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It's easy to create a seller financed note, it takes due diligence to create a marketable one.

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A Note, short for Promissory Note is

That Promissory Note creates the

Financed Note. Find a buyer who

nothing more than a promise to pay.

obligation to pay and the Deed of

wants your house, agree to take the

Trust or Mortgage secures that

purchase price over time, agree on a

When you get a loan on a house or

obligation. Packaged together they

price and terms and how much they

other property from a traditional

can be held long term so the creator

give you in down payment. Sign some

lender, before they give you any

of the note – the lender – can collect

documents, record some documents

money or make any payments on

payments as agreed. Or that package

and suddenly you now have a seller-

your behalf, you will make your

can be sold to someone else, usually

financed note. To protect your own

promise to pay to the lender by

at some sort of a discount and then

interest in an effort to make sure you

signing a promissory note. Further, to

the new owner can collect the

GET PAID and at the same time have a

make sure the whole world is on

payments.

Note that someone else might want to

notice that you have promised to pay

buy should you want cash now rather

you will sign either a Deed of Trust (in

For simplicity sake throughout this

than payments over time, you need to

MO) or a Mortgage (in KS) that

article we shall refer to this package of

do a bit of homework.

outlines what happens if you don’t

Promissory Note and Deed of Trust or

live up to your promise, basically how

Mortgage as simply a Note.

the lender can foreclose, that gets recorded with the county.

We will take a look at a few guidelines provided to us from Michelle Winberry

It is fairly easy to create a Seller

with www.SellerFinanceKC.com. Note

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these are guidelines that will give you

the property is that the house should

you will see the Max Loan to Value for

as the lender a better chance at having

be a minimum of 800 square feet and

the 1st Loan and for the 2nd loan.

a borrower who will pay as agreed and

have at least 2 bedrooms and 1

at the same time have a note that is

bathroom. And have an after

Foreclosures: A good idea is to review

easier to sell to a person who buys

repaired retail value of at least

the borrower's credit report to make

notes. But ultimately it is your

$50,000. Now if you have a much

sure there has not been a foreclosure in

transaction and you can adjust things

lesser house and have the ability to

the past 3 years.

as you go, but the more lenient you are

hold the loan all the way to the end

on the rules, the less likely it is for your

and collect payments, you can go for

Bankruptcy: Now if your borrower has

borrower to pay and at the same time,

it, but should you ever need to sell on

declared bankruptcy this in and of itself

the less money you would receive on

the note on a lesser property, you

is not a deterrent. What you want to

the note should you decide to sell it.

might find it difficult.

see is that they have not filed on in the

Items to Research

Credit Report: Next, you are going

dismissed it was more than a year ago

past 2 years, that if they have had one to want to obtain a credit report. If

and that in their entire life they have not

The Property: This is what is going to

you are in the business of creating

had more than 2.

secure the property. If they don’t pay,

seller-financed loans, you may have

the Note owner will then be able to

taken steps to obtain your own

Debt to Income Ratio: Or DTI

foreclose, get control of the property

copies of credit reports. But for the

compares how much is owed each

and then either keep the property or

rest of us, we are going to find a

month to how much money is earned.

sell it to secure the debt. If you are

licensed mortgage loan officer to

Specifically, it’s the percentage of the

creating a seller-financed note, one

help us with underwriting, paperwork

gross monthly income (before taxes)

would assume you are fairly

and they should be able to obtain a

that goes towards payments for rent,

knowledgeable about the property

credit report as well.

mortgage, credit cards, or other debt.

because you own it. But should you

To calculate ass up the monthly

decide to sell the note to someone else,

The chart at the top will give you a

housing payment, alimony or child

you are going to want to know the true

good idea of how much money you

support, student, auto or other monthly

value of the property based on its

want your borrower to put down

loan payments, credit card monthly

condition so you can determine what

based on their credit score and

payments, and other monthly debt

the true loan to value might be later on

example interest rates you might

payments. Divide all those monthly

in your research.

charge. The Minimum Down column

payments combined by the gross

is for single loans, but if you are

monthly income before taxes, this will

going to create a 1st loan and a 2nd

give you the borrowers DTI ratio.

