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It has been a few weeks since we last created a podcast. Not making any excuses other than saying that the Real Estate Industry and Mortgage Lending has been keeping both of us very busy. That said, we have committed that we will be returning with regular podcasts and figured that this topic is a great one to re-start our podcast production... In 1985, after a working a few years in banking, Jim Campanella originated his first mortgage loan application. Rates were double-digit and Jim was working at American Security Federal Savings & Loan on 59th and California, on the south-side of Chicago. It has been thirty-five years, but now Jim is kicking off a year of celebrating this anniversary. Cigar Lounge Reviewed: Habana Cigar House, Rolling Meadows IL --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
If you follow any news, you should be aware interest rates have fallen. That happens as rates do go up and down. The reason why this time it is making news is for one, they are incredibly low and more importantly, just a few months back (at the beginning of the year) everyone was predicting higher interest rates - not lower. While co-host Tameka Lewis-Madkins of Real People Realty recovers from her jet lag, join Jim Campanella, Sales Manager of "Your Mortgage Guys" at CrossCountry Mortgage in a discussion on whether or not it makes sense to refinance your home. Not a homeowner yet? This episode of the podcast is well worth listening into as well since lower rates mean more affordable home purchases. Cigar Review: Rocky Patel FIfty Five --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A little short on your down payment, but looking to purchase a home? Jim Campanella of CrossCountry Mortgage discusses the programs available. Cigar Review" Drew Estates Liga Privada No. 9 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Have you found what you believe could be the perfect home, if it was just updated? Have you heard about FHA 203k loans, but not fully sure how a renovation loan works or can help you? Join Tameka Lewis-Madkins of Real People Realty and Jim Campanella of CrossCountry Mortgage as they have a conversation with Sandee Lutz, Regional Renovation Sales Manager of CrossCountry Mortgage. Cigar Review: Montecristo Media Noche --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
You know your credit score affects your ability to get a mortgage, but did you know your credit profile also affects your home owners, auto and even life insurance? Join Tameka Lewis-Madkins of Real People Realty and Jim Campanella of CrossCountry Mortgage as they have a conversation with Jason Riha of Goosehead Insurance. Cigar Review: Cain Maduro Jason Riha can be reached at Goosehead Insurance 708-880-7040 Option 2 or jason.riha@goosehead.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Tameka Lewis-Madkins and Jim Campanella talk with Tim Milner of Milner Home Inspections about what is radon and how it affects you as a home owner. Cigar reviewed is the Papa Fritas (Petit Corona) For more information or to contact Tim Milner: Tim Milner, Milner Home Inspections - (815) 693-4694 - www.milnerhomeinspections.com - mhiinspections@yahoo.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Tameka Lewis-Madkins and Jim Campanella talk with Tim Milner of Milner Home Inspections about what is a home inspection and why you should make that investment when buying your new home. For more information or to contact Tim Milner: Tim Milner, Milner Home Inspections - (815) 693-4694 - www.milnerhomeinspections.com - mhiinspections@yahoo.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the premier episode, co-hosts Tameka Lewis-Madkins of Real People Realty and Jim Campanella, Sales Manager of Your Mortgage Guys at CrossCountry Mortgage introduce the podcast and give a brief overview of the homebuying process. The history of cigars is also discussed as the co-hosts prepare for the conversations in future podcasts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Coming up… Fact: Science News by Jim Campanella 01:57 Sofanauts has Landed! 30:00 “Flash Bang Remember” by Caroline M. Yoachim & Tina Connolly 39:00 Caroline is a photographer and writer currently living in Seattle, Washington. She has published about two dozen fantasy and science fiction short stories, in markets that include Asimov’s,Lightspeed Magazine, Interzone, and Daily Science Fiction. In 2011 she was nominated for a Nebula Award for the novelette “Stone Wall Truth.” Tina is a writer in Portland, Oregon, which is a splendidly green and drizzly city. She was born in St Louis and has lived in Northern California, but mostly where she grew up is the lovely college town of Lawrence, Kansas. She has a husband,
Aural Delights No 63 John Scalzi Editorial: by Tony C Smith 01:42 Poem: Spot In Space by GO Clark 04:45 Flash: Jesus and the Cowboys by Jay Lake 07:00 Fact: Miles J Breuer by Amy H Sturgis 13:22 Main Fiction: After The Coup by John Scalzi 34:00 Narrators: John Scalzi, Jim Campanella, Julie Davis
Editorial: The Sofa’s Gadgets by Tony C Smith 02:50 Poem: Our Fallen Do Not Fall by Ann K Schwader, blog 20:20 Flash Fiction: The War At Home by Lewis Shiner 21:30 Fact: Science News by Jim Campanella 29:30 Main Fiction: Jesus Christ Reanimator by Ken MacLeod 47:00 Fact: The Sofa Art Cover by Skeet 01:16:00 New Titles: David Williams Mirrored Heavens... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Aural Delights No 29 Allen Steele Poetry: Time Travel Verb Tenses by Laurel Winter 02:11 Flash Fiction: Downtown by John Kessel 03:41 Fact: Science News by Jim Campanella 09:26 Main Fiction: The Last Science Fiction Writer by Allen Steele11:22 Narrators: Diane Severson, Grant Stone and Mark Nelson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Aural Delights No 27 Matthew Hughes Main Fiction:  Passion Ploy by Matt Hughes 12:20 Flash Fiction: Fresco by Alastair Reynolds 05:15 Poetry:  Spacer Compass by Bruce Boston 01:05:00 They Arrived by Mark Rich   02:14 Narrators:Diane Severson,Jim Campanella,Gareth Stack,Julie Davis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.