All Forum Posts by: Joshua Baker

@William Kyle Walker Have you tried reaching out to any accounting students at your local university? We have used finance students here and there looking for internships and/or quick cash for time intensive tasks like that in the past.

Hope this helps and good luck!

@Desreal Shorts

I have used ProSchools for licensing and they were awesome. Regarding licensing in both states, I would recommend licensing in the state you’ll be in most frequently so that you can focus your efforts on marketing and networking to one location to start.

Best wishes and thank you for your service!

@Mike Shulman I am definitely interested in learning more about your service and how I might be able to incorporate that into building a solid network in Florida.

Hey everyone!

I’ve been working as an MLO for several years in West Texas with an existing client book which has been a great experience thus far. That being said, I’m changing regions and opening a branch in Orlando, FL where I’ll be essentially building a new book while expanding the company.

I wanted to take a slightly different approach this time as my view on the MLO’s role has shifted over the years. Ideally, I want to build this branch and regional operation around the concept of adding value and helping build current Realtors businesses instead of the usual drop in and drop off marketing materials approach that is still all too common in this industry. Most shops all offer the same or similar loans and we’re all pushing similar rates which does little in the way of making a new branch marketable.

I would really appreciate some feed back as to what you would find helpful from an MLO in regards to making your business run more smoothly. Ideally, I’ll be able to utilize a portion of my existing business to provide business to prospective realtors within the first month I’m open which should help get the ball rolling. Short of simply bringing you business what can an MLO do that would make your business more efficient and make your job easier?

@David Baier It’s great to find someone else in the area! Are you attending any of the meetings in the Orlando area?

@Will Jimenez Welcome Will! I am also recently starting out in the Volusia, Flagler, Seminole, and Orange County Markets and could use another wholesale contact. Good luck and hopefully we can work together in the near future.

Hey everyone, As someone that is just starting out I wanted to thank you all for the solid content on here; it has been incredibly helpful! I look forward to following along more as we expand our real estate venture.