Mortgage : Home Loans : Refinance : Home Equity Loans

By Doug Frye

If you’re like most loan originators, you can get so caught up in networking, trying to get new leads, marketing and other promotional and day-to-day activities, that you probably neglect your own backyard. In other words, you forget to target people you already know for loans, additional loans sales and referrals. And here are some reasons why these people should be of interest to you.

Clients You Have Done Business With Already

Clients you already done loans for are already familiar with your level or service, competency, and the benefits you provide as a mortgage consultant. You helped them once, so helping them a second, third, forth, etc. time gets easier. You can skip the in-depth company, loan program, quality of service, rapport and all the other relationship starting stuff (testing waters trying to feel your way around a conversation for commonalities to discuss, etc.) Instead, just jump in and cut to the chase. Share your latest thoughts on debt or financial managment, your new abilties to lend on certain types of properties or under certain conditions, etc. Offer them the opportunity for you to help someone they care about by referring a friend, family member, or business associate to your origination services.

Past Customers

Past customers just need reminders and they’ll be back. Since not all people get a mortgage at the same time, simply start sending your customer base a regular monthly newsletter, postcard or other mailer to update about new loan programs and how it can benefit them or someone they know?remember referrals. Yoru newsletter can also include more esoteric thigns like recipes, local fundraisers, events, photos and other news. Include short articles about your company in the news or case studies to interest readers. Hint: Pick up your favorite newsletters and other business mail and see what you like to read, then send content along those lines to your own readers. Add limited availability offiers to motivate them to call. And invite readers to pass their issue along to friends and colleagues, again for referrals. Then once these past customers decide to bororow again, they will turn to you, their trusted authority and resource. Plus when they refer you and pass your newsletter along to others, they will be helping your client base - and future loans - grow.

Sphere of Influence

People within your cultural, shopping, economic, political or military sphere also need products and services, and many would be happy to do business with you. These types of people need to know about you, though; what you have to offer, where you are, how to contact you, etc. So reach out, market to them with targeted campaigns; introduce yourself and invite them to special seminar targeted to their demographic. and to subcribe to your newsletter.

Reach out to these special audiences. And before you know it, your mortgage origination business will bloom in your own backyard!

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Doug Frye is a Mortgage Consultant who mentors mortgage professionals to career success throughout the US. Follow Doug’s business ideas, strategies, and recommendations at Origination Club…”Marketing, Training, and Origination Solutions for Mortgage Professionals.” Click Here => http://www.OriginationClub.com .

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By Pete Glocker

There may be many reasons why a homeowner is not able to make a mortgage payment. It could be a recent divorce, unemployment, medical debt or maybe you purchased a home using an adjustable rate mortgage and the monthly payment has gone up considerably. But the fact of the matter is, you do not have to fear that dreaded word of foreclosure. There are many alternatives to avoid it. Here are some ways that can help:

? Contact your lender and set up a repayment plan. In order for this alternative to take place, it is very important to contact your mortgage lender as quickly as possible, preferably the first month of delinquent payment. Explain to them your situation and ask about the possibility of a repayment plan or suspension of payment. Most of the time lenders will work out a plan unless they find you an extremely high risk. Be prepared to share your personal finances with them.

? Modify your mortgage by extending the life of the loan. This can be done by your mortgage company if you explain to them your reason for not being able to make payment. Lenders can modify your loan by refinancing, extending the loan terms, lowering the interest rate or rolling the delinquent debt back into your loan. All of these ways can help you tremendously catch up and be current with your mortgage payments.

? Sell your house before foreclosure. If your lender allows you to, you can sell your property for an amount less than amount you owe to the lender. If you can sell your house, the lender will take the proceeds and usually forgive the remaining debt you owe. According to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, you may qualify for this if your loan is at least 2 months delinquent, you are able to sell the house within 3-5 months and if you get a new appraisal for your lender.

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? Last Resort: voluntarily give back your property to the lender. This is called “Deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.” This will not save your property, but it is not as damaging to your credit as foreclosure. You may qualify for this if you did not qualify or were unable to do the other options or if you were unable to sell your house before foreclosure. Your lenders make the decision on this one, so again it is very important to explain your situation in details and give them all the information they need.

Below is a time line of the foreclosure process so you can see when to take precautionary action in avoiding foreclosure.

Source: Bankrate.com

Day 1: Mortgage payment due today. Borrower misses payment.

Day 16-30: Late charge assessed on payment. Mortgage lender starts making phone calls to you regarding missed payment.

Day 45-60: Lender sends “demand” or “breach” letter to you explaining that the terms on the loan were violated.

Day 90-105: Lender hires local attorney to initiate foreclosure proceedings.

Day 150-415: Property is sold in auction.

Day 150-415+: After the sale, some states grant you a “redemption period” in which you can still re-buy the property if you get your finances in order.

In conclusion, if you are afraid you might fall behind in mortgage payments in the near future or if you already have fallen behind in payments, it is very important to contact your lender immediately and let them know your circumstances before they start harassing you.

