out how we want. It could be anything—poor credit, a low appraisal, a cloud on the title, note holder gets the payor to pay off at a discount, note holder never returns closing docs and doesn’t return phone calls or emails any more, the investor has a weird feeling, etc. … Read more…
Written by Jeffrey R. Armstrong – President/Owner of Armstrong Capital Your favorite Master Note Buyer – Straightforward, Honest, Fair… There are things in the Note Business (or any business) that you can’t learn from a workshop, book or video – things that only experience and “time on the water” can teach you. Attending a live … Read more…
Written by Jeffrey R. Armstrong – President/Owner of Armstrong Capital Your favorite Master Note Buyer – Straightforward, Honest, Fair… With the still unreliable real estate market, the events that have happened recently in the note industry and the new regulations as dictated by the Dodd-Frank Act, especially on the seller financed note side, how realistic … Read more…
Written by Jeffrey R. Armstrong – President/Owner of Armstrong Capital Your favorite Master Note Buyer – Straightforward, Honest, Fair… Being in the Note Business and being your own boss is great! Being your own boss is also hell sometimes! Often, people want to be in the Note Business because they’re lured by the freedom of … Read more…
Written by Jeffrey R. Armstrong – President/Owner of Armstrong Capital Your favorite Master Note Buyer – Straightforward, Honest, Fair… “I’m afraid I’m just not a self starter,” the note broker told me in the process of deciding whether she wanted to abandon her floundering business. We’ve all heard that being a self-starter and being able … Read more…
Written by Jeffrey R. Armstrong – President/Owner of Armstrong Capital Your favorite Master Note Buyer – Straightforward, Honest, Fair… I was recently reading on the internet or in an email that Zillow.com reported a drop in home values alone of over $2.5 Trillion in value. Selling a property in today’s uncertain market is a major … Read more…