What if you could participate in real estate without owning the building or managing tenants?
Michael Libercci sits down with guest Fred Moskowitz to explain mortgage-note investing: purchasing the debt secured by real estate and stepping into the lender’s position. Fred shares why he began looking for income beyond his computer-engineering paycheck, how he discovered mortgage notes, and how a few early investments eventually expanded into a larger business.
They discuss how mortgages move through the secondary market, why financial institutions sell loans for liquidity, how individual investors can purchase smaller notes or packages, and why servicing companies are central to collecting payments and managing administration. Fred also explains the difference between owning a rental property and owning its financing, how mortgage-note funds work at a high level, and why diligence and risk management still matter.
In this episode:
• What mortgage-note investing is
• Why lenders buy and sell mortgages
• How individual investors access smaller note transactions
• What mortgage servicing companies handle
• The difference between note ownership and rental-property ownership
• How Fred Moskowitz entered the industry
• Why relationships helped him find his first deals
• How note funds pool capital and manage portfolios
• The appeal of receiving cash flow while holding an investment
• Why every investment still carries risk
Connect with Fred Moskowitz:
https://fredmoskowitz.com
https://giftfromfred.com
Fred’s book: The Little Green Book of Note Investing
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