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Pete Glocker is employed in the Education and Charitable Services Department at Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp. (”DMCC”), a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization located in Boca Raton, Florida. Pete graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a BA in Multimedia Journalism and was a web producer Intern for Tribune Interactive products Sun-Sentinel.com and SouthFlorida.com. DMCC provides free financial education, personal budget counseling, and debt management plans to consumers across the United States. Debt management plans offered by DMCC help consumers relieve the stress of excessive debt by reducing credit card interest rates, consolidating and lowering monthly payments, and stopping collection calls and late fees. DMCC financial counselors can be reached for free education materials, budget counseling and debt management plan quotes by calling 866-618-DEBT or by visiting www.dmcccorp.org. Pete Glocker can be reached by email at pete@dmcccorp.org.

Pete Glocker is employed in the Education and Charitable Services Department at Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp. (

http://www.dmcccorp.org

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By David wilson

Think of a loan and Personal loans will immediately strike your mind. That’s the extent of popularity that these loans command in the UK. A potential loan borrower can take out a personal loan from sources like a bank, building society or an online loan company. You borrow money when you cannot afford to spend from your resources or it might be that you do not want to spend your savings for any personal reason.

The ins and outs of choosing a Personal loan is only a matter of deciding the right loan amount from the right lender. This will enable you to get the optimum value of your time and money. Personal loans fall into two categories – secured and unsecured. The secured one is tied to your home. If you fail to keep up with the repayments, you might have to lose your house. But, in case of unsecured loans, you can avoid this situation. Here, your loan is not tied to your home. Any default here may invoke a legal action against you and the repercussions may be as per the agreement or the law applicable thereto. The worst part is that you may end up being blacklisted, if you fail to repay the loan amount or the interest you owe on it. This will stop you from taking new lines of credit available in the financial market.

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So, tread the path cautiously with all possible care. Make comparisons and shop around to get the best deal on Personal loans. Apply for loan quotes from several lenders; then compare and select. Do not forget to check out the small prints inviting penalties and consideration of loan insurance in case you fall ill. Another thing would be to plan repayments in advance so that you can enjoy the loan without any problem.

About the authors :- The author is a business writer specializing in finance and credit products and has written authoritative articles on the finance industry. She has done her masters in Business Administration and is currently assisting Shakespearefinance as a finance specialist.

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By rob rens

In summary, your trading plan must account for the emotions you will be prone to experience, particularly those related to managing fear. As a trade, you must move from a fearful mindset to mental state of confidence. You have to believe in your ability as well as the effectiveness of your plan to take profits that are larger than the manageable losses. This builds the confidence of knowing that you are on the right track. It also makes it easier to continue to execute new trades after a string of losing positions. Psychologically, that’s the critical point where many individuals will pull the plug, because they are too reactive to emotions as opposed to the longer-term mechanics of their plan. If you’re not sure if you can make this leap, know that you can if you start small.

Too many investors have an “all-or-none” mentality. They’re either going to get rich quick or blow out trying. You want to take the opposite mentality - one that signals that you are in this for the longer haul. This gives you “permission” to slowly get comfortable and to keep refining your plan as you go. As you focus on execution while managing fear, you realize that giving up is the only way you can truly lose. You will win as you conquer the four major fears, to gain confidence in your trading method and, ultimately, you will gain even more confidence in yourself.

Do you use stops on all your trades? Trading without stops is the ego wanted to never be held accountable to admit that a position was a mistake if a certain level is breached or if a certain set of circumstances play out in an unexpected manner.
Let the market take you out. This takes your ego out of the decision - this decision on what stop level to exit should be calculated before entering the trade. Again you want to prevent your mind playing tricks by rationalizing a new reason to hold on to a poor performer. I review my trading journal each day in order to remind myself of the #1 Entry Driver for the positions and key stop levels - if any of these are broken, I have lost the edge projected and should exit such busted trades immediately.

Most traders think of stops relating to their exit of a position, but I’m finding these days that one of my most preferred entry techniques also involves a stop. A stop order to buy (or “buy stop”) becomes a market order when the option contract trades or is bid at or above the stop price. A stop order to sell (or “sell stop”) becomes a market order when the option contract trades or is offered at or below the stop price. The objective here is to only buy when the stock takes out a significant prior high, or sell when the stock breaks to a meaningful new low point. In this way I make the stock prove to me that it wants to make the anticipated move. If it doesn’t, I don’t get into the trade. I’ve found this method far superior to the limit order technique of trying to buy below the current market price or sell above the current market price. What I generally have found is that limit orders hoping for a better price are merely another ego behavior to believe that we can tell the market what we want it to do. In turn when I missed out on getting filled due to a tight limit order, I was often left watching from the sidelines as the stock mounted a continued trend. The stop entry has triggered me into some trends that I would have otherwise missed.

