Do I need capital to do this?
Not to start. Placing deals for other buyers is precisely the path this page is about, and it is why the platform year matters as much as the program — you need somewhere to look for paper, not just the knowledge of what to do with it. Most people who take this route do eventually start buying their own; the program is built so that the second stage is a continuation rather than a restart.
Do I need a license?
That depends on your state and on what you actually do — introducing a buyer to a seller is treated very differently from negotiating terms, and a whole loan very differently from a fractional interest in one. Several states license debt buyers, and some license mortgage loan purchasers outright. FIXnotes provides education and tools, not legal advice, and members are responsible for licensing requirements in every jurisdiction where they operate. Learning where those lines fall is part of the program.
How much time does it take?
Plan on around three focused hours a week for ninety days. Modules unlock sequentially, except Module 7 — Compliance & Vetting — which is open from day one so your buyer qualification can start immediately. Every knowledge check requires 100%, so you can move faster but you can't skim.
What exactly am I buying?
One payment of $1,997 for the Accelerator program, the CNP™ certification track, your Portable Vetting Package, a private 1:1 strategy session, and twelve months of the FIXnotes platform. There is no subscription and nothing auto-renews.
What's in the Foundation platform?
Foundation is the FIXnotes platform — the tools you use to find, evaluate and place deals — and your enrollment includes its first twelve months. Deal flow: the FIXnotes Marketplace (complete your buyer qualification and the $250K minimum trade size is waived), NPL Explorer™ full search and analysis, practice deals on real assets, and listing a tape you can't place on the Insider's Trade Desk. Market intel: Property Lens™ (50 lookups a month), the FIXnotes Market Index, State Intelligence lender-distress data, and the Loan Mod Planner. Library: the Knowledge Base, the 7-module training course, the Foundation set of Document Blueprints (including all three fee-contract templates), and NoteInvestorGPT. Community: same-day recordings of both weekly Open Office Hour calls, the Industry Event Calendar, Community Chat, and the private Skool community. The Trade Desk's buyer contact details, Private Slack, the Monthly Expert Session and the Industry Rolodex are part of the Mastermind, not Foundation.
What happens after twelve months?
The certification, the program, and your Portable Vetting Package are yours for life. Only the platform pauses. If you want to keep it, renewal is opt-in at the Foundation annual membership — $1,497/yr, grandfathered at that rate even after the public price rises. If you do nothing, nothing is charged.
Which agreement templates do I get?
Three, all in the FIXnotes library and all included with your Foundation year: the Matchmaker Fee Contracts, the Broker Agreement (Buyer Pays Finder's Fee) for deals where the buyer carries your fee, and the Non-Disclosure / Non-Circumvent Agreement so the parties you introduce can't route around you. They're templates, not legal advice — have your own counsel review anything you sign.
When does the certification actually complete?
CNP™ is earned by completing all eight modules, every knowledge check, the applied exercises, and the capstone assessment, which opens by the end of 2026 — your certification completes there. Everything else, including your buyer qualification and its public verification link, is available now.
What's the guarantee?
100% money-back for 30 days, no questions asked — email support and it's done. A refund ends program access, including the certification track and the vetting package.