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Educating Real Estate Agents On How To Use Modern Technologies To Better Their Business Will Never Be The Same!

Educating Real Estate Agents On How To Use Modern Technologies To Better Their Business Will Never Be The Same!

On November 17th, 2009 dozens of the most respected educators in the real estate industry converge to host the first of its kind, Virtual Real Estate BarCamp.

Virtual Real Estate BarCamp is a 1-Day Learning Extravaganza.
From 9am until 4pm PST, three concurrent webinar "rooms" will each host 9 different sessions, for a total of 27 different presentations.
There is something for everyone and everything for someone, and best of all, IT IS FREE and attendance is unlimited!

Click below to:
Register.
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See who is coming.
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Attendance is projected to be at least 1000 agents, nationwide.
Do not miss out on being part of this ground-breaking event.

Session topics include:

  1. Social Media Risk Management
  2. Flickr for Real Estate
  3. Developing Your Brand
  4. Online Advertising Secrets
  5. Facebook for Real Estate
  6. WordPress Training
  7. Daily Goal Tracking
  8. Starting a Real Estate Blog

...and much more, with new sessions being added every day.

And if that wasn\'t cool enough, individuals from around the country are volunteering to host In-Real-Life MeetUps for after the event.
Learn all day, and then meet to have a beer with local participants. This is going to be a blast!

We hope to see you there!

Tom Burris
DallasLoanGuy.com

Dallas, TX

http://www.dallasloanguy.com/
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I write about Texas Home Loans , live in the Dallas, TX area and lend across the entire Great State of Texas!!

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Dallas Real Estate Industry Happy Hour

Dallas Real Estate Industry Happy Hour


AMP Networking Event - Dallas - 3rd Wed Every Month
Wednesday October 21, 2009 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Bluefish
18149 Dallas Pkwy # 100
Dallas, Texas 75287-7141 Get Directions

Real Estate & Mortgage Industry Networking Event for Realtors, Lenders, Builders & Vendors.

AMP Networking promotes & provides FUN events, education and travel opportunity to deepen business and social relationships, improve networking, and further career opportunities for real estate and mortgage industry professionals. Our member invitation list is over 10,000, and 500 people attend our Mortgage Industry Networking events every month in Dallas, Plano, Tarrant County, Houston & Austin.

Bring your BUSINESS CARDS for ENTRY!

Share food, drinks & networking with friends in the Real Estate & Mortgage business

DFWAMPRetail Loan Officers
Realtors
Builders
Mortgage Brokers
Loan Processors
Wholesale Lenders
Credit Reporting
Doc Prep Attorneys
Title Companies
PMI Companies
Appraisers
Surveyors
Insurance Agents
Financial Consultants
Placement Firms
Credit Repair Reps
other Vendors

Come see your old friends and make new ones!
Delicious Appetizers and Happy Hour Drink Specials
are provided by your Strategic Partners

Join us for a FAMOUS good time!

Homepage
http://www.AMPNetworking.com

Tom Burris
DallasLoanGuy.com

Dallas, TX

http://www.dallasloanguy.com/
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I write about Texas Home Loans , live in the Dallas, TX area and lend across the entire Great State of Texas!!

Texas FHA Loans- DallasLoanGuy

2009 NCAA College Football 'Helmet' Schedule Spreadsheet Download

Download the 2009 NCAA College Football Helmet Schedule

The 2009 NCAA College Football Season kicks off TONIGHT!!!!! See who's on the schedule.

I finally found the 2009 version of the popular 'Helmet Schedule' that makes it so convenient to keep track of upcoming College Football games by conference.

Last year's spreadsheet was one of my highest viewed blogs of 2008. So I am happy to find this thing again and host it for download.....

The 2009 NCAA Football Helmet Schedule can be downloaded here.

Enjoy!! And please reblog to share with your friends.

