Closing More Loans with A Little More Help

You’re listening to Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast in the country for loan officers. Today’s episode is one that you just can’t miss. I’m joined by my good friend, Irene Duford, Freedom Club coach here at The Mortgage Marketing Animals. In this episode, learn how now may be the best time ever to have the right assistant to help you have a much bigger market share, whether you are closing 4 loans / month or 40 loans / month. 

Listen in as Irene tells us why responding to this time by hunkering down is just not the way to build your business. It’s time to get serious and find those gems on your team who will be profit centers, not overhead. The perspective of this is explained clearly in this episode. 

Irene’s links: loanteamtraining.com and loanassistantmortgagetrainingbootcamp.com

Adapting to today’s market will take a certain focus. Let us help you adjust your lenses so you can focus in on what brings in more business.  Schedule your complimentary call today.

All About the Systems

On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, your #1 podcast for loan officers worldwide, I’m joined by Brad Brondt, an awesome member of our Freedom Club coaching program.

As loan officers, figuring out the best systems and processes that work for your mortgage business is key to bringing in more loans. 

Who on your team should do what and do you need to be hiring strategically to put someone in place for specific processes so that you can be out prospecting?  Tune in to find out why, how, and when…

Need help with this? We’ve got you covered. Click here to schedule your free 1-hour coaching call that will walk you through the next 90-days of activities for business growth.

Zero inbox is NOT a prize

A while ago I received a course on “How To Get A Zero Inbox of Emails”.

After spending about 12 or so hours reading the course and then implementing it, I came to a shocking conclusion:

Zero Inbox Is Not A Prize!!

After doing everything it said, which took a good part of a day, I found that I had ZERO more deals; Zero more income; and really accomplished absolutely nothing that is measurable.

There is no magical check or money order that pops into your inbox when you get that “zero inbox” notification…

I also shockingly discovered that more emails just pop in 3 minutes later.

I remember that early in my career, feeling overwhelmed with all the emails, that I actually did an “email bankruptcy” and just deleted all inboxes, and never saw a difference…

I discovered that when I really wanted to see a difference in my productivity, when I really wanted to increase the purchase deals in my pipeline, that I had to do actual “Loan Getting Activity”.

I spent the next 30 days in “lock down mode” and mapped out, then implemented a simple 4 step plan to bring in more purchase loans…

… and not just a few more loans, but A LOT OF PURCHASE LOANS.

I did this by doing an intensive study of my last 50 purchase deals that came in.

I asked myself this simple question:

“What specific activities brought in the last 50 purchase deals?”

and “What do I need to do to do more of that / those things?”

I was actually shocked to see how simple this was going to be.

I found it was 4 basic activities:

1. Talk to more agents that were currently closing 8 or more buyer sides in the last 12 months.

2. Ask for more referrals from the agents and buyers that I was currently working with in current deals in my pipeline.

3. Contact my past database using 3 methods (phone calls <gasp>, monthly mailers, and emails (the emails were the least effective even though I could automate them).

4. Call my pre-approved buyers once a week, encouraging them (by having them mentally visualize why they were buying a new home in the first place), and then using a very simple and cool script, ask them for referrals of their friends, family, and co-workers who were looking to buy, sell, or refinance.

That’s it.  Just sooooo simple.
That’s how I drastically increased my purchase deals in a very, very short period of time, and that’s how my team still does it today to have one of the most successful teams in the nation, all while I am working a 32-hour work week with frequent vacations.

If you are going to work, if you are going to put effort into something, let’s make sure it has actual measurable results (more closed loans).

I know that doesn’t sound sexy, I know it all happens without having to “build a funnel”, I know it all happens without me paying for a bunch of Zillow leads or using some fancy smancy widget of some sort.

It’s just following a simple 4 step process that I now call the Daily Success Plan.

It’s just that simple.

That’s exactly what I now help thousands of loan officers across the nation in programs like my high level Loan Officer Freedom program.

Just to show you how simple it is, I’ll give you a completely free and LIVE 1 hour 1 on 1 zoom call, just like the ones that these high producing loan officers and branch managers get on our private one on one calls, and walk you through it step by step.

Go Here to schedule your free and private 1 on 1 sample coaching call and we’ll map out in detail, along with scripts we use on our Daily Success Plan.  I’m convinced this will be a very very good use of your time.

See you on the inside (and don’t waste time getting to “zero inbox”)…

Your Questions Answered – Part II

On this episode of Loan Officer Freedom, your #1 loan officer podcast in the world, Jami and I continue onto Part II of the “FAQ” that loan officers are asking about in today’s changing market. 

Tune in to find out what tasks are the most impactful these days, who and how to hire the right people so you can continue to bring in more loans, training and trusting your new loan partner(s) and finding balance in the most realistic way possible. 

Need help organizing your day for the most impact? Let us help you. Jump on a one-on-one zoom call with one of our mortgage marketing coaches and they’ll map that out for you.

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