hope lending llc: Money Management Skills for a Happy Life - 03/11/08 03:01 PM
The stronger your money management skills are, the more likely you will live the happy life you want.  It doesn't matter if you're Middle Class or a Millionaire, you will probably feel a few dollars short of comfort as some time.  You need to have a plan if you are going … (19 comments)

hope lending llc: Wine Tasting at the MANETTE SIDEBAR - Bremerton - 03/11/08 01:33 PM

Come join me for wine tasting at the Manette Sidebar in Bremerton!  The 2nd Tuesday of every month, the Sidebar will be hosting a wine tasting party.  $10 buys you 7 tastes of the beautiful nectar of the vines! also...all very tasty appetizers will be 1/2 off! 
ADDRESS:2113 E. 11th Street; Bremerton, Wash. … (7 comments)

hope lending llc: To REX or not to REX? It's your home Equity - 03/10/08 10:17 PM
Recently Komo 4 published a story called A new way to get equity out of your home.  Yeah...someone is trying to help us in this bear market (probably not).  A REX Agreement (sounds like wrecks) is an equity investment company in San Francisco.  They provide immediate cash with no loan, no interest and … (2 comments)

hope lending llc: I love Ben! - 03/10/08 09:34 PM
Benjamin Franklin that is!  Do you know how Daylight Savings Time Originated?  In 1784 Benjamin Franklin is thought to have come up with the idea for daylight-saving time. In a whimsical letter to a French journal, he said that Parisians could save thousands of francs a years by waking up earlier … (8 comments)

hope lending llc: Let me introduce Imants Holmquist - WA Real Estate Attorney - 03/06/08 01:17 AM
Imants contacted me earlier this week after reading my blog Favoring change for Downtown Kirkland - The McLeod Project.  He was kind enough to invite me to lunch so we could get to know each other better.  I really enjoyed learning more about his specialty.
He helped me understand that he works … (1 comments)

hope lending llc: BEWARE - Mortgage Lenders STOP BUSINESS with no warning - 03/03/08 03:01 PM
Has this happened to you? 
~ You're working with a borrower and have an approval, maybe even have completed their signing and then the loan doesn't fund. 
~ Or you have a file submitted and the account rep falls off the face of the earth.
~ I just recently had an approval … (7 comments)

hope lending llc: Negotiation without Friction? - 02/23/08 11:55 AM
THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB IS THAT OF LEARNING HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH OTHERS WITHOUT FRICTION.
Experts in negotiation handle the process so smoothly that discussions hardly seem like negotiations at all. While the word negotiation itself conjures up visions of cigar-chomping adversaries pounding the table to emphasize their demands, the best results … (4 comments)

hope lending llc: Favoring change for Downtown Kirkland - The McLeod Project - 02/20/08 11:58 PM
I realize the initial reaction for most when they hear about change coming is to resist and oppose.  But let's consider all the facts and benefits The McLeod Project will bring downtown Kirkland.  Stuart McLeod owns the property that is to be redeveloped which includes Hector's south to Mixtura (Tully's to … (2 comments)

hope lending llc: What have you done for your neighbor? - 02/20/08 03:27 PM
Did you know that everytime you influence another person to do a better job, you benefit that person and increase your value?  Clearly I'm speaking about a positive influence.  Someone once said that no one can really motivate anyone else;  all we can do is motivate ourselves and hope it catches … (6 comments)

hope lending llc: 69 Flights of Stairs for Leukemia - 02/18/08 11:05 PM
What was I thinking?  Now I must go through with it.  Training hard and putting a team together for the annual Columbia Tower Stair Climb in an effort to fundraise for Leukemia.  I think this may be the tallest building in Seattle.  What I do know is that each time I … (6 comments)

hope lending llc: 10 Lies Desperate Home Sellers Tell - 02/18/08 10:29 PM
Barbara Corcoran recently shared these tips on the today show.  This definately makes sense in this market where sellers may be under pressure financially to dump the house.  It is a buyer's market so take your time and exercise due dilligence.
"My neighbors are wonderful!"  Really? Why not check it out for … (4 comments)

hope lending llc: Sellers Tips and Buyers Hits in this Soft Market - 01/03/08 11:13 PM
Home values will "stabilize again," but it will be a rocky ride with some time until they do -- especially for home sellers. If you can, stay put and ride this out.  For sellers whose circumstances demand that they sell in today's soft market:
Realize that your house is worth only "what someone is … (1 comments)

hope lending llc: Happy New Year ~ My Gift to You - 01/02/08 12:13 AM
I have been so moved by the Secret in 2007 that I want to share with You.  Believe this......it works!  Here is a short recap I wrote:
"THE SECRET IS THE ANSWER TO ALL THAT HAS BEEN, ALL THAT IS, AND ALL THAT WILL EVER BE."                                                                   ~Ralph Waldo Emerson                                                                                 (1803-1882)the Secret.....Life is … (0 comments)

hope lending llc: Reverse Mortgages helping Older Home Owners - 01/01/08 11:44 PM
Reverse mortgages used to be a way for homeowners to get extra cash during retirement. Now they're also being used for a more-pressing purpose: helping people who are struggling to meet payments on high-interest-rate loans to keep their homes.  The strategy calls for persuading lenders to take the cash generated by … (0 comments)

hope lending llc: Circus Contraption and the Aerialistas perform Free tonight at Seattle Center - 12/30/07 04:13 PM
Circus Contraption's Klezmer-fueled "dark cabaret" never fails to make us smile, and the Aerialistas have a way with the rope and trapeze that goes way over our heads in the best possible way. The troupes perform at Seattle Center as part of the Winterfest revels, and the shows are free. Center … (3 comments)

hope lending llc: Another Sign of Strength in the King County Economy - 12/30/07 02:30 PM
Boeing recently finalized a deal with British Airways creating a total for 790 orders of the Dreamliner plane.  British Airways' order gives the plane one of the industry's most successful launches ever - even though the airliner has yet to take flight.  Boeing expects to fly the first 787 around the end … (4 comments)

hope lending llc: Option ARM Borrowers not included in Bush's Plan - 12/30/07 02:11 PM
There has been much talk of the Bush administration planning to help subprime borrowers whose loans are due to reset to higher interest rates next year. But hundreds of thousands of borrowers that obtained the Pay Option ARM with good credit will see sharp increases in their payments if unable to refinance.  … (6 comments)

hope lending llc: Seattle Bus Tunnel Closed Until Further Notice - 12/26/07 08:20 PM
Metro closed the tunnel Dec. 17, reopened it Dec. 18, then closed it again Dec. 19. It has remained closed.
The computer system, installed this year, is designed to let operators control signals, ventilation, elevators, security cameras and lights from a control center near Safeco Field in an emergency.
Workers found suspected flaws … (0 comments)

hope lending llc: Fuel Efficient Vehicles - 12/26/07 08:03 PM
I was so excited when I heard that President Bush signed into law this month, legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol, calling it "a major step" toward energy independence and easing global warming. The legislation signed by Bush at a ceremony … (7 comments)

hope lending llc: Washington Loan Officer License REQUIRED 1/01/08 - 12/26/07 07:51 PM
I am one of the 1,900 Loan Originators that have renewed their license for 2008.  If you haven't, then renew your Loan Originator license soon at http://dfi.wa.gov/cs/loan_originator_renewal.htm.  Remember that all Loan Originator Licenses expire on 12/31/2007 and you cannot conduct business without a valid Loan Originator License.
REALTORS - DON'T GET CAUGHT IN … (5 comments)

 
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