When doomsday struck in 2022 with the first interest rate hike, Tiffany Dawson was already prepared. As a budding real estate investor she knew that refinances were losing steam, and the purchase market would be the new path forward. While many new MLOs did not last the year or make it far into 2023, Dawson excelled, closing 24 loans in one month and being promoted to Senior Loan Officer in her first year.