Tom Peters was out running errands when he realized he had left his wallet home. Fortunately, he had stowed some cash in the glovebox for just such an occasion. As he quickly depleted the reserve, he noticed something. "I, doubtless like you, pay for stuff with plastic," he writes in his blog at TomPeters.com. "There is many an 'ouch' in the process. But the credit-card 'ouch' is a far cry from peeling off $138 at the grocery store, $37 to fill a ... Subaru, $77 at one of my ordinary stops at the book store and a couple of others. One's (3 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: Renovation Lending CE Course
- 11/07/07 02:31 AM
RENOVATION LENDING Presented by Howell M. Haunson In Howell's course entitled "Mortgage Fraud and the Realtor", we learned of the many dangers of mortgage fraud and how to recognize them. Now Howell offers a course on a loan that often appears to be considered a "fraudulent loan" yet is actually a great purchasing opportunity for many buyers and is legal when done properly. Learn how to recognize the difference and see the advantages this conforming loan can offer to your purchasers. Howell M. Haunson is the Education Director for Morris|Hardwick|Sneider and he regularly delivers lively and interesting interactive seminars on topics such as real (0 comments)
Workshops are being held to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia's housing inventory in spite of the increase in foreclosures.
Alpharetta, GA. - Renovation Mortgage Plus (RMP) has announced that it has pooled all their resources to begin to educate Owner-Occupant Homebuyers in the communities throughout Atlanta and surrounding suburbs how homebuyers can now purchase, renovate and occupy Bank-Owned Properties by using FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac backed mortgage financing which the staff at RMP affectionately calls a Home Improvement Purchase Mortgages.
The free general public workshops are a results of RMP's effort to promote Owner-Occupant Homeownership (0 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: For REO Agents Only (Georgia)
- 10/25/07 03:20 AM
Dear Agents: Allow me to introduce our company as experts in renovation lending. Our Home Improvement Purchase Mortgage's (HIPM) are ideal for REO inventory for many reasons. We have over 10 years experience in renovation lending and we are members of REOMAC. I'd welcome the opportunity to visit with you to share how we can help you sell your inventory faster. Regards, Diego Hodge, Wizard of WOW! (3 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: You Never Know Who's Watching
- 10/25/07 03:06 AM
This an experience that I'm sure everyone could benefit from since we all are in the customer service business win which our success is measured in the amount of real estate that we transact. I recently met with a buyers agent and her client. The buyers agent has a current relationship with another mortgage company that provides traditional financing for all of her clients. We met only because her client was purchasing a foreclosure as a primary residence and this specific property needed minor repairs but the buyer wanted to extend a room and upgrade the kitchen which turned into major improvements. The (5 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: New Program for Buyer Agents Specializing in Bank-Owned Properties
- 10/18/07 06:22 AM
REO Premier Program "We absolutely love this program" says Mario Boles a Mortgage Advisor at Renovation Mortgage Plus "This program will allow a buyer's agent the ability to get engaged in the Bank-Owned Property Market and develop a niche in a maturing real estate environment." Click here for a program flyer (3 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: New Program for REO Listing Agents
- 10/18/07 06:18 AM
REO Listing Advantage Program For agents that list and market Bank-Owned Properties, Renovation Mortgage Plus has created the REO Listing Advantage Program. "We both (Agents and RMP) have the same goal which is to put a family into the home of their dreams. What better time to team up with our realtor partners and enforce that commitment than now" said Diego Hodge who is a RMP Mortgage Advisor. Click here for a program flyer (1 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: Who are you...really? My Challenge to you.
- 06/11/07 10:46 AM
When you actually sit back and think about it real estate professionals in their respective sectors generally can provide the same resources as the next. For example Real Estate Agents either list home or bring in buyers, mortgage professionals have access to finance but pretty much the same loan programs, appraiser, title companies, inspectors, etc. are pretty much the same. Just think about it, there is nothing fantastic about the resources that we have access to or use to market ourselves. What sets each and every one of us apart is the system, the service and the passion behind what we (2 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: Your thoughts...revised
- 06/11/07 01:27 AM
As a mortgage professional I always find it helpful for my business to assist a real estate agent to win at their business first. I have always read surveys that are conducted by third party companies about the relationship between a agent and a mortgage officer however I would like to know first hand from die-hard agents As a real estate agent what are the top 3 things that you look for when dealing with a mortgage professional? (5 comments)
atlanta foreclosure: REO's and Owner-Occupant Buyers
- 06/07/07 06:58 AM
A majority of my referral partners are REO Listing Brokers. In an effort to assist them with moving 1-2 additional properties per month we established a campaign to focus on Owner-Occupant Home Buyers. Now this may not work for every market but for Georgia it has taken off. Because we specialize in the Home Improvement 1st. Mortgage which allows home buyers financing to purchase and renovate property many home buyers have called for financing, workshops and RMP Orientations. We have also created a Renovation Lending CE Course for real estate agents to assist them with understanding how Renovation Lending works. While (0 comments)