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Entries from November 2007

Is the average credit score really 678?

November 30th, 2007 · 12 Comments

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The national average credit score is around 678, but is that really accurate? I would have guessed it to be much lower, but we’ll get to that later. Here is a chart that breaks down the national distribution of FICO scores.

This chart represents a good, old-fashioned example of how statistics can accurate but misleading at […]

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Learning to Fish

November 30th, 2007 · 6 Comments

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Wade asked me to share something I mentioned in a previous post. I thought about firing off the exact shopping list of what I did and how I did it. Then I thought better of it. Not to be uncaring and selfish but what would Wade really gain from my […]

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Optimizing your mortgage website

November 30th, 2007 · 14 Comments

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If you want to catch rain, you have to put out buckets. Here are some tips for how to get your website ranking in the search engines.
Make sure that your code is error-free
Run your url through http://validator.w3.org/ to make sure that your code is free of html errors.
Fix broken links
Use Xenu’s Link Sleuth to […]

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A December to Remember

November 30th, 2007 · 6 Comments

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Sometimes I take my writing inspiration from the strangest sources. This is yet another one of them.
I can’t get Gena Riede out of my mind. No, it’s not what you think. Gena is a RE blogger in Sacramento, CA. Yesterday Gena asked me the seemingly innocent question, […]

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Silly Friday Post - You Know You’re a Real Estate Agent If …

November 30th, 2007 · No Comments

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This is hilarious. Best post of the week by far.
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Frustration Becomes Routine

November 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I have to admit that the hardest part of selling real estate is working with the issues that are outside of my control.  I’m a Type A personality that likes things done on time, as agreed and with as little interruption as possible.  That’s why when  loan gets delayed from closing on time because of […]

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I’m starting to sound like a broker record

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

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We have yet another new contributor on board. Mike Mueller is a mortgage broker from Northern California. He already has multiple blogs of his own, and makes yet another valuable addition to our writing core. Next up is our title blogger. Details coming soon.
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