By Frances Cooper


Promissory notes essentially refer to financial instruments that contain promises written by a party in promise of some money to another party upon demand or even at some future date. They capture every necessary clause on the indebtedness of an issuer as well as the beneficiary of such notes. The clauses generally have details such as the amount, rate of interest rate, time and place of issue, signatures of an issuer as well as the maturity date. As such, selling a Promissory note remains a possibility.

Basically, written promises do exist in almost everything which can be bought and require some loan. Once the loan is given, a promissory note is then created. Such notes can in turn be sold. In fact, thousands of notes are usually sold every year. These notes contain the information that a borrower promised to pay a loan on a certain item such as house, land, commercial building among others.

Mostly, it is the banks that hold majority of the mortgage note but individuals and companies may also buy and acquire these documents. An individual can hold these document where owner financing has taken place. This happens if a homeowner sells the property and finances the buyer rather than the buyer applying for a mortgage from the traditional banks. As a result, the seller become the holder of this financial instrument to that house. The buyer then pays the loan to the seller directly.

If the seller then decides he does not need to hold the note any longer because of some reasons like the demands of paperwork or he holder requires some money, he may then sell the financial instrument. Since individuals may also acquire these notes, it would be wise if they buy through an established company that has experience, knowledge and the funds to buy such notes.

Before buying this financial instrument, is important to gather all the necessary information. This is because keeping the necessary records is essential. You should collect all records of the received payments, the insurance policies of a property, tax payment on the property, and the original information details of such instrument. The original details usually include the terms, loan amount, interest rate, and the address of the property.

Individuals transacting promissory notes never obtain its whole value. This is for the reason that buyers actually take part in the transactions as a business hence offering discounts on their value. On the other hand, risks such as defaults to the notes exist.

At the same time, the time and effort involved in buying these instruments contribute to the discounted value. Due to the factors involved, the buyer offers between 60-90%. However, the seller gets the money up front but a buyer assumes any future risk.

Promissory notes in comparison to mortgages or deeds of trust are never captured by land records. Lenders will hold such notes provided the credit remains outstanding. Nevertheless, a full settlement will be approved once a note is marked for full payment and subsequently returned to borrowers.




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