Credit: http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2009/04/download-2009-college-football-helmet.html

Download the 2009 College Football Helmet Schedule

Tom Burris
DallasLoanGuy.com

Dallas, TX

http://www.dallasloanguy.com/
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I write about Texas Home Loans , live in the Dallas, TX area and lend across the entire Great State of Texas!! Subscribe to My Blog and stay informed about current lending changes!!

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Code Red: Emergency Calling System for Collin County Texas Residents

Code Red, Collin County Texas

Code Red: Emergency Calling System for Collin County Texas Residents

Are you signed up?

Thanks to a grant from Homeland Security,Collin County residents can be alerted to emergency information via pre-recorded phone call. This is a free service that went into effect in August 2009. Collin County is doing it's best to add all local phone numbers to their database. But if you would like to include your cell phone to this list you will need to register. They have an option to receive text.... curious how that will work with phones that truncate long messages. Hmmmm

Collin County continues to be a great place to live and work. City leaders envision Plano to be a City that others will strive to compare. If you are moving to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, make sure to see Beautiful Plano.

Collin County Residents can sign up here to register their phones(cell phones too) so they will get delivery of recorded emergency/disaster information.

Tom Burris
DallasLoanGuy.com

Dallas, TX

"Your Dallas Mortgage Consultant"

http://www.dallasloanguy.com/
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Texas Home Loans

Dallas Mortgage Loans

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I write about Texas Home Loans , live in the Dallas, TX area and lend across the entire Great State of Texas!! Subscribe to My Blog and stay informed about current lending changes!!

While I personally focus on Texas Home Loans and First Time Home Buyers.... I do lend in other areas.

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confucius says: “He who shops for the lowest rate and fee will find neither”

Is there such a thing as too much shopping for a mortgage loan? I believe so!

“What is your rate?” <= I get that question a lot. Hehe… I usually answer it like this. “Same as everyone else”.

Well, it is true….. We sell our loans to the same people as my competitor does. We all have Fannie Mae delivery fees(called rate adjustments) for a multitude of risk variables. And whether you ask me or my competitor, we just don’t have a 30yr Fixed interest rate.

Well, at least we don’t have a published 30yr rate. It varies based on whether the borrower is willing to pay delivery fees upfront or roll those fees into the rate. By the way: Paying those fees up front is usually the best course of action for most people…. As we really have to adjust your rate quite a bit to cover those delivery fees.

Another myth: Someone with a 710 credit score earns a lower rate than someone with a 680 credit score.. Well, not always. A 680 credit score with 60% LTV(loan to value) pays less in delivery fees for the same rate as someone with a 710 at 80% LTV.

Confused?

Sometimes, I am too.

So what happens if the borrower gets answers to their question; What is your rate? They end up applying with the biggest liar. Because if the lender is throwing out a rate over the phone without a long conversation about the particulars of the deal…. They are only lying. They don’t have a 30yr fixed rate. They have a 30yr fixed rate with 720 FICO score and 80% loan to value. They have a 30yr fixed rate with a 680FICO and 90% loan to value. But they DON’T have a “30yr Fixed Rate”.

And what if the loan officers ask all of the right questions? They have the FICO score and LTV. They quote 5% with 1 Point. What about the other fees? <= Rates have a direct correlation with fees. A loan with higher fees will usually have a better rate than a ‘Low Fee Mortgage’

I guess the moral to the story should be: “Shop for a trusted advisor” when looking for a mortgage. Ask friends/relatives/co-worker for a referral to who they used. And your realtor will know some good loan officers too!!

Tom Burris
DallasLoanGuy.com

Dallas, TX

"Your Dallas Mortgage Consultant"

http://www.dallasloanguy.com/
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I write about Texas Home Loans , live in the Dallas, TX area and lend across the entire Great State of Texas!! Subscribe to My Blog and stay informed about current lending changes!!

While I personally focus on Texas Home Loans and First Time Home Buyers.... I do lend in other areas.