Excellent job Jeff!  Some very good posts all in one place - bookmarked!

Wonderful bunch of links for loads of information. Thanks for taking the time to put this together...now for some reading homework :)

Jeff,
Whew!  It is long but I'm sure it is chunk full of excellent links and information.  Thanks.

TIM & PAM....   thanks for the kind words....  hope some of them shed some light on some important topics.

SALLY....  my pleasure... thanks for stopping by and for the polite comments. Hope some of these help.

CYNTHIA.....  long?  I felt like this was a college exam or a thesis that was due. It took way longer than I wanted.... but then it again, if was for 3 1/2 weeks of mortgage blogs. In any case, thanks for the compliment.

Jeff, great way to catch up. I liked your groupings.  And, there were some wonderful post there. AJ

Thanks for the inclusion Jeff... My google alert notified me of this one...I am all about forming relationships with buyers...but in my market especially a rainy day equals people wanting to have a realtor be a tour guide.  Today it rained...I had 3 walk-ins and 1 sales call in less than a hour...most weeks you don't get 3 walk-ins for the entire week...unless of course it is a rainy day.  It comes with the territory of living in a tourist town with the main attractions golf and beach.  When the storms come, you can't do those, so they go for the next best thing...calling a REALTOR! LOL!

Jeff - Important material for our industry, for sure.  Daunting task my friend, but again you rise to the occasion.  I'm going to have to come out with something very special for Ashby this week.  Thank you for pointing out a couple of my contributions.  I don't think the popularity of this review will ever reach the level of its importance.  Very well done.

AJ.......  yea, considering that it took a whole day to do this... lol  But thanks for the compliments. I was glad to not only find some good stuff, but some new faces to go with some of the good veterans.

JEREMY.......   my pleasure.. and I have Google alerts to... and it comes in handy. In regards to your post... I agreed with most of it..  and not here to bust or disagree. I think it would have been right on the money then, if you stated that you do try to build relationships, but that you aren't running people all around god's creation.  It came across... no pre-approval, no car ride. And so many agreed... which I think is a bad business decision. Just a little elbow grease can go a long way. But then again, if extremely busy, I could understand... but get a buyers agent... juggle things around. Just a few points...  thanks for the input and for the comment.

JASON S. ........ I agree 110%... and I wanted to include about 5 more.... but it would have been a mini novel.  Which gets to your second point... it won't get read as much as others... but I am hoping for a record on this one in both comments and views. Time will tell....  and your welcome in regards to the two blogs... well done.  Overall, thanks for the kind words.

Jeff!  My google alert told me someone was talking about me!  Thank you for taking the time to do it!  Many great blogs and information you have put together!  You done well!

That is an impressive collection of posts.  Thank you for taking the time to put it together.

VERY impressive collection ... bookmarked for sure.  Thank you very much.  Wow!

Jeff

As you know, I am an early riser....always have been (damn internal alarm clock :) ). I generally crank up my laptop while the coffee is brewing and open outlook  and access AR for a quick peek. Whether or not I step out into the rain each day rally depends on what else is pressing. Well the first thing I see is your "mugshot" heading up the feature column. Well that helped get my eyes opened! :)

As usual, great job of assembling and organizing your information.  Thanks for including a couple of my recent posts, I appreciate it.  I really like these week in reviews as it helps the " cream separate and rise to the top."

It rained valuable mortgage info this week---I found some excellent and informative posts that had been missed.

KIM.....   and what were they saying?  ;o)   Besides, long time no chat... in any case, my pleasure and thanks for the polite compliments.

RANDY....  thank you very much.... I hope some of these help... thanks

SUSIE.....  blushing here....  seriously, thanks.... it took some time and I hope others get something from this.

RON......  that damn military and what it did to you.  Well, I wasn't in long enough for it to have that effect on me.  In any case, my pleassure, your posts were worth the mention and thanks for those kind words.

DIANE..... cute, very cute. Maybe that could be a title of a blog...  glad that you found some valuable information and thanks for the comment.

Hi Jeff

A comprehensive and very lengthy work you put in here. Great job Thank you!

Sincerely

Joel Silberstein

Jeff -  You are a machine!  Thank you for putting this together.  I've done a couple of these and encourage everyone to take a turn at putting one together.  It is a bit of work, but you'll also reap the benefit of reading some excellent posts and finding some surprisingly smart people.

Hi Jeff - Holy cow that is a boat load of some terrific mortgage information. I will try to take in a few of the posts I missed.

