Membership
Report
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to go to the Membership page)
Barbara Kollman
has officially joined MABE. If you have not already
done so, please make sure to introduce yourself and welcome
her to the group.
Social Report
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The signup sheet for the Salt River
Rafting trip was passed around again. There will be
two groups going on different
dates, March 26 & April 23.
Please see the Social Event page
for more details.
Speaker Coordinator Report
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- 03/18/05 Special
Event
- 03/25/05 No
Meeting
- 04/01/05 Brian
Verbraken
- 04/08/05 Lisa
Schnaidt
- 04/15/05 Reg Batt
- 04/22/05 Patricia
Cox
- 04/29/05 John
Gruber
Treasurer Report
Roman Okonowski has taken over the checkbook.
He discussed the balance of the account and the need maintain
our current cushion.
37-02,
32-19, 32-45, 32-20, 12-10, 12-46(x2), 26-13, 07-32, 07-23,
15-44, 15-45, 21-13, 34-38, 38-41, 31-32, 31-21, 43-15, 43-20,
19-02.
This week's
leads focus...
George
Hesche...One Whacky Wop!
Today was show-and-tell for Joe Hesch (a.k.a. Joe Hesche, Mr.
Nag-464, Mrs. Curran and George). He showed us old sports
jerseys, sweatshirts, pictures of his kids (they got their dad's
smile), plaques that he is "proud of?" and even his ex-wife's
license plate.
Joe was born in
Minnesota. His father was a trainer for IBM. This
job required a lot of travel. His dad wanted to spend more
time with his family so he left IBM, moved his family to a small
North Dakota town and opened a shoe store. This may not
have been the wisest business decision but it set the stage for
a happy childhood for Joe and his two younger sisters.
Wahpeton had only
8500 citizens. They were the 6th largest city in North
Dakota. Living in a small town meant that Joe could do
anything. He was on track, football and basketball.
He was proud to be a Wahpeton "Wop". He proudly made his
first basketball dunk...spraining both wrists in the process.
He was 3-years varsity on a football team that was nothing if
not consistent...They lost every game but 1 in those 3 years
that Joe played. (Rumor has it that the team they beat was
from an all-girls school.) And then there was track.
Joe's track coach loved him. Joe wasn't the fastest guy on
the team but the coach could always count on him to give the
tired track stars a brief rest during the relays.
Joe was recruited
by many colleges because of his great athletic background.
But he made the wise choice. He went from Wop to Beer
Wolf. Four years, three colleges, 13 apartments and 14
roommates later her graduated from Moorehead College.
Joe's work
history was just as colorful as his educational experiences.
He sold insurance for a "shady" company, managed a liquor store,
ran a print company into the ground, sold software, trolls and
other stuffed animals. His first experience in the finance
field came when he took a job selling mobile home financing.
This job required a lot of traveling for not a lot of money.
In1994 Joe got
married. Not long after that he moved to Arizona. He
didn't know many people so he joined the Mesa JC's. This
is where he met Chris Curran and Mike Whalen. He was a
highly decorated member of this organization. They even
cared enough to spell his name right on the plaques they
presented him in honor of his "character".
Joe's personal
life has gone through big changes. He got divorced in the
fall of 2002. She got the car, he got the license plate.
After this experience, Joe went through a period of
rediscovering himself where he lived with Chris Curran and made
questionable advertising choices. But he is back on track
now for the better. He is getting remarried this fall and
will become dad to 2 young boys. He is already practicing
for the role. He attended his first parent-teacher
conferences last night. He still has his hair...We don't
know about the teacher.
Joe's career as a
mortgage banker has also gone through many changes.
Unfortunately, that is the nature of the business. His
most recent affiliation, as of March 1st, is with Legacy Home
Mortgage. This new affiliation will allow him to expand
into commercial and equity loans. They also offer more
locations throughout Arizona. But, for the most part, not
much will change for Joe except the name on his door.
The market in the
Valley right now is seeing incredible appreciation. Joe is
doing a lot of investor loans. About 75% of his business
right now is with interest-only loans. But this product is
not a good idea for everyone. Before deciding to do a new
loan, let Joe go over your individual situation and determine
which type of loan will work best for you.
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Christine
Brackman
Member since October 2014 |
MORTGAGES
Academy Mortgage
1750 E. Northrop Blvd. Ste. #230, Chandler, AZ 85286
Phone: : (480) 265-4894 • FAX: (480) 269-9046
E-Mail: Christine.Brackman@AcademyMortgage.com •
www.AcademyMortgage.com/ChristineBrackman
Academy Mortgage is a full service mortgage banker. Whether
it's FHA, VA, Conventional, or Jumbo financing. Academy Mortgage has a loan to fit nearly every need. Financing is also
available for those "less than perfect" borrowers who do not meet normal
underwriting guidelines.
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