Thinking Outside the Mortgage Marketing Box

I was sitting around this afternoon and thinking about real estate investments as I was watching a little TV. Looks awful easy when they do it on the television.I know that I will get a bunch of phone calls from excited people who need to make their $150,000 by Friday so they can pay their bills ...

I have the pleasure to letting all of you know about two new memebrs that have just joined us in "The Rain". One is David Andrick of A-1 Home Inspections. David is an excellent non-deal killing, thorough, friendly and fun home inspector. I have know David for several years and am happyu to refer ...

A while back I sat through a coaching session with my friend Skip Weisman. In the session he discussed the inmportance of the questions you ask yourself. What is their focus? As I sit here on a rainy New Years Day I am thinking about these questrions as I get ready to satrt another successful yea...

I would like to introduce Chris Clark. Chris is a profession Insurance Broker from Ellenville, New York. He specializes in comemrcial lines of insurance for businesses and commercial real estaet. I recently wne to one of his presentations at my BNI group. He excels at what he does and I think he'...

Hey Loan Officers. Make sure you tell your clients to continue making scheduled mortgage payments during the process. I tell them this and send it to them in writing.Doesn't mean they listen or read.I had a couple today want to know why their pay off was higher after they hadn't made the payment?...

No silly. I thought I'd create that title to catch your attention. With PMI premiums becoimeing tax deductible in 2007, what is PMI all about? Private Mortgage Insurance, also known as PMI is required by lenders when lending to home buyers who are making less than a 20% down payment on their home...

With the increase in FSBO deals over the last couple of year, the buiyer doesn't have an agent to ask this question of. Just another of may attempts to put a little clarity in the process for the buyer. The money you put down, known as a binder, earnest money or good faith deposit on contract for...

I just saw an announcement that our fine legislators have passed legislatgion making PMI payments tax deductible in 2007.It appears that it will be effective for the 2007 tax year. It will allow home buyers who make less that $100,000 deduct the full cost of the PMI premiums on their Federal Tax ...

We all spend a lot of time joking with each other and helping each other. There is a lot of holiday spirit in these blogs and in the comments. I have greatly enjoyed my membership in the "Rain" these past 4 weeks.As we settle down for our holiday celebrations and family gatherings I 'd like to ta...

Did you ever wonder why you are having problems with a deal 30 days into it? It may have to do with your preliminary work. I recently was working on a loan when my processor called and had a lot of questions. Too many as a matter of fact. I went back to my original application and realized that I...