Whoops I married my rate

Here’s one of my least favorite mortgage sales cliches: You marry the house but you date the rate. Every loan officer when rates are high If you’ve never heard this before, it’s trying to convey to a nervous buyer that they’re keeping the house for the long term (marriage) but can refinance out of the…

Home Buying Commandments as Told Through ’90s Hip Hop

If I didn’t mention it yet– we added a new member to the Aragon Lending team. My adorable daughter, who, in addition to being stinking cute, requires a lot of late-night attention. (Believe me, this will be brought up at her annual review. 😉) One of the things that have been getting us through the…

What Michael Scott Can Teach You About the Home Buying Process

I love The Office. It’s one of the shows I binge the most, so you won’t be surprised to know one of my favorite episodes is the one where Michael Scott buys his condo. I mean, duh. Probably because he does the exact opposite of what you’re supposed to do, and yet somehow it still…

How to Work, Work, Work, Work, Work it Like Rihanna

It probably won’t surprise you that I love Rihanna. Like, love love Rihanna. So naturally, I was hyped for her when it came out that Rihanna was now in that elusive club with Bill Gates and Oprah–she’s a billionaire, now, baby! Most of us mere mortals don’t luck our way into this club–you gotta get…

Six Mortgage Types and Their Corresponding ‘Friends’ Character

Millions of people tuned in to one of the most popular sitcoms for a decade, “Friends.” Living in a cramped West Village New York City apartment on top of one other makes me wonder, why didn’t they purchase places of their own? (Ok, I know…Monica and Chandler finally did in the last ep, but still,…

Your Girl is SIXTEEN Y’all

IT’S MY* SWEET SIXTEEN Y’ALL *well my business is sixteen – so don’t look at me that way, ok? ? Before we cut the cake, I just want to fill you in. There’s tons to share both personally *ahem ?* and professionally (…seen my badass new website?) and I realize that I’ve been a jerk and haven’t kept…

3 Things We ❤️ NOW: Joymode, Oktoberfest, and Keroppi

Did you know about Joymode? Their motto is: Experience everything. Own nothing. You can rent those items that you could never justify buying (Outdoor Pizza Oven…perhaps one day ?). They’ll drop it off, pick it up, and handle all the cleaning. Not only do they give you everything needed to throw amazing events like a…