Some other things to consider about

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For your purposes, this should not

Payment History: If they have other

exceed 50% (If you go online 35% or

mortgages on real property, we want

less is good, 36 to 49% there is room to

to see a 12 month verified payment

improve, 50% or more is bad) You can

history, which should show on their

usually find these monthly debts on the

credit report. If they don’t own

credit report.

property, we would like to get verification from their housing

Other Factors to Consider:

provider of at least 12 months of the on-time payments.

The above items are what you as a lender would initially review, but there

Income Verification: Ask to see pay

are other factors to consider. While

stubs to verify the income of the

these other factors may not make or

borrower.

break your decision to lend, if one 1 or two of the following are not the

Spouse: if there is a spouse, they

greatest you might want to ask for more

must sign the Note, and if the

money down or if a lot of the following

spouse's income is needed to

items are bad you might want to find a

support a lower than 50% debt to

different borrower.

income ratio, then both spouses will need to have their credit checked

Employment History: Ideally, they

and the averaged scores will be used

have been at the same job for at least a

in to determine the amount down

1 year or if they have changed jobs

and interest rates.

recently it is within the same industry for the last 3 years.

Appraisal: This is not a must,

however, at least obtain some sort of Child Support: We would like to see

valuation of the property either an

the borrower current on child support,

appraisal or a BPO or a quality

if they are delinquent, learn the

Comparative Market Analysis from a

particulars.

local Realtor that knows the area well.

Other Debts: Look for items like IRS

Rent Comps: Knowing what rents in

Tax Liens, Garnishments, Unpaid

the area should be is also helpful,

Property Taxes, Charge-Offs and other

should your borrower fail to pay and

judgments. These might be a bit

the note holder need to foreclose,

tougher to find as they are not going to

they may decide to rent the home out

be on the credit report. You might have

and knowing what those numbers

to check with their employer, local

are in advance can be helpful.

courts, and county tax records for other real or personal property owned.

Title Insurance: Always close your

transaction through a Title Company Trade Lines: When we say this we are

(or an attorney if that is customary in

looking at any revolving debt on the

your area) and make sure the new

credit report and ideally most if not all

owner has an owner title policy and if

will be over 6 months old.

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you think you may sell your sellerfinanced note, make sure to get a Lender’s Title Policy, they are usually an extra $200 to $300.

Licensed Mortgage Loan Officer: With all the rules and regulations that came out of the Great Recession, the limits to the number of seller-financed notes you can create in a year and the requirements that

all owner-occupied loans be processed by a Licensed Mortgage Loan Officer are two that you need to know about. The numbers of loans you can do vary by state, but the need for an LMLO to underwrite and create the necessary documents is fairly standard across the country.

Ultimately if YOU are creating a sellerfinanced note it is up to you to determine if the borrower will pay. These are just guidelines after all. However, guidelines exist to help you make a well-informed decision, and should you decide to ignore those guidelines, you might end up with a borrower that struggles to make payments and may ultimately need to be foreclosed. And if you ever need to sell the note, you may get a lower payment.

If you would like to learn more about seller financed notes or may need help creating one, be sure to reach out to Michelle and Brian Winberry at www.SellerFinanceKC.com or email them at SellerFinanceKC@gmail.com.

For everyone who registers and attends the August 11th MAREI meeting, we will be sharing Michelle's "Recipe" for guidelines for creating a standardized marketable note as well as a replay of the meeting presentation on Seller Financed Notes.

Say hi at the next event.

Kim Tucker, founder

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Current as of August 7, 2020. Report provided by the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORSŽ. All data from Heartland Multiple Listing Service. Report Š 2020 ShowingTime. |

July Market Update Healthy buyer demand and constrained supply continue to be the story for much of the country.

Nationally, showing activity in July remained substantially higher than a year before and multiple offer situations are a frequent experience in many markets. With the inventory of homes for sale still constrained, a competitive market for buyers shows little sign of waning.

Closed Sales increased 7.0 percent for existing homes and 40.1 percent for new homes. Pending Sales increased 11.1 percent for existing homes and

72.1 percent for new homes. Inventory decreased 47.1 percent for existing homes and 34.9 percent for new homes.

