The holidays are coming, but is your business ready for 2027? Some of us are getting ready for Halloween. Then comes Thanksgiving, followed by all the shopping, Christmas, Hanukkah, and before you know it, we’re celebrating New Year’s! And just like that, we can start focusing on business again in January! YAY! Only 72 days […]

I’ve received quite a few questions about this year’s annual Oktoberfest, and I owe everyone an explanation! Well, Oktoberfest never quite got off the ground this year because we came up with an even better idea! Introducing Augusta Financials’ First Annual Winter Wonderland! And trust me, this won’t be your typical holiday party! Imagine bringing […]

Sometimes the best opportunity isn’t what you sell your home for. It’s what you get to buy next. I did a little research this morning on recent home sales here in the Santa Clarita Valley. A home on Hampton just sold this week for $730,000. The last sale of a model match back in March […]

October 15 is just two days away, and I want to share something that could potentially save self-employed homebuyers tens of thousands of dollars. We all know about bank statement loans. They let qualified self-employed borrowers use documented bank deposits to establish mortgage-qualifying income instead of relying on the net income reported on their tax […]

Most people have heard of a 1/0 temporary buydown. Still, we’re also using another strategy right now that can sometimes make just as much sense: taking a slightly higher interest rate in exchange for a lender credit. Not every loan program offers a large enough rebate to make this worthwhile, but some do. And when […]