Life as a Settlement Agent

Market report from Wine Trails Homes, LLC. Wonderful information for those looking in the Culpeper area. We are seeing an upswing, however small, up is up! Have to love our market base, and that we have new construction occurring.  I am always curious and forever running stats of past years vs cu...

Definitely worth reposting. People forget how public social media can be. So many posts about drinking with friends, complaining about current customers, etc.  - One never knows where their posts may end up!Debe Maxwell has had 62,469 views on her profile, she joined AR in November of 2007Bliz ha...

Lou Ludwig always presents good posts regarding motivational power and I so look forward to reading his posts each day. I hope you do as well!  Motivational Power Quote   Wisdom is a Badge That’s Earned “Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. Nothing does-except wrinkles. It’s true some ...

Terrific information to have on hand regarding the National Mortgage Settlement. Pie Chart depicts where funds were used and how they were applied. Reposted with permission of the original blogger, thanks Michele!We have talked about the National Mortgage Settlement. Twenty-six billion dollars wa...

From Wine Trail Homes, LLC - list of happenings in the Culpeper area for the remainder of October. Lots of great events, family oriented, and a sure fire good time for all. Events not to be missed in Culpeper for Halloween!   Kicking this weekend off! Saturday Oct 20, from 11:00-6:00    11th Annu...

This is an advertisement from Wine Trail Homes, LLC in Culpeper, VA. Affiliated with Keller Williams Realty. This is re-blogged from Beverly Herdman's Active Rain Account. All questions or comments should be referred to her original blog.  Guarantee your home sale in 59 days? What is the catch? V...

While I see the point for the GFE HUD system, I really do, there are so many rules and regs on this thing that even the simplest of tasks is now a massive undertaking! What it is doing to the broker market is unbelievable. Now a brokers fees are "hidden" in the 800 section under the "origination"...

  A few years ago, I had a crop of refinances all paying off one particular man. I would guess that it was 6 cases in a three month span whose current mortgage holder was the same guy. It didn't take long before I realized that all the borrowers were elderly and extremely poor. Without getting to...

In the last week I have been in the following Counties in Virginia: Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Page, Warren, Shenandoah, Prince William, Fairfax, Rockingham, Madison, Greene, and Albermarle. I've also been through Prince Georges County and Montgomery County Maryland into Columbia in the la...

I have been asked this question several times over now. How are you still in this business when the market has bottomed out? It is not an easy question. I've put together some things I've noticed in successful real estate and title agents and hope folks will add to the list: Make yourself availab...