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Scott Carson joins the pod this week to tell us how he got into the business of buying distressed real estate notes.

About Scott Carson:
Scott Carson has been an active real estate investor and entrepreneur since 2002, focusing on the niche of distressed mortgage notes. Since 2008 he has purchased over $1 Billion in distressed notes on residential and commercial properties all across the country. He has helped thousands of real estate investors and entrepreneurs create wealth through his debt buying tactics and classes helping his students close thousands of deals. He also hosts the podcast, the Note Closers Show Podcast. An avid sports fan, he spends his free time traveling, gardening, and making memories. He calls Austin, Texas home.

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Tom Mancuso joins the pod to discuss how a near-death experience helped him find a passion for helping others, and how that's led him to his current role, helping families achieve homeownership as the branch manager for Amerifund Home Loans' Peoria, AZ location.

About Tom Mancuso:
A loan officer, a husband, a father, a son, an amputee, an addict. These are all words to describe Tom. To know Tom now, is to see a man that has come so far in life, that you can’t quite believe it all.
Tom’s parents really shaped who he is today. He got his love of cars from his dad, who owned a towing company, body shops and even raced cars. His dad’s work ethic and values were strongly entrenched in him. Family was everything. His mom was an educator, a preschool director for 32 years. She also taught him about hard work and how important family
was too.
When Tom was 21, his father passed away. It left Tom devastated and broken. He turned to drugs and alcohol for relief from the pain. He was in a horrific motorcycle accident that took his leg. He was in prison, lost everything materially. The one thing he didn’t lose, was his hope and his faith that he could turn his life around. It didn’t come overnight. It took years of counseling, years of paying back his debt to society.
Tom married an amazing woman, who could see inside the man he truly was. They’ve started a family, and now he has 2 beautiful boys. He’s clean and sober (well maybe California sober)…and in this new chapter of his life has discovered a gift he has, and that’s to help others see what they can do, if they really put their mind to it. I’ve walked along side Tom, and it is a struggle for him physically. His mind is stronger than his pain. His desire is stronger than his weakness. His will is stronger than just about anything you could put in front of him. His heart is bigger than you could ever imagine. And when you put all of these things together, you get a man that I’m fortunate to call my brother and friend, Tom Mancuso.

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Brian Vieaux joins the podcast to discuss his new project FinLocker.

About Brian Vieaux:
Brian is passionate about financial literacy and empowering lenders with digital financial tools to attract, engage and retain customers. His 28-year executive career in mortgage banking has positioned him to help lenders execute an embedded finance strategy, transitioning from a transaction focus to one of continuous engagement.

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Learn more about FinLocker and reach out to Brian directly:
https://finlocker.com/schedule-a-demo/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianvieauxcmb/

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Rene Rodriguez joins the podcast to share his experience in the mortgage industry, and how it has led him to be a leader in many fields using his understanding of psychology to improve sales results.

About Rene Rodriguez:
Considered by many as the leading authority on leadership and influence, Rene Rodriguez is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, leadership advisor, and transformational speaker coach. For the last 27 years, René has been researching and applying behavioral neuroscience to solve some of the toughest challenges in leadership, sales, and change.

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Jason Frazier joins the pod to tell us how he became interested in the lead generation side of the mortgage business and how it led him to where he is today.

About Jason Frazier:
I am a 13yr veteran of the industry and have more than 22 years of expertise in strategy, marketing, and technology startups and venture capital, holding various executive-level positions. I serve as the EVP of Growth for leadpops and a coach at Next Level. On top of my duties at leadpops, I am also a Strategic Advisor to VicFin, Lender Price, and I serve on the board of directors for the Atlanta MBA.

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Willie Newman of Homepoint joins to share his experience working in real estate and founding one of the largest wholesale lenders in the country.  

About Willie Newman:
Willie Newman President and CEO, Homepoint Willie Newman is the Founder, President and CEO of Homepoint, the nation’s third-largest wholesale mortgage lender. An acknowledged expert and innovator in the mortgage industry with over 30 years of experience in the field, including three start-ups, Newman is widely recognized within the industry as the “Godfather of Wholesale”. In 2014, Newman joined forces with Stone Point Capital to form Home Point Capital. Under his leadership, Homepoint has rapidly scaled to become the third-largest wholesale lender in the country, as well as a Top-10 non-bank loan originator. Previously, Newman was one of the primary architects behind InterFirst Wholesale Mortgage Lending’s development, growing the company from a small local mortgage originator to a leader in third party lending. In 1997, InterFirst’s parent company, Standard Federal Bank, was acquired by ABN AMRO. Newman helped create what would become ABN AMRO Mortgage Group (AAMG) a diverse, multi-channel Top-5 mortgage lender and Top-10 mortgage servicer. After AAMG was sold in 2007, Newman partnered with Cole Taylor Bank in 2009 to start up Cole Taylor Mortgage (CTM), helping them become a Top-40 lender and servicer. Recently, Newman has taken a lead role in advocating on behalf of the mortgage broker community, including removal of the agency TPO surcharge as well as utilizing HMDA data to promote the “Broker Advantage”. Newman holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Michigan and an MBA, Finance and Business Economics from Wayne State University.

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In our first episode, Arturo Viramontes shares stories of working in a movie theater and used car dealership, and how that has led to his current role managing the Peoria, AZ branch at Amerifund Home Loans. 

About Arturo Viramontes:
Arturo has been in the Finance Industry for 19 years. He spent the majority of his career in Auto Finance where managed and operated a local Buy Here Pay Here dealership in Arizona for 10 years. To this day it stands as the Largest Independent Auto Dealer In Arizona. His Mortgage Career started in January of 2019, and he has been helping families accomplish “The American Dream” ever since. Arturo is fully Bi-lingual in Spanish and English and ready to serve you in Arizona and California.

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Coming Soon: Get Real 411

Brad Rice and Jamie Cavanaugh explore everything you can imagine about real estate, from financing and flipping to new technologies disrupting the way things have been done for decades. Learn with us as we talk to interesting people who are excited to share their knowledge.

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