Kathie Adler – Reverse Mortgage Blog

Hello, Dolly! Keep on Walking!

Posted on April 17, 2010. Filed under: 1 |

I’ve got a friend named Dolly, the kind of friend anyone would be proud to know . . . a lady with moxy! She pulls no punches, tells it like it is, knew “old blue eyes”, Frank Sinatra, was good friends with Mitzi Gaynor, and is the kind of lady who can keep you pinned to the edge of your seat with her stories. We’ve remained good friends ever since she closed on her Reverse Mortgage about five years ago.

What I like most about Dolly is her perspicacity. Just when you think you have something down pat, Dolly comes up with a unique slant, a quick wit, a challenging idea, and she’s usually right. Like the time she told me, “These dumb regulators, they’ve gotta come up with something for the fifties  crowd. They need to open Reverse Mortgages up to younger people. It’s hard to keep a house, and they need the help. What’s wrong with them? And those insurance fees! They’ve got to get the costs down.”

Dolly echoed my sentiments exactly. So what made Dolly think about a Reverse Mortgage? Dolly had hit upon some some hard times for a little while, so she considered a Reverse Mortgage. From her own lips, she told me it not only worked, but it changed her life.  About a year after she closed on her Reverse Mortgage Dolly took me into her newly remodeled kitchen and gave me the “cook’s tour”.  It was beautiful.

I had the privilege of getting to know Dolly well and consider her an unforgettable friend. When we first met, Dolly, who is in her 80’s, was dressed to the nines. High heels, stockings, short skirts, and blond hair. I must admit, I was floored. All I could think was, “Wow, this gives me hope!”

“You can still wear those heels? I can’t!”, I said to her.

“Are you kidding? I can’t wear anything else! I’ve worn these for so many years I’ve gotten used to them.”

One cold winter night I surprised Dolly and called to say I was in the area. I didn’t want to inconvenience her, so I thought I’d just say hello and drive on home.   Dolly told me, “What are you waiting for? Come on over!” Dolly met me at the door, high heels, silk stockings, and still wearing a skirt at nine o’clock in the evening! Did I tell you she also worked full time till she was near eighty?  She has since retired, but had enjoyed her full time job immensely and was a great asset to the company.  Now, this lively woman is someone ladies can admire.  No, this is a woman ANYONE can admire! Her personality is lively, she’s smart, witty, intelligent, fun to be around, keeps active, and she still keeps herself looking like a class act.

Being a former acrobat and walking everywhere she went when she lived in Europe sure helped keep Dolly in shape.

<i>”These young people today, they drive a car to go five minutes away! When I lived in Europe, I walked everywhere, everyone did. The girls had no cellulite, no fat on their legs– not like today.”</i>

You can learn a lot from a lady like Dolly. You can learn fortitude, determination, a great work ethic, a sense of humor, and how to stay in shape well into your 80’s. But ONLY if you leave your car keys at home!

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Kathie Adler – Senior Reverse Mortgage Specialist With Advisors Mortgage Group, LLC- Originating Mortgages in New York and New Jersey –  NMLS  Identifier #65780, New Jersey Dept. of Banking and Insurance #0902775.   Advisors Mortgage Group  LLC is an A+  Better Business Bureau rated company and a Multi-State Mortgage Banker with Headquarters located in Central New Jersey with offices throughout the US.    Headquarters are located at 5114 Route 33, Wall, NJ 07727.  New York Mortgage Broker License: 206697.  Licensed by the N.J. Department of Banking and Insurance.  Licensed Lender and Secondary Mortgage Lender no. 631155.  All NY loans arranged through third party providers (FHA License #1548300002).

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