Lake County Mortgage and Local Happenings (Eustis, Mt. Dora, Tavares, Leesburg)

This is something that I have been taking for granted for about a year now, but it made the New York Times today.Today's article discussed how rural areas are limited when it comes to internet access.  For people like me who need high speed internet, living in a rural area is not conducive to bus...

I am sure that by now most, if not all, of us have seen the T-Mobile commercials that ask "Who's in your circle of five?"This got me thinking.  Who is in my circle of five?  Then, I took it farther.  Who is in my client's circle of five?Here is what I came up with:1) Who is in my circle during th...

I have to give a little background on this joke before I tell it.  I heard this joke last week at one of my networking groups.  The group is called "Just Us Girls of Lake County."  Yes, I am a member (I am really playing up to the role of Mr. Mom.)  Anyway, I will make the same disclaimer that wa...

First, what is a Notary Signing Agent (NSA)? A NSA is notary who is recognized by lenders and title companies to conduct closings.  The NSA is required to pass a certification exam and background check before they can be contracted out to perfrom mobile and afterhour closings.Second, what does a ...

Sounds confusing, doesn't it.I have managed a couple different mortgage companies before I opened my own.  Over the years of working with loan officers, I noticed this fatal flaw that most of the loan officers made.  THEY TALKED TOO MUCH.Funny thing is, it took one of my former employes to remind...

VOTE (Noun)Etymology: Latin votum vow, hope, wish1 a : a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; especially : one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office b : the total number of such votes made known...

I have been writing too many blogs on informational things.  So, I figured that I would go outside my normal post and do something a little creative on the fun side.It seems that there is a cookbook out there for everything.  Famous chefs, famous cities, famous this, famous that, local this or th...

Okay, so it may not be a city, a town, it may be a village, but who really knows.I was going to post Clermont as the first city that I featured in my Lake County posts, but I just had to start with where I live.  (Plus it is late Sunday night, and I did not really want to have to research and wri...

This is the first of more to come in an effort to help promote Lake County, Florida.Here begins our story of Lake County:Lake County is located in the geographical center of the state between the cities of Orlando (House of the Mouse) and Ocala.  As you can guess, the county got its name becuase ...

Have you ever had a gut feeling that made you go against what you normally do?  Or have you ingored a gut feeling that you ended up paying for later down the road?I just had one come back to me the other day.  Fortunately, it was in my favor.I got a call from one of the people in my networking gr...