Jeff, All great posts and a great idea to put them together. Many I have read and many I have not. Nonetheless, there is a value and educatonal content in having them all in one place for all to read. thanks for being a torch bearer for the rest of us. btw. I might consider taking on one of the weeks in review, but would like to discuss this with you first. Let's talk later this week.

Thanks

Bo

Wow, thanks for the mention it is a honor to just be nominated.  I hope that bill does pass and that it gets us back on the right track

JOEL.... my pleasure and thanks for stopping by.  Hope that you could volunteeer for another one sometime in the near future.

MIKE......  thanks for that polite compliment.  Yes, I was able to read a lot of good ones.....  the only problem is that it took me 8 hours to put all of this together, considering that it was 3 weeks of blogs. Just thank god, 80% of them were not truly mortgage related. But don't get me started on that one... lol   And I would love for you to do another one of these....  thanks

BILL....  more like an oceanliner... lol  Seriously, thanks for the compliment and I hope you get something out of these...  thanks

BO..... there is plenty of educational stuff in here... hence why I like these, because it even allows me to keep up on a few things. Overall, I would love to have you do one of these.  We had a title guy, Ed, do one once before.  We;ll talk soon... thanks

DAVE.....  my pleausre.... I hope that they can get something worked out.  I'll be writing about it later, but I have been asked to go down to DC for a rally....   thanks

Jeff, an honor to be included for the first time. There is a lot of great information here. Thanks for taking to time to put it all together. Wonder why my google alert didn't tell me? Must have something set wrong. LOL

WOW!  I can't believe I made it into the Mortgage Pro Week in Review for the first time.  I am honored.  Thanks, Jeff!

Jeff - great post... and nice way to honor the Karen George & her contributions to the community.  She will be missed.

Gross....I tried so hard.  I guess I need to get deeper in the real estate industry to get a feature here.  No more Packer posts huh?

FRED....  it was a good post, hence why it was in the review. In regards to Google?  Not sure, once in a blue moon that happens to me, that I don't get all the google alerts...  thanks

JASON C. ......  well, you deserved it... it was a good, timely post. Now, you have my address to send the bribe check, right?  lol  Thanks for stopping by.

KENT.....  thanks.. I was taken back when I found out Sunday. And thanks for the compliment.

LARRY.....  gross?  what did you do?  lol   Well, maybe if you post some things about the Seattle Seahawks?  Because of AR is based in WA.  thanks for stopping by.

Yeah Jeff, I actually wrote that post rather late at night and was falling asleep while doing it...I actually did doze off in the middle of the post for about 10 minutes...so, there was no editing, no second reading or anything...when I read through later I was like wow, I was kinda harsh...but I think the main point of getting your buyers pre-approved is imperative in todays market before you begin driving everywhere with them and investing hours & days of time & energy.

Jeff:

Thanks for notifying me of your hard work.  I am honored to have been included in this impressive list of contributors.

Greg Zaccagni

Hey Jeff - WOW!  Thanks for including me among these outstanding professionals.  You've created a great directory here and I'll be back to peek often.  I'll be back to read more on the Red Tape section today!

As a blogger you have to Let Your Voice Be Heard - great tool here!

Cheers,
Paul Dunn

JEREMY.....  lol.. well, I have done many of those late at night also.  And sometimes we do come across different;y, with the lack of sleep and being tired.  But trust me, I know what your main point was and I think so many do. It's just funny on how many jump on the same bandwagon though, without thinking it out sometimes. Again, it's a major concern, but... let's define this issue. Do you do it with everyone?  What about establishing relationships and not just kicking people to the curb. Lastly, let's understand the differences between such key terms. In this case... pre-qualified vs pre-approved... from reading the comments, it sounds like many don't. As I wrote in this post, Nehemiah - Countrywide & Wells Fargo.... what do they have in common?  ,many loan officers don't seem to know either..  thanks for the follow up comment and for your input/feedback.

GREG.....  would love to see you around more... some of your blogs and possibly doing one of these week in reviews would be great also.  thanks

PAUL......  my pleasure .... and I have been reading some of your stuff... we seem to be a like with good information.  And thanks for the compliment....

Your welcome....give me a shout when you have a few minutes. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks gain

Bo

Jeff,

I'm touched and honored to be included in such an accomplished crowd! If you will have me maybe I'll try my hand at one of these weeks...

after September's done!

Gerry Suarez, Jr.

Your HUD Loan Pro!

BO......  maybe over the weekend... this past week was busy.  Talk soon..

GERRY......  after September?  lol   We are just now ending August, believe it or not. In any case, thanks, and I will take you up on that in October.