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In this MLO Training Bootcamp e-Learning Sub-Forum, we will discuss on ways of developing a list of MLO Referral Partner Network. One way of marketing your loan origination business is through networking with other MLOs, realtors, attorneys, insurance agents, accountants, general contractors, and home builders.
MLO Training Bootcamp: MLO Referral Partner Network: How Can An MLO Become a Preferred Lender For a Home Builder? How Do You Get In The Door? What Is The Process of Becoming a Preferred Lender For a New Construction Builder? Do You Need To Pay For A Desk In Their Offices? Do They Want MLOs to Fully or Partially Pay Their Marketing Costs? After checking into preferred lenders of home builders, I have noticed that some preferred lenders are independent mortgage brokers and/or direct lenders. I have not run into any mortgage lenders that is owned or are wholly-owned subsidiaries of home builders. Is it politics to get in the door for builders? Many builders offer huge incentives for homebuyers who use the builder’s preferred lenders while other builders offer huger discounted mortgage rates and tens of thousands of dollars of upgrades if homebuyers use preferred lenders and do not offer buyers who use their own lenders.
One of the most common frequently asked questions by mortgage loan originators is how can a mortgage loan officer become a preferred lender for a home builder? It is no secret that new construction home builders aggressively push their homebuyers of new homes to the homebuilders preferred lender.