Credit's Costs - Don't Waste Your Money
Monday, July 10
On a fairly regular basis, you can fire up the computer and go to your favorite news site or flip on the television to seek out your favorite news channel, and you’ll come across a story about how the economy continues to improve – and, overall, that’s fairly true. However, that doesn’t mean tha...
Don't Let Your Future Go To The Dogs
Wednesday, July 05
There’s the classic scene from a cartoon in which one of the main characters turns down an alley in a sketchy part of town only to find that it’s a dead end. Just before the main character turns around to leave, he sees projected on the wall at the end of the alley the shadow of something coming ...
An Age-Old Concept Reaping Future Rewards
Monday, June 19
Why are social media like Facebook and Instagram so darn popular among real estate and mortgage folks? Hint: the top reason might be an endless supply of memes, cat videos, and the chance to be snarky, but the other reason runs a VERY CLOSE second. Give up? Answer: They’re free – and they rea...
A Dream Kitchen . . . For An Investor
Wednesday, June 14
Any mortgage company that . . . exists won't lend on a house with a kitchen that looks like this, right? And that's the reason investors who have the cash (or have a connection to someone who does have the deep pockets) are able to come in and snatch up these properties - quite often in good nei...
Perspective Produces Progress
Monday, June 12
Each week I try to write something that will either make you think about a rather humdrum mortgage/real estate topic in a new way or at least clear the cerebral cobwebs. Admittedly, some weeks I’m better at accomplishing that than others – my apologies for those “off” weeks. As I’ve been trying...
Housing Shortage: Love is the Answer!
Monday, June 05
I recently came across a survey conducted by a company called CentSai that involved 2,050 Americans aged 18-34. The major upshot: Millennials are far more traditional about home buying than previously believed. Let’s take a look at some of the stats from the survey:• 91% will use an online sit...