Maryland Mortgage Mama's Blog

Margaret Rome and Floyd Wickman on ALL ABOUT REAL ESTATE   I listen to Margaret Rome on Sunday's from 12-1 PM on All About Real Estate as often as I am able.  Not only is it because I love Margaret both professionally and personally, it's because she has great content.  She doesn't just take the ...

Thanks For My Valentine Flours Honey   We have been together for over 22 years.  My husband is very romantic.   He shows me he loves me in lots of ways every day.   He picks up our daughter from school. He is our primary grocery runner. He does laundry. He picks up wine without being asked and he...

A Maryland Purchase Settlement For The Book!  The BABY Book That Is! One Of My Very Favorite Settlements!   Once upon a time, Maryland Mortgage Mama met with a lovely couple to talk about their interest in buying their first home in Maryland.  They brought their beautiful, smart and incredibly we...

This is very important information to share.  The water bills have increased for so many, this will at least give our low income senior citizens a break.  If you have questions about the program, June has included the phone number and a link in her post. Thanks June, for getting the word out.  Ju...

I had lunch with Maryland's Newest ActiveRain Blogger today!   Please help me welcome Ellen Eylanbekov to ActiveRain.      Ellen reached out to me after Laura, another realtor in her office, suggested that I may be able to help her to get started on ActiveRain.   Laura knows that I am a big propo...

How Can I Be Successful in Real Estate In 2014? This post could actually be called, How Can I Be Successful in LIFE in 2014? In a recent class taught by John Reynolds of Keller William Flagship of Maryland, we were talking about what you need to be successful in Real Estate in 2014. The market ha...

How Can I Grow My Business in 2014?   As a Maryland mortgage lender, I am always looking for ways to help my business grow, educate my referral partners and overall to provide more value for my clients.  Of course, I work on and in my business year round, but a new year always brings an opportuni...

How Do I Build A Database for My Business?   Inspired by training taught by John Reynolds Associate Broker at Keller Williams Flagship of Maryland- 4 Laws of Database Management How Do I Build A Database for My Business?  1.   Choose A Database-  There are lots of them on the market.  Most broker...

I Was Quoted In The Baltimore Sun! Thanks ActiveRain!   It has been a great couple of weeks in the Rain!  I had 3 posts featured...THREE!  What an honor.  Knowing how many amazing, interesting, topical, smart, funny writers there are dancing here, I was wow'd!  I could not be more pleased to be A...

OH NO!!! Here Comes Another Mortgage Rule To Make Loans Harder To Get!   Qualified Mortgage (QM) and Ability to Repay (ATR) are the newest rules to be implemented of the Dodd-Frank. Going into effect January 10th, there seems to be a lot of folks up in arms about it.   I have heard both lenders a...