Clark Garrison's (klarque) Blog

Memorial Day started out after the civil war as "Decoration's Day" in Waterloo, NY. President Nixon declared it a federal holiday in 1971. This day began as a memorial to those who have fallen in defense of our Nation. It soon became a recognition for all of those who served (those who perished a...

I just had a meeting with my staff Friday about controling our clients during our short sale process. I thought this might be good information for a fellow short sale experts out there! The problem lately has been clients calling banks and speaking with the loss mitigator reps on the lenders end....

Hi Active Rainers!                                                                                      I've been an active Rain member for a bit now and i've loved every moment of it. I've been involved in reading hundreds of posts and commenting daily! I've even voiced my opinions through a few...

  Wow I can't believe it! I began January 1st 2008 and It took me 3 months to get to my first 10,000 Points.The next 10,000 points only took me a little over a month's time to achieve. What happened???I GOT HOOKED!!!Has anyone one else heard of this phenomenon? I actually applied myself and got a...

Here's another "Attaboy" for the state of Ohio!                                          The  Governor of Ohio (Ted Strickland) has worked out a pack (agreement) with Nine lenders to help try and solve his states foreclosure problems. The lenders are Carrington, Homecomings, HSBC, Ocwen, Option O...

Here's a great story and tribute to the great state of Ohio!Ohio is another state that's apparently fed up with Big Government and decided to take matters in their own hands. They are sponsoring a program to assist Home Owners who are facing foreclosure. This program is called "Save the Dream"! a...

why are we in this business we call "Real Estate"?                           This business is full of ups and downs and yet there are more and more agents, L.O's, appraisers and Inspectors entering into this profession daily. The question at hand is......Why are you in the business!?Is it the mon...

Is it me or did we come terribly close to being in 1929' on March 16, 2008. For those who are not aware (and many are not) Bear Stearns is an investment Bank a securities trading and brokerage Bank! Bears Stearns recently agreed to a merger with JP Morgan Chase in part to save their butts, but in...

Have you heard of the New Mortgage company Penny Mac?Penny Mac, a newly created mortgage company by Ex-CEO of Countrywide (Stanford Kurland). The aim of this company is to buy back bad loans and restructure them! He's being backed by investment firms Black Rock inc. and Highfields Capital Managem...

I would like to take this time to introduce who we are!Taylor One is a National Pre-forclosure Assistance company based out of Atlanta, Ga.  Our aim is to greatly educate and assist homeowners who are facing possible foreclosure. We work with these homeowners in setting up forbearances, Lifeline ...