Have to agree with Crashy and Arty, the breakdown of the new site makes it easier to keep track of different posts as more and more people join this community.
(1) Someone has mentioned some real life examples of “done deals” as another catagory…great idea.
(2) With many years of Mortgage consulting,
(as distinct from Broker) I have developed a Mortgage Control Program(1993..long before the banks bastardised it..Equity Mate is a watered down version, as just one example) My clients pay me $5-$10,000 for a Total Analysis and budgeting plus, plus,plus. If their situation is a mess…no fee is charged…but I help them all the same.
The relationship is ongoing with up to 4 assesments per year… and no further fees involved in future refinancing.I have refinanced some clients as many as 3 times.The referrals cover my free time for doing that. My fee is determined by what I save them in implementing my Program. I arrange the Broker to visit “US” to ensure my client gets the right deal for them. I do not receive any Brokerage from the lender…if they offer it as Citibank did..it goes to my client.
At no stage will I offer the MCP service for sale in any forum. Other than those, if in their interest, who contact me in my mentoring/coaching Program… they email me initially. You have my word on that.
A longwinded way in suggesting a Forum Catagory for Finance in general,plus Mortgages and questions on any Maths topic relating to Deals.
I don’t think any additional forums are necessary, but a way of tracking your own posts would be good. EG view by my alias for 1 day, 5 days, 14 days etc.
I’m very pleased you like the new forum categories.
Thanks for your suggestions too.
Actually, this is not the forum upgrade that I was planning. (hopefully) Soon we’ll be moving to a complete new forum software system that is more robust and has many more features.
With a site this big, it’s just a slow process that is inching forward.
Cheers,
Steve McKnight
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