by Dustan Woodhouse | May 1, 2022 | #ThisIsBrokering
Where’s it all headed? The text below is very much the script from the 3 parts above. View and/or read as you prefer. Part 1. The fact is there’re more questions being created by daily twists and turns in all areas of our lives than there are answers. What we...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 23, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 3
Bucket #4 This post will be succint. You know you are working with clients right now that you should have said ‘no’ to. But you didn’t, and now it’s become exactly the mess you knew it would. Listen to your gut when it says ‘no’....
by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 9, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 3
Chapter 67 − Taking the Mortgage Application—Where? Few will share their money freely; yet most will grant far more time than is wise to things which are far from wise. Hand wrapped firmly around a $20.00 bill in our pocket we invest our most precious thing – time...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 1, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 3
Chapter 67 − Taking the Mortgage Application—Where? Few will share their money freely; yet most will grant far more time than is wise to things which are far from wise. Hurrying down the block we clench a $20.00 bill in our pocket as we rush past a person in need,...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 26, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 3
Chapter 67 − Taking the Mortgage Application—Where? Few will share their money freely; yet most will grant far more time than is wise to things which are far from wise. Many people will firmly clench a $20.00 bill in their pocket as they pass by a person with their...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 19, 2022 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
The mortgage switch/renewal market is much larger, and lower stress, than the purchase market. There’re no high pressure conditions, firm offer craziness, or down payment docs to deal with. No tight timelines, and often little (initial) competition from the...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 12, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
These stats remain unchanged… Nearly half of all new Mortgage Brokers leave the industry inside four years. The numbers are higher where the course is shorter, lower turnover where it is longer, which makes sense. 1 in 3 are gone within the first 2 years on...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 5, 2022 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker
Is Brokering stressful? “No” Not if once you make the decision that you ‘don’t do stress’. This is a path that takes courage, a leap of faith, and the setting of boundaries. Here are two tactics that build on the strategy required to eliminate stress...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Feb 26, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 2
An excerpt from Volume 2 of Be the Better Broker. Fraud — just don’t. Some clients may think that bending the rules to get their home is “no big deal,” maybe not for them. For you, this kind of thing puts your livelihood on the line. And your license is worth far more...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Feb 19, 2022 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker, Volume 2
“Thinkin’ of a master plan ’Cuz ain’t nuthin’ but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin’ up with lint.” —ERIK B. & RAKIM It’s time, again, for a commission sales reality...
