The Frisco Mortgage Guy

“The government needs to create jobs” That’s something I hear all the time.

friscomortgageguy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:39:02 +0000

I heard an “expert” on a radio talk show the other day say that the Feds need to do a better job of creating jobs. Earlier that week I was reading story after story speaking about how the Government needs to “create” more jobs. I have a really difficult time listening to people who want our government to create jobs. I’m definitely not a history major, but we left a society where we were under a large government and taxed to death. Are we circling that same direction? I think the private sector needs to do what the private sector does… the government needs to do what the government does…and we need to keep those two things separate.Maybe it is the definition of “creating jobs” that concerns me. Does ‘create’ mean that Bills will be passed to fund projects with the government offsetting the cost? I am not at all comfortable with that idea. We need to control spending, not increase it. But maybe the term ‘create’ means that the government would offset taxes by empowering local Economic Development Corporations. Surprisingly, I am ok with this style of help.

I consider Frisco to be a model of economic growth with many parties working together. The only thing I don’t know is what happens behind the scenes and how much government (city) is affecting things. In other words, there have been rumors that a large corporation is planning to relocate one of their offices here. I guarantee that the Economic Development Corporation is going to find ways to encourage them. Years ago there was a plan for Capital One to move their offices off the tollway. They were going to build and they had narrowed it down to two locations. One was in Plano just south of 121 and the other was at El Dorado and the tollway here in Frisco. Both Plano and Frisco were very aggressive with their economic development. It was even rumored that Frisco would rename a street ’Capital One Boulevard’. Unfortunately, Capital One decided to relocate to Plano instead of Frisco.

There is a great deal of speculation as to why they went to Plano. The current market may validate one of the possible reasons. If Capital One found themselves in a situation where they needed to sell, the speculation is that they thought the buildings built in Plano in a pre-developed area would have a better return on their investment than an area in Frisco that was still up and coming. Others speculate that some of the senior executives just wanted to live closer to their offices and they all live in Plano.

The Independent School District is the largest employer in Frisco. While that is not necessarily a bad thing, I would prefer that we had a Capital One or a Microsoft or an AT&T anchoring our community and providing jobs for our residents.

P.S – Have you heard that new companies are moving to Frisco; do you have a guess who they are?

Below is a note from the Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau:

friscomortgageguy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:37:59 +0000

Southland Conference, City of Frisco and Hunt Sports Group are excited to host the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Saturday, January 7 at noon local time at Pizza Hut Park.

To thank you for purchasing tickets to last year’s championship game, the NCAA would like to extend an exclusive presale offer to you for the 2012 Championship game. Click here to get the first opportunity to purchase tickets prior to going on sale to the general public September 30!

Years of practice, Dedication in and out of the classroom, Stamina, Persistence, Sacrifice, It all leads to this moment. Champions win here.

Don’t miss out on this exclusive presale offer… BUY NOW! Geoffrey Davis

214-529-9622

“FriscoMortgageGuy.com is owned and operated by Geoffrey Davis and promotes Geoffrey’s efforts as a leading Mortgage Loan Originator in the Frisco, Texas area. Geoffrey is an employee of Bank of the Ozarks and can be found at gdavis@BankOzarks.com, 469-365-6225 or at its main office located at 5178 Preston Rd. Frisco, TX 75034.”

Leadership Frisco 2011-2012 Class XV

friscomortgageguy — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:52:53 +0000

Name / Employer – Position

Jennifer Atwood / St. Philip’s Episcopal Church – Director, Bright Zone Ministry

Eric Back / Backs Strategic Marketing & Communications – Consultant Marketing Representative Baylor Medical Center at Frisco

