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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugural Speech 1933 In gaining our prospect's or client's trust and confidence, we all need to show confidence in our words and posture and especially in our tone. Having confidence in ourselves is the key and this mostly ...
09/30/2011
Protecting the credit score! Top 10 Credit Do's & Don'ts during the Loan Process Did you know that most lenders pull your credit report a couple of times during the loan process? Keep in mind that we typically pull a new credit report prior to closing the loan, and if your credit scores h...
09/30/2011
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Quality Buyer Interviews! The key to finding the perfect home for your buyers is to take more time up-front getting to know them better and probing for more about their preferences for now and in their future. When you do this, you are going to find better homes for your buyers and close them...
09/30/2011
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Apartment Dwellers Might be Ready to Move! My wife and I used to live in an apartment for 5 years right after we got married and we had some loud and obnoxious neighbors making our lifes' miserable. For the most part, apartment living was okay but at one point, the guy living below us was work...
09/30/2011
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I picked up a take-out pizza while watching a ball game yesterday and when I got my pizza, there was a Red Cross flyer on it. The flyer was promoting the Red Cross's $100 million nationwide disaster relief fundraiser. If you want to contribute, you can go to www.scotlandcountyarc.org or go to t...
09/30/2011
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Ever wonder why those self-storage businesses are popping up all over the place? It's because demand is high for people that are in a hurry to store their household furniture and belongings and there's usually a future real estate transaction in the future of many of those using these for you. ...
09/30/2011
Do you network with movers? Movers can be a great networking resource for your business. Like the self-storage building owners I talked about last week, these guys are out talking to people just before they actually enter the real estate market every single day. Think about it. Say your dad ...
09/30/2011
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Are you tempted by meat on a toothpick? It happened to me again at the food court at South Park Mall in Charlotte Friday night! I took a tasty sample on toothpicks from a Chinese restaurant worker and immediately decided to order a plate from their menu. Since they gave me 2 different meat c...
09/30/2011
Now is a great time to BUY A HOME with the GMAC Mortgage Purchase Power Program that pays most of the closing fees for the HOME BUYERS without bumping the rate. The program does not charge an ORIGINATION FEE or APPRAISAL FEE either. To top it off, if GMAC Mortgage does not close the loan at the...
09/27/2011
Call me for a mortgage in NC or SC. Specializing on VA Mortgages with Veteran Discounts! FHA loans, USDA Rural Development 100% Loans, 203K, JUMBO, Conventional and ARMS. We have a true 5/5 ARM that adjusts every 5 yrs up to $729K ($300K Minimum) for only 5% down with NO PMI! Rates are very attractive on all of our products.
We can also do REVERSE MORTGAGES. Call me on those too.