update: "Beat the Clock"
- 09/06/11 10:42 AM
It’s the Eleventh hour of the day and you feel that your title ought to be Fire Chief. That’s how I felt for the entire month of July. Tuesday, I decided to step back and debrief the month with my people. In doing so, we came up with a number of ways that we could “One Time” our business practices to insure that we don’t run out of day before we finish our work during the month of August.
One Timing things means that you look for a pattern and see if there is something that you can do … (0 comments)
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation has announced that it has reached its highest annual volume in the company's 15-year history with $3.94 billion in mortgage volume for 2010 as of Dec. 31, 2010. The total exceeds the previous annual record volume of $3.35 billion set in 2009. "We've been very fortunate," said Steve Jacobson, chief executive officer of Fairway Independent Mortgage. "For years, we've been focused on the purchase business, which comprised 80 percent of our volume at the beginning of the year. This year, we were also able to take advantage of lower rates and refinance activity as well. There's … (0 comments)
update: Military and certain federal employees MUST READ-Get Home Buyer Tax Credits Until 2011
- 01/10/11 09:49 AM
Let's not forget, The Home Buyer Tax Credit bill that became effective on Nov 6, 2009, that military personnel and certain federal employees have an ADDITIONAL year to purchase a home and qualify for the TAX CREDIT!!! If they sold a principal residence between Jan 1, 2009 & April 30, 2010 because they had to relocate at least 50 miles due to "orders", they qualify for a tax credit There are still limitations to this such as age, income & sales price. Who qualifies? •§ Member of "uniformed" services •§ Member of Foreign Service of the US •§ Employee of Intelligence Community … (3 comments)
update: New years Update!!! Don't forget about USDA loans!
- 01/10/11 08:09 AM
This loan is very similar to an FHA loan with 100% financing available and if the appraisal allows you can even finance the closing cost. We often forget to use this loan as the property must be in a USDA designated area, so check you listings and use the look up at http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov *Generous household income limits also apply and you can check that out at the above link* Buyer qualifications -No down payment required and zero move in cost is possible -30 year fixed rate loan -100 % loan plus you can add 3.5 % Guarantee fee on top of that!!! -Finance closing … (0 comments)
It’s the Eleventh hour of the day and you feel that your title ought to be Fire Chief. That’s how I felt for the entire month of July. Tuesday, I decided to step back and debrief the month with my people. In doing so, we came up with a number of ways that we could “One Time” our business practices to insure that we don’t run out of day before we finish our work during the month of August. 
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