Trying To Connect The Dots With Mortgage Changes?


Trying To Connect The Dots With Mortgage Changes?

How can a buyer shop for a lender and feel safe with the decision?

Is the New HUD closing statement good or bad for consumers?

If you would like to have the answers to some of those questions, join Gene Mundt on CarraRileyLive.com to get the inside scoop on how to deal with the changes.

Mark your calendar for  Friday July 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. CDT to hear mortgage professional Gene Mundt on CarraRileyLive.com.  Gene will help “connect some dots” with guidelines that home buyers need to know about right now. Gene is a professional mortgage banker from Naperville, Illinois. Gene will be explaining some of the recent changes in the mortgage industry’s practices, and how the changes effect today’s buyers. Gene will talk about the new HUD requirements and the Good Faith Estimates for closing. He will also discuss the pre-qualification process to be prepared to go out and buy some of the fantastic opportunities in Real Estate today.

Gene Says, “With almost 30 years within the mortgage/banking industry, I can draw upon a vast background and wealth of experience for the benefit of my customers and business relations.  I thoroughly understand the lending and banking processes because I have learned and used each step during my professional lifetime. This extensive background enables me to offer a more complete and better mortgage service to my customers and referral contacts.”

Programs and services that Gene offers:

  • Credit/Debt Counseling, Repair, and Management
  • Small Commercial Lending
  • 2nd Home/Investment Lending
  • Asset-based Lending
  • Financial Planning/Mortgage Planning
  • Bilingual Capabilities

Connect with Gene on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and ActiveRain. Or you can visit his website at http://www.genemundt.com email  gene@chicagobancorp.com or give him a call at (815) 277-4036. And be sure to check out his great blog filled with useful information!

Please join us on Friday, July 30, 2010 9:30 am CDT as we learn what changes are taking place around the country in the mortgage business.  Bring your questions to the chat room for Gene. I look forward to to seeing you there!

2010 Half Way Point! Do You Need a Plan B?


2010 Half Way Point! Do You Need a Plan B?

Have you created some plans, set some objectives or identified goals for 2010 and are you on track?

The mid point of the year just past and it IS time to look at your strategy to assess how it is working.

Looking at the 2010 plan:

  1. What is working?  Keep doing that!
  2. Do the financial outcomes need to be adjusted?
  3. What needs to be changed in the strategy to accomplish your objectives or goals?
  4. What is not working?  Stop doing it and take it off the list!
  5. Do you know what really makes you tick?  Is that your passion?
  6. Are you living your passion?
  7. How can you live your passion?
  8. Is Plan A really working?
  9. Could Plan B possibly be a much better alternative?

NOW is the perfect time to start to get a jump on 2011 and practice if you didn’t have a plan.

Nothing gets better without practice.

Start with your specific values, then create a plan to get you where you want to go.

Value concepts to consider incorporating in the new direction:

  • Family
  • Health
  • Financial
  • Spiritual
  • Education
  • Retirement

If your family is important to you do you have all the school games or activities in your calendar, Birthdays, Anniversaries, vacation?  If family is your priority then make them first on the list of things to do.  Make these days or times NON NEGOTIABLE Items.

Is Health important to you? Does exercise fit into your game plan to achieve better movement or weight?  Put it on the calendar and stick to the plan.

It is your life so take control and have your activities reflect what is important to you.

Do you need to prospect to find more buyers? What is your plan?

Here  is a “Cow Tip” from Carra: Last week I walked down Rt. 66 with a flyer on my new listing describing a great financing opportunity with Bond Money in Arizona where a buyer can get in with as little as $1,000 down.

I have two buyer prospects from doing the basics. Eyeball to eyeball seeing the people! What did they like?  The fact the home had the special financing, a huge detached garage along with the fact I was out on the street selling real estate.

STOP now. Write in a specific time to assess what you need to do today. this week, this month and the rest of the year.

You are in charge of you and your time! Don’t ever be fooled into thinking you can’t say “NO, not now, it works better for me at this time.” Think about how you wait for an attorney, a doctor or an accountant.  Busy people have time schedules and they stick to them working clients in in the slots they have available.

Get a partner to be accountable to!

If you create the plan you need to WORK the plan and make sure you stay on track!

Celebrate planned direction!

Bearizona Hosts “Breakfast with the Babies”


Bearizona Hosts “Breakfast with the Babies”

Williams, Arizona is home of Bearizona a Drive-thru Wildlife Adventure. The perfect place to come and enjoy the mountain atmosphere when either riding the rails or driving to the Grand Canyon.

It was a beautiful summer day to have breakfast with the new babies at Bearizona and watch their jovial antics.

Meet Cassidy and Kid the new fox babies.

Check out Foxy and Memphis the new lynx babies and Sig the baby Bob Cat on the video!

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Owner Sean Casey and his family were gracious hosts sharing their love of the animals with all in attendance.

The Bearizona blog series started with the soft opening May 22, 2010.

See the bear cubs getting frisky in this Bearizona update.

Share your Bearizona pictures on Flickr in the Bearizona group.

Follow Bearizona on facebook or Twitter.

Thank you Bearizona for a wonderful breakfast with the babies! Season pass owners can look forward to more fun events!

Working on a Plan B? Join Live Webinar 7-6-10


Working on a Plan B? Join Live Webinar Tuesday, July 6, 2010 10 a.m. PDT

Now is the time to recapture the retirement or investment dream that might have slipped away in the past several years. Candice will be live on camera with graphics of the area sharing the current opportunities for investment in the beautiful Colorado River area surrounding Bullhead City and Mohave Valley.  All this activity just across the river from Laughlin, Nevada and only 1.5 hours to Las Vegas.

Candice Donofrio is my guest on CarraRileyLive.com Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

Candice will be sharing current real estate information on commercial and investment opportunities around the beautiful Colorado River.

Location, Location, Location.. and the prices are right!

Candice Donofrio

Candice is from Pasadena, California and is the most cutting edge broker on the Colorado River.   She embodies the Colorado River lifestyle.

Candice’s pooch is Luna, a 4 year old Chow/Pit/Lab.

Contact Candice A. Donofrio

Next Wave Real Estate Investments, LLC, Fort Mohave, AZ

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Contact Candice A Donofrio, Broker Fort Mohave, AZ Txt 928-201-4242
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http://CommercialBHC.com
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(866) 228-2643
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(928) 201-4242
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(928) 704-5181
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(775) 205-6962
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Fort Mohave, AZ, 86426
Real Estate On The Beautiful Colorado River! Bullhead City, Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley AZ. Cert. ePRO/Trainer. Cert. RE Specialist/Instructor.
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Set your alarm! Don’t miss Candice as she shares her Colorado River secrets!

Candice Donofrio on CarraRileyLive.com Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

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