I have this deal that absolutely must close in ten days. They want an Arizona mortgage with a 10 day close. I was chosen as the lender because I offered the best all-around deal, and I was also well-acquainted with the Realtor, or so I thought. Because the client was scrutinizing every legitimate
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09/28/2009
ActiveRain (and many other blogging sites) have had a number of problems with people using copyrighted words or photographs. Many, many posts have been written about the topic here in "the rain." If you blog here, you will notice that you need to assure ActiveRain that the words and images associ
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09/28/2009
At Arizona Wholesale Mortgage, we work with first time homebuyers on a large percentage of our closings. We take great pride in helping first time home buyers purchase the home of their dreams, the home that they deserve. We offer down payment assistance directly from the State of Arizona- up to
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09/27/2009
This is one of those stories that'll make you laugh, but it's really not that funny. But I still laughed. I've got a friend who's a very straight-laced guy. He was in the Marines and grew up with only sisters and he's a very honorable, all around good dude. Everybody likes him. Anyway, he was
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09/25/2009
My wife wrote about this a while ago, but I think it's worth a re-visit, since we have had so many new ActiveRainers sign up since then. This post is about the Vanity Telephone number. I think any mortgage broker or Realtor is going to find this post very useful. So imagine that somebody wants t
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09/14/2009
Two firefighters died yesterday, while attempting to secure their campsite just outside of Los Angeles. Capt. Tedmund Hall, 47, and firefighter Specialist Arnaldo Quinones, 35, of Palmdale were killed in the crash, said Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Mark Savage. Arnaldo Quinones' wife, Loressa,
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09/01/2009
How many of us are organ donors? And if you are, how certain are you that your loved ones know your wishes? I want to share something I experienced, in case anybody ever goes through this, you can be nice and ready. My wife Karen died on August 23rd, 2008, 4:05AM. Sometime around 9am, they came a
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08/25/2009
This is just plain ridiculous. Has everyone seen the commercial for a new website called ServiceMagic.com? In Arizona, it pretty much runs constantly, so I am assuming it does so everywhere. I could be wrong though. Anyway, the commercial is an insult to anybody's intelligence right from the ge
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08/18/2009
There are some amazing new programs available in Arizona, for those looking to buy a foreclosed home. There are thousands of Arizona homes in foreclosure right now, and the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) is doing what they can to help with the crisis. The ADOH has introduced a program enti
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08/01/2009
...try buying the least best. ...and seeing how expensive that is. There is a conventional wisdom saying that makes this very point, but I can't remember how it goes at this moment. My late wife was a very wise person for her age. Karen was what some might call an "old soul." Today, almost a year
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08/01/2009