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Communication & influence · Simplifying the complex

A first-time buyer is terrified by a mortgage commitment letter full of contingencies, escrow terms, and rate-lock language they don't understand. In a two-minute conversation, how do you make it land without oversimplifying what they're signing?

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I start by telling them the honest headline: this letter is good news — the lender is willing to fund you — but it comes with conditions, and my job is to make sure none of them surprise you later.

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