Tag Archive for: Halifax Mortgage Broker

Blessed

For today’s short post I just wanted to share with you one of my Mom’s favourite expressions. This is a very unique real estate market that we are experiencing. Properties are receiving multiple offer’s and pushing sales prices well over asking prices and my lenders are backlogged. What was normally a 4 hour turn around time has now become 4-7 days depending on the lender. Day’s off have become a thing of the past, it’s full speed ahead and time to make hay while the sun shines.

Too blessed to be stressed.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

Screentime

Each Sunday morning my iPhone gives me a report telling me how much time I’ve spent staring at my phone. Last Sunday it came up that I was spending on average 4 hours a day. Now that blew me away as I though that I being fairly productive with my time. Since then I have made a concerted effort not to waste time on my phone and to use it only when necessary. So when the report came up this morning saying that I’ve reduced my Screentime by 80% I was very pleased.

Weather you are rich or poor, young or old we all have only 86,400 seconds in a day. Once spent you will never get them back, so spend them wisely. Even though most people treat money as a finite resource, it really isn’t as you can always make more. Your only true finite resource in your life is time. Those on their deathbeds never wished they could of spent more time scrolling Facebook, Instagram or playing candy crush. They don’t even think they should of spent more time at the office. It is always that they wish that they could of spent more time with family and loved ones.

Let me help you re-finance your current home or help you finance your dream home so you can spend more quality time with those you love. Remember make some efforts to convert your screen time into quality time instead.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

Game of Patience

Today’s hot real estate market is not for the faint of heart. Not for buyer, Realtor’s or us Brokers. If anything it requires a game of patience. It is now almost commonplace for listings to receive multiple offers and end up selling for much higher than the listing price.

People who are pre approved at 500K have to start house hunting around the 375K mark if they hope to be the successful bidder on the property. Also if the broker or mortgage specialist was smart that would mean that they are pre approved at the maximum amount so putting in an offer at 515K is not going to be approved.

Once becoming the successful bidder now the real work begins for us brokers. Yes we do underwrite up front and our clients all have pre approvals before starting shopping but the lenders are all overwhelmed and back logged. What was a 4 hour turn around time on our files is now turning into 4-5 days.

So let’s all take a deep breath, say Namaste and practice some patience and know that we will get there soon.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

Tech Support

Just a quick shout out to all the hero’s working in tech support. While most of us are now working at home, tech support has been a life saver from time to time. Just got off the line with my expert to fix my VOIP business line. Upgraded my soft phone which runs on my laptop last night and it decided it didn’t want to work. Since I spend the majority of my day on the phone with clients, banks and referral sources, having no office line would make for a very unproductive day.

Just like Trevor was there to help me with my tech issues today, if you feel like you need “tech support” for your mortgage then please give me a call as I would love to help you now that my phone is working.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

Hard at work

Financing your dream home or refinancing your current home is important work. Let me work hard for you.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

I am that guy

I don’t go out drinking with the boys, or play a round of golf a week, or take two hour lunches or even take two week vacations. 9 times out of 10 if you call you will get me unless I am talking on the other line. My job is to get your mortgage approved, sleep, eat, workout early but that’s it.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

We could all use a little more Kaizen in our lives

In case you are not familiar with the term, Kaizen stems from the Sino-Japanese word for Improvement or change for the better. This is a concept referring to activities that lead to constant and continuous improvement. This has been applied in many area’s from manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, psychotherapy , personal development coaching, government and banking.

This ironic thing is that American business consultants brought this concept to Japan after the second world war. The magic of this was instead of focusing on large scale changes to processes, it instead talked about implementing small improvements that could be done right away. Toyota adopted this as part of their manufacturing process and yielded large results in terms of their productivity and their quality of products. So much so that by the 90’s rolled around they had over taken GM, Ford and Chrysler in terms of volume and quality.

So what small change can you make today that will help you move your life and productivity in a new and better direction? Can you go for a walk instead of watching another tv show? Can you make a nutritious meal at home instead of having fast food? Can you make some cold calls to improve your sales? Can you put some money away to save for your down payment on your next home or your next big adventure when the world goes back to normal.

Just do something and build upon it and anything will become possible.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

it’s all the little things

Sure we all have big gigantic goals that we want to accomplish, but it is not every day that we can knock those big goals off our to do lists. By taking care of the small stuff will help us move in the right direction to achieve the big goals.

Want to loose 50lbs, start by not missing a workout or continuing to eat right. The same goes for saving for a down payment, put 10% of your paycheque into an account that you can’t touch with your debit card, make your coffee at home and cut down on eating out and you will get there in no time at all.

Be consistent with the little things and the larger goals will happen faster than you could possibly imagine. Baring winning the lottery or the discovery of a magic pill, nothing happens overnight. Stay patient and consistent and you will get there much sooner that you would of thought.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

Sunday Runday!

For as long as I can remember my Sunday tradition has been to strap on the trainers and go for a nice long run. I know lots of people exercise with the intention of getting into better shape. However for me it has alway been a passion and an outlet to let off my steam and help me forget about what else may be happening in my life. The fitness aspect has just been a great side effect.

What do you do to help you deal the stress in your life? Some great ideas are but not limited to, going for a walk, meditation, weight training, cycling, skiing, reading, cooking or as I have shared, one of my favourites which is running.

We all need an outlet to help us let go whatever may be stressful in our lives. There are tons of bad ones which I won’t list here, try to find one that helps you clear your head and helps you move in a positive direction. If it’s running maybe we may cross paths some day out on a run.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).

Happy Dance!

When things start to go well, no matter how small, you need to take some time and do a little “Happy Dance”. Celebrate the victories along your path to much larger successes. This is what living is all about. It’s not about the destination of some way off big goal, it is about enjoying the process along the way.

Have an excellent Saturday.

I look forward to hearing from you in regard to your mortgage needs.

Cheers,

Patrick

p.s- You can click on this link to start the process whenever you are ready. Schedule your meeting with me here.

p.s.s- I should tell you that I am licensed in Nova Scotia, Ontario(M18001555) & in British Columbia(BCFSA #504098).