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Welcome to Terrific Thursday! Just a couple days left in March. Before I get to today's video I want to remind everyone to get your purchase and refinance mortgage contracts into to your favorite mortgage broker (if you don't have one, you always have me) before Monday. Most investors will not do...

Understanding and explaining APR vs Rate is a challenge even for some experienced mortgage loan offices. Who could blame them. With all of the terms, costs, and fees it can get rather confusing. I have seem some mortgage broker web sites do a great job at defining and others remind me of Abbott a...

So we spend some time together. I get to know about you and your financial goals for your home and your family. I go to work to find a great mortgage solution for these goals. Meet up with you and present everything in black and white with closing cost guarantees. Then.......... Whoa you say! I s...

Good day and welcome to Terrific Tuesday! Remember back in the day (now I am aging myself) when watching TV on the 4 channels we had, ABC, NBC, CBS, Public Broadcast we would have some interesting commercials? Saturday morning was always fun when they featured many of the toys and games we wanted...

Spring is here and the home buying market is gearing up. Now if your a first time home buyer or an experience veteran you will want to read this post. I listed home-buying mistakes that most people even the most seasoned home buyer might commit. Find a home without pre-qualification and pre-appro...

Please enjoy this video. While a little longer than most I post (it is 10 minutes),  I promise it is worth it. This is a video that everyone should see. For those of you who aren't familiar with who Dr. Randy Pausch is, the short story goes like this: He is a happily married man with three very y...

Parking will no longer be a problem with this baby! (Ugh! I talking like a car guy again. I need to go check with I am wearing). Anyway, it is Good Friday and I hope it is great for everyone. So I hope your have a short work day (if your working at all). Take a minute and check out this video. If...

WOW! Active Rain has arrived. This morning when checking my email I get this message:  I did a back track on the IP address:  Now my personal choice is to answer every email I get but like everyone I do have my limits. While I do get plenty of offers from "overseas" to give me money it does not s...

What a week it has been? Up's and Down's with mortgage rates. Crazy weather here in the Indiana. First day of Spring and now this Sunday is Easter. I know that many of us are going to take a well deserved break. Many lenders and local companies will be closed tomorrow so I just wanted to spread a...

Growing up in a small town I attended a catholic school (what a surprise, I grew up near Philadelphia and New York with an Italian heritage). Always wearing those stylish uniforms (first 8 years that good-looking yellow and brown combination) I went from a clip tie to my high school years learnin...