Notes

Notes from the board

How equity marketing actually works — exchanges, paper, tax deferral, and what happens in the room. Written plainly, for owners rather than for other brokers.

Paper & financing · October 14, 2026 · 5 min read

Seller financing: reading a note the way a buyer of paper does

A note is a property of its own. Here are the six things a buyer of paper looks at first, and why they matter if you carry one.

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Exchanging

Why free-and-clear land trades better than it sells

Land with no loan on it is hard to sell for what it's worth and easy to trade with. Here's why, and what that means if you're holding some.

October 7, 2026 · 5 min

Inside the room

The three questions that start every exchange

What do you have, what do you want, and what will you take? Most deals die because nobody asked the third one out loud.

October 5, 2026 · 3 min

Tax & deferral

What a 1031 exchange is, and three things it is not

A 1031 exchange can defer tax on investment property you trade forward. It isn't tax-free, isn't for your house, and can't be arranged after the sale.

September 30, 2026 · 4 min

Exchanging

What equity marketing actually is

Equity marketing is not listing a property. It is putting what you have and what you want in front of a room that can structure a trade — and it works on things a listing can't sell.

September 28, 2026 · 4 min

Exchanging

How a four-leg exchange actually closes

A four-party trade is four ordinary closings, each with its own attorney, tied together so nobody gives something up before getting something back.

September 26, 2026 · 5 min

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