Real Estate Note Investing Mentorship by Saenz Martin

Author:Saenz, Martin [Saenz, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Powerhouse Publishing
Published: 2018-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

MY PATH TO MENTORSHIP

My first four years as a note investor were spent working out of a Starbucks, focusing on sourcing, performing due diligence and handling my own workouts and portfolio management. In January of 2017, I experienced a spiritual calling to write a book called Note Investing Made Easier . The book was published that May, and to be honest, I really didn’t think anyone was going to read it. It was just a simple how-to book on note investing. I didn’t think there was anything earth shattering about it.

Much to my surprise, it immediately became an Amazon bestseller in the mortgage category and also did exceptionally well in the real estate category. I began receiving feedback from all over the place on a regular basis from people who wanted to improve their financial position and lifestyle. They had read my book and were considering getting started in the note investing but because of its nature as a primer, they wanted more information.

Based on these repeated requests, I created a two-day workshop in the Washington, DC area. Putting together the course material was easy. I just put down on paper what I’d been doing for the past four years. I presented the opportunity at a local REIA and the workshop sold out immediately. It was a very enlightening and rewarding experience.

At the time, I didn’t have much of a Facebook presence in the note investing space. I was connected to several people I worked with regularly but didn’t have much of a community established beyond that. I’ve always been very disciplined with my time. If an activity doesn’t lead to money in my pocket, I try to avoid doing it during work hours. After the workshop, the requests for training and advice increased and I found a lot of new “time-bandits” on my hands. Most of these people were well-meaning, but the sheer amount of attention took away from my work. I wasn’t used to or prepared to handle the exposure.

I had to reassess where I wanted to go with this new opportunity. I could have fundamentally transformed my business model, decreasing my focus on actual note investing and capitalizing on national training and education through seminars and books. I thought it through and decided that wasn’t the direction I wanted to go but I still found teaching to be very rewarding. There’s something that’s called a “giver’s gain mentality” where the more you give, the more you’ll receive. It’s ironic because, if you do it correctly, it’s not about how much you can get out of a relationship, but rather how much you can give that determines your level of success.

I realized I had a passion for educating others on the things that will benefit and enhance their lives. If I have the information, I want to share it. I decided to continue training but since I much preferred to work with a few serious, dedicated people, I focused on the mentoring aspect. I still conduct workshops

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