http://www.automatic-investment-management.com/50/getting-old-ya-gotta-be-sneaky-gets-you-everything/ A blog by Uncle Fred Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.automatic-investment-management.com/50/getting-old-ya-gotta-be-sneaky-gets-you-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Mark Salerno Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:24:34 +0000 http://www.automatic-investment-management.com/?p=50#comment-138 I have always tried to live by uncle Fred's wise rule to be nice even to people who have tried your patience.One example:When we bought our first house in 1990,our mortgage guy misplaced some critical paperwork,throwing a scare into our seller,who panicked and was furious.We were getting a rock bottom price on the house but The seller needed to sell immediately.Finally the papers are found and the deal is saved.A week later we get an evaluation form from our bank,on how our guy did.I wrote him up nice for the things he did well,and just didn't mention the error.A few years go by,and mortgage rates have a sudden collapse.No one can get appt's to refinance because every lender is booked.I call our old mortgage guy,who tells me he is booked,too,but he remembers the nice review I gave him so he offers to COME TO OUR HOUSE on his way in to work.We got the exact bottom day in mortgage rates for many a year,as they headed sharply higher before the ink was even dry on our paperwork.I figure I saved $120,000 in interest,so it does,indeed,pay to be nice,and not be an a***ole when someone makes a mistake.Mark. I have always tried to live by uncle Fred’s wise rule to be nice even to people who have tried your patience.One example:When we bought our first house in 1990,our mortgage guy misplaced some critical paperwork,throwing a scare into our seller,who panicked and was furious.We were getting a rock bottom price on the house but The seller needed to sell immediately.Finally the papers are found and the deal is saved.A week later we get an evaluation form from our bank,on how our guy did.I wrote him up nice for the things he did well,and just didn’t mention the error.A few years go by,and mortgage rates have a sudden collapse.No one can get appt’s to refinance because every lender is booked.I call our old mortgage guy,who tells me he is booked,too,but he remembers the nice review I gave him so he offers to COME TO OUR HOUSE on his way in to work.We got the exact bottom day in mortgage rates for many a year,as they headed sharply higher before the ink was even dry on our paperwork.I figure I saved $120,000 in interest,so it does,indeed,pay to be nice,and not be an a***ole when someone makes a mistake.Mark.

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