Category: Podcast

Episode 14

Welcome to Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets. Today, your always energetic and fun host, Frank Garay, is joined by Dru Brents, CEO of PreApp1003.com. 

Technology sure has its way of making things pretty smooth sometimes, and this is definitely one of those times. Dru gives us the rundown on this incredibly easy system that is today’s easiest & most mobile friendly Point-Of-Sale system in the mortgage industry. 

This system allows you to originate the deal, run credit, workup loan estimates, co-brand with your agents and most importantly, it’s all mobile friendly so clients can start engaging with you right from their phone.  

Give this a try and we’ll even provide a nice discount. Use code MMA.

For more real and useful ways to streamline your processes, jump on a call with one of our coaches here at Mortgage Marketing Animals. Totally Free.

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

Episode 13

Wow, this gadget is a game changer. If you are posting content and seem to be hitting brick walls when Facebook or Instagram decides to change up their algorithms every 4 minutes, then this, my friends, is a podcast you cannot miss out on!

Welcome back to another “whoa” episode of Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets, where your host, Frank Garay, shares the most up to date and effective gizmos and gadgets that you need to know about. 

Frank is joined today by longtime friend, Bill Hillestad, who is introducing us to a product called addtraffic.com. Basically, this system is put in place with very minimal effort on your part, and then the program sets it in motion to reach the people who would be most interested in your product. How, you ask? Well, that’s what Bill is here for…to walk us through that behind-the-scenes magic. 

This gadget is so good, Frank gave it a two-thumbs up (he did say three if he could). 

BONUS: Listeners save $100/month on the subscription by using the code “MMA”

We’ve got so many more ideas for you to implement today. Let us share them with you on a FREE coaching call. Schedule here. 

Gizmos from today: Click for info about AddTraffic

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

Episode 12

Welcome back to another episode of Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets. Today, your host, Frank Garay, shares a gadget that he has found to be one of the best out there when it comes to video. As we all have recently seen, short videos are what is driving engagement, views, and traffic within the marketing world– ultimately leading to the CTA, call to action.

Videoleap is a very cool editing app that offers a numerous amount of interesting features that make your video catchy for your viewers. 

Tune in to hear exactly how to create what’s called a “video short” that lasts 30 seconds and find out the 3 things you should be including in it. 

Jump on a call with one of our coaches and learn more ways to move the needle in your mortgage business. 

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Gizmos and Gadgets from this episode: 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/videoleap-editor-by-lightricks/id1255135442

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

Episode 11

Today on Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets, hosted by Frank Garay, special guest Rachael Tresch, a business development specialist with Annie Mac shares her new favorite gizmo. Frank met Rachael last week at the Freedom Club event in Orlando hosted by the Mortgage Marketing Animals. 

In addition to the BombBomb tool that Frank talked about in a previous podcast, he now has knowledge, thanks to Rachael, about another incredible video, text, and email tool called Dubb. 

Rachael brings to light how sometimes when you say something through text or email, it doesn’t get received the way you intended. That is why sending personalized video messages is so effective in your communication. The way you start a relationship will be the foundation upon how strong it becomes.

Dubb allows you to customize the look with your logo and brand colors, as well as giving you the option to provide a link to the viewer for a CTA (call to action). 

Find out by listening to this week’s podcast how Rachel uses this to deliver everything nice and neat and tied up in a pretty bow.  

Gizmos/Gadgets from today’s episode…
Dubb.com

Want more cool things to use to streamline your business? Schedule a call here…totally free…let’s map out your next 90-days.

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

Episode 8

On this episode of Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets, your one stop shop when looking for the latest and greatest tools you can use in your mortgage business, your host, Frank Garay, is joined by Steve Kyles, as they share with you an incredible way to integrate your personal number into your business line without a hassle. 

Many loan officers have been using their personal cell phones in their business for years.  Is there a way to keep our personal number we’ve been using as our business line that all our team can use without having multiple phones?  Yes.  

