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Homeownership Heroes is a weekly show dedicated to all things Homeownership for the Military Community.

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    • Mar 9, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 42 EPISODES


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    Medal of Honor Edition – Challenges of Veteran and Military Homeownership PT. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 4:16


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and Florent Groberg (Medal of Honor Recipient) sit down to discuss the challenges of homeownership for military and veterans and they discuss suggestions from industry experts on how to overcome those challenges.

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    Medal of Honor Edition – Challenges of Veteran and Military Homeownership PT. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 5:49


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and Florent Groberg (Medal of Honor Recipient) sit down to discuss the challenges of homeownership for military and veterans and they discuss suggestions from industry experts on how to overcome those challenges.

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    Medal of Honor Edition – Challenges of Veteran and Military Homeownership PT. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 5:36


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and Florent Groberg (Medal of Honor Recipient) sit down to discuss the challenges of homeownership for military and veterans and they discuss suggestions from industry experts on how to overcome those challenges.

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    Medal of Honor Edition – Challenges of Veteran and Military Homeownership PT. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 4:42


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and Florent Groberg (Medal of Honor Recipient) sit down to discuss the challenges of homeownership for military and veterans and they discuss suggestions from industry experts on how to overcome those challenges.

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    Special Episode – Retired Navy SEAL Discusses Home Buying

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 8:54


    Bryan Bergjans interviews retired United States Navy SEAL Travis Schweizer about his experience in utilizing the VA loan to make a home purchase while serving on active duty and discuss the United State Veterans Chamber of Commerce and how they are supporting our wounded, ill, and injured veterans.

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    Military and Veteran Relocation Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 9:00


    Bryan Bergjans interviews Todd Ernest about PCS Grades and how they are exclusively focused on relocation services for military and veterans when they prepare to relocate.

    Special Episode – Military Spouse of the Year Award

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 4:27


    Bryan Bergjans interviews Lori Simmons, VP of Marketing and Communications for Armed Forces Insurance to discuss the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year Award and Program and why an insurance company finds it important to offer this award and recognition.

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    Importance of Homeowners Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 5:14


    Bryan Bergjans interviews Lori Simmons, VP of Marketing and Communications for Armed Forces Insurance, about the importance of homeowners insurance during the home buying process.

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    Medal of Honor Edition – First Time Homeownership PT. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 4:47


    Bryan Bergjans and Florent Groberg (Medal of Honor Recipient) discuss first-time homeownership and the importance of finding a team that is knowledgeable about the VA home loan benefit.

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    Medal of Honor Edition – First Time Homeownership PT. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 11:58


    Bryan Bergjans and Florent Groberg (Medal of Honor Recipient) discuss first time homeownership and the importance of finding a team that is knowledgeable about the VA home loan benefit.

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    Medal of Honor Edition – First Time Homeownership PT. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 4:35


    Bryan Bergjans and Florent Groberg (Medal of Honor Recipient) discuss first time homeownership and the importance of finding a team that is knowledgeable about the VA home loan benefit. 

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    MilSpouse Monday – Military Spouses ask Hardball Questions about the VA home loan PT. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 9:17


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and John Bell III answer questions directly from the military spouse community about home buying and using the VA home loan.

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    MilSpouse Monday – Military Spouses ask Hardball Questions about the VA home loan PT. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 9:47


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and John Bell III answer questions directly from the military spouse community about home buying and using the VA home loan. 

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    MilSpouse Monday – Military Spouses ask Hardball Questions about the VA home loan PT. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 7:12


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and John Bell III answer questions directly from the military spouse community about home buying and using the VA home loan.

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    MilSpouse Monday – Military Spouses ask Hardball Questions about the VA home loan PT. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 7:11


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and John Bell III answer questions directly from the military spouse community about home buying and using the VA home loan.

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    Relationships and Building a Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 7:25


    Bryan Bergjans, Rick Bettencourt, and Lindsey Litton discuss the importance of relationships between mortgage brokers, lenders, and realtors!

    Special Episode – How to Present a VA Offer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 5:46


    Brittany Boccher, 2017 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year and Lindsey Litton, Co-Founder of MilHousing Network, provide tips for presenting a VA home loan offer.

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    Special Episode – Know Your Military Benefits

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 5:17


    Brittany Boccher, 2017 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year and Lindsey Litton, Co-Founder of MilHousing Network, share how realtors and loan officers can provide VA and military buyers with benefits information to assist with their transitions. 