The Median Sales Price was up 9.3 percent to $234,950 for existing homes but remained flat at $384,900 for new homes. Days on Market decreased 9.4 percent for existing homes but increased 3.4 percent for new homes. Supply decreased 50.0 percent for existing homes and 40.0 percent for new homes.

While the number of unemployment insurance weekly initial claims have been far lower in recent weeks than their peak in

March and April, more than 1 million new claims are still being filed each week and more 31 million were claiming benefits in all programs as of early July, compared to fewer than 2 million in July 2019. Despite this significant economic impact, home buyers remain extremely resilient. With mortgage rates remaining near recordlow levels and home purchase mortgage applications up from a year ago, high buyer activity is expected to continue into the late summer and early fall market.

See full report at www.KCRAR.com/Statistics

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Why it pays to watch MLS, Incorrectly Listed Property Details Can Be Your Gain

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From time to time it would seem that

Indeed, last year we found a 2-bed, 1-

In order to get the first crack, the

we get a deal because of miss-listed

bath house in Grandview on the MLS

wholesaler needs to know you and

attributes. This beautiful home in the

that we bought for a mere $40,000.

trust that you can close. (Many

Waldo area of Kansas City is a 3 bed,

This was likely because it was listed at

wholesalers have heard people talk

2 bath home that is somehow only

440 square feet. Sometime back,

big only to be unable to put the

listed at 902 square feet. From what

there had been an unpermitted

money together at the end.) Proving

I can gather, that only includes the

addition that was now grandfathered

yourself to a quality wholesaler can

downstairs and the upstairs (with a

in. I guess I can’t know for certain if

go a long way, which was the case for

bedroom and bathroom of its own)

that dissuaded any of the competition

us on this deal.

is not counted because it’s ceiling is

and let us snatch up a good deal, but

only about seven and half feet tall.

at least I’d like to think so.

While common for properties of its

This house is located in the Waldo area of Kansas City, between Wornall

age (it was built in 1939) and

This property was brought to us by a

and Holmes. This is one of our

something homeowners and renters

wholesaler we’ve done a few deals

favorite areas to invest as it’s a

are willing to accept, even if they

with before. Wholesale deals can be a

desirable area with high occupancy

take a small discount for it.

mixed bag. A lot of what you’ll see is

that rents well and has been

Sometimes things like this house’s

bad, some is OK and some is really

appreciating consistently. It’s also

second floor don’t find their way

good. Often the best you will see is

close to our office which makes it

onto the county records and may

when you can get the first crack at

easy to manage. They asked for

dissuade some potential

such deals, before the wholesaler

$125,000 if I remember correctly. We

competitors from looking.

emails the deal out to their list.

talked them down a bit and came to

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terms at $116,250.

The home needed a large rehab

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like going over budget, we’ve had

refinance the property without leaving

cases far worse than this so $5000 is

any of our own money in the deal.

not the end of the world.

though. This included a roof, the

And any time you

gutters, exterior paint, landscaping,

We find ourselves all into the property

substantial sheet rock repair,

for just about $165,000 and expect it’s

appliances, cabinets, counter tops,

worth close to $220,000. On the exact

interior paint, all new flooring, etc.

same street, a 3 bed, 1.5 bath home

We budgeted $40,000 for the

sold for $212,500 in February of this

repairs, which included a

year and a 4 bed, 2 bath home sold for

contingency for unforeseen

$240,000 last August.

expenses and holding costs.

We were quickly able to rent this We came in a little over budget at

property for $1195/month to a quality

just over $45,000. It’s far more

tenant and will look to refinance it

common to go over budget than

shortly. If it appraises for $220,000 as

come in under, which is something

we believe it will, we would be all in

that every new investor needs to be

for approximately 73 percent of its

cognizant of. And while we never

After Repair Value and be able to

can “BRRRR out,” it’s a good deal.

Not so Secret Training Would you like to learn more about Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance and Repeat? Visit www.AndrewSyrios.com for access to many of his articles and videos. And look for Andrew on Bigger Pockets as he writes for them and is active in the forums.

