Field notes from the desk

July 20, 20261 min read

This is where I write down the real situations that come across my desk. Not marketing, not rate talk, just what actually happened and what you can learn from it. Some of it will be a file three other lenders turned down. Some of it will be a first-time buyer who thought they were years away from owning. Some of it will be a change in a program or the market that you should know about. I have spent 28 years protecting people, first in the fire service and now in mortgages, and the pattern is the same: the people who understand their options make better decisions. If a story here sounds like your situation, that is not a coincidence, and it is exactly the kind of thing I like to help with. Call or text me at (941) 941-5150, or get a free second look at https://1rmtg.com/second-look/.

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Tony Fitzgerald

Tony Fitzgerald is a mortgage loan officer known as The Mortgage Jedi, NMLS #1284924. He spent years in the fire service before moving into mortgages, and writes here about real situations from his desk.

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