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Mortgage and Lending - Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp
Certified Mortgage Coach, Top Producer, Credit information, Financing and mortgage loans, FHA, Conventional, Jumbo, USDA, VA. Coorespondent Lender, Community envolvement
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I have been scouring the Internet to find out what would be the best gift I could give to my referral partners.  I don't want it to break the bank but I do want it to be a nice quality gift that they will enjoy.  Last few years, I have been giving out baked cookies.  I spend all day in the kitche...
12/15/2010
I recently went back over the past year and did a report on every referral I received and then I broke it down to who and where my closed business came from.  My TOP referral source by a landslide was my BNI group.  I received 18 closed deals from the Morning Pacesetters group last year.  I can't...
12/14/2010
December can be one of the hardest months to keep working and stay motivated.  I know that i want my January 2011 to be a huge success and in this business, what I do the month prior to directly reflects on my closed business in the coming month.  So I'm on a mission to keep going, stay motivated...
12/13/2010
Do you have Friends, Family, Children, or Relatives serving overseas in the military who can't be home for the Holidays?? Would you want to send them a FREE video wishing them a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or Happy New year???  I am inviting anyone in the Charlotte area to come into our offic...
12/13/2010
This past weekend, Desktop Underwriter aka DU did some major updates to conventional guidelines.  If you aren't familiar with DU, it is a automated underwriting system that we use to basically pre-underwrite the file prior to it going to our actual underwriters.  This system knows about guideline...
12/13/2010
Check out this link to a video that will show you actual statistics and facts on the shift in our markets.  If you don't have a Facebook fan page for your business, tweet on twitter or post updates on linked In, you could be in trouble.  This is free marketing and how its explained in the video i...
12/10/2010
December 9, 2010 In order to control the volume of condominium project renewals that FHA must process, the expiration dates have been extended and spread out over multiple phases through September 30th, 2011. See chart below for specific time frames. Initial Project Approval Dates Previous Expira...
12/10/2010
Another week has passed on my new "Game On" program and I'm feeling better and better about it each week.  Its making me do the things I have put off before and really getting me focused in on what brings me deals rather spending time on what I prefer to do.  It helps me step outside of my comfor...
12/10/2010
This is a great tip from Tom in our office.  Don't let your pride get in the way of saving thousands costing over 100 points on your credit.  Most people would rather say, "i'm not going to pay because I shouldn't have to owe that, but the second they put it on your credit...its there for SEVEN Y...
12/09/2010
We performed rescue operations for a number of clients this month whose transactions went south at the last minute at other lenders.  Why were we able to do the loan when they couldn't?  Understanding who you're dealing with in a loan transaction is critical these days as regulators tighten up on...
12/09/2010
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Kelly (Byrnes) Waugh

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