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This rehab flip is a townhouse in

bath. One would also assume from

Lenexa brought to us by Susan Aubin

the photos that the interior was

with Merchants Mortgage.

painted and the hardwood floors

The numbers: Purchased 12/31/2019

refinished. As it was a townhome, the The Investor was a repeat client with

exterior is maintained by the HOA.

Merchants that has closed 14 transactions to date.

Merchants lent 100% of the purchase

Purchase Price:

$185,000

Rehab:

$ 27,500

Closing Costs:

$

7,000

price, 100% of the rehab, and 100% of The property was listed for sale on MLS

the closing costs. They had a charge

Total Loan:

$219,500

for $220,000 and if you were to look it

of 1.75 points to fund the loan and

2 1/2 Months Interest:

$

up, it looked like a very nice home that

then 9.75 fixed interest, the note did

the average home buyer would buy

not amortize. They borrower had

Property sold 03/17/2020

and put in a little bit of DIY effort. The

interest only payments with no

Sold off Market

Investor made an offer of $185,000

prepayment pentalty and the note

No Realtor Commission

which was accepted and they

was due in 6 months.

purchased it in December of 2019, right at the end of the year.

4,500

Sale Price:

$268,000

It is important to note that the

Seller Closing Costs:

$

borrower pledged a separate free

Profit:

$ 40,000

4,000

Can you say MOTIVATED SELLER to

and clear property as additional

take a $35,000 price cut.

collateral to be able to obtain 100%

Note that while this case study only

financing as typically Merchants

looks at purchase costs, rehab costs,

The investor needed $27,500 for

does want the investor to put some

loan costs, and closing costs to buy

rennovations wich appears based on

money down at closing. But as the

and to sell, there are a few other costs

the photos to have been spent on new

"mushy money" experts, bring them a

like 2 1/2 months ot taxes, insurance,

cabinets and flooring in the kitchen,

scenario and run some numbers to

utilities and the like. If paid commission

new tile in the entry, and a new main

see if it will fit their criteria.

would have been $16,000.

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Why The Cares Act Seems So Uncaring Towards Everyone.

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Landlords, it’s time we all pay very

up with $4000 to make the landlord

loans to cover employee pay, and those

close attention. A second devastating

whole? It appears that tenants

that were unemployed collected more

wave of trouble is thundering towards

interpreted the eviction moratorium as

than they would have if they worked, all

us and it is imperative that you know

“we do not have to pay rent,” which

to help people cover their expenses.

how to protect yourselves and your

could not be further from the truth.

What did the struggling landlord get

investments. On July 26, 2020, the

So, what happens now?

from the Cares Act? Nothing but their

120 days of eviction relief provided by

properties “seized” by the Federal

the Cares Act expired. With that,

Over the next 30 days, if the Cares Act

government if they had a loan backed

landlords across the United States

is not extended, thousands of people

by Fannie Mae or other government

were given the green light to start the

in your area face being evicted and

backed loan (something the landlord

eviction process for non-payment of

receiving a judgment against them for

did not ask for) and told they could not

rent, with the caveat of having to use a

thousands of dollars. These costly

make decisions for properties they

special 30-day notice as required by

judgments had to come from

own. This has resulted in landlords

the act. We are seeing that landlords

somewhere to help the landlords who

who are financially stretched and a

are generating notices with

carried their loans and their unpaying

pool of potential tenants that are not all

$4000-$8000 demands for the last

tenants for months. For many

that dependable.

several months of unpaid rent,

landlords, the burden was too great,

begging the question that if they

and they did not survive carrying

COVID has had a significant impact on

couldn’t afford $1000 a month rent,

these unexpected costs. The Cares

our society but it is by no means

what makes us think they can come

Act also gave businesses large PPP

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band together to survive in an

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environment that has been stacked

people deal with illness, cancer, and

statements or cancelled checks. Do

against us by our legislatures and

other diseases and disabilities that are

not fall for they were living with family

tenants.

terribly unfortunate. In the past,

and did not have to pay rent.

