Larry Morris's (larrym) Blog

Several months ago I was meeting with a Realtor friend and we were discussing our businesses. I mentioned that I was constantly improving my systems and was looking at what I could do to thank the Realtors on both sides of the transaction. My thought was that a good car wash would be appropriate,...

Hello and welcome to our little piece of the Internet. Moving to Oregon is a blog devoted to helping you make an easy transition from your current home to your new home in Oregon. We have assembled a team of experts affiliated with the real estate industry. We live here, work here and play here. ...

Standard and Poor's has reported that Portland Oregon has the 2nd highest increase in home value as reported  in the Portland Business Journal. While an increase of 8.7% isn't exactly setting records, it is much better then most of the rest of the nation. Nationally, according to the report, our ...

Last night I sat down with my 4 year old son and watched the House Finance committee discuss the subprime meltdown. Then I read the headlines. There were complaints of "no one giving a straight answer ' when the questions were leading. Headliners were thrown out by politicians seemingly looking f...

I don't know about you, but most of what I've read on the mortgage crisis is from reporters with limited information and an editor looking for a story. Finally we have scientific data that has revealed some interesting trends. Like all real research this is a dry read, but I'll highlight a few po...

An Active Rain associate, Philip Turner, recently posted a member's only blog on not making any changes during the loan process. This is in relation to purchasing anything new with credit. I agree wholeheartedly and would like to illustrate this with a client that I'm currently working with.Bill ...

CNN.Money has an article on state rankings in foreclosures. It is by Les Christie, a CNN.Money staff writer.  Florida Foreclosures Lead Nation Nationally foreclosures are declining. This could be as people are getting out from under their Christmas debt they find a little more cash. Also housing ...

Hello Neighbor, My name is Larry Morris. I am the Oregon mortgage consultant committed to helping you get through the mortgage maze. While I utilize the internet, I am also a real person with an open door that you can walk through any time. My office is located in Beaverton, but I live in Sherwoo...

As a mortgage professional I'm constantly asked to determine if a property will cash flow. This is always a hard question to answer without knowing what the rent is or could be. If it's rented what would the market bear? In the past it's always taken a Rent Survey at a cost of around $250 to find...

If you are a fan of late night TV you can't not see an infomercial showing how you too can make a fortune in real estate. They purport to show you how to do this with little or no money down and that often you can do it without actually taking out a loan or going on title.I'm not going to say tha...