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Note Night in America

Note Night in America

By: The "Note Guy" Scott Carson
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Unlock Six Figures & Beyond in Distressed Debt Investing.

Welcome to "Note Night in America," the essential weekly podcast for savvy real estate investors worldwide! Every Monday night, a global community tunes in live with host Scott Carson, CEO of WeCloseNotes.com, to master the niche world of note investing and distressed debt.

Since 2010, Scott has mentored the "Who's Who" in the note industry, helping investors close on thousands of deals and providing the specific coaching needed to build a successful real estate business.

What We Cover (Topics & Keywords):

  • Finding Deals: Learn insider tips and tricks for sourcing nonperforming, performing, residential, commercial, owner-financed, or institutional paper.
  • Raising Capital: Master the art of private funding, including strategies for finding Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA) investors using county record hacks.
  • Marketing: Effective strategies for marketing your business to attract sellers and capital partners.
  • Workouts & Due Diligence: Navigate complex situations like foreclosures, loan modifications, and legal compliance.
  • Expert Interviews: Weekly interviews with attorneys, loan servicers, vendors, and top industry experts.
  • Motivation & Mindset: The mental toughness required for entrepreneurial success and making six figures and beyond.

Meet Your Host: Scott Carson

A 20-plus year veteran as a real estate investor and entrepreneur, Scott is a multiple award winning educator and podcaster, and a media favorite, featured in The Wall Street Journal, Inc.com, Investors Business Daily, and hundreds of conferences, podcasts, and real estate clubs across the country. He brings honest, no-bull experience to help you reduce your learning curve and maximize the learning process.

Join the Tribe:

  • Listen Live: Register for the live weekly webinar at http://NoteNightinAmerica.com.
  • Scott's AI Clone: Ask questions and get answers at http://ScottClone.com
  • Watch Replays: Catch video episodes at http://WeCloseNotes.tv.
  • Free Book: Download Scott's free book at noteblueprint.com.
  • Connect: Schedule a one-on-one call with Scott at http://TalkWithScottCarson.com.

Subscribe now and start your journey to financial freedom through debt investing!

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Episodes
  • How To Say Hello To Raising Private Capital In Every Situation

    How To Say Hello To Raising Private Capital In Every Situation
    Jun 30 2026
    🚀 Stop Sucking at Real Estate Marketing: How to Stop Procrastinating and Actually Raise Private CapitalAre you tired of going to endless real estate networking events, taking notes, and then coming home only to let your notes gather dust? In this episode of Money Mondays, Scott Carson—"The Note Guy"—delivers a much-needed wake-up call to the real estate investing community. This isn't your standard, generic motivational speech; it is a tactical, hard-hitting guide on moving from a chronic "I’ll get to it later" planner to a high-earning, active investor who closes deals.Scott shares his proven "Hello Postcard" marketing strategy designed to instantly break through the social media noise, capture attention at local REIA clubs, and quietly attract private funding partners without a hard sell. Plus, we wrap up the episode with a live Q&A session with student Tom, addressing the absolute legalities of calling a balloon payment on a performing note and the absolute best online database for finding elite, state-specific foreclosure attorneys. Stop being a secret agent in your real estate business—it’s time to take action, launch your marketing, and build a real runway to financial freedom!📌 Key Takeaways & Episode Highlights:The Brutal Truth About the 5% Action-Takers: Why over 95% of real estate seminar attendees never implement what they learn, and how to position yourself in the elite top tier that actually takes action.The "Unemployment" Marketing Mindset: If you got laid off today, you would immediately update your resume, blast LinkedIn, and notify your entire network. Scott breaks down why you must treat your note investing business with that exact same urgency.Busting the "Secret Agent" Investor Curse: Why real estate investors fail because they hide their business in private Facebook groups instead of proudly broadcasting their active real estate ventures to their primary, warm networks.The "Hello Postcard" Template Strategy: Scott's exact blueprint for a visual 20-line text email and printable Canva postcard that commands an 800% higher click-through rate on social platforms.The Indirect Referral Ask Technique: How to leverage social proof and simple property case studies to attract million-dollar private capital partners without ever sounding desperate or salesy.The Legal Truth About Balloon Payments: A critical legal breakdown answering whether you can legally call a loan due early on a performing 30-year mortgage borrower.The Infinite ROI Formula: Why raising private money beats using your own capital every single time, and how to construct a cash-flow spread for a true infinite rate of return.Sourcing Top-Tier Legal representation: Scott reveals his go-to industry directory, LegalLeague100.com, for bypassing traditional channels to secure elite mortgage and foreclosure attorneys nationwide.🛠️ Take Action & Scale Your Business Today!Stop sitting on the sidelines while other investors lock up the best distressed asset tapes in the country! It’s time to start marketing your message properly.📞 Book a Live Strategy Call: Want to map out your note investing goals or discuss private money strategies directly with Scott? Schedule your one-on-one call today at TalkWithScottCarson.com.📺 Subscribe on YouTube: Join our rapidly growing community of action-takers! Hit the subscribe button and turn on notifications at weclosenotes.tv as we inch closer to our 10,000-subscriber milestone.🎧 Leave a Review: If this raw, practical business advice added value to your week, please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform!Watch the Original VIDEO HERE!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Note Night in America community today:WeCloseNotes.comScott Carson FacebookScott Carson TwitterScott Carson LinkedInNote Night in America YouTubeNote Night in America VimeoScott Carson InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
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    45 mins
  • Texas Two-Step: Breaking Down a Tape of 54 Texas Notes

