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The four most dangerous words in real estate: “This time it’s different” 😊 I stole that from a recent Planet Money Indicator Podcast about a potential housing bubble (it’s only...
Heejin and I attended a Strategic Coach event last week, and what I love most about these events is meeting so many successful entrepreneurs who closely follow Dan Sullivan’s teachings […]
Every mortgage lender is required by law to order every appraisal through an Appraisal Management Company (AMC). AMCs maintain large pools of licensed appraisers who are randomly chosen to appraise...
TEAM CULTURE IS EVERYTHING! If you are part of a team of two, ten or thirty people, you need to know that culture is everything! The reason? Companies with strong […]
The WSJ recently featured an article called Facing a Bidding War? Why a Local Mortgage Lender May Offer an Edge. (If you’re not a WSJ subscriber, we are happy to […]
I explained what debt ratios are and how they work in a recent blog. But, I did not explain what borrowers can do to lower them. Here are a few […]
FAST CLOSE IN SLOW MARKET, WITH RENT-BACK One of our most successful buyer’s agents recently got her offer accepted by offering our 14 day close, even though the seller wanted […]
NO FREE LUNCH IN LENDING Real estate firms are constantly trying to get into the mortgage arena b/c they think it is easy money, and b/c they already have a […]
WONDERFUL STORY FROM TWITTER I read a wonderful story on Twitter last week. The author of the series of tweets was a grad student named Thomas who sat in the […]
A Few Important Reminders: We were speaking at a Realtor training seminar this week and the leader of the group told a story about losing a valuable client and tens […]
Realistic Goals Based on Income and Down Payment Parameters One of the primary jobs of our Mortgage Analysts is to ensure borrowers have realistic home-buying goals. For example, a buyer […]
I wrote this blog last July and recently came across it. With so much going on right now in the tech, real estate, mortgage and geo-political realms, I think it […]
MOTORCYCLE TRIPS AND FREEDOM My brothers, sons, nephews and I take a motorcycle trip every summer. As an aside, my three brothers and I all own and run our own […]
$380,000 CONDO vs. $450,000 SINGLE-FAMILY HOME What has a higher payment? A $380,000 Condo with $400 in HOA Fees? Or A $450,000 Single-Family Residence with NO HOA Fees? Answer: The […]
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