Notes aren’t the most conventional method of real estate investing, but this niche can offer benefits other asset classes don’t.

On this episode of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing, Jonathan sits down with Nathan Turner, owner and president of Earnest Inc., which is also Earnest Investing. Nathan began investing in the U.S. real estate market in 2008 by creating notes, which later evolved into buying performing and nonperforming notes.

Jonathan and Nathan start with Nathan’s decision to pursue notes versus properties and how he entered the business. Nathan shares his previous entrepreneurial pursuits and eventual pivot to fix-and-flips, leading to notes. You’ll hear what Nathan’s lightbulb moment was as he bought mortgage notes and realized he could be helping people in trouble with their mortgages. Nathan explains the current lack of nonperforming mortgages, what he sees for the future of the real estate market, and some of the tools he uses to find notes available for purchase. He stresses the importance of education and networking before diving into this side of real estate, the barriers of entry you can expect, and the upcoming Diversified Mortgage Expo conference in Nashville. Finally, Nathan shares his advice for investors interested in this asset class.

If you’re curious about what it takes to become a note investor, tune in for this episode with Nathan Turner’s expert take on the business.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Nathan Turner’s decision to invest in notes rather than properties, and how he got into this business
• His previous entrepreneurial pursuits with franchises, and why he pivoted to fix-and-flips, which led to notes
• Nathan’s lightbulb moment from buying mortgage notes and how he realized he could actually be helping people
• The current lack of nonperforming mortgages and what’s driving it
• What may be in the future for the real estate market
• Tools Nathan uses for finding notes to purchase, and why education and networking matter
• The barriers to entry for note investing and the questions you should ask
• The upcoming Diversified Mortgage Expo conference and what you can expect to take away from it
• Nathan’s company, Earnest Investing, and what they do
• His advice for getting started with note investing and preferred markets

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