investment news - january 2015

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INVESTMENT NEWS

MEETING

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Holiday Inn & Suites

Overland Park West 8787 Reeder Road

Overland Park, KS

Top Floor Sunset Ballroom

Real Estate Investor Meeting On January 13th, 2015, at MAREI’s Month ly Meeting, 32 year industry veter-

an, Eddie Speed will present “The State of the Industry 2015”. See the supporting

data of the Shift in the Industry that points to the Need for Every Real Estate In-

vestor to learn the Note Industry in the next five years.

Industry Shifts

The fact that the smart money, such as Wall Street Hedge Funds, has already

noted the changes and taken appropriate actions for huge profits in the future. In

order to profit big just like the smart money, investors must first familiarize them-

selves with the shift that has taken place in the market.

New changes in government regulations have posed new challenges that must be

counteracted such as rising prices, lack of inventory, falling profit margins, in-

creased competition and increased issues with landlords. Investing in the note

industry comes with a range of benefits spanning high national inventory, discount

buys of up to 70%, less competition, huge investment returns, no issues with land-

lords, exemptions by Dood-Frank, payments from government funds, streams of

passive income to payouts in lump sums.

Tuesday’s Meeting is FREE for member’s and has a cost of $25 at the door or

$15 if you preregister on the calendar of events at MAREI.org.

Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors Newsletter January 2015

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are selling, please join and market your property


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What is a Note ~ Eddie Speed

Most real estate investors have heard of the “Note Business” but many misunder-stand it while others think that it is completely separate from the real estate busi-ness. The fact is, most real estate investors are in the note business, and they justdon’t know it. The note business is the financing side of the real estate business.

Note Business in the Simplest Terms

The note business is based upon the purchase, sale and assigning of two docu-ments: the promissory note and the mortgage agreement. These two documentsrepresent a promise to pay and a solution for non-payment.

When someone borrows money to purchase real estate, they have to sign an

agreement to promise to pay it back. This agreement also outlines the terms of thepayback. This written promise is not enough to get a loan. This promise must bebacked by collateral of value, which is typically the real estate itself. The collateralagreement pre-authorizes the foreclosure of the property if the debt is not paidaccording to the promissory note.

Move from the Paying End to the Receiving End of the Business

So if you have ever borrowed money from a traditional lender, private or hard-money lender, or even a property seller, you have been in the “note business”!Well, you have been on the paying side of the note business. Why not get on thereceiving end of the note business!

In the receiving end of the note business, you can receive monthly cash flow with-out the headaches and liabilities of being a landlord, lump sum cash payouts, or

even end up with the property at 30 to 40 cents on the dollar!

Acquire Property or Cash Flow for Pennies on the Dollar

Today’s inventory of both performing and non-performing notes is so massive thatit doubles the number of foreclosures since 2008. This supply has prices for notesat historical lows but it will not last forever.

Non-Performing

When you buy a non-performing note on a vacant home, you will acquire a Deedin Lieu or foreclose and end up with the property. You are a real estate investorsimply acquiring property in a different way.

If you buy a non-performing note on an occupied property, you will either modifythe loan to start receiving monthly cash flow, get a Deed in Lieu or foreclose.

Performing

When you purchase a performing note, you acquire long term, real estate backed,monthly cash flow. Today, these assets can be purchased for 60 cents on thedollar. That is an unbelievably good deal. No land lording, no hassles, just auto-matic monthly deposits into your account.

Note = Promissory Note = IOU (I Owe You)

Mortgage = Collateral Agreement = Foreclosure Agreement


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Auction Company Cates Auction Staff 816-781-1134 CatesAuction.com

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Contractor Discover Heating & Air Curt Whitlock 816-500-2970 Discover HVAC.net

Contractor Supply Choice Cabinets Karl Dunivent 816-343-8887 ChoiceCabinet.com

Contractor Supply Home Depot George Neal 816-510-9199 HomeDepot.com

Contractor Supply Odor Universe Mike Riddle 816-718-9136 OdorUniverse.com

Contractor Supply Sherwin Williams Mike Steiner 816-589-8506 SherwinWilliams.com

Hard Money

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Hard Money Kansas City Investor Funding JJ Pawlowski 816-916-4593 KCInvestorFunding.com

Hard Money Longhorn Investments Mike Friedl 913-634-6386 LonghornInvestments.com

Home Buyer kcmoHomeBuyer Don Tucker 816-200-2198 kcmoHomeBuyer.com

Insurance Asset Protection Insurance Lisa Goodner 877-752-2742 APIAProtects.com

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Mortgage Pulaski Bank Beth Langston 816-234-8660 PulaskiBank.com

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See full details on all Business Associates at MAREI.org/Business-Directory/

Mid - America Association of Real Estate Investors does not render legal, tax, economic or investment advice. All pro-

grams, properties and services are provided with the understanding that Association is not engaged in rendering legal, tax,

or other professional services. If legal, tax or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional

should be sought. Everyone should complete their own due diligence!


