Well my goodness.  I'm in some good company.  Thanks for including me in the post.  Realtors who hide their head in the sand when it comes time for their buyers to get financing are not doing anyone any favor.  Most of the mortgage fraud committed could have been prevented with a good Realtor sitting by the buyer in loan app or review the docs. 

That GFE is, to me, a reflection of the honesty and professionalism of the loan officer managing the loan.

Wouldn't miss it for the world.  You'd be amazed at some of the things I've seen when buyers come to me already "pre-approved". 

By being involved in the loan process, I'm not doing the loan officer's job.  I'm doing MY JOB.

Lenn: I agree. There are bad lenders out there.... you should know enough about this biz to steer them away from fraud or bad loans. As long as Realtors aren't trying to tell me what to do, I welcome their concerns.

Tom - There's lots of wisdom and great advice in the links you have there! This post is a definite bookmark that I'll be able to refer to. Thanks!

Tom, GREAT JOB!!  I agree with Lenn about Realtors being proactive in the process.  Years ago I was fairly laid back about who my clients used but after MANY bad experiences those days are over.  I typically am not very pushy but when it comes to the lender I am finding myself getting quite aggressive. 

Tom....  first off, thanks for doing this considering that it was a Thanksgiving holiday. 2nd.... thanks for the plug and lastly, thanks for the mention. 

Overall, there are a few that I have not read so I am excited about this. Thanks again for taking the time in doing this. Good job... 

Linda: Thank you. I gain a lot from the perspective of others. Even my competitors.

Marchel: As long as you remember that the Lender is a Professional too.... then checking up is ok. I have had some really bad experiences of Realtors flat out calling me a liar or questioning my Pre-Approval when I had a rock solid deal.... and they had NOTHING but suspicion.

Jeff: No problem. I enjoyed it.... I found some stuff tat I would have normally missed. We need a consistent Mortgage Pro Week in Review!!

Tom, If my clients come to me pre-approved and their lender returns phone calls and is doing their job I don't have a problem with them using their own lender.  I have that situation going on right now.  I think most of my problems came when they found their lender off of some place like lending tree.  I don't undertsand when they won't return my phone calls, that drives me NUTS.

Marchel: When they don't return phone calls.... hammer their a$$ by calling their boss. THAT is unacceptable!!

Hi Tom:  This is just like the professional you are... collecting all of this prime information in one place.  Thanks so much.  I have already read some of the posts you have listed, but I will take time to read the rest of them.  Your side of DFW is very fortunate to have you as their "Go To" Mortgage Loan guy.  Thanks for sharing...

Tom

Thanks for doing this.....I've been floating in and out of AR because of the Thanksgiving holiday! This absolutely helps a bundle to have everything aggregated in one area.

Have a great week!

Good Job..Tom..

Nice list of stories.I missed a few of these and will have to go back in to read

Tom, Great post and thank you for the mention. I have most of those posts and they really are fantastic.  Great MWIR

Tom,

This is a Great first week in Review, and thanks for mentioning my Post! By the way, Love your name "Tom" Very Catchy ;0)

wow. that was a through post. i am going to spend a few minutes checking out the links. i have been doing fha loans for years and could not be happier with them. even durring the sub prime explosion fha loans were still just as good.

Tom,

Great job! You've selected a great variety of posts...very educational for all. We need all the updated information we can get in this crazy market.

Nice summary of the week Tom!  WOO HOO!  Now I get to go back and see all the ones I missed!

Nice post Tom:

Thanks for your comments on my blog as well.

Karen: Thank you. It was fun putting this together. Jeff's idea, I just helped out this week.

Bill: The idea is to kep people up to date weekly. This doesn't work if it isn't consistent.

Neal: It was good or me too.... I missed some of these before working on this post.

Matthew: You are welcome.

Tom: Tom's are great, eh?!?!

Trevor: They were always a good option. People think they are hard, they are not.

Cheryl: You are welcome.

Renee: You missed some? Where would you be without me?

Alan: Thanks and you are welcome.

Tom...for mentioning me, and for the time it must've taken to do this...THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I have missed the feature on AR, and will read all of your selections. You should also know it keeps me focused on mortgage blogging. Yes, I am easily distracted by so many other topics, but find no greater inspiration than the reading of other blogs.

Yeah Tom!  And a special thanks to Jeff for getting this back off the ground.

I'm on tap for writing the week in review in a couple of weeks so all you mortgage people out there, start working on some good ones!  Make my job hard.

Janet: Glad you made the list.

Mike: We should make you job easy.... over the holidays, I had to sort thru a lot of recipes to find good content. LOL

Tom, Thanks for doing this. I am humbled to be mentioned.  Thanks Joe

hhhmmmm....  many loan officers in here, but where are the realtors?  Whoops, am I speaking my mind again, but also being upfront and honest?....  rut row

And Mike, we could move you to Christmas... lol   Maybe there will be a lot of posts on how to decorate a tree or a house. Tom, I agree, I never read so many recipe and turkey day posts...  Mike, thanks for the support. 

You are welcome Joe

Jeff, it will come. Once this starts being featured weekly and people realize that this is an organized effort by the lenders and not just a one man show. I have spoken to many realtors who want more lending knowledge. And here it is....

Thanks again for coordinating this and for letting me kick it off!!

Great, tool.

Hi Tom ~  Yes, I am in agreement with the rest of the class.  You did a great job for this first week...making my job this next week a tough act to follow!  O am looking forward to the challenge and again, Tom, very nice job  (lack of writing skills and all - yeah right??!!)

Sarah, dear. I am blushing. Thank you!!!!!

Let Jeff know if you get stuck.... I was short a few articles(damn turkey recipes) and he found a couple for me that I missed. I would be GLAD to answer any questions or poke around for articles too....

The search functions here need to get better as we grow.....

Tom! They couldn't have chosen a nicer or more talented guy! It's good to see you around the Rain! I am looking forward to reading even more! See ya around the Rain. Deb

Debra: Thank you.

Wow, Tom excellent post and fantastic articles you picked.

Thanks for reading Missy

Hi Tom ~  You...blush?  You must be kidding me!  :)  Anyway, I will perhaps give you a call this weekend...so please be ready for me!  :)  I have a few picked out so far!!  Have a good weekend if I do not speak with you ! 

Good to know. Thanks. for the info