Got this email in the middle of the night. I love these questions and the learning opportunity they afford. From: Divorcing in Washington State Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2019 To: noel@themortgageinstitute.com Subject: Read your blog. Need advice on divorce buyout Noel, I read your blog and am reaching out because I am going through a […]
My Approval-Assessment. Read on. If you don’t already know or haven’t seen one, I’ll tell you what it is. Take this magical tool with you to your next mediation. This might be the most important and valuable tip I've ever given. How much time do you (and a few other professionals and clients) spend in […]
This blog is about COST EFFICIENCY - how I really get great value for $0 and pass it on to the divorce community. The YouTube video is supportive but has extra information; this blog has information that the video does not have. So, I recommend reading and watching. And here’s that YouTube video: https://youtu.be/WRujtQ1jo3s I get […]
A customer was on the way to court while I was reviewing several orders and requests and motions. I found that the following had been stated as factual and consequential in establishing value and equity in a marital residence which was to be awarded to my customer subject to her refinancing its debt into her […]
THREE TIPS FOR MEDIATION Know this and you're in the top 1% No one else - other than my readers and subscribers - know to do these three things. Yet, if you employ these three simple tips, you will be in the TOP 1% of attorneys and mediators - really, the top fraction of a […]
Continuing Series: Things My Platinum Inner Circle Attorneys Would NEVER Do This really happened. I leave the dates on the email exchanges but have, obviously, removed the real names of the people involved...to protect the innocent and the guilty. Opposing for a case/file on which we had already obtained credit underwriting approval (i.e., loan was […]
I try to explain divorce-related mortgage financing in a variety of ways. Sometimes, just saying something from a different perspective helps to break through the fogginess on a matter. I don’t talk or write like an attorney. Rather, I have to make deals work in the realm of mortgage finance. Yet, I still must interact […]
Mr. Cookman, I have been following your emails and blog for some time, being a family law specialist in Texas; I have moved to Tennessee and been teaching domestic relations in a little law school up here for a while, and my question is pretty simple. Will Owelty liens and your divorce lending services work […]
Got this email the day after Christmas: Good morning Noel and Andy, I hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas. My question this morning: How do I get my name off the current mortgage when my husband is buying me out and he does not want to refinance? Is there another way to remove it from […]
The Case of the Missing Owelty Language Circa Fall 2018 Marriage of 20+ years is ending. Marital Residence worth $500,000 is free and clear of mortgages and is to be awarded to husband subject to a buyout to wife of her interest in the property. The knowledgeable and studious Traci Hutton represented wife and wrote Owelty […]