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Where do we find houses? ~ Joseph Varnadore/NoteSchool

What should the investor do?

Today more and more people are attracted to real estate and naturally by extension, real estate investment associations andclubs. Many of these investors are new or “newbie” investors who are easily overwhelmed with information and constantlysearch for the best way to start. They suffer from paralysis of analysis.

The instructors at NoteSchool each have dozens of years of experience in the real estate investment space. This includesbuying real property and mortgage-backed notes. In this article we will use that insight to cut through the “noise” so that youcan get started making money in real estate investments by breaking this industry down to the very simple basics.

Two Ways to Acquire Real Estate

As an investor, you can acquire real property by purchasing the property outright or by purchasing the mortgage-

backedsecurity and then acquiring the property. Several things will determine which of these two approaches you use. So let’s take

a bird’s eye view of these approaches.

Acquire Real Property by Purchasing the Property Outright

In this approach you are directly acquiring the Deed to the property. The goal here obviously is to acquire the property at a

discount, in fact the greater the discount the higher the profit. This requires a motivated seller. This type of acquisition is ei-

ther through a voluntary sale or a legally enforced sale.

Voluntary: A voluntary sale would be simply purchasing the property from a motivated owner/seller. These owner/sellers

include:

Individual motivated property owners MLS listed sales

Disenchanted landlords Owners of inherited property

Property in probate Bank and other lender owned property (REO property)

Bank or other lender approved sales (short sales)

The supply of these types of properties has drastically dwindled in the past year. In fact, RealtyTrac reports that Short Sales

have dropped in half in just the past 8 months. In that same time period, REO sales have dropped 25%. It should be noted

that the price of these types of acquisitions has gone way up to the point where even seasoned individual investors simply

can’t afford to buy and make a decent profit.

Involuntary: In today’s economy, most investors acquire the property through a legally enforced sale. This means that the

property owner was negligent on some legally required payment and the party who is suffering the delinquency has filed a


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From

Noteschool

Students

“This had been a

very good year for

us... if I can do it,

you can do it...”

~ Paula from

Kansas City

“NoteSchool has

given me the pow-

er to achieve my

dreams...”

~ Imran from

Phoenix

"We're receiving a

check for $30,000

on an $11,000 in-

vestment..."

~ Jason from

Phoenix

legal action for restitution. That’s a fancy way of saying “it’s time to pay the piper”.

These owner/sellers include those with homes sold at Auction Foreclosure Sale

for Non-Payment of

IRS Taxes Property Taxes (Tax Deed Sales) HOA fees

Super Lien 1st Mortgage Junior Liens

These types of acquisitions are competitive not only with local investors but large

institutional investors such as Blackstone and other hedge funds, private equity

firms and real estate investment trusts.

Acquire Real Property by Purchasing the Mortgage-Backed Security

In this approach you are acquiring the Deed to the property by purchasing the

underlying mortgage debt. The goal here, as always, is to acquire the property at

a discount. As stated previously; the greater the discount the higher the profit. This

type of acquisition is also through a voluntary sale or a legally enforced sale.

Voluntary A voluntary sale for this acquisition type would be a relief for the prop-

erty owner. These owners, looking to get out from under the enormous debt load

would Sign Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure or a Loan Modification.

A Deed in Lieu allows the debtor to simply walk away from the problem. In fact,right now, the Debt Forgiveness Act allows them to walk away with out any federal

tax ramifications. A loan modification allows the qualified homeowner to start mak-

ing payments once again but on an adjusted loan schedule that they can afford

and the debtor agrees to.

Involuntary An involuntary sale for this acquisition type would be done by simply

enforcing the legal documents that the property owner has already agreed to. This

acquisition means the investor simply Enforces the Mortgage or Deed of Trust.

Owners who simply got tired of waiting for the bank to enforce the mortgage have

already vacated many of these properties. The neighbors, city and local county

government are happy to see these properties acquired and turned into owner

occupied homes once again.

