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The Greatest First Impression Ever (I Can't Believe I Did That)
The Greatest First Impression Ever (An Entry in Novembers "I Cannot believe I just did that!" contest)
 
 
     When I saw the rules for this contest, it took me all of 2 seconds to know what my "I can't believe I just did that" moment would be.  I thankfully haven't had too many slip ups in front of clients, but one stands out and left me pretty red in the face.
 
 
     When I was still pretty green in the mortgage business at the ripe old age of 24, I got a call from an elderly client.  He and his wife were looking to refinance, and I had a program that could help them.  They were local, so we agreed to meet early one morning to review the options, and if all looked good, sign loan documents.  He was local, but this was an area and a development I wasn't very familiar with.  I also didn't have GPS.
 
 
     With my handwritten "mapquest" directions (thank goodness for in-car nav systems, which I'll never again live without!) I set off for my meeting.  I was running a few minutes behind, as was my custom at that ... more

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