Past Articles
Fun Events for Realtors
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher One thing I know for sure is that the mortgage business can be stressful, emotional, crazy and rewarding, all at the same time. But, when you first got into the mortgage business, do you ever recall a manager telling you that you can...
Closing Fees that a VA Borrower Cannot Pay For
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher Non-allowable fees to the veteran are just that – non-allowable fees. The seller or lender can pay them, but they cannot be charged to the Veteran. The new TRID forms have many people confused as to fee placement. The old HUD1 had you...
Client Articles/Newsletter – Oct/Nov 2016
Subscribers will find three articles in this issue. Email one article every other week and then download the written newsletter version and send in the mail, too (just in case you don’t have email addresses or the email goes into your client’s spam folder). Article...
How to Create Your Own Realtor Roundtable Group
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher I’m sure you've always heard that one of the ways to get in front of the most real estate agents (all at one time) is to offer to speak at one of their sales meetings. Let’s face it, it’s an efficient way to get face time with them....
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...
Women Can Be Your Toughest Customers
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher You've met with a couple buying their next home. You thought the meeting went well and that they would be breathlessly waiting at your office door the next morning with the signed 1003 and application fee in hand. They never show up!...
Realtor® Articles/Newsletter – Sept/Oct 2016
If you are looking for an easy way to email the done-4-you articles to your real estate agent database, check out ProAssistMarketing.com. The template can be personalized with your picture, logo and signature, but the cool part is that it keeps track of who opened...
The Secrets to Getting More HomeReady® Loans Closed
Written By: Karen Deis, Publisher So, Fannie rolled out their HomeReady® loan in December, 2015—and it wasn’t a big hit with lenders! Why? Because the rules (to begin with) were too restrictive. I don’t know if you know this or not, but every month for the last 6...
9 Top Loan Officer Traits that Don’t Require Any Talent Whatsoever!
Written: Karen Deis, Publisher Sure, you have to have some education to get into the mortgage business. You need to take CE courses and pass your licensing tests. But, that’s not what sets top loan officers apart from the others. It’s basically ten traits that require...