Real estate debt, explained from the trenches.
The Best Of Scott Carson is a rotating archive of appearances built around Scott Carson’s note investing playbook. Episodes move fast through mortgage debt, foreclosure timelines, deal sourcing, cash flow, email lists, public speaking, and the practical math behind buying paper.
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The Best Of Scott Carson is a curated stream of Scott Carson appearances across real estate, business, wealth, and marketing shows. Its center of gravity is note investing. More specifically, it keeps returning to the business of buying mortgage debt, understanding distressed notes, and turning problem paper into cash flow. The format is mostly borrowed-stage interview audio, so each episode carries the rhythm of its original host. That gives the feed variety, but the message stays consistent. Carson explains notes as a niche most real estate investors have heard about but rarely understand in detail. He talks about buying from banks, working with borrowers, pricing notes around foreclosure timelines, and comparing states. The show is strongest when it gets concrete. Capital requirements, IRA investor targeting, discounted note purchases, return examples, and list-building numbers make the advice feel earned rather than decorative. The conversations also keep widening past the asset class itself. Carson treats marketing as part of the investing machine, not an afterthought. Episodes cover lead magnets, email open rates, podcast visibility, author events, conference databases, AI marketing, public speaking, and the long work of becoming known in a narrow category. That mix gives the show a useful second lane for educators, operators, and investors trying to build authority around a specialized service. The delivery is brisk. It is not glossy. Carson tends to answer through stories, corrections, examples, and repeated practical points until the lesson is clear. Some episodes include duplicated intros, sponsor blocks, or excerpts that sound clipped from another program, which can make the production uneven. The tradeoff is access to a lot of real-world note investing talk without forcing everything into one polished house style. The show best suits listeners who already care about real estate investing and want an alternative to rentals, flips, syndications, or commercial deals. It is especially useful for people trying to understand how distressed debt, borrower workouts, private capital, and investor education fit together. It also has enough marketing and stagecraft to serve entrepreneurs building trust in a small niche. The overall feel is energetic, numbers-forward, and bluntly practical.
Made for: Real estate investors, capital raisers, educators, and side-hustle operators who want a practical route into note investing and distressed mortgage debt. It also fits business owners studying how niche authority gets built through content, stages, and email lists.
What sets it apart: The feed is built from Carson’s appearances across other shows, so the same specialty gets tested against different hosts, audiences, and business angles. It pairs note investing mechanics with unusually direct talk about marketing, visibility, and raising private capital.
Are you curious about note investing but don't know where to start or who to listen to? This podcast is the Best of Scott Carson and features all of the different podcasts, events, and presentations that Scott has been a part of over the years. Listen in and find out if "the Note Guy" is the investor that you want to learn from to help you on your path as a note and real estate investor.Scott Carson, CEO of We Close Notes, is an expert in the note investing field. Prepare to be educated and entertained on the secrets...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Scott Carson makes distressed mortgage notes legible by connecting purchase prices, borrower outcomes, foreclosure costs, and capital raising.
The Best Of Scott Carson turns note investing into a sequence of concrete decisions: where to buy distressed mortgage debt, how to price foreclosure risk, and what to do when a borrower resumes payments or a property comes back.
Scott Carson makes distressed mortgages feel like a choose-your-own-exit plan for your investor brain.
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A grounded introduction to note buying that treats state timing and pricing as the real edge.
Scott Carson turns Al Blocker's conversation into a plainspoken case for note investing as a workable path for investors who want something outside the usual flipping script.
A practical list-building discussion with concrete numbers and usable examples.
The episode treats audience building as a practical business topic, with Lynn Aliquity Smarges and Scott Carson spending most of the discussion on email lists, lead magnets, and repeatable ways to turn casual interest into engagement.
Follow-up, not flash, is the real edge in note investing.
Scott Carson lays out a workable way into note investing, and the piece feels strongest when it stays with the practical side of the business.