Discount Your Way to Higher Profits

Statistics show that:

REO and Short Sale acquisitions are being purchased at about 30% discount

Non-performing mortgage-backed notes are being acquired at about 70%

discount

This is where the market is today. In fact, Bloomberg just interviewed 8 of the top

financial managers in the world. These top investors run companies that have

unlimited funds and virtually every investment asset in the entire worldwide spec-

trum and yet US non-performing mortgage backed notes was a highly recom-

mended favorite for 2014.

In addition, because the cost of entry level is significantly lower for acquiring mort-

gage backed notes, investors are finding that they don’t have to go into debt with a

high interest acquisition loan such as a hard money loan. In fact, over the past few

years we trained investors who were able to acquire properties for less than

$5000 (five thousand dollars-not a typo!).


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Why Would a Seasoned Real Estate Investor

Need to Be in the Mortgage Backed

Note Business? ~ Joseph Varnadore/NoteSchool

As a seasoned real estate investor you understand that you make your money when you buy and that is why you need to

buy at a discount. The most common “discount buying” strategies are:

Short Sale

Foreclosure Sale

REO Property

Tax Deed Sale

Probate Sale

You, of course, realize the profit from your discount buy when you apply your pre -planned exit strategy. The most common

exit strategies are

Wholesale

Retail (fix and resell)

Fix and Rent

Lease Option

New government regulations have forever changed today’s real estate market. The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, and the

implementation of the Dodd-Frank and SAFE Acts have forced lenders, buyers and investors to adjust.

To simply continue to pursue the above discount buying strategies and exit strategies will severely limit your in-

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vestment opportunity and profit margins.

These adjustments have created both problems and opportunities. The problems

the seasoned investor faces are:

Lack of Inventory

Rising Prices

Increased Competition

Falling Profit Margins

Increased Landlord Issues

The opportunities that have been created are primarily in the finance side of the

real estate business. The finance side of the business is the note industry. This is

an opportunity that the seasoned investor can easily add to their current skill set

because the investment philosophy is the same: buy at a discount with a pre-

planned exit strategy.

The opportunity of adding this part of the real estate industry to your existing busi-

ness is:

Record high national inventory

Up to 70% discount buys

Way less competition

Huge returns on investment

No landlord issues

Dodd-Frank exemptions

Government funds can pay you

Passive income streams

Lump sum payouts

Take a look at this case study that will yield our very seasoned REO specialist student 322% in one year, on one deal!

Our student purchased an $85,725 non-preforming note for $10,862. Now that’s a

discount. In addition he had to pay off some other liens, which totaled about

$1500.

Since the owner was still living in the property and wanted to stay, our student

modified the $85,725, 8.84% loan to a $52,000, 7.75% loan. This reduced the

property owner’s payment from $617 per month to $358 per month.

As a part of this debt reduction and loan modification, they applied to the hardest

hit funds. In exchange for forgiving debt and modifying loans, these special funds

pay up to a certain amount back to the lender. In this case, our student is receiv-

ing a check for $30,000 from the state!

The raw numbers:

Paid out $12, 362

Received $30,000 plus a $2000 reinstatement fee

Will also receive $358 per month for 30 years

By the way, this investor purchased 30 deals in his first year with Note

School..


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Recently Released Economic News

Will Affect You and Your BUSINESS

All the changes in the national economy and real estate market indicate one clear thing; investors are confused. They need

guidance and a strong network around them. That is why we compiled data and statistics to present at the NaREIA Mid -Year

event in Denver in June.

Since that event, even more data continues to prove our point:

Nobel Laureate on Economics, Robert Shiller, says that stocks have been more expensive only three times in the lastcentury: 1920’s, late 1990’s and the prelude to the 2007 crisis,

2013 was the worst year in history for the Bond Market,

Mutual Fund giant, Vanguard, says that IRA’s are being used as money market parking lots.

This shows that investors are weary of the stock market, afraid of the bond market and are sitting in cash -like positions. Ex-

pect these investors to turn their focus toward “value buys”: real estate and real estate notes.

May no mistake; these new investors will change the market! How well you position yourself for these changes will deter-

mine how well you do (or don’t do). Think about how the hedge funds changed the REO and rental market over the past 2

years.