Roxanne Barton / Virtual Previewz – Owner

Mark Bennett / Strasburger & Price, LLP – Partner

Nicole Bursey / Frisco Family Services – Executive Director

Cal Bostwick / Cobb, Fendley & Associates – Principal

Bryan Brickman / RE/MAX Premier IV – Real Estate Agent

David Craft / Walker Bright, P.C. – Attorney

David Crysup / HNTB – Program Manager/Dallas Office Operations Manager

Angel Floyd / Frisco Chamber of Commerce – Director, Marketing & Special Events

DJ Jones / BB&T – Financial Center Leader II, AVP

Bob Moore / Moore Insurance Group, LLC – Owner/Agent

Ann Marie Kappel / New York Life – Financial Professional

Katrina Moore / SCS Network – Attorney/Owner

Kristen Pannell / EFA Processing, LP – Associate General Counsel

Laura Radcliffe / HP – Program Manager

Marla Roe / City of Frisco – Executive Director, Frisco Convention & Visitor Bureau

Beth Sampson

Steve Stennett / Jones Day – Partner

Kathleen Stewart / City of Frisco – Director of Marketing, Frisco Economic Development Corporation

Veorge Weathersby / JP Morgan Chase Bank – Credit Review Associate/AVP

James Wiggins / PlainsCapital Bank – President, Frisco

Car wash vs Rain

friscomortgageguy — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:58:54 +0000

So my car needs a wash but if looks like rain. What to do…..

Geoffrey Davis
214-529-9622

www.FriscoMortgageGuy.com

Sent from my iPhone, so my spelling and grammar might be off a touch.

Smokers

friscomortgageguy — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:58 +0000

On a nice day, while driving many cigaret smokers will hold their cigaret outside the car window. Keeping the smoke and smell out of the car.

They do know that same smoke and smell are going into their bodies – right? Geoffrey Davis
214-529-9622

www.FriscoMortgageGuy.com

Sent from my iPhone, so my spelling and grammar might be off a touch.

Check out this story about Thor going to BMC!!

friscomortgageguy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:49:46 +0000

Hi,

I think you might like this cyclingnews.com article – Hushovd moves to BMC Racing Team in 2012.

Geoffrey Davis

214-529-9622

Did you hear the news? In 2009 I was the 25th largest lender in North Texas based on volume as reported by the Dallas Business Journal – I moved into 24th in 2010!

www.FriscoMortgageGuy.com

Sent from my iPhone, so my spelling and grammar might be off a touch.

Check out this cyclingnews.com story

friscomortgageguy — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:27:21 +0000

Hi,

I think you might like this cyclingnews.com article – Iceman Cometh secures new title sponsor.

Maybe this should be the year to do this race!!!

Geoffrey Davis

214-529-9622

Did you hear the news? In 2009 I was the 25th largest lender in North Texas based on volume as reported by the Dallas Business Journal – I moved into 24th in 2010!

www.FriscoMortgageGuy.com

Sent from my iPhone, so my spelling and grammar might be off a touch.

Credit and the USA

friscomortgageguy — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:09:58 +0000

S&P has downgraded the credit rating of the United States, which for decades has enjoyed AAA status.

Geoffrey Davis

214-529-9622

Did you hear the news? In 2009 I was the 25th largest lender in North Texas based on volume as reported by the Dallas Business Journal – I moved into 24th in 2010!

www.FriscoMortgageGuy.com

Sent from my iPhone, so my spelling and grammar might be off a touch.

Funded

friscomortgageguy — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:06:42 +0000

Here I sit, outside of a title company – the loan just funded and the hope is I can get the keys and take to my clients.

We never like closings late in the day is it puts lots of pressure on all involved but love it when they fund, and the clients get their keys!!!

Geoffrey Davis
214-529-9622

Did you hear the news? In 2009 I was the 25th largest lender in North Texas based on volume as reported by the Dallas Business Journal – I moved into 24th in 2010!

www.FriscoMortgageGuy.com

Sent from my iPhone, so my spelling and grammar might be off a touch.

Best Thai in Frisco Square

friscomortgageguy — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:33:02 +0000

So I am here for a lunch meeting at Best Thai in Frisco Square. It appears it has been too long since my last lunch as they have completely remodeled the place!!

Lots more seating, glad to see my favorite place growing and I will do a better job of making it here more often! Geoffrey Davis
214-529-9622

Did you hear the news? In 2009 I was the 25th largest lender in North Texas based on volume as reported by the Dallas Business Journal – I moved into 24th in 2010!

www.FriscoMortgageGuy.com

Sent from my iPhone, so my spelling and grammar might be off a touch.