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14 Good Reads Expand your skills, gain insight, and get inspired with these top picks. Loan Officer Champions by Carl White According to author Carl White, the fastest path to success is to learn from those who have already experienced it. As the Founder and Chief Strategist of e Mortgage Marketing Animals, White gives the stories of 10 of the top mortgage officers nationwide who "have become champions by confronting and resolving challenges through strategic thinking, relationships, humility, perseverance, systems, coaching, and just plain work." is book will also teach mortgage officers how to find extra time in their processes, gain financial freedom, and simply have more fun at work. The Funding Solution By Roger Becker As a former hospitality worker turned entrepreneur, Roger Becker flipped his house in 2016, not knowing how to make a conceptualization become reality or how to fund it. Now having flipped over 45 houses in less than five years, Becker demystifies common misconceptions about different lending tactics flippers can use, such as hard money lenders and private money lenders. He also shares brutally honest stories of the mistakes he made along the way, and how to gracefully pivot to avoid falling into the same trap. is book is for those who are nervous about getting into home flipping or need to take their operations to the next level. Home at Last! By Irene Amato With more than 30 years in the mortgage sector, Irene Amato, the founder of A.S.A.P. Mortgage Corporation, has penned a new book which guides readers through the homebuying process with the goal of getting them into a home. In this book, Amato uses her technical expertise, reassuring demeanor, and motivational charisma to teach readers how to remove the fear factor from homeownership by suggesting what to look for when assembling your team of homebuying professionals, how to prepare for the pre-qualification process, along with advice for those with special circumstances such as borrowers who veterans, have experienced a bankruptcy, or are self-employed. Impact Players By Liz Wiseman In a book that attempts to answer the perennial question "Why do some people play at their full potential while others remain underutilized?" Liz Wiseman uses a study of 170 contributors to identify answers to motivate leaders to "identify the mindsets that prevent otherwise smart, capable people from contributing to their full potential and the five practices that differentiate impact players." According to Wiseman, it is not easy to become an "impact player," but with the help of this book, anyone can become one of these people—without having to develop a special talent or skill—by understanding the mindsets and behaviors of these types of people and how to integrate them into your daily workflow.