Here are some projections:

Large cash buyers (hedge funds) will exit single-family real estate and focus on selling rent-backed securities and pur-

chasing large pools of non-performing loans

New “value-seeking” cash investors will be looking for turn-key investments

Millennials are not ready to move out of Mom and Dad’s house just yet and when they do, they will rent not buy

Re-performing notes will continue to be priced historically low as hedge funds and private equity firms buy non-

performing notes and re-sell them after modifying the loans.

REO inventory will have spurts of growth but ultimately continue to shrink as banks liquidate their non-performing assets

through note sales to quickly meet new government regulations

Non-

performing note inventory levels will remain mostly unchanged as shadow inventory is leaked into the market coun-tering the sale of these notes

Short sales will continue to fade unless Congress retroactively reinstates the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act

Notes on


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From

NoteSchool

Students

“Working with Ed-

die & NoteSchool

has changed our

business . . “

~ Kim from

Kansas City

"I am here to learn

what is coming up

and what we

should expect in

the next 2-5

years..."

~ Tim from

Raleigh

"We are learning,

not only to line our

pocket books, but

to make an im-

pact.. that makesit all worth wile.."

~ TJ & Rick from

Orlando

Note Investors:

Helping People Stay

in Their Homes

Ms. Solomon was desperately trying to help her father. She became the financialand medical advocate for him since her mothers passing in 2011. Her father wasin poor health and simply unable to afford the mortgage on the property that heand his wife had shared. Letters to the bank went unanswered and the future wasuncertain.

The property value had dropped on their Florida home to $60,000; far less thanthe $110,000 that was owed. Ms. Solomon was desperate to work with the bankbut wasn’t able to find anyone who could help her. Her goal was very clear: shewanted to make a short payoff so that she could move into the house and providefor her ailing father.

The note and mortgage was sold by the bank and eventually purchased for$35,000 by NoteSchool students, TJ and Rick. These business partners studiedthe file and recognized that the father and daughter were emotionally attached tothe property. They simply wanted someone to listen to them and to work out asolution. TJ and Rick did just that.

TJ and Rick were able to quickly present 2 options for Ms. Solomon:

Option 1: A short payoff of $55,000.

Option 2: $35,000 payoff with a new $35,000 loan.

If she chose Option 1, TJ and Rick were willing to forgive 50% of the loan. In addi-tion, they would forgive all past due payments and waive their deficiency clause.

If she chose Option 2, they would reduce the balance of the loan to $35,000. Theywould also reduce the interest rate to 5%, shorten the payoff to 72 and lower theirpayment to $564 per month.

Ms. Solomon chose Option 1. This lingering problem was solved very quickly onceTJ and Rick owned the note. Ms. Solomon was able to keep her father in his com-fortable and familiar surroundings without the fear of losing the home.

The solution to this real estate crisis is the entrepreneur. Unlike big lenders, entre-preneurs such as note buyers have the ability to make quick and nimble decisions.These quick decisions can make the difference between somebody remaining intheir home or having to move out.


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Attend the January Meeting of Mid- America Association of Real Estate Investors toLearn the State of the Real Estate Investing Industry for 2015 and Why theNote Business is the Hottest Topic in Real Estate Investing Right NOW!!Then Attend an All Day Workshop on Saturday January 24th to Learn Why Every

Real Estate Investor Simply MUST Learn the Note Business in the next Five Years or Get Lost in the changing Industry.

Thirty Year Note Business Veteran Eddie Speed has dedicated his professional life

to the seller financing and non-performing note industry. Over the years, he has intro-

duced innovative ideas and strategies that have positively impacted the way the real

estate industry operates today. His group of businesses includes Colonial Capital

Funding Group, that is active in buying and selling notes and NoteSchool that trains

students how to buy, sell, workout and hold both performing and non-performing notes.

He also manages a family of Private Equity Funds that acquire bulk portfolios of notes.

His active participation for the past 30 years in the Note Industry and most recently in

his own businesses, make’s Eddie uniquely qualified to give us an overview of theCurrent Real Estate Investing Market.

Eddie will bring his facts and figures to help you understand:

Why the Note Business is the Hottest Topic in Real Estate Today

and why the Government is pushing it!

