{"id":9831,"date":"2009-09-24T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T20:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=9831"},"modified":"2009-09-28T22:11:52","modified_gmt":"2009-09-29T05:11:52","slug":"yes-there-are-good-and-honest-loan-officers-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9831\/yes-there-are-good-and-honest-loan-officers-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, there are Good and Honest Loan Officers in Florida!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two weeks ago, I attended the Miami REBar Camp<\/a> to witness for myself what I had been hearing and reading about. While I found the event educational and interesting, what I enjoyed foremost was getting to meet and know Chris Brown<\/a> better.<\/p>\n

Being on the Mortgage Revolution <\/a>Education Committee, I had spoken to Chris, however had not had an opportunity to get to know him well. Being the information gathering Ninja loan officer I learned Chris is, he conducted marketing intelligence and reviewed the attendee list and who he would like to meet. Upon seeing I was attending, he called and told me he “would love to meet me and talk shop.” When he discovered I was planning on driving from Atlanta to Miami, he asked if he could catch a ride with me as I drove through Orlando. Being that we had several mutual friends and they assured me Chris was stand-up guy, I agreed to meet and pick him up at one of the Orlando I-75 exits.<\/p>\n

For the trip, my Mother also decided to tag along for ride, as she had never been to Miami. Needless to say, Chris and my Mom hit it off immediately and for the first hour of the trip, they discussed and shared their favorite Bible passages. As for me, if my Mom likes someone, that is normally a good sign. For the last three hours of our journey, Chris and I engaged in a Socratic learning experience that truly impressed me. Quite frankly, Chris loves learning and implementing strategies that put his clients in the best overall financial position, even if that means he makes a lesser commission or recommends NOT getting a home loan (no commission). Having been in the mortgage business for twenty-three years, believe me; I can spot and smell a bull shitter a mile away\u2026Chris\u2019 sincerity and concern for his clients and referral partners is genuine.<\/p>\n

In addition, Chris was aware of my background <\/a>and the success I had experienced as a mortgage originator, sales manager and mega-bank executive. In a nutshell, he maximized his time with me asking questions on Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two weeks ago, I attended the Miami REBar Camp to witness for myself what I had been hearing and reading about. While I found the event educational and interesting, what I enjoyed foremost was getting to meet and know Chris Brown better. 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