It’s easy to have values when times are good. It’s when times are tough that people demonstrate their true natures. Enter Sweet traveler Crista Luedtke (yeah, call her Crista).
Among other things, Crista is a mortgage broker. While the whole mortgage market is collapsing, Crista’s business is growing. Why? She’s got the key ingredient to weathering any storm: Integrity.
She believes that you should “do something you love, do it differently, have fun and give back.” The other day Crista called me with an idea: Partner with Sweet to help the projects we’re working on all over the world. Of course, I said YES!
Crista’s approach to mortgage is simple. “I focus on education and empowerment,” she said. “I want my clients to have the information to make well informed decisions on their financial choices and to be part of the process with me. In buying a home, it is important to be both properly advised on the choices available to you and have the trusted guidance of an adviser who works with each person’s unique needs. I am happy to offer free consultation where you can be assured the most honest approach to lending.”
Here’s the deal: For every mortgage referred to Crista by Sweet that closes, Crista is going to donate $500 to the charity of Sweet’s choice. Each month, we’ll choose a new beneficiary. It’s that simple. When you need a mortgage or refi, call Crista, she’ll find you the best deal available (seriously, she rocks at this) and we’ll make the world a better place. That’s totally Sweet.
Our first beneficiary is the St. Lazurus school in Kibera, Nairobi’s largest slum. Sweet visited the school during our Kenya safari (Read all about it). That such hope can shine through such poverty is an inspiration. It’s a place where so much is done with so little. The tiny school, less than 3,000 square feet, educates about 150 children from 2 to 14 years old. Most of that space is not used at present because a lack of funds has halted development of a cafeteria / general assembly building, which can be finished for 1,000 US dollars.
If you are thinking of making your dreams of owning or upgrading your home a reality, contact Crista. Email her at crista@fcgmortgage.com or call her at 415.609.7227.
Let’s save the world, one mortgage at a time.
Crista and her partner Jill own boon hotel + spa and boon eat + drink in the sweet, little gay mecca of Guerneville. If you’re in the area, it’s an eco-rific oasis in the redwoods. And seriously, you can’t beat breakfast in bed or getting to take your dog on vacation with you.
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We love Boon and we Love Crista and Jill and their mom Sue.