tenants that have struggled with these

Together we can weather the storm

types of issues have leaned on family,

Three. Give good landlord

and come out of this a stronger and

savings, or churches to help them make

verifications. What that means is

more unified group.

ends meet. With the Cares Act, the

when you are asked about a current

landlord was the one forced to carry

or former tenant, stick to fact-based

The secret to being successful in this

the bill. We have been beat up enough

answers, and stay away from sharing

business is finding the right tenant or

and the struggle is not over. The

your personal, biased opinion of the

what I call “business partner” and

current pool of potential applicants in

people. A factual question you can

proper screening is one way to beat the

the next 30 days will have evictions and

answer and provide backup for is

challenges ahead, including bad

judgments against them that can hurt

“Has your current tenant paid his or

legislation put out by our government

you. Here is how to protect yourselves:

her last few months of rent?” Simple

under the guise of Cares.

question with a simple answer of yes

One. Call your screening company and make sure they search for eviction records in your local jurisdiction and in the jurisdiction your applicant has lived. Credit

or no. We need to protect each other

David Pickron is President of Rent

so no one gets hurt again and that

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manages several short- and long-term

provide good landlord verifications.

rentals. He is a private investigator and teaches organizations across the

I do not want to see any fellow

country the importance of proper

landlord be victimized again. We are

screening. His platform, Rent Perfect,

good people who have been

was built to help the small landlord find

responsible enough to be able to

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screening company to go right to the

to millions of people. For the most

court. Keep in mind, since these are

part we are all not rich, but rather are

bureaus removed eviction and judgement data from their reports last year, so the only way you can find a

off the credit bureaus, these evictions will not affect credit scores.

living simple responsible lives, trying to get ahead a little and raise our families. More than ever we must

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P R O V I D E R S

Career Fair KC

Kansas City— August 10th, 2020 — Last Thursday at Career Fair KC, Local Housing Providers presented over 27 local companies offering immediate jobs as well as paid training and apprenticeship programs to provide in excess of 400 local jobs, all paying at minimum of $15 and many paying $20, $30 and more. Many with benefits and programs for veterans, seniors and second chance opportunities for felons.

Sponsored by KC Regional Housing Alliance, Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors, Landlords Inc. and WinVestor’s, all local associations of local housing providers, the event was completely free for Employers and Attendees and hosted live online on Zoom as well as streamed live on Facebook and on the EnVision Center Network KC platform to allow for the maximum number of people to attend.

The Facebook live stream is still posted online at Facebook.com/CareerFairKC and has had over 7,000 views to date and over 350 log ins to the live event on Zoom. This live video is currently being edited and individual job presentations will soon be posted on the Facebook

page as well as on the CareerFairKC.org.

Providing Jobs & Opportunity for Growth

Seeking to Make a Difference

Ultimately presenting opportunities from the Workforce Training Program for Edgemoor that result in jobs at the Airport, JE Dunn, Cerner, Coca-Cola, Fed-Ex for big corporate names most will recognize. Many more training and apprenticeship programs from a carpenters and electrical union. Many positions in construction, maintenance and property management. Manufacturing and Transportation positions. Health Care and Teaching Positions.

“With the COVID -19 many of our members have reported that the majority of their residents have either been paying rent or have worked out arrangements to have rent paid through July,” shared Kim Tucker, founder of Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors, “But many residents have been furloughed or are only working partial hours and not sure how long they would be able to pay rents. We wanted to share opportunities with our residents to find new, good paying jobs.“ KC Regional Housing President, Stacey Johnson-Coby shared that even before COVID we kept “hearing the fact that tenants can’t get a two-bedroom apartment living on minimum wage. and we agree. And so it’s like, what can we do about that?" Johnson-Cosby had been planning an in-person Career Fair prior to COVID to show case jobs that pay a living wage then she teamed up with the other housing providers once the stay at home orders took effect to find a way to present virtually.

If you are between jobs in Kansas City or are seeking a job change and would like something with growth opportunity, good pay, benefits, be sure to visit www.CareerFairKC.org to review the schedule of employers and the job offerings as most of these employers have multiple open positions and need people with a minimum of a high school education, a few are available for teens.

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