What an exciting time of  year! It's time for the 61st Annual Parade of Homes!

The annual Parade of Homes showcases the latest in home building design and products.

Houses included in the Parade exhibit the hottest trends in architecture, floor layout, building materials, and appliances. Some are also furnished by local interior designers in a wide range of styles. Square footage and prices range from starter homes to estates.

The Parade of Homes will be back to traditional two weekend open houses-mark your calendars for April 15-16, and April 22-23, 2023

To purchase your tickets please click here>https://acadianhba.com/events/parade-of-homes/

Mimi and her long time friend Mel Trahan spend some time together, talking about the market, old times, and services that Melissa offers!

For more about Melissa and Your Southern Real Estate, please click here
https://www.yoursouthernrealestate.com/

For more about Mimi and GMFS:
https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

Meet the GMFS team! Stacey Britton

Stacey has been with us for 5 years! In this episode, we learn about Stacey, mortgage rates and more!  

We will be introducing the entire team over the next few weeks!

For more on Stacey, click here: https://gmfsmortgage.com/loan-officers/stacey-britton/

For more on Mimi and GMFS, click here: https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

Wow! What a great episode!  

Mimi sits down with Matt Martin Owner/ Agent at Chabert Insurance of Lafayette/ Martin Insurance Holdings.  

If you need more knowledge about insurance, give this episode a listen!  From premiums to understanding insurance terms, we even learned more by speaking to Matt!

For more info on Matt Martin: https://www.chabertoflafayette.com/

For more info on GMFS:  https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

 

We spoke with Josh before Mardi Gras and discussed his local business in  Church Point, Vautrot's Mini Mart. During that episode, we discussed Josh's court nomination for  the Church Point Community Development Corp.'s Mardi Gras Ball.

In this episode, we get to talk to Josh about being a local business owner, how he became the owner of Vautrot's Mini Mart and what his store offers it's customers.

For more on Vautrot's click here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063681514874

For more on Mimi and GMFS click here: https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

A great episode with Mimi and Rob Morse!  Mimi and Rob have became friends over the years and share a love of diving!

Rob also is a very successful podcaster as well! Rob Morse is the host of the  Self-Defense Gun Stories Podcast and co-host of the Polite Society Podcast.

Learn more about Rob here: https://gunfreedomradio.com/guests/rob-morse/

Learn more about Mimi and GMFS here: https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

On our podcast, Mortgage Motivation, we talk about mortgage topics and motivation topics as well, but Mimi also has a variety of guests who join the show!

In this episode, Mimi sits down with D'Lane Wimberley Thomas with Academy of the Sacred Heart. D'Lane gives us some history of Academy of the Sacred Heart and what the school is about.

To learn more about ASH, give this episode a listen or click over to https://www.ash1821.org/

To learn more about Mimi and GMFS, click over to mortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

Happy Mardi Gras!  It's been a very busy Mardi Gras season for Mimi and the staff at GMFS, as she has been part of the Krewe of Victoria this year.

In this episode, Mimi sits down with Josh Venable, owner of Vautrot's Mini Mart in Church Point.  Josh is also on the court for Church Point Community Development's annual Mardi Gras Ball.

For more about Vautrot's, please follow them on Facebook @Vautrotsminimart

For more on Mimi and GMFS:  https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

In this episode of Mortgage Motivation, Mimi visits with Keith Kishbaugh of Kishbaugh Construction and Christine Van Eaton of District South Real Estate Co.

We learn about Keith, how and where he got started in the construction business and where he is now.

About Keith:
Kishbaugh Construction was founded in 1979 by Keith Wayne Kishbaugh.  He has been building in the great city of Lafayette for nearly 40 years. He has been involved in commercial projects such as Sky Zone and Jimmy Johns, as well as, residential projects from small remodeling jobs to custom built homes. He is also a supporter and former student of the University of Louisiana where he has donated many remodeling projects to help improve the sports complexes, most recently remodeling the Football Suites.
learn more: https://kishbaughconstructioninc.com/about/

About Christine:
Christine is from Crowley, Louisiana, and has been an agent with District South since 2018. She applauds District South for building strong broker and brand superiority, encouraging agent relationships, supplying education opportunities and exposure to changing industry standards, and creating an atmosphere honed into the agents’ individual personalities and strong points. After 7 years in the real estate industry, Christine strives to learn something new from each person she crosses paths with in this field and every client interaction. Christine’s biggest strength as an agent is her flexibility in shifting with her clients and meeting their needs. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and sons.

learn more: https://www.districtsouthre.com/agents/christine-van-eaton/

For more about Mimi and GMFS: https://gmfsmortgage.com/branch/lafayette/

Are you ready to eat some boiled crawfish in a very unique setting?

It's Downtown Lafayette Unlimited’s largest fundraising event of the year, the Rooftop Crawfish Boil!

 With amazing views of the downtown landscape, bottomless drinks flowing, expertly prepared crawfish, energetic live music, VIP lounge area, selfie station, auction, yard games and raffle, this event is sure to provide attendees with a great atmosphere and a fabulous time!

For more info:
https://downtownlafayette.org/