The Paper Trail

By [email protected] (Chris Seveney)

Welcome to The Paper Trail, where we follow the journey—my journey—through the world of mortgage note investing. I'm Chris Seveney, and after years of buying, managing, and selling notes with 7e Inves... more

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The podcast currently has 315 episodes available.

The Paper Trail episodes:

April 01, 2019The Problem With State Laws
Gail and Chris speak about state laws and how stupid they are. Bringing up strong cases in point, they talk about the state laws in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana in particular. They cover the class action lawsuit happening in Michigan and how it is to end plundering as well as their situation with tax sale. Moving on with Ohio, Gail and Chris discuss the big ruling on the new land contracts and also the forfeiture process. Lastly, they talk about Indiana, shedding both the good and the bad with their land contracts.

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43min
March 28, 2019How To Find The Right Realtor
One of the most important people you must have on your back when note investing is a realtor. However, with our different personalities, we have to make sure that we end up with the right one for us. If not, we may end up with a real torture rather than a realtor. Gail and Chris help with this as they share some of their personal stories and experiences when dealing with multiple realtors – from doing Cash for Keys deals to listing flips on MLS. They also talk about how we can determine the qualities good realtors possess – from doing interviews to looking at the listings they currently have.

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58min
March 25, 2019Funding A Deal With A JV Partner
Putting ourselves in the shoes of the individual who is funding the deal, Gail and Chris discuss vetting a JV partner. They talk about how to raise money while offering some insights on the things to look for. They explain what TLO is and lay down the questions you should ask when you’ve done a TLO and everything checks out. From there, Gail and Chris then point out some of the red flags that would cause somebody to have a little more caution before a deal.

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45min
March 18, 2019Track Your Finances Through Bookkeeping with Debbie Mullins
Every new business must start doing bookkeeping. Tracking your finances is necessary to keep all documents in order. Debbie Mullins of Cole Ten Group talks about the fundamentals of setting up your books at the early stage of your business for you to be able to save a lot of headache and time. It is important having a second eye and working through things as people tend to commit errors in their books. At the end of the day, every business must stand alone and should not co-mingle with personal stuff.

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1h 9min
March 14, 2019Note Business Failures
Not everything is rosy in life. That includes the note business. As investors, we may have been dealt with a couple of blows here and there with our deals, assets, or properties. No matter what the situation is, we all have suffered fallbacks. Chris and Gail bare their pain points by sharing some of their failures in the note business. They talk about problem properties and what to do about them, looking into selling them and how to recover afterwards. Gathering from other’s experiences, they share some stories that show how even though note investing is a great and fun business to be in, we have to put on the right glasses to see the challenges and work it entails.

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48min
March 11, 2019Open Mic Night: The Worst Houses In The Country with Dan Deppen and Chad Urbshott
On this open mic night, Chris and Gail bring back Dan Deppen and Chad Urbshott to talk about their real estate and note investing experiences, particularly the worst houses they’ve ever encountered while doing deals. Chad is the President of Equigrowth Capital and Managing Director of Equigrowth Properties. He’s been involved in real estate and construction nearly all his life. Dan is a real estate investor and the founder of Fusion Notes, a private real estate investment firm. Join us for insights on doing rehabs, using BPOs, running AVMs, turnkey rentals, and a whole lot more.

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41min
March 08, 2019Open Mic Night: Note Investing Horror Stories
In any business, especially in the note business, don’t count your chickens before they hatch. When you’ve been in this business long enough, you realize that people say a lot of things that they never come through with. Chris starts off with an email from his servicer and a boarded note, and then proceeds to answer some questions with Gail about high-UPB assets, doing partials on a CFD, joint ventures, the difference between a pre-bid and a post-bid, using AVMs, when to BPO and O&E reports, and more. They’re also joined by one of their friends, a full-time note investor, who shared one of his horror stories about a note he bought out of a partnership. Find out how that plays out in this episode.

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59min
March 04, 2019Three Signs To Spot A Joker Broker
There has been an influx of what the real estate industry calls joker brokers. Joker brokers are basically people that receive big tapes from all the usual sellers but then turn around and send it out to their list pretending that they are direct to the seller. The sad thing is that you usually only find out that’s not the case when you start asking for collateral files and more information. In this episode, Chris and Gail talk about the proper way to broker a note, how you put tapes out when you do have loans to broker, and the three signs to know if somebody is a joker broker trying to sell you assets.

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41min
February 28, 2019A Killer Of A Deal
Chris does a case study of a deal in this episode which he calls A Killer of a Deal, the reason being that the borrower was convicted and in prison for the murder of his wife. The property was a performing note, a nice little home that was acquired in June of 2017 that had an unpaid balance of $45,000 with a payoff of about $48,000 and was worth about $70,000. Chris discusses the background of the property and its modifications, as well as the lessons he learned about balloon payments. He also answers some questions about selling at auctions, putting forced-placed insurance, lowering bids, Contract for Deeds, and a lot more.

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48min
February 25, 2019Setting Up An “If I Die” Folder
At some point in our lives, our concerns slowly start to shift. We do different things at different phases as we begin to become more future-minded, anticipating what will happen next and asking whether or not we are prepared for them. For those of us who are handling our own businesses, we may have thought about what would happen in the future if we are to suddenly go away. Who would take care of the things we leave behind? Will somebody be able to find the master key to our “If I Die” folder? Gail and Chris explore this conversation as they talk about securing your notes and making sure you have a plan where everything is in a certain spot.

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37min

FAQs about The Paper Trail:

How many episodes does The Paper Trail have?

The podcast currently has 315 episodes available.