Mediation: A Different Kind of Conversation – Before beginning a mediation, the mediator (or one of the two mediators, since mediations often include co-mediators) will describe mediation to the parties. Instructors sometimes called this an opening “conversation” rather than an opening “statement,” because parties can and sometimes do begin talking substance before the mediator has concluded, and that can be perfectly acceptable. The objective of the opening statement is to let the parties know a number of things about the mediation process and some of its underlying values.

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The Secret To Drama Free Mortgage Financing – Getting your mortgage approved and closed is a document chase, be pre-emptive, if you think maybe we might need that piece of paper, we do, send it to us.  Let the QM (Qualified Mortgage) keepers decide what is necessary and what is not.  You are only in the mortgage approval process barrel for 30 maybe 45 days, play nice be helpful, send us everything we ask you to send us, we will both be happy.