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Performing notes secured by real estate, offered to investors on our list first.

  • Secured by real estate
  • Firsts and seconds
  • Since 2017

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  • Performing notes, firsts and seconds
  • Residential, land and commercial
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  • Performing notes
  • 1st and 2nd position
  • Residential, land, commercial
  • Partial interests

Looking to invest in notes secured by real estate? CashNoteUSA buys privately held notes across the country and offers selected notes to investors. Join our investor list to see offerings that match what you want.

Why investors buy notes

Monthly payments

A note pays you each month from the borrower’s payments, without owning or managing the property.

Secured by real estate

Each note is backed by a recorded lien on the property, which you can enforce if payments stop.

Choose your terms

Pick the note type, lien position, location and size that fit your plan.

Types of notes we offer

Performing first liens

Owner-financed homes and small rentals in first position, with a payment history.

Second-position notes

Seconds with solid equity above the first loan.

Land and lot notes

Notes and contracts for deed on land, often with smaller balances.

Commercial notes

Notes on retail, office, industrial and multifamily property.

Partial interests

A set number of payments from a note, for a defined term.

Business notes

Selected seller-financed business notes with strong security.

How buying a note works

  1. Join the list

    Tell us what you’re looking for: note type, position, states and amount.

  2. Review an offering

    You receive a note package with the terms, payment history, value information and title details.

  3. Your due diligence

    Review the documents with your own advisors and ask any questions.

  4. Close

    Closing runs through a title or escrow company, the assignment is recorded, and payments start coming to you or your servicer.

Get note offerings first

Join our investor list and tell us what you’re looking for. No cost, no obligation.

What’s in a note package

  • Note terms: balance, rate, payment, remaining term
  • Copies of the note and the recorded lien
  • Payment history
  • Property value information (such as a broker price opinion)
  • Title information and lien position
  • Summary of the borrower’s credit, where permitted

How we review notes before offering them

  1. Documents

    We collect the note, the recorded lien, the settlement statement and any title policy, and check that they match.

  2. Payment history

    We verify how the borrower has paid, from bank records or a servicer’s history.

  3. Property value

    We review the property’s value, often with a broker price opinion, and the equity behind the note.

  4. Title and borrower

    We check title and lien position and, where permitted, the borrower’s credit.

What an offering looks like

Every note we offer comes with a summary like this, followed by the full document package:

FieldWhat you’ll see
PropertyType, city and state, occupancy
Lien positionFirst or second, and any senior loan
Note termsUnpaid balance, interest rate, monthly payment, remaining term, any balloon
HistoryPayments made and how they were paid
ValueValue information and the equity behind the note
Offered asWhole note or partial interest, and the asking price

Performing vs. non-performing notes

A performing note is one where the borrower is paying as agreed. That’s what most of our offerings are, and it suits investors who want monthly income. A non-performing note is one where payments have stopped; those are bought at a deeper discount by investors who are prepared to work out a solution or foreclose. Tell us which you’re interested in when you join the list.

What we’ll ask when you join

  • Note types you want: residential, land, commercial, business, partial interests
  • First position only, or seconds too
  • Preferred states
  • The amount you’d like to place per note
  • How you’ll buy: personally, through a company, or a self-directed retirement account

Know the risks

Notes can be a solid part of a portfolio, but they’re not without risk. Borrowers can stop paying, foreclosure takes time and money, property values can fall, and a note can’t always be resold quickly. Review every offering carefully, use a licensed loan servicer, and talk with your own legal and tax advisors before you buy.

Offerings are subject to availability and prior sale. Nothing on this page is investment advice or an offer to sell securities.

Questions investors ask

Who services the note after I buy it?

We recommend a licensed loan servicer to collect payments, handle escrow and send statements. We can share servicers investors use.

Can I buy part of a note?

Yes, from time to time we offer partial interests: a set number of payments from a note.

Do I get to review documents before buying?

Yes. You receive a note package and can complete your own due diligence before closing.

Where are the properties located?

Across the United States. Tell us your preferred states when you join the list.

Can I use retirement funds?

Many investors buy notes through self-directed retirement accounts. Check with your custodian and tax advisor first.

Is there a cost to join the investor list?

No. Joining is free and doesn’t obligate you to buy anything.

Join the investor list

Tell us what kinds of notes interest you and roughly how much you’d like to place. We’ll contact you when a matching note is available.

  • Performing notes, firsts and seconds
  • Residential, land and commercial
  • Prefer to talk? Call 888-297-4099

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