My 100th Post

Hey Folks!

Tony Grego here from Sagamore Home Mortgage in Lebanon, Indiana. Your Indiana Mortgage Partner for all your home lending needs.

WOW! January 23, 2008 at 11:34 am Post #1 until today, April 18, 2008, number 100. I have tried many different forms and styles, Some good and most bad (kidding I hope). Anyway I do want to thank all of my friends and associates I have met. I am involved in this great community and just hope to give back one day as much information and knowledge that I have learned. I guess now it is time to list 100 things. I chose to list 100 things that I am thankful for since January 23rd.

1. First and foremost, my wife Yovonne,  my son's Anthony Jr. and William Alexander, and my dogs win.ini and beta.
2. My Father's successful quad by-pass about six weeks ago.
3. My Mother-in-Law's successful knee operation.
4. I am thankful that my recent injuries were not more serious (enough medical crap. Don't know about you but it is getting depressing for me).
5. My friend Daniel "forcing" me to join Active Rain and start blogging.
6. My retail referrals from Active Rain.
7. My associates that seem to grow everyday.
8. The dozens of questions I get from the community about changes in the mortgage industry.
9. Aaron Byers, President and owner of Sagamore Home Mortgage for putting up with me.
10. My co-workers for the same reason.
11. My friend Mike for saving my hard drive after I did not back up in a year and had a system crash.
12. The New York Giants for beating the Patriots in the Superbowl.
13. Watching the Superbowl with my neighbor who is a Patriots fan.
14. My friend Mike (again) for putting back together my laptop when I dropped it going into the office after he recovered my hard drive.
15. The Indiana Pacers for not having a MAJOR arrest in the last month.
16. Mitch Daniels stepping up the Indiana Property tax issue.
17. The Spring market and a pick up of Indiana Home Sales.
18. Being able to do FHA loans to help Hoosier Households.
19. Understanding how to structure a conforming deal rather than throwing them up on the subprime wall and seeing what sticks.
20. Pay Option Arms finally addressed for the mortgage they are (I love them for the right person in the right situation)
21. Being able to share the lowest fixed rates in 45-years.
22. Setting up my website.
23. Setting up my blog.
24. Setting up a website and blog for my wife.
25. The ground hog giving us six more weeks of winter which seems like it may continue until about June.
26. The boys making Mommy a real special Valentine for February 14th.
27. Still having mortgage programs for folks with credit problems.
28. Learning about Frank and the gang at TBWS.
29. Slingbox for my Treo
30. Ania's (our AA) successful birth of her daughter, Lidia.
31. Aaron dumping purchase leads and hiring on site telemarketers.
32. Did I say the New York Giants beating the Patriots in the Superbowl?
33. Television writers ending the strike and bringing back fresh Letterman shows.
34. Family Guy (yea it is sick but I love it).
35. Reading to my sons bedtime stories in bed.
36. My referral market growing and growing.
37. In a weird kind of way the 250+ lenders that have gone out of business and have made us mortgage brokers more accountable.
38. Giving up beer for Lent (yep, that was a tuff one).
39. Mobile DVD players with headphones. One more Barney or Doddleboops and I am going to lose it.
40. Disney releasing all 200 models from the CARS movie (yea right, at $2.97 a pop it is getting expensive).
41. CART is no more and IRL is the king of US open wheel racing.
42. Indy Blue Crew. The official fan club of the Colts and were you will find us at home games. www.indybluecrew.com.
43. Bret Fare finally retires. Or does he?
44. Great new seats with the same old friends at the new Lucas Stadium.
45. The New York Yankees.
46. With my arm injury and such I now have a great excuse for a lousy golf game.
47. Bluetooth and wireless technology.
48. The boys finally behaving for Easter pictures.
49. The boys not making to much of a mess with Easter Chocolate.
50. Hendrick Racing not winning any races yet this year.
51. My Friend Aaron Gregory purchasing his first home (O yea, his girlfriend used a different broker. No, I'm not bitter).
52. Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, Aldi, Krogger for having some great sales and deals.
53. Congratulations to my wife Yovonne and her major effort to better her health and get in shape. She has lost 40 pounds in the last 6 months and is looking great!
54. Google rankings. activerain.com/tgrego is ranked 8th. First page when searching Indiana Mortgage Company (most searched Indiana mortgage term).
55. Video blogging (still working on it but it is going to be great. What do you think of this domain - www.ratequote.tv?
56. Windows Live Writer
57. Gas at $3.50 a gallon is really helping families stick together.
58. Anthony Jr. and William dressed up as leprechauns for St. Patrick's Day. Still did not find me lucky charms.
59. Craigslist.org to buy stuff.
60. The American Legion Post #500 across from IMS.
61. Tom-Tom GPS for my Treo.
62. The new Marion County Library. Should be great for a billion dollars.
63. Hilbert House finally sold. Offered at $20M. Still have not seen sales price.
64. Did I mention about the New York Giants beating the Patriots in the Superbowl?
65. Last game in the RCA Dome. Bring on the wider seats.
66. XM Radio
67. Raise in FHA Limits.
68. Cellular Connection Cards for laptops to provide instant quotes and approvals.
69. Consumers learning more and more that zero fees equals higher rates.
70. I am smarter than a 5th grader.
71. Never play air hockey at my friend Eric's house until you learn the rules (if not you will need to call a cab to get home).
72. Attending Anthony Jr.'s first Soccer practice this week.
73. Still have stated options for NOO mortgages.
74. William is left handed, like to throw a baseball, looks great in Yankee pinstripes.
75. Torn between Explorer and Firefox. Which one should I use and why?
76. With Rural Housing you can finance up to 102% of the purchase price.
77. My gift to you. If you get a refer/eligible on a 30-yr FHA, if the deal looks good, try running on a 15-yr.
78. Blue Ray DVD players.
79. Skype VOIP service.
80. Yuengling Lager tastes much better after Lent
81. Youtube.com is a great site.
82. Sending a text message gets easier with time.
83. With a good camera you don't have to be a good photographer.
84. I have stopped blogging and driving at the same time.
85. I am really thankful for Widgets.
86. Second mortgages are still alive and well along with some HELOC's
87. While our lender list has shrank, the folks we have done business with has not.
88. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
89. Down Payment Assistance Programs.
90. IU may finally found a good replacement for the General.
91. Joe Pa really needs to pass the touch before his kid retires.
92. Notre Dame may get to a 500 season this year.
93. Have I mentioned how thankful I am that the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots?
94. Craftsman tools.
95. Wide Screen Television with HD and AT&T U-verse including DVR. I can finally watch grass grow.
96. Having a Mac and a PC in my same home office.
97. Cordless telephones.
98. Helping Hoosier Households save money and in many cases save homes.
99. 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of ........ never mind, how shared cellular minutes.
100. #100 and the most important to me. This one is easy. Family and friends.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and reading my 100th post. I am very proud to be a member of this great community. Happy Selling to all!

 

 Tony Grego - Indiana Mortgage Company
"your Indiana Mortgage Partner for all your Home Lending Needs"

 

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