Recently I was getting ready to submit a loan file to underwriting for a client who had gone under contract, and I was reviewing it with my shared assistant.  We had already collected most of the documents needed and were getting close to being done and ready to submit.  While…

I won a loan from a competitor recently that turned out to be very difficult.   The competitor had  changing the parameters needed from the buyer and also continually raised the cash he needed to close to where it finally got to a very for uncomfortable level for him.  He lost…

“The lips of the righteous nourish many,  but fools die for lack of sense.” Prov 10:21 Be careful who you are taking advice from at work.   They may be trying to sabotage or ruin what you are doing! Have some “sense”!

Well my sweet daughter graduated from high school this week. Her years in High School weren’t the best, but then again they weren’t the worst. She made it through studying and debate clubs and 3 years on the dance team (2 years as captain) and proms and everything in between. …

I had 4 different clients who decided to use someone else besides me for their home loan in recent weeks.  Now losing a client every now and then is a normal part of the business when you are a Mortgage Advisor, but these 4 ended up stinging a bit more…

My daughter found out last week that she made the college dance team at the college she will be attending this Fall!  This is a big deal, because it is extremely competitive trying to make a college dance line – but especially this one!  She has been dancing all of…

I’ve been somewhat busy the past couple of weeks at work.  Nothing out of the ordinary, but I have several new clients, clients that are in the middle of closing on their homes, and several that are out looking for a home.  Some of them have very unique loan situations…

My last several weeks at work have been busy.  A couple of my folks that have been out looking for a house finally found one and went under contract, and then another family who was already under contract was having a bad experience with their loan officer and switched over…

We just got back from spending a week on the sunny beaches of Florida (the Emerald Coast has the best beaches! I’m obviously partial to that statement since I have been going there most of my life!). We had a great time! Spent time with family, hung out, ate out, ate…

I’ve been sick the last 2 weeks.  Nothing major that is taking me out completely, but sick enough that it affects my work and personal life enough. I went to the urgent care after a week of feeling like this and I tested negative for Covid, RSV, Influenza A and…