<!-- Begin


function validate_contact_form() {

	if (trimString(document.form.name.value) == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us your name.");
		return;
	}
	
	if (trimString(document.form.phone1.value) == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us your phone area code.");
		return;
	}

	if (trimString(document.form.phone2.value) == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us your phone number.");
		return;
	}
	if (trimString(document.form.phone3.value) == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us your phone number.");
		return;
	}

	if (trimString(document.form.email.value) == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us your email address.");
		return;
	}
	
	if (/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/.test(trimString(form.email.value))){
		}
		else {
		alert("The email address you entered is invalid. Please re-enter it.")
	  return;
	  }
	  
	if (document.form.state.value == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us your State.");
		return;
	}

	if (document.form.state.value != "" && document.form.state.value != "AK" && document.form.state.value != "DC" && document.form.state.value != "Other/Unspecified")
	{
		if (document.form.county.value == "")
		{
			alert("Please tell us your " + document.form.state.value + " County.");
			return;
		}
	}

	if (document.form.loantype.value == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us the loan type you're interested in.");
		return;
	}

	if (trimString(document.form.propertyvalue.value) == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us the approximate property value you're interested in.");
		return;
	}

	if (trimString(document.form.loanamount.value) == "")
	{
		alert("Please tell us the loan amount you're interested in.");
		return;
	}

	 
	document.getElementById('contact_form_submit').innerHTML = "<span class=\"errormessage\">processing ...</span>";
 document.form.submit()
}


//  End -->
