To all dogs lovers, it is a dream to come home to man's best friend. In my case, I get to come home to five of them. And if I have had a miserable day, they can make it all go away. From my oldest dog Daisie (beagle) to my miniature poodle Daphne and my precious Lhasa Penelope right down to my St
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09/30/2007
Awhile back, I wrote this BLOG on what it takes to be a great loan officer. Today I would like to break something down that I failed to mention. The 7 points listed below are not only what it takes to be a great loan officer. It applies to every position in our industry today. People need to beco
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09/29/2007
Sometimes I have to step off the business track and talk about the one other thing that I am passionate about, It is crunch time in Baseball and my Atlanta Braves are not there. We just did not have the pitching. And what will 2008 hold for us as Andruw Jones and Edgar Rentirea are both free agen
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09/28/2007
This is my 20th post here so I wanted to touch on a subject that is near and dear to me. That is positive vs negative vibes and how if affects us and the people around us daily. I think a lot of people do not realize that each of these thinkings are an attitude and that it is something that we ch
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09/27/2007
When I typically write, I do not write to specific regions. However, after watching the news last night, I just had to write about our sweet home of Atlanta, GA and it's place in today's housing market. I am not sure if anyone caught the segment last night concerning the sales of homes. But in a
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09/26/2007
If I told you that this would be all it takes to change your life, would you believe me? If I told you that it would carry you through the tough times, would you believe me? If I told you that it is not a "Get Rich quick scheme" would you believe me. If I told you that financial freedom is someth
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09/25/2007
I have seen a few people ask this very question on here and I have had my own Loan Officers do the same thing. So, I thought that i would help put something together for easy access. www.bplans.com/ offers expert advice on how to write a business plan and offers forms that can be downloaded to do
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09/25/2007
Yesterday I was speaking to a realtor and I had the hardest time making him understand that those 2 mean the same in our world. I can see where some confusion might be because I have heard it described like this to me.Pre-Qual: This is the time whan a loan officer listens to th information that t
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09/25/2007
I had a loan officer that I interviewed the other day and here is how it went:LO: I want the perfect job.Me: Describe for me the perfet job.LO: The perfect job would be where I could get up at 10 am and read a few emails. Then after a leisurely morning of drinking coffee and reading the emails, I
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09/24/2007
Someone asked me today this very question and I really had to ponder it. Most people would say this: Weekends are the time that I use to catch up on the daily things that I do not get to during the week. WOW! I work hard for my clients all the time regardless of when it might arise and that is wh
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09/22/2007
