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Two Opportunities That Passive Investors Should be Investing In Now

Investing, Mortgages and Notes,

After attending Planning for Prosperity, it is clear that a lot of investors are looking for alternatives to the stock and bond market. Most of those investors are looking for passive investment opportunities in the real estate market. As an author, podcaster and active blogger, I have consistently been studying and writing about the real […]

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Easy Tax-Advantaged Note Investing

Mortgages and Notes, Taxes,

When it comes to investing, everyone looks for an angle – a way to “beat the market” and get sizable returns with little risk. Unfortunately, with publically traded stocks and bonds, there is never an opportunity to make a purchase at a discount, below market, or at wholesale.  Of the almost $7 trillion in IRAs, […]

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How to Get Double-Digit Returns in your Self-Directed IRA Without Ever Having to Own Real Estate

Investing, Mortgages and Notes, Real Estate,

  Finding the right vehicle for investing your IRA funds can be challenging. With the wide range of investment strategies, it’s hard to know which vehicle will provide the highest yield with the lowest amount of risk.  Many self-directed IRA owners chose more common investments such as single-family fix and flips or rentals as their […]

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Whole Note Passive Real Estate Investing

Mortgages and Notes

I remember as a boy when my Grandmother Anna lived off her bank CDs. She earned a fair interest rate back then while enjoying predictable monthly payments. Those days seem to be long past, but if you are looking for a low risk secured investment with predictable monthly payouts similar Grandma Anna’s CDs, perhaps becoming […]

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Why Invest in Mortgage Notes?

Mortgages and Notes

  What are the real, tangible benefits of investing in mortgage notes? What are the practical advantages for you? There are many, including: Passive income and cash flow strong returns Multiplying your capital Concrete security for your capital providing real, and much needed help to homeowners Eliminating many of the challenges of old school real […]

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5 Tips for Private Lending to Fix and Flip Investors

Blog, Mortgages and Notes, Private Lending,

When most people think about investing in real estate, being the lender rarely comes to mind.   It can be very attractive from a risk reward perspective with typical yields in the upper single digits to low double digits and without the same burden of owning real estate directly.   There are two primary ways to source […]

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Client Success Story – Finding High-Yield Investments

Blog, Investing, Mortgages and Notes,

This month we’re featuring our client, Steve Landaal, VP of Portfolio Management. Steve was born and raised in Wisconsin and describes himself as a huge Packers Fan. He resides in Orlando with his bride Darla of 33 years. Steve shared with us, after losing money in the stock market and, out of desperation, he decided […]

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Alternative Investments Provide Many Options for Self-Directed IRAs

Blog, Investing, Mortgages and Notes, Other Investments, Precious Metals, Tax Liens,

Authored by Tracy Stein – CEO & President of Prime Pinnacle Investments The world of alternative investments was once a sleepy province populated by institutional investors making modest investments in start-ups and smaller companies. Today, the alternative investment landscape encompasses global markets in a variety of asset classes and thousands of investment firms managing trillions […]

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Be the Bank With Your IRA to Invest in Notes

Blog, Mortgages and Notes, Real Estate,

Guest post by Bob Malecki: If you invest in real estate you know that “cash flow is king” — but at what cost? If you own rental property you know first-hand the challenges that reoccur such as repairs, vacancy, vandalism, insurance and many more details that erode your profit and time. If you have these […]

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The 8 Steps to Trust Deed Investing

Blog, Mortgages and Notes, Real Estate,

Guest post by: Ignite Funding Deciding where to invest your money is never an easy task. The biggest question is: Where are you going to get the most return on your investment? With the stock market being so erratic and unpredictable, people are looking now more than ever for other ways to intelligently invest their […]

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