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Take A Look At Broker Outpost
When I’m not out buying or selling homes, or speaking to consumers or real estate professionals about the dangers associated with frauds and scams, I’m either hanging out with my wife and kids or surfing the Internet in search of the next big thing (okay, that’s not entirely true… I do exercise, sleep, volunteer, and do other stuff too, but you know what I mean). Recently, I ran across BrokerOutpost.com, a forum-based web site that allows loan officers and wholesale lenders to connect with one another to ask questions, as well as to do more business together. Founded and operated by a licensed Mortgage Agent, BrokerOutpost.com offers intuitive forums for real estate industry professionals to connect with one another on a variety of topics.
Say, for example, that you’re a mortgage broker. Well, after you complete Broker Outpost’s free registration, you can create a detailed profile with your bio and a link to your company’s web site, which is then instantly added to Broker Outpost’s mortgage broker directory. The directory, which is categorized by state, is targeted toward consumers who find the site, and is helping loan officers and other mortgage industry professionals highlight their products and services, and ultimately secure more business.
But Broker Outpost is much more than a consumer directory. The real value of the site is that it allows real estate professionals to network and learn from one another in a safe, cost effective, easy-to-use online forum environment. All too often, professionals–regardless of what industry they’re in–tend to work in a vacuum… you know the type, don’t you? They’re the ones who operate by the rule “I know best” and “what can anyone else possibly teach me.” Broker Outpost encourages something different. It allows loan officers, mortgage brokers, wholesale reps, processors, realtors, insurance agents, and anyone else who does business in the mortgage and real estate field to check in with one another about any issue or topic, all from the convenience of their office or home computer. The site’s founder and programmer–a software engineer turned Mortgage Agent turned software engineer again named Darin Ferraro–even offers a blog right on the front page of the site.
What’s not to like about BrokerOutpost.com? As far as I can tell, nothing at all. Check it out for yourself by clicking here. Registration is free, and since I recently joined the site, you can now easily follow along with the questions and advice I myself am contributing to the site.
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