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The People Behind Every Closing
Because the best experiences are never a one-person effort. One of the questions I’m asked from time to time is whether I work alone. The...
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When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn
One conversation before signing a settlement agreement could save months of stress – and help you make one of life’s biggest decisions with confidence. There...
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The Relationship Doesn’t End at Closing
One of the things I’ve learned after nearly 40 years in this business is that a mortgage is almost never the biggest story. Life is....
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Resilience Is a Muscle You Build in Motion
How Growing Up in a Military Family Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Business By the time I turned 18, I had lived...
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What Is a Mortgage Recast?
Most people have heard of refinancing a mortgage. But fewer homeowners know about another strategy called a mortgage recast, which can potentially lower a monthly...
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From $23K to $3,700 Cash to Close
We recently helped first-time buyers reduce their cash to close by nearly $20,000… without changing the home they were buying. That kind of shift can...
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Stop Disqualifying VA Buyers
If you’ve served our country, one of the most valuable homebuying benefits available to you may already be sitting on the table. Yet every year...
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Can My Parents Help With My Down Payment?
One of the biggest misconceptions I hear from homebuyers is: “I’d love to use gift money from my parents, but neither of us wants to...
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The Seasons of a Career and the Choice to Stay
Why I’m Still Here, Decades Later There have been moments over the years when I’ve thought about stepping away. The long hours. The changing markets....
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