Thomas Weiss's (tommyboy1) Blog

I see, i hear, i write, that's what is going on in my world. I have found that A/R is such a great place to write it all..... Here it goes, one of my clients just called and was a little scared of course, i said what's going on and she proceeded to explain.I was sitting at home, when a gentleman ...

This is just some questions for Realtors, Nothing special, i'm just trying to understand some things that's all.Do you want straight answers on your clients from the mortgage broker?Do you like to be updated on your files on a regular basis?Do you want your clients to be treated as good by the mo...

I will not make this a habit, i swear.This morning i wrote a post and i really didn't think that it was going to get as much attention as it did. I usually work and work a little more and that's it, finding Active rain has given me new hope for a tough world as it is, where i only recieve just so...

Well another topic that i think should be well explained, for those who don't know.I have gotten files from people who have just a amazing payment history, never a late on their truck, their boat, not even a late on their credit cards, perfect i think!! look at the mortgage and it's 3x's 30 Day L...

I write these blogs just as a venting source, i find it to be a very easy way to converse with good people and learn more stuff everyday. I would go crazy if i didn't have a site like this one to talk on, being so so with computers i am still dealing with issues, no big deal but it's just amazing...

I wanted to say Happy Fathers Day, it's the right thing for all of us to remember this for all of the hard working dad's in the biz, and for you special dad's just being there for our children means alot. I come home sometimes and just see my nine year old sitting at ten or eleven at night waitin...

I was wondering why more people on active rain don't read almost every blog that comes up. I am well seasoned in the mortgage business but i will never turn down good advice, and i have read and seen alot of good topics come up. These blogs really supply good info from some very knowledgeable peo...

All of this talk about short sales really got me thinking, Realtors especially need help in this area because they work real hard to arrange the sale and then a 'Bomb' Drops right in your lap.I rememeber one instance where i was trying to buy a home that was in foreclosure. The seller was a retir...

Very InterestingThe number of foreclosure filings-and default notices, auction sales notices, and bank repossesions- were up 19 percent in May from the previous month but up nearly 90% from May 2006. Realty Trac shows a national foreclosure rate of 1 in every 656 households were in foreclosure in...

I just had this e-mailed to me from a friend in the business, thought it might be of interest to some.Titled Phony Mortgage Rate QuotesMany unscupulous Lenders and brokers offer mortgage rates that don't exist. The more attractive the quote, the more likely it may be phony--- Meaning that the len...