By Charity Ohlund Last week, I discussed the benefits of making a “secret extra mortgage payment” by simply paying half of your monthly payment every two weeks. The biggest benefits

By Charity Ohlund Have you heard of the cool way to make an extra mortgage payment every year? No, not the one where you make a full extra payment at

By Mike Miles Here is maybe one of the most boring questions I’ve ever asked … is anyone ever curious what happens during the life of a loan before the

By Mike Miles It’s okay if you want to call me out on my mistake from two weeks ago. So far nobody has pointed it out. That either means everyone

By Mike Miles What movie is this line from … “love for sale … appetizing yummy love for sale”? Feel free to message or email us your answer. (Hint: It’s

By Mike Miles This will be the first year of taxes filed under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. There were significant changes to the tax code compared

By Mike Miles It might be bitterly cold … and about to become ‘are-you-kidding-me’ cold, but now is the best time to start preparing for the usually busy spring home

By Mike Miles Let me start today’s post by saying congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs. Many people probably don’t realize that the championship drought of the Chiefs is longer

By Mike Miles Before I begin, can I address the headline to make sure we can all agree as to what it means? It seems backwards … the way we

By Mike Miles If I were to interview all of the mortgage underwriters and loan processors in the mortgage industry about the benefits of the digital mortgage age … chances

By Mike Miles Welcome to 2019. How many of you have new year’s resolutions? I don’t have any. Instead, I have goals. I like goals versus resolutions. A resolution is

By Mike Miles It’s like the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) planned the required review of conforming baseline loan amounts to be a gift that keeps giving all year. Jelly

By Mike Miles Have you noticed all the giant apartment complexes popping up around the metro? Perhaps you’ve wondered why? Two words: Money Machines. Meaning, there are a lot of

By Mike Miles There is something about being a parent that never leaves … the desire to help your kids. Now, whether parents should always help their kids … that’s

By Mike Miles Most home loans originated are 30-year term mortgage notes. It’s sort of the default amortization period when people think of getting a new home loan. However, in