Meeting nice people is the name of the game in real estate. I stumbled onto a method in the past few years. I walk in my local area and see nice people and dogs all the time. In the past I would ask the nice people if I could say hello. In almost all cases […]
Getting To Know Harlan Accola Harlan J. Accola, CRMP, is a respected Reverse Mortgage authority and author of an outstanding book on the subject, entitled, “Home Equity and Reverse Mortgages, The Cinderella of Baby Boomer Retirement”. When he talks about RMs, we should listen. In his book Chapter Five he is explaining some facts to […]
This is something I constantly forget to do. Recently I checked and there was an email from my office that the computer thought was spam, some important information from NMLS, and a newsletter from Tristan Ahumada. Those should not be in spam. Also, I have some categories entitled promotions, updates, social and forums that I […]
For many years I have been writing a series, I Meet The Nicest People. Today, I’m pleased to highlight Don Currie, Co-Founder and President of HighTechLending of Irvine, CA. He is definitely one of the nicest.Don Currie and Erika Macias established HighTech in 2007 after many years of experience at Impac Lending. With over 100 originators, 200 staff, […]
In The Beginning In December of 1961 I received a Real Estate License from the California Department of Real Estate, Number 00257862. It is now December 2021 and I am still licensed and working. That is 60 years plus. This journey started after I had received a BS from Indiana University, an MBA from UCLA, […]
Christie Olson This is the first in a series of articles, MEET OUR Duane Gomer Staff. This is an interview with Christie Olson, General Manager. How long have you worked for DGE? 14 years and counting….How long have you been General Manager? I was promoted to General Manager in November 2015, so I’ve been working […]
NAR Distinguished Service Award Diana Bull, the famous Santa Barbara Realtor, just won another award, but this one is a biggie. The NAR Distinguished Service Award goes to only 2 people each year out of the NAR’s 1.4 million members. And she sure deserves this recognition. This award is to honor members who have made […]
Eagles in Sacramento Wayne Bell, former Real Estate Commissioner, and his son, Seth, a junior at University of Nevada, are bird watchers. Always admire people who have extreme patience to do this. This time they scored some excellent photos. I have a strong weakness for photos of eagles. These photos were taken not too far […]
DRE Commissioner Doug McCauley Our new real estate Commissioner, Doug McCauley, gave me the opportunity to interview him for an article to send out to social media sources. First, let me thank Commissioner McCauley and his staff. It was my pleasure and hopefully you appreciate getting to know him a little better. Over the years […]
Yelp Review Yelp noted that I had asked a question about Reverse Mortgages researching an article. They sent me an alert that I might be interested in a couple posts. They sent a photo and the two recommendations. They were right. I know that man. Met him in 1958 in a hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany. […]