    Texas Two-Step: Breaking Down a Tape of 54 Texas Notes
    Jun 9 2026
    🚀 Welcome to Note Night in America! Are you looking to unlock high-yield real estate opportunities in the Lone Star State? In this jam-packed episode, we are diving headfirst into a brand-new note tape straight from our top hedge fund and bank connections! As the mid-year summer wave hits the market, motivated sellers are ready to move inventory. We are breaking down 54 premium first-lien mortgage assets across Texas —ranging from high-equity performing notes to vacant REOs and creative foreclosure plays. Whether you are seeking reliable monthly cash flow or massive back-end foreclosure profits , this episode gives you the exact formula to filter spreadsheet data, pull accurate due diligence, and spot massive equity spreads. Plus, we reveal how the seller is willing to creatively partner or carry paper with just 20% down! Grab a pen and paper—it’s time to learn how to make money like the bank. 📌 What We Cover in This Episode:The June Market Surge: Why May is notoriously slow for real estate notes, and how the mid-year shift creates a wave of motivated bank inventory. Texas-Sized Assets: Why the Lone Star State remains the premier destination for note investors due to fast foreclosures and strong property values. Breaking Down the 54 First-Lien Tape: A state-wide geographic breakdown including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, West Texas, and the Valley. Performing vs. REO vs. HECM Scenarios: How to analyze owner-occupied reperforming loans, active bankruptcies, and reverse mortgages where the borrower has passed away. Creative Seller Financing & Partnerships: How to leverage the fund's willingness to partner on rehab costs or offer short-term carry finance. Left Brain vs. Right Brain Excel Filtering: A live look at how to strip down borrower data, calculate equity margins, and run formulas for 80% legal balance offers. Spotting Land Plays and Diamonds in the Rough: Sorting through rural properties, "ugly" assets, and massive 10-acre tracts in Wills Point, TX. 🔥 Take Action & Level Up Your Investing Game! Ready to master the mechanics of real estate note buying? Don't miss out on our upcoming Two-Day Note Buying for Dummies Workshop this Saturday and Sunday! We dive deep into asset evaluation, case studies, and live market strategies. Claim your seat for a special rate right now at NoteBuyingForDummies.com! Want to raise millions for your deals? Join our exclusive, 6-week Marketing for Money Training Series starting next Wednesday to learn the step-by-step capital-raising system used by our top coaching students. 🎯 Conclusion:Don't sit on the sidelines while Wall Street clears out inventory. Review your tapes, run your numbers, and send your bids directly to Scott! Make sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review. Go out, take massive action, and we’ll see you on the next Note Night in America!#NoteBuying #RealEstateInvesting #TexasRealEstate #MortgageNotes #REO #CashFlow #SellerFinancingWatch the Original Video Here!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Note Night in America community today:WeCloseNotes.comScott Carson FacebookScott Carson TwitterScott Carson LinkedInNote Night in America YouTubeNote Night in America VimeoScott Carson InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • How to Scalably Buy Motivated Seller Leads on a Pay-Per-Lead Model with Bryan Driscoll

    How to Scalably Buy Motivated Seller Leads on a Pay-Per-Lead Model with Bryan Driscoll
    Jun 8 2026
    Are you a real estate investor who loves the thrill of putting deals together but absolutely hates the daily grind of marketing? You are definitely not alone. In this episode, we dive into the ultimate strategies for conquering real estate marketing and scaling your off-market deal flow. We are joined by Brian Driscoll, the CEO and co-founder of Motivated-Leads.com, who shares his journey from an early-2000s SEO freelancer to building a national pay-per-lead powerhouse for real estate investors.If you have ever felt completely overwhelmed trying to manage Google PPC, Facebook Ads, or direct mail campaigns while trying to negotiate contracts, this interview pulls back the curtain on how to let the experts handle your lead generation so you can focus entirely on closing deals.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:The Golden Rule of Consistency: Why every single marketing channel works if you commit to it consistently, and why stopping a campaign early is the fastest way to lose money.Intent-Based vs. Interruption Marketing: Discover the massive structural differences between Google Pay-Per-Click (PPC)—where highly motivated sellers actively search for you—and Facebook Ads, which rely on disruptive visual creatives to capture attention.The Pay-Per-Lead (PPL) Revolution: How Brian’s platform eliminates upfront agency retainer fees and ad-spend risk by vetting inbound leads and selling them to investors on an a la carte, county-by-county basis.Speed to Lead and Nighttime Automations: The critical importance of contacting online leads within two minutes, and how to use automated text responses with scheduling links to capture 2:00 AM sellers before they look at your competitors.The Fatal Flaw of CRM Neglect: How seasoned investors drop the ball by working out of Google Sheets or failing to segment their follow-up pipelines by lead freshness.Empathy-Driven Acquisitions: Why treating a distressed seller like a human facing a tough situation—rather than just a spreadsheet number—builds massive trust and a natural referral base.If there is one major takeaway from this conversation, it’s that great marketing requires absolute intentionality, prompt speed, and relentless follow-up. If you do not have the time or systems to call leads back instantly, you are simply leaving money on the table for your competitors. Stop trying to bootstrap complicated ad networks yourself. Head over to motivatedleads.com right now to check availability, claim your specific investment territory, and start receiving verified, motivated seller leads that actually convert into closed deals. You can also connect directly with Brian Driscoll on LinkedIn to follow his latest real estate marketing insights.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star review, and go take massive action on your business today!Watch the Original VIDEO HERE!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Note Night in America community today:WeCloseNotes.comScott Carson FacebookScott Carson TwitterScott Carson LinkedInNote Night in America YouTubeNote Night in America VimeoScott Carson InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest
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    36 mins
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