Monthly Archive for December, 2006

Donna Bauer Seminar Review – “The NoteBuyer”

Donna Bauer is known as “The Note Buyer.” While I attended the Real Estate Wealth Expo in New York, I saw her speak on investing in preforeclosures through note buying or what is also known as short sales.

I waited in line for about an hour to get in to the lecture hall. (I had tried to attend an earlier seminar, however the room was filled to capacity and people were already waiting for the next one to start) She is obviously a very popular speaker and attendees packed in like sardines (the seats were small and placed closely together) to get her take on buying notes and “becoming the bank.”

Donna explained how to cash people out of mortgages through the use of private investors. She uses title companies to hold escrow and obtain the deed through escrow. She also maintains her own legal documents when going through her investment process.

She had some great tips on where to find great deals. Donna suggests speaking with bail bondsman. She explained how many people put up their homes in exchange for bail money and if bail is jumped, the bail bondsman takes over the mortgage. You can then make a deal with the bail bondsman to take over the mortgage.

Donna also invests in preforeclosures through her own short sales method. She says she finds the best deals at the end of the bank’s fiscal year.

Donna Bauer is a commanding and informative speaker. She offers an unusual take on note purchasing which has been extremely successful for her and her students. She offered many helpful tips at the free seminar which leads me to believe her program has much to offer anyone interested in using preforeclosures and note buying as their real estate investment strategy.

Wayne Gray – Tax Lien Seminar Review

Wayne Gray is a veteran tax lien/tax deed investor and lecturer. I caught his seminar at the Learning Annex Real Estate Wealth Expo in New York. There were about 500 people at his seminar and every seat in the lecture hall was taken.

Wayne explained thoroughly the investing process and history of tax liens and tax deeds. He gave details in how to earn 8%-50% interest per year on your investment in tax liens. Wayne pointed out that when investing in tax liens, the investor is dealing with the county, not the homeowner. He also stated that there are redemption and grace period provides by the over 5013 taxing jurisdiction in the United States today.

Tax lien investing can be lucrative and fundamental piece of your investment portfolio. Many use it as an alternative to some banking institution accounts due to its high rate of return.

There are some who use it as a means to foreclose on a tax lien/tax deed property. Wayne recommended at the seminar to enlist assistance when foreclosing on a property after the redemption period is over from a real estate attorney and the county where the property is located.

He also stated that there are additional costs involved in this process and that is many cases the tax lien/deed owner can make a deal with the bank that has the mortgage on the property.

This was an informative seminar and Wayne Gray is a magnetic lecturer. Wayne gives the impression of being a seasoned real estate professional. There were many attendees at the seminar who must have felt the same way, as many of Wayne’s products were purchased immediately following his presentation.