by KarenDeis | Aug 5, 2016 | Personal Development
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher One of the questions I recently asked women loan officers was: “What is the one thing you wish you would have known when you first started in the mortgage business?" I received 153 responses from 68 women and I wanted to share a few...
by KarenDeis | Jun 20, 2016 | Personal Development
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher Regardless if you work for a bank, net branch or a mortgage broker, a mortgage company – you are technically “self-employed.” After all, it’s YOU who develop those Realtor® relationships. It’s YOU who return the phone calls. It’s YOU...
by KarenDeis | Jun 5, 2016 | Personal Development
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher One of the key components of getting borrowers and real estate agents to do business with you is they have to “trust” you first. And, body language has a lot to do with it. Even if you don’t meet with everyone face-to-face, it’s...
by KarenDeis | May 5, 2016 | Personal Development
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher Your loan is denied. The property did not appraise. Your lock expired. The seller won’t agree to do the required repairs. I’m sure that you have had to deliver the bad news. Some people were okay with it. Others went ballistic on you....
by KarenDeis | Apr 20, 2016 | Personal Development
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher So, you have decided that you want to change things in your business and your life. You feel that you are stuck in a rut and just can’t seem to get out of it. You sit down to write social media posts and can’t think of anything to...
by KarenDeis | Apr 5, 2016 | Personal Development
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher First of all, there really is no such thing as mortgage school. Yes, there are companies offering training. Online courses. Seminars. But, it’s the “other” things that they don’t teach you that make the difference between being...