Think Outside The Bank!

Daily we are kept informed on all the latest and greatest changes in our industries.  This is one of the emails that i just received from our corporate guys letting us know about an extension for all those condo projects getting ready to expire.  Its a short extension but, HEY, we'll take what we...

I have been actively blogging about my goals for each week and then holding myself accountable by posting on Fridays what I accomplished.  Its been such a huge motivation to keep me doing what I need to do to be productive, finish my year off strong and start my new year even stronger!  Holiday t...

I just recently watched today's video from www.thinkbigworksmall.com and it talks all about how the Federal Reserve or FOMC has "given" away $3.3 TRILLION dollars over the past three years and Bernanke wasn't really even sure who all he gave it to when Congress confronted him.  WOW is all I can r...

Looks like in my home town of Charlotte NC, ours has stayed the same.  Check the Mortgagee letter to find out the details and if your area has changed.  This is very important because FHA has in the past couple years become probably 75% of most loans.  These are great programs and can help get yo...

I am doing the weekly Game on program to keep me motivated but Deborah is doing a push for December to get something done every day!  What a great idea!!!  December can really kick off your January right, so don't slack off, keep working and JUST DO IT!I love this challenge....I don't know that I...

Jing is one of the coolest products that I have ever come across.  It allows you to take a video or screen shot of your computer screen.  For me, I often show detailed loan analysis reports and do a 5 minute video explaining the pros and cons of each one for all my clients.  That way they can ma...

Good afternoon Active Rainer's!  I have completed my week 4 of this accountability project and man is it helping my business!  This month I'll be on track to close Seven loans and I have another one that I might add.  Normally this is super tough in December to get people to buy with all that is ...

Calling all agents, please come to my Facebook Fan Page called Real Estate Resource and Like it! This fan page is devoted to giving you great tips and tools to help build your business.  It is only for agents and will be a great resource for all things real estate.  Check it out and you can see s...

Do any of you watch the videos daily from the guys over at www.Thinkbigworksmall.com ?  If you don't, you need to get signed up to receive their videos.  Make a point to watch them because they are always up on the latest and greatest of our industry.  For example this new EHLP program.  This is ...

For you local NC agents that haven't yet taken your CE class to get up to speed on this new contract, I highly encourage you to do so!  This is going to change the game in a lot of ways.  Here are a few highlights as to what the new changes are: Now we have a Due Diligence period and Due Diligenc...