John Meussner's Blog

New Loan Program Helping Agents       Over the past few weeks I've talked with a couple agents living and working in crazy markets.  Low inventory seems to be the common theme in most markets coast to coast.  The problems this is causing for real estate agents are multifold.  For one, when listin...

Rebranding my Brand       The JM Loans team is in a state of change (good change, the very best kind).  While my team previously consisted of myself and a few individuals that made the magic happen (specifically my processor and assistant), we're in a state of growth.  We're not just licensed, bu...

Eave Mortgage       Disruption.  It's a term thrown around the real estate industry to the point where it's unclear what the term even means.  To break it down to the simplest form, the dictionary definition: dis·rup·tiondisˈrəpSH(ə)n/ noun  disturbance or problems that interrupt an event, activi...

Reno, NV First Time Home Buyer Education for Realtors       Knowledge is power.  KNOWING the mortgage process, products available, and how to go from "my client wants to see this house" to "my client bought the house!" is imperative to providing the highest level of customer service and setting t...

This post is the entirety of a 5 post series originally published to LinkedIn.   Hi Realtors! **insert waving emoji here**. **Thinks "that emoji is waving, right??**I digress...      Do we know each other? Do you know about my company, Mason McDuffie Mortgage? You should! No, really. I know, I kn...

A Site FOR Loan Officers BY Loan Officers      LOxchange.com is an online forum FOR loan officers, created BY loan officers.  Since 2007, I've been a member of this community, and wanted to share it as an excellent (free) resource to other LOs that are looking for new products, have questions on ...

New Loan Programs - 100% Financing and Streamline Renovation Loan Conventional Renovation Program      Our new conventional renovation program allows buyers (and home owners) in all states to complete renovations on a property they're purchasing, or already own, in a loan process that is far easi...

What Do Mortgage Lenders Want to See in Bank Statements?       When a mortgage lender requests your bank statements, it can be for a variety of reasons.  Bank statements can be one of the biggest causes of frustration in the mortgage process and lead to multiple requests for more paperwork if you...

The Right Way to Refer      Real Estate is local.  There's a lot of truth to that, and because of that fact, the real estate industry has a lot of opportunities for professionals to refer clients, family, and friends to those outside of their local area of expertise.  Clients relocate.  They choo...

What you need to know about AUS      AUS is simply the acronym for Automated Underwriting System.  Still with me?  More commonly known in the real estate world as "DU", AUS is the program that issues automated loan approvals or rejections when a borrower's personal information is input.      All ...