Reaching our Goals and Dreams!

Do you have goals and dreams? I’d love to hear what they are! Some people don’t realize that goals & dreams are NOT the same thing. A dream is something that makes you happy… an idea or vision of something you could have, do or achieve. Maybe by yourself or maybe with others. But a
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The Top 3 Things Podcast Audiences Want to Know

I’ve been fortunate to be a guest on quite a few TV shows & podcasts over the last couple of years since launching my book Mortgage Peace. It seems like no matter what platform I wind up on, there are 3 things that just about everyone’s audience is interested in. The reason? It’s a numbers
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How VA Mortgage Loans Balance the Playing Field

One of the many challenges facing our country’s men and women of the uniform is adjusting them to life after they complete their service. While those who never joined the U.S. military are able to work up toward making a down payment on a home over time, veterans were serving during that time. They may
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What 7 Million People Can’t Seem to Figure Out

This will blow your mind! There are around 14 or so million people, at least in a year that apply for a home mortgage, but only half ever get to a closing. HALF! That’s 7 million people a year who get turned down for a mortgage loan! It frustrates me to no end because I
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The wrong way to get a mortgage

Some mortgage loans have happy endings. Others can turn into nightmares where you feel nauseated every month when you open your mortgage statement and wonder… how did I wind up with this loan? Sadly, this happens too often. It’s the reason I wrote Mortgage Peace in the first place. When Bad Things Happen to Good
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Should You Pay off Your Mortgage Early?

Many people consider the debt they owe on their home loan one of the most significant burdens in adulthood. That’s why so many decide to pay off their mortgage years (or even decades) sooner than they really need to pay it off. While it may seem like early payoff would be a positive step for
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Stop Doing This During the Mortgage Process: A Guide

If you’ve got performance evaluations coming up next week work, you should probably refrain from taking off an hour early or spending most of the workday twiddling away on your cell phone. Or, if you’ve just started training for a marathon, you probably should hold off on donuts and chocolate sundaes for a bit. Similarly,
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We Love Referrals!

It’s safe to say that at Summit Funding, we love referrals! We set as our goal everyday, the complete satisfaction of our customers in the most efficient way possible, and a referral means we not only accomplished this but made a friend too! We were so honored recently to receive the referral of Escrow Title
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Northshore Housing Initiative – Community Land Trust

The Northshore Housing Initiative is our area’s first Community Land Trust, a non-profit community organization that makes the dream of homeownership in St. Tammany Parish an affordable reality for qualifying individuals and families. Summit Funding is proud to be a mortgage lending partner with NHI. Read More Download the PDF File Here
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New grant funds available for Louisiana borrowers

Have you heard of the NHF Platinum Program? Probably not, but it’s time you did! The NHF program is a grant provided by the National Homebuilder’s which is designed to increase homeownership opportunities for low-to-moderate income individuals and families in multiple states. The fund provides Down Payment Assistance (DPA) in several states now, including Louisiana! And remember, this
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