Like Jon and few others noted, usually lender likes to control entire process.

We're ordering preliminary title work today to uncover where they stand with notes.

Notes range for 2-229 million.

Can anyone recommend any good books or courses on investing in Real Estate notes?

When a seller carries a note on a property, and there is an existing mortgage the parties have entered into a transaction referred to as "wrapping" the existing mortgage.

Figure out how you're going to screen tenants, both just as tenants (credit report, criminal background, eviction check, employment, etc, look in the landlording forum for a sticky thread on this topic) as well as for their ability to buy.

The chance of finding the seller that thinks your property is exactly what they are looking for and their property is just what you need in the place you need it and two banks saying it is OK to just change names on the note, has the same odds as evolution.

I'll never begin to understand how and why a borrower should be rewarded by being able to stay in their home, yet not pay the note.

You can also look for notes coming due and send them a mailer.

I deal with seller financing and create and trade in mortgage notes every day in my business and, I have not seen anyone that will table fund green real estate notes in todays market.