In our distractable age, focused living, with smart planning, makes the curve balls life tosses our way more bearable.
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3 Weeks: Are You Prepared?
When it comes to how reverse mortgage loans are originated a line has been drawn in the sand: March 2nd, 2015. In two short weeks the long-awaited or dreaded Financial Assessment goes into effect forever changing the way HECM loans are qualified. This is a game-changer.
Continue readingNo More Nest Egg! Now What?
What happens when you’ve saved and planned for retirement — and then the rug beneath your feet morphs into a magic carpet of debt and disintegrates?
Continue readingStep Up: Preparing for NRMLA 2014
Before you jet off to Miami Beach in a few weeks for the 16th annual NRMLA convention Nov 10-12, 2014 (or drive to the venue, if you happen to live in the area), it’s wise to prepare.
Continue readingCircling the Wagons
Circling the wagons. It’s something our early pioneers did to protect themselves and their party from attack during their perilous journey to settle the western frontier. Not unlike the settlers we must take proactive measures to protect our hard-earned applicants from fear, doubts and mostly confusion during one of the most critical phases of reverse mortgage origination: the counseling process.
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