Olan Carder on Mortgages and Charlotte Home Loans

I am a new dad, and loving every minute of it!  My daughter is more beautiful every time I look at her, and she has already got old papa bear rapped around her miniature pinkie finger.  Being a parent is one of those things that you just can't understand until you are one.  I think business can b...

One way to ensure you miss your target every time is not to pick one.  I have been reading some of Seth Godin's books lately and one recurring point he makes is focus your marketing money and energy on a terget.  I have always thought that trying to be everything to everyone is not the best idea....

Where do you draw the line between doing what your client asks and allowing them to make a bad decision?I have been running into this a lot lately where Realtors want their client to use me or someone they know, but the client brings their own lender into the deal.  The Realtor feels this will le...

A Realtor I work with emailed me this video which I found amazing about the Charlotte Market.  If you are thinking about moving here, just watch this video!http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3272735The Charlotte market has capitalized on steady consistant growth!  That is why this area is...

OK, I promised you a movie review and here it is...Grade:  B+Summary: John McClane is at it again.  You know the story, he is out doing fairly mundane police business when world war 3 starts and he is uniquely positioned to be the only man on earth who can do anything about it.  Overall, I liked ...

In my market, Bank of America is offering their new "No Cost" mortgage program, and believe me they are pushing it big time! Now to the average consumer this program sounds pretty darn good. No closing fees and no PMI sounds really great. So shouldn't everyone go get a no-cost mortgage today? The...

DON'T DO IT!!!My partner and I have had a large account with them for many years.  We have never really been happy with the service, but lately it went from bad to worse.  After the companies marged our cell reception became so bad we just couldn't take it anymore.  We decided to move some of our...

Everyone loves an underdog.  I am going to see Live Free or Die Hard tonight and can't wait!  Seeing Bruce Willis shoot up all the bad guys, and blow stuff to pieces will surely be the highlight of my week.  His character shows true grit because even though he possesses no physical advantages ove...

This is a follow up post for the first one I wrote on Activerain.  I just received some new comments yesterday on it, and that got me thinking about what I have learned since then.#1.  Great service is NOT enough to grow your business anymore!  Wow, I know I am going to get blistered after this o...

Give and Receive MORE from your current relationshipsHave you ever felt like the people you work the hardest for end up being the least grateful?  Have you ever thought you had a "good thing going" only to see a relationship go south, and fast?  I think we have all been there in our business and ...