Taresa Hale's (taresah) Blog

Now what?  First, stay in close touch with your Realtor as they will lead you through the process which can be daunting to many.  Second, if you're the buyer, stay in even closer touch with your lender.  The number one mistake 95% of all buyers make is procrastinating on getting informaiton to th...

We grew up way out in the country breathing the arid dust of the semi-desert of Carlsbad, New Mexico...just a small familiy of five in an old rambling ranch house in bad need of paint.  Daddy didn't like to paint & we certainly didn't have coins to pay someone else to do it, so it just didn't get...

This is so hysterical...and unfortunately a whole lot of truth as well.  Re-posting with his permission.  Many of you know that I recently bought a home.  And, for those of you that don’t know that I recently bought a home…I recently bought a home.  Here’s proof.   Although we are very happy with...

1.  Take their phone calls or at least return their call the same day.  2.  Review the contract & be sensitive to deadlines and special instructions.  3.  The title company should stay in close contract with the lender to avoid delays. 4.  Immediately communicate if there are title problems that ...

This is a great article sent out by Carrie Hundley at Colonial Bank on the new Reg Z (TIL) requirments.  Makes a confusion mess understandable!  Carrie has kindly given me permission to post this so we can all benefit from it! As I am sure many of you have heard new disclosure guidelines will be ...

Here's a new site that homeowners can go to to see if they are eligible for the foreclosure prevention program.  A must-see for anyone in this situation.  It's pretty easy to understand and there is a lot of information there. http://www.financialstability.gov/  

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If you, or one of your clients, are thinking about refinancing, the links below provides a refinance worksheet and a link to the Rate Calculator...so whether you like the old fashioned way or the high tech road, you have choices.  Once you complete either you will know what the title insurance co...

Buying a house in Texas? Or representing a buyer or seller in Texas?  Title Insurance in Texas can be daunting at best.  The main reason is that most of the country uses a policy form known as ALTA, which is American Land Title Association, while in Texas we use a TLTA, which is a Texas Land Titl...