Today Steve Kyles tells us how he uses ZipWhip to get it done and how he was able to transition his personal phone to become his business line.  Tune in to learn how!

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If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

Episode 7

Frank Garay is brining you another awesome episode of Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets with special guest, Brad Brondt. You don’t want to miss all the tools that are at your fingertips being shared each week for loan officers across the United States. 

Today, we are chatting about which mortgage CRM really works!  

So, what is the best CRM to use as a loan officer? Brad shares what he believes to be his dynamic 3-part power trio and feels this is the way to go.  

Putting these three together has been a game changer in his mortgage business … Jungo, 360 SMS, and Ring Central.  Tune in to see how he set it up and how it all works together for success.

Schedule a FREE DEMO with our top strategists here.

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

Episode 6

Welcome back to Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets. 

Your host, Frank Garay, is joined by Jen Conley, a two-comma club member (over $1M) and fellow co-host on the popular & interactive zoom meeting, Loan Officer Breakfast Club. 

Frank lets Jen take it away and explain just how the web-based product, Homebot, is something you don’t want to be putting on the back burner.

When you input your closed client database into the Homebot system, it starts going to work on your behalf by sending homeowners valuable information about their home, their options, and the market value while providing you with all the insights. All this and it’s branded so that you continue to be front and center when they are ready to take action.

This is a really cool tool that allows you to dig deals not only out of your database, but out of your Realtor partner’s database as well!  Tune in and see what’s up.

Schedule a Free Demo here to get more strategies and tools to grow your mortgage business. 

Gizmos and Gadgets Today:
https://homebot.ai/

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

Episode 5

On this episode of Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets, your host Frank Garay is joined by Toni Taylor, who walks you through the easy process of training new hires. 

If you’re mortgage business is growing and you find yourself hiring new people and building a team, you probably already know how time consuming it can be to go over the same things again and again. 

Listen in as Frank talks to Toni Taylor and finds out why she is a huge fan of “Trainual”. 

This cloud-based product allows you to set up everything virtually that you normally would train your new people on, all conveniently housed in one place that is easily accessible for them to review as needed.  

Don’t miss the end of this episode where Toni tells us how she plans on taking it to an even higher level.

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Associate link:  https://www.trainual.com/

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.

On this episode of Loan Officer Gizmos and Gadgets, your go-to podcast for what tools work in your business, you’ll learn why now is the time to embrace video, especially if you’re ready to take it to the next level. 

Frank Garay talks with Alec Hanson from loanDepot, one of the most imaginative video creators in the mortgage industry. 

They’ll chat about his gear, his process, the help he’s getting, and his distribution process. If you’re becoming a video marketing geek or want to become one, this is the episode for you!

Learn more ways to ramp up your mortgage business by hopping on a free coaching call here. 

Gizmos and Gadgets from today:

rodecaster pro: https://amzn.to/3wBIu8R

shure mics:  https://amzn.to/3fQcIyj

Mic Cables 2x: https://amzn.to/2SBVX1J

Mic Stand: https://amzn.to/3bZ0Usu 

canon body:  https://amzn.to/3wE8sIU

canon lense:  https://amzn.to/3oX5WuX

canon lense adapter:  https://amzn.to/3hUZS4n

Camera Power: https://amzn.to/3c16Ocq

Headphones: Shooters Choice

Rode wireless Go lav: Rode Lavalier GO Professional-Grade Wearable Microphone, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WM65GTF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_PVAPEN3P3EVZX998V69Q

Rode wireless go: Rode Wireless GO Compact Microphone System Includes Tansmitter and Receiver – With Stony Edge Lav Condenser OmniDirectional Lavalier/Lapel Microphone https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X2Z6F8W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JGPP8NQZ40FT96RYR1EZ

If you’re interested in joining a team that supports this kind of personal and professional growth, feel free to schedule a call with me at frankcall.com.