Hi @Matt Crain,
I've invested in both tax liens and notes. Tax liens were a fun initial investment and a way to start investing in something. Then I discovered notes and have been investing in them since the end of 2016.
I purchase first position, performing notes and love partials (buying a portion of the remaining payments for a portion of the outstanding balance). I read every book I could find on both tax liens and note investing (there aren't that many) and was lucky enough to find a local fellow note investor and pick his brain.
For tax liens I read:
- The 16% solution : how to get high interest rates in a low interest world with tax lien certificates by Joel Moskowitz
- The complete guide to investing in real estate tax liens and deeds : how to earn high rates of return--safely by Alan Northcott
- Tax Lien$ by Michael Pellegrino (This is specifically about New Jersey tax liens)
I also learned a lot from Joanne Musa (the tax lien lady) on youtube and through her website.
For notes I read:
- Performance Anxiety: Creating A Fortune Investing In Non-Performing Real Estate Loans by Gordon Moss
- Invest in Debt: The How To Book on Buying Paper for Cash Flow by Jim Napier (available to read for free on openlibrary.org)
- Note Professor Notebook by Tom Henderson
Again there's a lot of great material on youtube. There are a couple of really great webinars by Donna Bauer.
Happy investing and good luck with finding your note niche!
Michelle