Ep. 240 Martin Saenz: Investing in the Secondary Mortgage Market

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 10 a.m.

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Martin Saenz runs a fund that invests in distressed mortgages.\\xa0 He discusses the state of the mortgage market, returns and how he creates win-win deals for investors and homeowners.

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Key Discussion Points

[01:04]\\xa0Opening remarks by Eric Odum & Steven Silverman
[05:04] About our guest:\\xa0Martin Saenz
[05:57]\\xa0How did you get started in real estate?
[08:10]\\xa0What motivated you to move from Washington D.C. to Sarasota, FL?
[09:12]\\xa0What\'s your view of the Florida market for the brief time you\'ve been in Sarasota, FL?
[10:38]\\xa0How did you migrate from real estate investing into working with Notes & getting returns for investors?
[11:40]\\xa0What types of mortgages are you pursuing?
[13:42]\\xa0Are your funds leveraged? Or are they 100% equity?
[14:05]\\xa0What type of yield do investors get from their notes?
[14:40]\\xa0How are you finding these deals?
[16:52]\\xa0How would you recommend people setup their own Note business if they want to do this themselves?
[18:26]\\xa0What are the names of your 3 books?
[19:26]\\xa0Have you considered commercial loans? Or are you just staying with residential?
[20:41]\\xa0How do you handle compliance? Outsource? Internal?
[21:51]\\xa0What\'s your perspective on the debt market? Are there any signs of weakness?
[23:49]\\xa0Are you concerned with the recent amount of compression on the returns?
[26:11]\\xa0On the mortgage side in Florida, do you see anything positive, negative, or interesting factoids?
[27:22]\\xa0What\'s on the horizon as Florida deals with tight inventory?
[29:07]\\xa0How can investors learn more about your fund and possibly invest in it?
[30:44]\\xa0How can folks reach you?
[31:17]\\xa0Closing comments by Eric & Steven
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About Our Guest
Martin Saenz is a managing partner at Bequest Funds. Martin has written 3 books on the mortgage industry. He co-founded Bequest Funds with the dual purpose of helping investors grow their wealth, and helping mortgage borrowers stay in their homes. Martin is a seasoned real estate investor with over 15 years of experience.
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