Overcoming Inconsistent Income

Overcoming Inconsistent Income

Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher The Number One thing loan officers don't like about the mortgage business is that their income is “unpredictable.” Consider this: Every day you wake up broke! And every day, you have to figure out where your next loan will be coming...

Cleaning Out Your Business Closet

Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher Every spring and every fall, I set aside time to change from summer to winter clothing and get rid of stuff that I no longer wear. So, I started thinking about some of the things that could be done to clean out my “business closet” –...

Do You Consider Yourself Lucky?

Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher Have you been called “lucky”? I recently viewed a segment on TV where the expert was asked if there was such a thing as “being lucky.” She has been studying the differences between lucky and unlucky, using experiments and interviews....
35 Mortgage Taglines

35 Mortgage Taglines

Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher Many mortgage companies have taglines — you know, the slogans that are supposed to describe what your company stands for? Well, I recently asked loan officers to share their personal tag lines, and here’s a list of 35 that I thought...

Are You Throwing Money at the Problem?

Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher I talk with a lot of loan officers every week. One of the questions that I usually ask is, what type of marketing are you doing? I get a list of marketing websites that they are paying for. A list of apps they are paying for. The name...