John Meussner's Blog

Mortgage Jargon, Explained       Ever wonder what some of those fancy, complicated, OWIA (Often Written In Acronym) statements mean?  Well, I'm glad you're here on this page, because here we're going to debunk 5 common mortgage phrases that you may see if you're working with a loan officer or com...

The Real Estate Market SHIFT      Have you seen the market SHIFT? Can you feel the SHIFT? How are you handling the SHIFT? These are questions that have popped up frequently amongst the real estate community in the past few months. Realtors are wondering why homes, recently selling in 1-2 days, ar...

September VA loan special - We Pay for the Appraisal       At Mason Mac, we love helping all of our clients get into new homes or refinance into loans that will help them build their financial future, but personally, I especally enjoy helping veterans using the VA loan product.  For one, I have m...

Can Foreign Nationals Get a Home Loan? TL;DR version - yes! Details?  We've got those, too.      For foreign nationals and other non-citizens, mortgage options are aplenty.  Loan terms and types may differ from standard conventional financing, but a lack of citizenship doesn't bar someone from ow...

How to Turn More Buyer Leads Into Buyers - A Free Webinar from Mason Mac's Agent XPerience When: Next Wednesday, 8/29 at 11am Pacific (2pm Eastern)Where: Live, via gotowebinarHow much:  Free Fiddy!What: A quick 30 minute session showing you how to close more buyer leads!       Working with buyers...

Recently Closed - Unique Marin Home Sale       When most people think of San Francisco they think of iconic bridges, tall buildings, restaurants and pop culture landmarks (I'm still looking forward to my first in-person photo of the 'Full House' house).  For me, I think of San Francisco as the "a...

Your Market's Slowing Down?  Here's why...      Across the nation, many in the real estate industry are beginning to talk about a slowdown in the market place. Rather than hours on the market, homes are beginning to spend days and weeks on the ad pages.  Instead of 10-15 offers, 'competitive' sit...

Top 10 Apps for Real Estate Agents Next Wednesday, July 25 at 11am EST, I'll be hosting a short 30 minute webinar in which I'll be going over the top phone apps that real estate agents can use to help their business and marketing efforts.  These apps are focused on a variety of tasks that agents ...

Relocating?  Well do I have a niche for you     There's been an accident.  How it happened I don't know, and why the only result from this terrible accident is that I've lost my leads, database, and past sales, I'm not sure.  But that's what Thomas Nelson imagined us to envision in this month's A...

How D1C can improve your client's experience       What's most important to a real estate agent when referring a buyer to a lender?  Communication?  Cost?  Cobranded marketing offers?  NOPE!       The #1 thing (get ready for the 'duh' moment) a real estate agent wants when referring a buyer is fo...