Loan Officer Freedom

Are you prepared to double your business over the next year? On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, we find out exactly how Adam went from $4M in volume per month to $8M (and even hit $11M) in just 12 months...

Voicemail is a simple and standard phone function, but it has a MAJOR impact on our business and the perception others have on us. Did you know that? If you're like most loan officers, handing out your cell phone number is a best practice and I get it, I've done it too! Regardless of whether or not you're handing out your cell phone number, the question remains, is there an opportunity for your cl...

Texas Loan Officer, Mark Brewer, has been a Mortgage Marketing Animal member with us for the past 4 months. With the amount of growth he's seen in his business thus far in addition to the amount of support he receives in the program, he wanted to inquire further about how some of the Loan Officers in The Mortgage Marketing Animals and The Freedom Club have grown their businesses to multiple 6 and...

"I lost 22 transactions due to the FHA credit crunch." How would you react if this happened to you? Well, Hakim Singleton, on of our leaders in the Freedom Club let this fuel his fire and inspired him to get creative in his business so that he could close even more loans (all while still being able to hang out and spend time with his family). On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast...

Someone recently told me that they wish to attain "freedom," is that a goal for you too? It's easier than you might think... On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast in the world for Loan Officers, I'm chatting with my friend Chris Haynes ; who also happens to be one of the leaders in the Freedom Club. In a highly competitive market, Chris and his team have been able to set record m...

At 29 years old, Loan Officer Youssef Abdelhalim is on track to generate $1,000,000 this year! Want to know how he's doing it? On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast in the world for Loan Officers, I'm talking to my friend and Freedom Club leader, Youssef, who I am so proud to say is on track to earn $1 Million Dollars of W-2 income this year, but the coolest part? He recently tur...

After the economic crash back in 2008/2009 many of us in the mortgage industry lost a lot, if not everything. Is that true for you?  Rayce Robinson, one of the leaders in The Freedom Club, had that same experience. Not only was it trying on his finances, but as we come to find out in this interview, it was also trying on his relationships. So how is it that Rayce, who seemingly "lost it all" has b...

What's the #1 activity that makes you the most money?  Without a shadow of a doubt, I would bet it's having conversations...and no, not conversations about what's on page 2 of the bank statement. I'm talking about having conversations with people who can refer us business.  On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for loan officers, I'm chatting with my friend and Freedom Club leade...

Do you feel overwhelmed with the amount of work you're currently doing? Here's the solution... Hire more help. Loan Officer, Lauren, from Albuquerque, New Mexico reached out and asked what I would do to avoid burnout especially during the times we find ourselves in right now with a seemingly overwhelming amount of work. So on this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for Loan Officers,...

Is is safe to say you'd like to increase your salary? Whether you've just started originating, or you've been in the business for a while chances are you've wondered what it takes to increase your production in order to earn even more income...and more freedom! On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for Loan Officers, I'm sitting with one of the leaders in the Freedom Club - Krist...

If you're a Loan Officer looking to find success in the mortgage industry this episode will walk you through a full weeks worth of activities from top producing loan officers. The week in the life of a loan officer superstar. By the way, there are only 4 activities to focus on. And a "full week" is only 4 days, we take Friday, Saturday, and Sundays off! On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the...

If you're spending a lot of your time trying to find even more leads you're going to want to hear this... You don't need more leads! Unless you started in the business yesterday you have more than enough business to help you source even more loans, all without having to find brand new leads. On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for loan officers, Mike and I are sharing exactly w...

Have you ever run into this situation before? Borrower: "What's your rate?" You: [State your rate]. Of course you have, we all have! Here's the thing, borrowers have been trained and conditioned to ask about rates and that's okay. It's okay if some people shop us sometimes. On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom my dear friend and leader in the Freedom Club, Kevin Gillespie, and I will discuss ho...

If you're busy, you don't have a "busy" problem, you have a "lack of help" problem. Understanding the huge difference between those 2 issues is the difference between the "prosperous, yet free" loan officer and the "busy, restless, and discontent" loan officer. This week, I've decided to replay one of our Loan Officer Freedom classics with my dear friend, and leader in the Freedom Club, Mr. Rayce...

It's not that our mentors have been lying to us, per se, but the information that is typically shared with us loan officers and branch managers just isn't truly helping us grow our business in the most efficient manner possible. But all of that is going to change today! If you're still working nights and weekends I've got news for you, there is no such thing as "too busy" only not enough help. On...

Having a life of freedom and showing others in our industry how to have a life of freedom is a real passion of mine. If you're just too busy and completely overwhelmed with the amount of work you're doing, that's totally uncool and to be quite frank, you're doing it wrong. You can't grow when you're busy, but more importantly what's it costing you by not having the right kind of help in your busin...

Have you ever had a record month?! It's such a great feeling to see your production volume increase to a number you haven't hit before, wouldn't you agree? So instead of going back to your "regular" months, how can we keep this new momentum going? That is exactly what we're going to talk about on this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for Loan Officers. My dear friend and business pa...

What do you want, what do you really want? What does your dream life look like? Have you sat down and thought about it? That's exactly what we're going to do on today's episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast in the world for Loan Officers. We're going to talk about mapping out, or more specifically reverse engineering, your dream life! In my opinion the word "realistic" is one of the bigg...

Matt is a brand new Loan Officer (just licensed within the last 6 weeks) and is already set to close $2 Million in volume! He reached out to me on Facebook to say some of the episodes here on Loan Officer Freedom were very helpful for him as he starts his career in the mortgage industry. I felt so honored to be a part of his journey of awesomeness that I decided to have him on as a guest! So the q...

Overwhelm. Does that word resonate with you too? Have you ever felt like you were overwhelmed by all of the things you have to do to prospect, pre-approve, and finally close a loan?! I hear it all the time! "Carl I'm so overwhelmed with everything I have to get done! I just don't have the time." I understand, but get this...it doesn't have to be that way when you have certain processes in place an...

While there are plenty of ways to be successful in the mortgage industry, I've found immense success using the  70/30 rule. Have you heard of it?  That's exactly what my dear friend, Mike and I will be discussing on today's episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for loan officers! The 70/30 rule states that 70% of your business focuses on purchase opportunities and 30% of your business fo...

There are certain activities that you have to do that will get you to your first 4 loans per month, then another set of activities to go from 4 to 10 loans per month, and yet another set of activities to go from 10 to 20+. We call these the pathways to profitability and on this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for loan officers, my dear friend Chris Johnstone and I are discussing ex...

On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for Loan Officers, I have the pleasure of sitting with the "Doctor of Cool" himself, Mr. Bob Rosenbaum. We're going to be talking about what Bob has done to increase his loan production by - get this - 300% in the last 18 months. Including:  - Having a strategic team in place  - Hiring his first virtual assistant  - Marketing to and nurturing...

Kory Kavanewsky is one of the leaders in the Freedom Club and is my guest on this weeks episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for Loan Officers. Today, we're talking about the challenging times we're facing in the world today, but how we as individuals (and as loan officers) can stay motivated AND find success. While Kory is the sole producing loan officer on his team, he has seen epic r...

Ever since we've been in quarantine due to the coronavirus, we've had to find a new way to do business. We've had to embrace virtual tools to allow us to continue to do business on a daily basis.  Now that we're beginning to see the economy open up again, where does that leave us as it relates to doing business on a day-to-day? On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast for loan offic...