A practical look at note investing, focused on costs, timing, and the mechanics that shape control.
Scott Carson walks through debt investing from the lender's side, and the value is in the numbers: foreclosure timing, servicing fees, assignment costs, taxes, insurance, and the way timely payments change the outcome.
A practical case for buying the note, not the house.
The episode treats distressed mortgage notes as a matter of arithmetic and options, not property ownership in the usual sense. Scott Carson comes across as an active note investor with almost 20 years in the niche, and the discussion stays centered on the practical categories of…
Short-term rental lessons from the operator side.
Note investing gets a practical run-through.
Lynn Aliquity Smarges opens with a warm welcome and a direct pitch for more writing and publishing content.
Scott Carson discusses buying mortgage notes at a discount to generate double-digit cash flow returns for real estate investors.
Scott Carson, known as The Note Guy, shares his journey and tips for building authority in the note niche, including using humor and unconventional methods to engage audiences on stage.
This episode features an interview with Scott Carson, a note investing expert, discussing how to make note investing work as a side hustle without a full-time job, particularly in the current challenging real estate environment.
Scott Carson discusses note investing and alternative real estate strategies in an interview format.
Scott Carson discusses note investing, specifically buying distressed debt from banks and salvaging loans by helping borrowers resume payments.
Scott Carson explains note investing, how to buy discounted mortgage debt, and turn it into cash flow.
Scott Carson discusses his 25-year real estate investing career, focusing on buying distressed mortgage debt and turning non-performing notes into profitable cash flow.
Scott Carson discusses note investing strategies and his background in buying distressed mortgage notes.
Scott Carson discusses foreclosure from the homeowner's perspective and explains how distressed note investing works.
An interview with Scott Carson discussing how to introduce note investing to potential partners and beginners.
Scott Carson discusses the basics of note buying and investing in distressed debt for real estate investors.
Scott Carson keeps things moving from the first minute.
Ray Bansal brings Scott Carson on to talk about debt investing from the bank's side.
An interview with note investing expert Scott Carson discussing the current opportunities in the note space and how to pivot into note investing.
A podcast featuring interviews with Wisconsin real estate investors, focusing on note investing and strategies like the BRRRR method.
Scott Carson starts by calling himself the note guy.
Scott Carson introduces note investing, explaining how to find, fund, and flip non-performing notes for real estate investors.
Scott Carson discusses his expertise in buying non-performing notes and real estate investing on the Mobile Mailbox Money Podcast.
An interview with note investing expert Scott Carson about his strategies and experiences in the note investing industry.
Scott Carson discusses his origin story and his expertise in buying distressed mortgage notes as a path to financial transformation.
Scott Carson discusses note investing as a passive income strategy in real estate.
Scott Carson discusses note investing and real estate wealth building strategies on the Big Mike Fund Podcast.
Scott Carson discusses note investing and real estate investment strategies for beginners.
Scott Carson shares his journey from entrepreneur to number one in note investing, discussing marketing strategies and content leverage.
The host introduces the concept of becoming a banker through note investing to earn passive income, contrasting it with traditional real estate.
Scott Carson discusses using evergreen, organic content to build a profitable online business by focusing on value over aggressive pitching and implementing strategic pricing models.
This episode features Scott Carson discussing how to find distressed apartment notes for apartment syndication, sharing his background in real estate investing and transition to note investing during the 2008 financial crisis.
Scott Carson discusses note investing strategies, buying distressed debt at discounts, and creating passive income through real estate notes.
This episode features an interview with Scott Carson as part of the 'Inside the Minds of Today's Millionaires' series, focusing on how successful real estate entrepreneurs achieved their success rather than just what they do.
This episode features an interview with Scott Carson about making money in real estate by buying and selling real estate notes without owning property, along with discussions on wealth-building tips and HELOC advice.
This episode features an interview with Scott Carson to explore how to invest in cash flow using notes in real estate for passive income.