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The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Realtor Headshot
Can your headshot make a total stranger want to hire you? If your current headshot is a little too glum chum, outdated, or simply not working for you like it should, then you’re going to want to read every last word of this article. Seriously, it IS that important. As a real estate agent, a…
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Wishing You A Badass Holiday Season
I love this time of year! The air is filled with music and the smell of holiday cooking. I take my foot off the peddle a little bit and turn my thoughts to friends and family who add joy to my life. It’s a great time for both planning and reminiscing. I think about how…
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10 most influential people in the mortgage industry today
Here are 10 influential people in the mortgage industry today. The following list of influential mortgage professionals was selected by examining their social media presence, the honors and accolades they have been awarded and the innovative techniques they use in their business.
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Earn up to 18% in Secured Deeds of Trust
Make Loans. Collect Monthly Income. Simple. Secure. Investing in Deeds of Trust Trust deeds are an excellent way to invest in real estate without having to worry about managing property. When you invest in a trust deed, you are actually buying the lien on a mortgaged property – in other words, you’re funding a new…
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What’s the difference between a Title Company and Title Agency?
The process of buying a home culminates in the “closing,” (or “settlement”), which is where papers are signed, checks are exchanged and keys are handed over. If you ever sat through a closing, you know that there is a cast of characters that includes the buyers/sellers and their brokers and lawyers, as well as a…
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Why Did the 30-Year Mortgage Rates Go as High as 18.45 Percent in Late 1981?
Could this happen again and what implications would it have? Millennials should count themselves lucky for coming of age well after the harrowing economic events of the late ‘70s and early 80’s. It might be hard to conceive in today’s benign environment, but in late 1981, 30-year mortgage interest rates topped out at 18.45 percent,…
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The Phoenix Startup Ecosystem
I have been part of the Phoenix startup ecosystem for nearly 30 years. While the change has been dramatic, it hasn’t changed much at all. Having a background in computer programming, I approach life in a structured manner: complex tasks are broken down into manageable pieces, each piece is methodically broken down, evaluated, noted, considered,…
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One of These Hot FinTech Startups will be the Next Billion Dollar VC Love Child
Once thought to be “Too Large To Fail” firms such as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, find themselves under attack. These attacks aren’t being mounted by rivals, but by young, agile startups. Nimble and fiercely innovative, financial technology or FinTech firms are taking bites out of banking industry profit centers. These startups…
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Loanatik: the Modern Mortgage Company
The ability to recognize an opportunity is the dividing line between those who innovate and the rest that follow. If you don’t quickly recognize good information, internalize it and act decisively; the opportunity passes you by. Ponder, wait or ignore what I’m about to tell you and it will be too late to take advantage…
