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
Your Mortgage: Why does a loan take days or weeks to get approved?
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
Your Mortgage: If you need it…you should file quickly
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
Your Mortgage: True love is hard to find
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
Your Mortgage: Tax season is here…again
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
Your Mortgage: Prepare for the spring market
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
Your Mortgage: A little Mahomes goes a long way
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
Your Mortgage: We can’t have our cake and eat it too
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
Your Mortgage: The devil is in the details
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
Your Mortgage: 2019 is your year
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
Your Mortgage: The gift of more money
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
Your Mortgage: How to blow $88,000 in 5 years
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
Your Mortgage: Parents helping kids…again
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
Your Mortgage: Being shorter has its advantages
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
Your Mortgage: ‘Tis the season to refinance
By Mike Miles What movie is this line from?: “’Tis the season to be merry.” “Well, that’s my name.” It’s only the greatest Christmas movies ever made. Anyone who guesses