The Real Estate Mastermind Live is a live podcast turned radio show created for real estate investors who want to learn directly from top experts in various asset classes. The Real Estate Mastermind Live is hosted by Seth Gershberg and Jay Tenenbaum of Scottsdale Mortgage Investments, along with Edward Brown of Pacific Private Money.
Today’s guest is Bob Repass, managing director of Colonial Funding Group and NoteSchool. Bob Repass is a 30-year veteran and expert in residential and commercial seller finance discounted mortgage and distressed asset industry. Over the course of his career, he has purchased over 45,000 performing and non-performing residential and commercial mortgage loans totaling over $2.5 billion dollars in volume, giving him an unparalleled track record in the industry.
During his career in the seller finance note industry he was a Senior Executive at the largest institutional investors; Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities, Associates Financial Services and Bayview Financial. Mr. Repass currently serves as Managing Director of Colonial Funding Group and NoteSchool, where he has overall responsibility for the management and operations of the firm.
In addition, Bob is a Managing Partner for Colonial Capital Management, where he is the Chief Investment Officer of CCM’s Colonial Impact Fund II. He also co-founded the Seller Finance Coalition in 2014 to ensure the seller finance industry would have a seat at the table going forward to protect our industry from over-regulation and continue to provide access to affordable homeownership.
In this episode, we will explore the following topics:

• NoteExpo 2023 is November 3-4 – give us some background on why NoteExpo was created and why folks should attend.
• You said the core focus of the event is the 3 C’s – Content, Connections and Community, let’s elaborate on each of those.
• What is something note investors, new and seasoned struggle with to grow their business?
• Having been in the note space for more than 30 years you have lived through several cycles and downturns, where do you think we are now and where do you see our industry going in the next 6-12 months?
• What are some of the keys that have allowed you to have such a long and successful career in the note business?
• We are in some interesting times, in one word what is your top concern in the market today?

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