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Why sell a note for less than face value?
Just curious, it’s never made sense to me why someone who originated a loan for $100k for instance would sell it at a discount. If I spend $100k, then collect 12 payments (seasoning) and then sell it for $90k or so (something less than face value) a year later... I haven’t made money. So, other then being a “distressed” seller of a note and needing the cash right away, why would I sell a performing note for less than face value? The math doesn’t make sense. So what’s the flaw in my logic?
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Joshua Durrin its a numbers game. Let’s look at it another way. What if I bought a non performing note for $20,000 and got the borrower cash for keys for $2500. Say I was all in for $25,000 then I have the house under contract for $45,000 owner financed the home at 8% for 10 Years.
What gives you a higher return - selling the note to an investor at a yield of 10-12 % or continue collecting $.
What if I told you I could take the $ from the sale and reinvest it and possibly get 12-18%.
It’s the same reason why investors sell properties. They either need the $ or have an investment opportunity that will provide bigger returns than the deal they have now.
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