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Monday, January 19, 2009

3 Reasons to Get A Fixed Rate Home Equity Loan

An individual who is bankrupt but has enough equity in the house they own such as their house should never have a problem about obtaining finance.One reason that is sufficient enough to block someone's way of getting a fixed rate home equity loan with a reasonable interest rate is having a bad credit record.

Meeting the requirements of certain conditions is just one of the basics that can contribute to the fact that this procedure can never be that easy but then being a bankrupt won't be one of those concerns.These specially created fixed rate home equity loans are exclusively intended for those bankrupt people thus helping them meet the needs and terms to arrange their financial affairs.

Having a standard home loan is better compared to meeting the standards for the credit score normally reserved for the fixed rate home equity loans even though it is much lower, the interest rates are good and the steps necessary to accomplish it is not that difficult.

The equity release is available as a percentage of the leftover equity in the home if the outstanding mortgage were paid of in its entirety although if a secured loan is already part o the equation, this will be taken off as well.

To make things easier, let us say you have taken 50,000 dollar mortgage from a individual with a one hundred thousand dollar home which will then leave you with fifty thousand dollars and from that, a portion for a home equity loan will be available from eighty five percent of that leftover total.The fact that this home loan is secured on a property simply implies that a large sum of money is accessible thus giving the intended bankrupt individuals the chance to be in touch with the good conditions this loan has to offer.The fact that the individual borrowing the money should never have a problem making the payments since he will be given better interest rates and repayment conditions as compared to those bankrupts is presented with this loan.

Credit checks on secured fixed rate home equity loans are never very thorough as the lender is aware of the collateral in the property so is more at ease with lending it to someone who is bankrupt.As the demands for this form of loan have been reduced, the loan applicant can expect a swift resolution which is not something that would normally happen for a secured loan.

The first of the few remaining steps that you need to take after credit verification has been completed is the thorough analysis of the house's deeds.The borrower's means to cope with the repayment conditions is something that is of an issue added with the thought that the individual borrowing should at any rate present the proof that he or she is employed and has some resources to depend on.

The only thing left to do is for the lenders to be happy about the borrower's means to pay so they will call for current copies of pay checks and will need to be assured the monthly premiums will not go past 40 percent of the person's income.For borrowers that cannot prove this, their loan sum may be lowered until it does fall within the guidelines and does not create fiscal strain on the borrower when repayments are due.


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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Are You Giving Business Debt Collections Permission To Control Your Life

Collectors like to talk.It's what they do all day.They will threaten, cajole and do everything in the book to traumatize your receptionist and wear you down.They pile on the stress, when you're already in shock.And it works, which is why so many of them are outrageously rude and offensive.

There is no Fair Debt Collections Practices Act to protect business people.So business debt collectors are not held back by the protections given to consumers.It's like the Wild West.Literally so, as a local business owner discovered, when a collector showed up at his door with a gun on each hip.
Collectors can give themselves legalistic titles.They sometimes call themselves 'officers.' And company names can be fabricated to make them sound like law firms.When you've picked up the phone to hear someone say, 'This is Mr.Screw, the pre-legal officer of Cheatem and Shyster', you know what I'm talking about.

Obviously, there is good and bad in everything and in every business and profession.It's characterized by the bell-shaped curve.At the one extreme of the collection business there are really talented people.They listen carefully to your side of the story and are adept at getting what they want by doing so.At the other end there are those who just seem to go through life having bad days.It's probably these people who give the industry such bad name.And it's why there are more complaints filed with state and federal agencies about the collection business than any other category.I wonder why this is?

How do you deal with these people?First thing first.Between you and me, collectors have no power.Pull back the curtain and you'll find the Wizard of Oz.It's all smoke and mirrors.Collection firms typically get paid up to fifty percent of what they squeeze out of your company, depending on the age of the account.And they are assigned accounts for a set period, after which they typically lose them if they don't collect money.

If the account is then forwarded to a law firm, the collection company receives a small percentage of anything the attorney is able to rake in.
The big threat collectors make is, 'We'll sent it to our attorney for legal action.' Actually, this is the last thing they want to see happen, if in fact they believe they can squeeze cash out of your starving business.Or they may also threaten to force your client into bankruptcy.Excuse me?At what astronomical cost, with whose money and to what end?