You should define an initial stop point for your trade, before you enter the trade. This determines the risk you are willing to take. The whole purpose of a stop in my opinion is to define the point at which the trend is invalidated. The potential reward should preferably be three or more times the risk you are willing to take. Next, you need to determine if a position is working for you, how will you protect your profits? This is known as a trailing stop. In a good uptrend, I prefer to use a close under the 10-day exponential moving average as my trailing stop, unless I am using another method as my driver in the trade, such as a close back into a stock’s Acceleration Bands.

At this point, let me explain my preferred stop method. I tend to use “closing stops”, meaning I don’t want to place my stop order intraday to be gunned by the floor or taken out by day-trader noise. Many battles are fought during the trading day, but the war is won at the close. We want to wait to see who wins the war at the end of each session. If XYZ stock is going to close against my closing stop level, then I place a market order to close the position in the final minutes of trading (if you miss this exit as subscriber for any reason, you can still place a market order to exit on the next morning’s opening price). If the stock happens to be within a few cents of this level and it is unclear, I will wait for the close, and if my level breaks, I will make sure to sell it at the market on the next trading day’s opening price. This has kept me from getting whipped out of a number of good swing trades during the day, while still giving me the ability to exit when the stock has proved me wrong by day’s end. Some worry that a stock may move too far against them by the close compared to an intraday stop, and occasionally a stock will be filled well against our closing stop by the end of the day. But that risk is small compared to the bigger risk of getting whipped out of a position intraday, only to have it post a strong reversal in our favor and be off to the races. I call these “Bend But Don’t Break” points. You want to wait for the end of that bar’s close. If the chart is a weekly chart, wait until the end of the week’s close to stay with the true trend while others will tend to get faked out.

Mouser57 of StockHideout.com Hot Penny Stocks Stock Message Board

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By Adam Hook

How an Aurora Loan Can Help a Poor Writer

Take it from me, a 20-something with a wife and a little daughter soon to be born, you can’t live on a writer’s wages alone. In this day of ultra-competitive, show-me-the-results-or-else socio-economic wind sprints, the talents of skilled writers usually don’t find their way onto anyone’s pedestal and, subsequently, payroll. As a result, many talented writers end up in jobs for which they are ill-suited and prone to loathe. Let us not explore that particular topic, however.

Own Rather Than Be Owned

Those like me, allergic to the corporate ladder, can make a comfortable living without subjecting themselves to the tyranny of 8 to 5 and the attendant politics involved in corporate survival. With a little start-up funding and some long-term thinking, anyone can become a landlord. The merits of owning rental properties abound, especially when an individual is relatively young.

Start small. Invest in a duplex or four-plex in an area that has a consistent but not hyper population influx. Aurora, Colorado is a good example of a community with consistent growth and property appreciation. Let’s paint a conservative picture and say you’ve picked out a nice duplex. You contact an Aurora loan company, take out a mortgage and buy the property outright. Now, you not only have a place to live similar to renting, but you own the place, and the tenant in the other unit helps you pay the mortgage every month.

This scenario gets even sweeter with a four-plex. You can live in one of the apartments and potentially pay the entire mortgage on your tenants’ rent payments without putting any money down yourself. Let’s stick to the duplex for now, though.

Living the Way You Want

At this point, you’ve got a situation that looks somewhat similar to your pre-ownership days, only you’re building up equity and you don’t have a security deposit sitting in someone else’s bank account accruing interest for them until your kid accidentally punches a hole in the wall with his tee-ball bat. You also have a balance on that Aurora loan that is slowly decreasing while you take on any job that makes you happy. After a year or two of this, you’ll start to get ahead of the game financially. Eventually, you may even decide to sell your duplex (if you hold it for a few years, it will probably have appreciated in value) and upgrade to a four-plex.

Long-term thinking is obviously a must, since you’ll still have to hold a job to bring in a full income. On the other hand, you’ll be building towards outright financial independence, which brings us back to our goal: doing whatever you want with your time and skills. Having a supplemental income from your other tenant will also give you a lot of freedom in finding a job you actually like without being obligated to take the highest paying job to make ends meet. Who knows, with the supplemental income from your property, maybe you can make enough money doing what you love—writing.

Get Educated

That all sounded pretty easy, right? Well, there’s a little more to it than that. You need to get the facts about loans, credit, interest so you can make sound decisions up front and as you go along. Remember that Aurora loan? If your credit rating stinks, your ability to cover the mortgage with your tenants’ rent will be severely hampered. You’ll also want to weigh your options with regard to the term of the loan. If you can manage it, a shorter-term loan means you pay less interest overall, but monthly payments are much larger. How much less interest and how much larger payments? Let’s say on a $200,000 loan, you get a 6.5% interest rate. If you don’t pay more than your monthly payment requires, you’ll pay about $50,000 less for every five years you knock off the term while incurring about $100 extra on your monthly payment. Something to think about…

An Aurora loan, or loan in any other similar market, can put you on the path to financial freedom and, perhaps more importantly, freedom to live how you want to live and do what you want to do.

Josh Summerhays is a Web Content Specialist for 10x Marketing and big fan of making money. For an Aurora loan, or loan anywhere in Colorado, Utah, or Wyoming, contact the experts at www.lucidiagroup.com.

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