Mortgage-Refinance Treachery: Avoid Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Biggest Trick -- The Sales Pitch
What the average homeowner or home buyer fails to realize is that bankers, loan officers, mortgage brokers, or whatever your lenders call themselves, are salesmen. Certainly, if you purchased your home from a realtor and used her lender, you most likely got a feeling of trust in that person, ... more...

Cash Out Refinance Mortgage Loans Home Equity, 2nd Mortgage or Cash Out Refinance Loan
There are some definite benefits to doing a cash out refinance. Just make sure that overall you are not going to be spending more money in fees and interest doing a cash out refinance as opposed to a home equity loan. When you do a cash out refinance, you are refinancing your entire loan. Let's ... more...

Mortgage Brokers or Banks: Which is Right For You?
When you're looking for a home loan, you might work with an officer at a bank or other lending institution, or you might choose to work with a mortgage broker. The end result is the same - a new house, but the two types of jobs differ.Bank Loan Officers: The loan officers at a bank, credit union or ... more...

Why a Hard Money Lender Might Be Your First Stop
It isn't uncommon to hear mortgage industry insiders refer to hard money lenders as a last resort. While this may be true to the extent that many borrowers who solicit loans from hard money lenders do so as a last resort, there are many cases in which a hard money lender may be sought before a ... more...

Finding a Mortgage Loan with Bad Credit
If you have bad credit, you might think that you'll never be able to find a lender willing to offer you a loan for some of the better things in life... especially high-value loans such as a mortgage loan to buy the house of your dreams. You'll be relieved to know, however, that a variety of lenders ... more...

Probe Before You Sell
When selling a product to a customer, it is very important to find out as much as you can about your customer and their needs before you proceed with your sale.This is commonly referred to as needs based selling.The most effective way to find out about your customers needs, is to ask probing, ... more...

New Home Buyers Who Represents You?
1)Why Buyers Agents The home buying process is full of traps for the unwary, inexperienced, and even the experienced home buyer. A good Buyers Agent can help you stay on course and avoid the problems. Understand that not all real estate agents are equal, spend some time interviewing agents. ... more...

Two Ways to Market Yourself Without Spending a Dime
Unfortunately not all of us have a budget to fit what we believe to be our marketing needs. No need to get down, here are a few very simple things you can do that have stood the test of time, and are proven to attract more business.For starters, smile often if not always. Im sure you are familiar ... more...

Reverse Mortgages - Is It A Good Idea For You?
Reverse mortgages are one of the largest growth areas in the mortgage business. These mortgages offer older people the chance to get cash based on the equity they have in their homes or condos. When the reverse type of mortgages are used, the lender pays the home owner an agreed upon rate. The ... more...