Helping people is a passion of mine, but getting a thank you when not asking for it is even better. I received a contact e-mail through Active Rain from a consumer looking for some help in regards to financing on 01/21/08. We finally closed on her loan on 02/15/08. I received an e-mail from her
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02/17/2008
I am sure many of you have seen wife swapping on ABC TV. Now there is house swapping, a newer trend that actually started back in the early 1950's. Throughout the years, this was more common with second homes, almost like swapping time shares. Now, with much of the real estate market in a flux o
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02/16/2008
What is the uproar in regards to yield spread premium (YSP) that is paid to brokers by offering higher rates. The politicians that don't know how YSP's can help the consumer and not hurt them. I am not here to debate politics and what is right and wrong, but to give the true understanding wha
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02/15/2008
I was tagged by Jason Crouch to share with you a few hidden gems here on Active Rain. This was started by Melissa Grant a few weeks ago. Please read : Hidden Gems In the Rain...Are you up for a challenge ? The rules are below and don't specifically state if you have to find one hidden gem,
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02/14/2008
Project Lifeline, what does it all mean?? The Bush administration just announced Project Lifeline on Tuesday the 12th, 2008. This new plan is suppose to be an extension of the previous plans to help homeowners who are having difficulty in keeping up with their payments. The previous plans had
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02/13/2008
Fran White has been so kind to invite me to her weekly so-called talk radio show this Friday, the 15th. When I say so-called radio show, she is the host, conducting the interview and the incoming calls. It's all done through her, her phone, and an online program. Technology has come a long way
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02/12/2008
Okay, you truly feel that you could be in the market to purchase a home in the next year, possibly in the next 6 months, or you decided to look into it now. You feel like it shouldn't be that hard, that you have decent credit and that you can prove your income. In reality, after doing mortgag
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02/11/2008
Politicians are wanting to step in and squash the yield spread premium (YSP) that is paid to brokers by offering higher rates. I am not here to debate politics and what is right and wrong, but to give the true understanding what YSP is used for and how it can help the borrower when purchasing o
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02/09/2008
Have you been locked up in your house per se, because the lender forced you into your current mortgage situation? Did they change the rate, or the terms, or the fees on you last minute? Where you scared, because you didn't know what to do, especially since it was last minute, at the closing tab
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02/07/2008
Google is at it again with it's marketing and awareness campaign per se. As many of you know, I keep an eye on Google and what they do to their logo every month.As you can see, they have a new logo relating to the Chinese New Year. I think this is a genius move when it comes to marketing and aw
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02/07/2008