Sharon Conour, the founder of Weird Lending, has spent nearly two decades structuring Private Notes funded through a strategic mix of self-directed IRA, business, and co-lender capital. Guided by her company motto — "Everybody must win" — she uses Notes to solve the real estate problems conventional lenders won't touch.

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Marco Bario is President of Porch Swing Funding, a nationwide note buying company specializing in seller-financed real estate. He works directly with individual note holders to turn future payment streams into immediate cash, with a reputation for doing it the plain-spoken, no-surprise way.

Before entering real estate and note investing, Marco built a career in Hollywood film and television. He publishes the award-winning Seller Financing Sunday newsletter, co-leads the COREE "Nothing but Notes" focus group – a two-time Best of Notes award winner – and co-leads the Mid-Maryland Real Estate Investors group in Frederick County, Maryland.