What the Banks Won't Tell You: How to Get the Most Out of Your Mortgage [Paperback]

Kevin Daum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2004

Written by Kevin Daum, the author of "Building Your Own Home for Dummies." Mr. Daum, a 22-year veteran in the Banking and Mortgage industries shares his insights and experiences, giving frank advice on how to get the most of your mortgage.

You'll Learn:

- How Banks look at your finances - including the practices they don't share with you.

- How to avoid making costly mistakes.

- Why the 15-Year mortgage may be a rip-off.

- 5 important questions to ask that will separate a good Loan Officer from a bad one.

- Zero Point, Zero Fee Loans: There is no such thing as a free lunch.

- Understanding the Purchase Transaction...from A to Z.

Editorial Reviews

Review

In one lesson, Kevin helped me make the right decisions, drastically improving my liquidity and bringing balance to my portfolio. -- Verne Harnish, Fortune Small Business Magazine's Growth Guru

Kevin's book on mortgages is a valuable tool. I would challenge all lenders and loan officers to read it. -- Timothy R. Chrisman, Chairman - Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

This book is unbelievable!! -- Elaine Mikk, Host - Home Innovations WMAL, ABC radio affiliate

About the Author

Kevin Daum is the Founder and CEO of Stratford Financial Services. Mr. Daum has spent more than 20 years in the Real Estate industry as an Underwriter, licensed Agent and Loan Officer. Mr. Daum is a frequent contributor to numerous business publications on the subjects of Real Estate and Entrepreneurship and speaks regularly on both subjects.

As America's Residential Real Estate Expert, he has written "Building Your Own Home For Dummies," published by Wiley in February 2005.

Product Details

• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: Grady Parsons Publishing (February 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0975974300
• ISBN-13: 978-0975974308
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,105,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kevin Daum is an author, marketer, and Inc. 500 entrepreneur. Kevin's sales and marketing approach resulted in more than $1 Billion in sales with a 95 percent pull through rate. Combining 25 years of experience in theatre, finance and marketing (An odd but effective combination) Kevin has used his expertise and writing to help individuals build their dream homes, manage the financial aspects of going Green and communicate effectively to reach their goals in business and life.

Kevin is the National Columnist for Smart Business Magazine and has authored several books including "What the Banks Won't Tell You" (Grady Parsons), "Building Your Own Home For Dummies" (Wiley), "Green$ense For the Home: Rating the Real Payoff on 50 Green Home Projects" (Taunton) and his latest, destined for the New York Times Best Seller list is "ROAR! Get Heard in the Sales and Marketing Jungle". (Wiley)

Kevin has built multiple businesses including Stratford Financial Services, an Inc. 500 company, Mystery is Served, an entertainment company and most recently TAE International which helps companies provide customers The Awesome Experience by mastering Compelling Messaging, Intentional Marketing and Memorable Delivery.

Kevin consults to numerous companies and non-profit organizations and speaks regularly in the areas of customer experience, creativity, strategy and execution. He also coaches executives in areas of book development and expert building. His most recent book proposals went from concept to contract in a few short months with major trade publishers.

Marketing and sales, Kevin believes, is a special form of theatre. Drawing upon a degree in Theatre Arts and involvement in more than 150 theatre productions, Kevin is changing the way corporations look at the arts as a training ground for business and entrepreneurship. As head of Business Development for Americans For the Arts' Creativity Connection, he facilitated unique arts-based-learning programs to Fortune 500 companies. Kevin has been instrumental in the development of interdisciplinary arts and entrepreneurship curriculum at Baylor University. He has published several articles on marketing and the managerial relationship between the arts and entrepreneurship.

Kevin is a graduate of the MIT Entrepreneurial Executive Leadership program and a longtime member of the Entrepreneur's Organization where he has held several board positions. Kevin has designed, produced and led award winning executive training programs and events for C-level executives and entrepreneurs on 4 continents. Kevin was named one of the 40 people under 40 to watch in the San Francisco Bay Area and was recently named Distinguished Alum of the Year by his alma mater, Humboldt State University.

Kevin lives in New York with his wife of more than 20 years where he is focused on his Quest for the Jewish Super Bowl Ring. (A New York Times Best Seller) He is so committed to that goal, he tattooed "New york Times Best Seller" backwards on his chest so he could see it in the mirror every morning.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely the best overall book on real estate financing, June 14, 2005

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Definitely the best overall book on real estate financing I have ever read.

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