Flippy - I Rant, You Read
Monday, September 25, 2006
I Liked School, I Did, I Did!
The traffic getting there was horrible. I thought that because we should be going in the opposite direction as normal rush hour traffic, that we’d miss it. We didn’t. We hit the Spaghetti Bowl jam just like everyone else, only we were surprised. Whoops. We still got there on time, but we intended to get there early. It took us at least 45 minutes to get there, but maybe 20 minutes to get home.
So, the loan officer class - I thought it would be super dull. Okay, lots of the terms *are* super dull, but the instructor is pretty cool. She’s chatty, yes she is. She’s also super goals, goals, goals, Go Oprah!-ish. Hard to explain, I think. Still, she made the class way more interesting than it could’ve been. Plus, she told us how much money she made in her first six months (100k) and how much she made total in her first year (372k, I think it was), and she didn’t have any experience when she started. Yes, she’s a much better talker than either Leigh-Ann or I am, but that’s not how we want to find loans. We want to do it online, with a company that does multi-state mortgages, and we want to do it through email. We have a website, we have marketing ideas, and well, we need your help. Yes, you, whoever you are reading this. Those of you who know us, know we would never cheat you. In fact, in most financial deals, we often end up being more generous than we can afford to be. With your help, we can continue our same path of generosity and honesty. Don’t worry, we’re not soliciting loans yet, as we don’t have our licenses. We need to find a broker to work for first, and I’ve already had contact with someone in email at a Las Vegas-based bank (who does multi-state loans) who was interested in working with us. We’ll need to meet them and meet some other brokers, but if we can find a good fit right away, we could be in business, well, as soon as the state gets our licenses back.
I have one request for the next week or so - we both have homework that involves contacting people we know and getting their contact information. You know, I say, “Lalalalalala, how’s the weather? By the way, I’ll be a loan officer soon and if you’d like to refinance your house, here’s my cybercard.” You then say, “Well, I’m not necessarily interested right now, but take my name and contact me in a month or so. Maybe I’ll have a friend who’s interested.” We need 50 contact names each before the end of class or we have to sit ina dunce chair or something. So, if you’d like to help me and maybe someday I can help you, send me your name. That’s it, your name. Not your phone number. Not your address. Just your name and state. I won’t spam you. I promise. I’m just doing mah homework. And maybe someday you can have a loan done where you only have to leave your house once, to sign papers at the title company at the end of the loan, then wait three business days and get a direct deposit of enough cash to remodel your kitchen or put in a pool or to pay off credit card debt or to buy your dogs some nice grass and a doghouse.
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You can put my name on your list....even though I don’t own nuthin’.
BTW, special treats are being sent out to you. Something brand new. Something I am ridiculously excited about (I have a simple life, keep that in mind). Something yummy. I can’t wait to get my hands on the samples and spread joy throughout the country.
on 09/26 at 06:25 AM -
You may use my name and you may put me down for two boxes of Thin Mints.
on 09/26 at 12:24 PM -
Thanks guys. You don’t have to own anything now, Kimberly, but if you even want to buy something, I could be your mortgage girl.
And oooh, something new? We’ve loved the chocolate sauce. We only wish we could buy the small size, as the jumbo thing is a bit large for the two of us. The price was good though. And thanks for the samples. You rock!
NN, consider yourself down for a loan (hypothetically) and two boxes of Thin Mints, and maybe a tin lunch box or something.
on 09/27 at 10:44 PM -
The darned samples haven’t arrived yet. It’s making me crazy, because I just can’t wait to try them. Hopefully they’ll come tomorrow and I’ll start mailing them out!
on 09/28 at 05:39 AM -
Flippy, you may use my name on your homework list. Do you have any ThinMints left?
Mikey
on 09/28 at 09:50 AM -
OK, you’re getting my name too and put me down for thin mints!
I own my house (not much of one) free and clear and won’t touch the equity unless it’s life and death, but I do plan on buying someplace else within the next few years.
Carina on 09/29 at 12:46 AM
