Day 9 - 11 (03/25/14 - 03/27/14)

Day 9 of 90 (03/25/14)

I got to have lunch with my potential mentors today. I realize that I haven't said who they are and it's mostly because I don't want to have them get flooded with people asking them to be their mentors. They approached me about it. It's out of respect. Now if they later tell me they don't mind, then I'll let you guys know who they are.

Which happens to be very nice people. They also helped me realize that even after a year of researching and doing my homework I still don't know everything. (My father would love to hear me say that.) What was awesome was that I don't think I made a complete fool of myself. I mean, Mr. Mentor looked like he got bored a few times but Mrs. Mentor seemed fully engaged. But then again, those of you that actually know me, know I can tend to get a bit ranty. Especially when nervous. Big thing for me and fellow noobs to pull from this meeting is to get Pre-Approval first. That means to make sure you have some dough to make your pizza with. Pizza without dough is just toppings with delicious melted cheese. I had mentioned before that I was trying to get approval but without much success. They pointed me in a direction that will hopefully help out with a very creative Loan person. I'm not sure of the official title. Loan Officer, I looked it up just now. Didn't even notice I was gone did ya?

I was also recommended to read "The Richest Man in Babylon". I highly recommend it for anyone to read. Yes, it gets repetitive but it makes good points that it's trying to drive home.

I do know I was flying up in the clouds for the rest of the day, despite the sudden sleet / hail storm that showed up as we were leaving the local IHOP.

Day 10 of 90 (03/26/14)

Read "The Richest Man in Babylon" [Amazon] and "The Richest Man in Babylon 2" [Amazon]. I had not called the Loan Officer and I really should have (in hindsight).

Day 11 of 90 (03/27/14)

Contacted the Loan Officer via their website. Why am I being so secretive, if you're in the Spartanburg / Greenville SC area her name is Gail Nace [website].

edit: If you're curious you can see this in the forums here.