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The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast

Episode 262: Home Equity Solutions in Divorce with Tami Wollensak

The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast

Kate Anthony

Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education

4.4574 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tami Wollensak returns to the show! She shares more about divorcing and the nuances of keeping, selling, or refinancing your home. Tami is a licensed mortgage loan originator and a 28+ year industry veteran. She has discovered her passion in helping divorcing individuals navigate their home equity solutions and mortgage options while going through the most challenging time.

Grab your notebook and a pen - this episode is a notetaking one that busts some myths and provides expert advice on what questions to ask when considering whether to take or leave the house during your divorce.  

Featured topics:

  • Assuming the mortgage on the marital home: The answer to "Can my ex assume the mortgage on the marital home?" is not always "No." (4:18)
  • What are your options if you are unable to assume the mortgage? (21:00)
  • The importance of considering the long-term consequences of sharing a mortgage with your ex (23:21)
  • The information you need to be able to decide if you can assume a mortgage (28:04)

 

Learn more about Tami Wollensak:

Tami Wollensak is a licensed mortgage loan officer and a 28+ year veteran of the industry, she has experience working in multiple roles and facets of the industry. She has discovered her true passion in helping divorcing individuals navigate their home equity solutions and mortgage options while going through the most challenging time of their life.

Tami has earned the certification as a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®). This specialization provides the ability to identify potential gaps in the agreement that cannot be met during the mortgage process. Tami works with her client's attorney, coach, mediator, or financial advisor to help guide them through all the options available to ensure a successful outcome regarding the divorcing couple's real estate or future purchase. Tami has been a guest on multiple podcasts, speaks regularly and contributes to many media outlets on divorce mortgage planning and helping divorcing homeowners to make better and more informed decisions when it comes to their real property.

As a Mortgage Loan Originator, Tami's goal is to educate her clients, take the mystery and anxiety out of the mortgage process, and provide a sense of security and peace to each of them. Tami can lend in all 50 states. (NMLS #1963450)

Resources & Links:

Kate's book "The D Word" - audiobook available now!

Phoenix Rising: A Divorce Empowerment Collective

Tami's website

Tami on Facebook 

Tami on LinkedIn

Tami on Instagram

Episode Link:

https://kateanthony.com/podcast/episode-262-home-equity-solutions-in-divorce-with-tami-wollensak/

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go.

0:17.8

I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of

0:23.3

the roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. I've been to

0:29.1

hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this process

0:35.1

with your sanity and your heart intact.

0:45.2

Hey, everyone, welcome back. So I am bringing Tammy Wallensack back to you today.

1:00.2

Tammy is one of our favorite guests. And when she's on this show,

1:08.6

she said she, her phone rings off the hook. So we're doing it again. She's got a little bit more information for you today about keeping your house,

1:15.5

selling your house, refinancing, your mortgage, all of those things. Tammy is a licensed

1:23.0

senior loan officer and a 28 plus year veteran of the industry. She has experience working in

1:30.2

multiple roles and facets of the industry. And she's discovered that her true passion is helping

1:37.5

divorcing individuals navigate their home equity solutions and mortgage options while going

1:43.3

through the most challenging time of their life.

1:47.3

Tammy has earned the certification as a certified divorce lending professional.

1:54.7

This specialization provides the ability to identify potential gaps in the agreement that cannot be met during the mortgage

2:03.1

process and help clients divorce teams come up with solutions that may not have been considered

2:11.1

or uncovered. This is really important stuff. One of the things to know about Tammy is she can now work with women in all 50 states.

2:23.7

And having a call with her is free.

2:28.5

It's actually against her business practices.

2:31.8

And it's unethical for her to charge for her services in advising you

2:36.4

on these things. So grab your notebook and a pen and listen up for my conversation with Tammy Wallensack.

2:56.2

Tammy, thank you so much for coming back on to the show.

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