How To Find Real Estate Bargains Via Notes

How To Find The “Hidden Inventory” of Real Estate That No One Else Knows

How To Buy Non-Performing Real Estate for Pennies on the Dollar

How to Turn $100 in Your Roth IRA into $100,000 or More and Retire Tax Free

How to earn velocity income without using any of your own money

Why Real Estate Agents, investors, builders, property buyers and sellers are creating a strong de-

mand for these services and how you can cash in by becoming the “go to” person

Why flipping notes is easier and less time consuming than flipping properties

How to “paper out” of properties and triple your net income

How “anxious money” is changing the industry making your opportunities greater than ever before

How to become a Note Buyer with as little as $100 dollars

How to apply your current real estate knowledge and skills to make even greater profits with the

note business

Join us and 80 to 100 fellow investors as we connect and Get the Low Down on the Current Real Estate

Industry with Note Expert Eddie Speed. This is all happening at the MAREI Meeting on Tuesday

January 13th at 6PM at the Holiday Inn & Suites Overland Park West located at 8787 Reeder Road,

Overland Park, KS and get a jump start on your 2015 business.

This monthly meeting is open to all members of MAREI at no charge and the general public for a fee.

At the door fee is $25 per person, or pre-register on our calendar of events for $15. Visit MA-

REI.org to get more information and to pre-register or call the MAREI office at 913-815-0111

State of the Industry 2015

Why the Note Business is HOT


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Eddie will share what Wall Street & the Insider Hedge Funds already know . . .

Understand why Non-Performing Notes are the New REO

Sell landlords loaded rentals using our innovative 50/50 model that will have you making lump sumcash now and long term monthly cash flow

That you can profit while significantly helping people suffering from the mortgage meltdown

Make cash flow like a landlord without the hassles of being a landlord

Use your IRA or 401k

to make tax free- often double digit returns

Why note investors are making double digit returns on investments right now

How to purchase notes without using any of your own money

Pull back the curtain on the “Shadow Inventory” being held by banks, HUD, Fannie and Freddie and

why the note business is the solution to the real estate crisis

How to Sell Your Properties Using Seller Financing

How to “Flip” Real Estate Notes Without Any of Your Own Money

How government mandates are driving the business!!

See case studies of real deals showing you how our students (some right here in Kansas City) are

closing hundreds of deals!

Eddie Speed has been selling out similar Saturday training events across the country, so we have

booked this event at the Holiday Inn so we are able to increase our room size. We still may sell out this

all day event, so be sure to register early, there may not be any at the door seats available. Saturday,January 24th, Holiday Inn at 8787 Reeder Road in Overland Park, Check in at 8:00 and start at 8:30. We

will be serving Lunch around Noon. Register at www.MAREI.org or call 913-815-0111.

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New government regulations have forever changed today’s real estate market. The repeal of the

Glass-Steagall Act, and the implementation of the Dodd-Frank and SAFE Acts have forced lenders,

buyers and investors to adjust. To simply continue to pursue the discount buying and exit strategies

we have always used will severely limit your investment opportunity and profit margins. These

adjustments have created both problems and opportunities that Veteran Note Investor EddieSpeed will discuss on Saturday January 24th!

Workshop: Why Every Investor

Must Learn the

Note Business


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Contact Us

Learn more aboutMid- America Associationof Real Estate Investors

Chapter of National REIA

Kansas City Office 8014 State Line Rd,Suite 210Leawood, KS 66208

(913) 815-0111

[email protected]

Visit us on the web atwww.MAREI.org

Why Every Investor should

Learn the Note Business

One Day Workshop

To simply continue to pursue the discount buying and exit strategies we have al-

ways used will severely limit your investment opportunity and profit margins.

These adjustments have created both problems and opportunities that Veteran

Note Investor Eddie Speed will discuss on Saturday January 24th!

Eddie Speed has been selling out similar Saturday training events across the

country, so be sure to register early, there may not be any at the door seats avail-

able. Saturday, January 24th, Holiday Inn at 8787 Reeder Road in Overland Park,

Check in at 8:00 and start at 8:30. We will be serving Lunch .

Want more info, visit our website at MAREI.org .

Member Forum Do you have a question about

how to do something?

Do you need to run some ideasby someone?

How about a referral?

Just want to connect?

Visit theMember Forum!

New Location We are excited to announce our new meeting location at the Holiday Inn &

Suites at 8787 Reeder Road in Overland Park, KS. Conveniently located just

off 69 & I35 Highways at 87th Street.

Meeting Agenda

6:00 pm: Networking & Vendors

6:00 pm: Announcements & Introductions

7:30 pm: State of the Industry with Eddie Speed

9:30 pm: Late Night Networking at Whiskey Joe’s Bar & Grill

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