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    Special Episode - Know Your Military Buyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 7:16


    Brittany Boccher, 2017 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year and Lindsey Litton, Co-Founder of MilHousing Network, are two military spouses that discuss how to better serve and understand the military homebuyer. Connect with MilHousing Network: www.milhousingnetwork.com/

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    Loan Churning and the Potential Risks for Veterans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 5:31


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss the practice of convincing a borrower to refinance their mortgage.

    Introducing MilHousing Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 7:56


    Bryan Bergjans interviews Lindsey Litton, Co-founder of MilHousing Network and discusses how they connect military families with prescreened, pre-vetted real estate experts from around the world. Connect with MilHousing Network at https://www.milhousingnetwork.com/

    Tackling Compensating Factors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 3:48


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss compensating factors, how to tackle them, and the importance of understanding these factors when working with a VA home loan buyer. 

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    Residual Income

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 4:55


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt explain the importance of residual income and how to utilize residual income when closing a VA home loan.

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    The Tidewater Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 3:41


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt explain what you need to know about the Tidewater Initiative and how understanding Tidewater will help the VA home loan buyer. 

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    Importance of Continued Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 4:43


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss how VA home loan benefit education is key to industry success and how to locate missing military documents when working with a VA home loan buyer.

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    Transition Military Employment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 5:09


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss the importance of understanding how military job titles transfer into civilian job titles for continuity of employment.

    Recognize Your VA Loan Customer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 4:16


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss the characteristics of a VA loan buyer profile and the importance of recognizing your VA loan customer. 

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    Exclusive with John Bell III, Deputy Director of Loan Guaranty Service Part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 6:04


    Bryan Bergjans and John Bell III discuss all things related to the VA home loan in an exclusive seven-part interview. 

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    Exclusive with John Bell III, Deputy Director of Loan Guaranty Service Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 3:53


    Bryan Bergjans and John Bell III discuss all things related to the VA home loan in an exclusive seven-part interview. 

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    Exclusive with John Bell III, Deputy Director of Loan Guaranty Service Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 6:05


    Bryan Bergjans and John Bell III discuss all things related to the VA home loan in an exclusive seven-part interview.

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    Exclusive with John Bell III, Deputy Director of Loan Guaranty Service Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 3:37


    Bryan Bergjans and John Bell III discuss all things related to the VA home loan in an exclusive seven-part interview.

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    Exclusive with John Bell III, Deputy Director of Loan Guaranty Service Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 4:49


    Bryan Bergjans and John Bell III discuss all things related to the VA home loan in an exclusive seven-part interview.

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    Exclusive with John Bell III, Deputy Director of Loan Guaranty Service Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 4:00


    Bryan Bergjans and John Bell III discuss all things related to the VA home loan in an exclusive seven-part interview.

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    Exclusive with John Bell III, Deputy Director of Loan Guaranty Service Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 7:43


    Bryan Bergjans and John Bell III discuss all things related to the VA home loan in an exclusive seven-part interview.

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    Understanding VA Occupancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 5:50


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss the VA perspective of occupancy and how understanding occupancy can save a VA deal.

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    Active Duty Leave and Earnings Statement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 6:49


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss how a Leaves and Earning Statement better known as an LES can make or break a real estate deal. Understanding this statement is vital when working with an active duty buyer.

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    Tips from an Elite Realtor and Military Spouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 18:40


    Bryan Bergjans interviews Diana Dominguez as she shares tips as an elite realtor and military spouses and how you can be a resource, build relationships and be committed to the military and veteran community.

    Importance of Realtors Understanding the VA Loan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 9:51


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt encourage realtors to now be afraid of the VA home loan and they share tips about helping our military and veteran clients buy a home.

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    Tips for Veteran Home Buyers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 8:19


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss credit, employment stability, and property condition as the top three tips for veteran homebuyers.

    Become a VA Benefit Administrator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 12:23


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt encourage loan officers and mortgage brokers by sharing strategies to better serve the military and veteran community.

    Understanding the Military Buyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 7:09


    Bryan Bergjans interviews Brittany Boccher, 2017 AFI Military Spouse of the Year about tips to better understand and engage military VA homebuyers.

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    Education is Key to VA Home Loan Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 15:42


    Bryan Bergjans and Rick Bettencourt discuss how the VA home loan is a benefit not a loan program.

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