Your best weapon is knowledge.Give collectors a good reputation to live up to.And if you are up against a rude and obnoxious individual, let them rant.Don't wrestle with a pig.You both get dirty and the pig loves it.Stay cool and calm.

Work out a settlement deal with them.This has to be agreed, in writing and signed by both parties, before you transfer any of your precious business life blood to them.Take your time and keep to your own schedule, not theirs.The situation is not usually as urgent as they make it out to be.And it's always urgent for them.Especially if they're having a bad month and their car payment is due.

Don't fall into the, 'We just want a good-faith payment,' trap.If you're cash strapped, you can't likely afford anything, whether or not someone wants to call it 'good faith.' Never send money in the absence of a written agreement.Oh, and never, ever pay by phone.You could lose a lot more than expected.


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He is the author of 'The Battle Scarred Guide to Small Business Debt Relief and Recovery', available at http://amazon.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Are You A Trusted Professional Advisor?

Do your clients trust you explicitly or do they often say, "We'll have to think it over" when you propose a solution or plan of action?Do your prospects trust you the very first time they meet you, or do you often hear "We want to check with some other..." before they are willing to commit to engaging your services?

Today everybody has a professional looking web site with important testimonials and links to important sounding organizations.Since you can't tell anything from that, none of it matters.

We all know that being the top listing on a search engine, other than the listings you pay for, only means that you have the top listing.That's all it means.You have the top listing, so what?Does than mean you are better at what you do than the folks on page 1,123?

I guess it does if you buy into the absurd notion that you are going to connect with people who will become profitable life long clients because they saw your link first when they did an Internet search.That's possible of course - so is winning the lottery.

Over the years it has become clear to me that professional solution providers who use the SEO post and hope approach to attracting clients do it because they are afraid to simply ask a satisfied client for a recommendation.If each satisfied client refers you along to another person like them you can use your web site for other more profitable things and invest the time and energy you now spend on web site related stuff - in front of paying clients.

To be a trusted professional advisor, the sole source provider of the services you offer, you first have to earn it.You have to walk the talk, demonstrating to your existing clients that you really are there for their benefit, knowing that when you focus on their best interests you will get paid.You will actually be the sort of person they feel confident telling their friends and colleagues about.

Trusted advisors know that up to twenty five percent of their time must be spent marketing and selling in order to have the revenues to deliver more than they promise to their clients along with paying the overhead.They must be efficient in their marketing activities using the greatest leverage at their command.When someone is considered a trusted professional advisor virtually everything they do when it comes to marketing, works.It does not have to be clever, sophisticated or costly.If you are trusted by the people whose opinions are important to you, they will use their credibility with their contemporaries and do the marketing for you.

Trusted advisors are always looking for ways to over-deliver.They understand that consistently delivering on, or above, their value proposition will keep loyal clients loyal.By always projecting a "clients first" attitude and perhaps more importantly than anything else, always doing what they say they are going to do, their clients will be on the lookout for people who need what they have on offer.In fact their clients will regularly qualify and disqualify prospective clients for them, without them knowing anything about it.

Let's face it, there are only two ways to add revenues from your personal services to your organization.One way is to consistently get repeat sales or new engagements and projects from your existing clients.The other way is for them to enthusiastically promote the benefits of your services.Naturally your online presence will add to your overall revenue stream, but a web site and all the search engine marketing and pay per click ads in the world will never replace a client's word in the ear of their friend.Be trusted by your clients and they will take care of you.

Historically, being the trusted sole source provider of products and services meant keeping your word.If your client felt that you had their best interest at heart and your products and services we OK, you were in for life.That was then, now you have to ALSO demonstrate that you are keeping up with or are ahead of the times.You have to be seen as innovative, as a life long student who regularly invests their time, energy, and money sharpening their ax.

When your actions earn the trust of your most valued clients you are in position to attract and receive their prestige recommendations.I use that expression to make it clear that you and I do not want simply a referral.We do not want a list of our clients friends or data dump from their Outlook.

We want our clients to send us to specific people, people who will see us because of the prestige of our clients.Our clients will only lend their credibility to us when we're earned it and only for as long as we honor their gift.
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