Million Dollar Mortgage Experience

Logan Mohtashami is a renowned expert in the mortgage and housing ecosystem, recognized for his insightful analysis and commentary on the U.S. economy and real estate market. Mohtashami is a lead analyst for HousingWire and is a regular contributor on the HousingWire Daily podcast. With a background spanning over two decades in the mortgage industry, Mohtashami — nicknamed “The Chart Guy” — deciph...

Courtney Costello is one of San Diego's top real estate agents, a member of the Oppenheim Group, and she was featured on the Netflix show, "Selling the OC." With an extensive background in leasing, interior design, and high-end retail sales, Courtney’s curated valuable skills that she uses in negotiations, marketing, and educating clients. During episode #106 of the Million Dollar Mo...

Dr. Jason Phan is a Naturopathic doctor passionate about alternative medicine, athletic performance, and helping people reach their goals. He started LIVV Natural to offer services like IV nutritional therapy, regenerative injections, hormone replacement therapy, and pain management. During episode #105 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Jon and Dr. Jason discuss spending your health savin...

Joshua Sternberg started Sternberg Law Group in 2009. He’s helped thousands of families avoid foreclosure and achieve financial freedom. Josh aggressively advocates for his clients, protecting them from being bullied by big bank antics or predatory lending practices. During episode #104 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Jon and Joshua discuss how today’s market is different (and safer) th...

Mark Dodson is the founder of Mortgage Capital Advisors, a boutique private mortgage banking firm in Atlanta that specializes in jumbo loans and helping self-employed borrowers. During episode #103 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Jon and Mark discuss Mark's path to becoming a broker, the importance of a good loan processor, doing 2 of Elton John's home loans, strategies for gett...

Mike Moser is a Partner at Retail Insite, a commercial real estate firm in San Diego. He brings over 35 years of experience in the retail arena, including development, site planning, retailer representation, leasing, strategic planning and sales. He has completed over $4,000,000,000 of transactions over his career. During this episode #102 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, FundLoans CEO J...

In episode #101 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Jon Maddux talks with Kyle Bucket, a retired Navy SEAL leader and soon-to-be New York Times best selling author. Since the SEALs, Kyle served as an executive of a publicly traded company and now sits on several company boards. In this episode, Jon and Kyle discuss how Kyle became a Navy Seal after growing up as an Army kid, Navy training,...

This is episode #100 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience! Jon Maddux talks with Lucee Cesena, the founder of Nobility Consulting Services which helps people turn their dream business into a reality by forming LLCs and getting businesses off the ground. Lucee shares her incredible story of fighting through all the adversity life brought to start a successful business and care for her daughter...

In episode #99 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Jon Maddux talks with Adam Rutz, a former Navy SEAL who is now a real estate agent, founder of Apricot Solar, and heavily involved in multiple charity foundations. In this conversation, Jon and Adam discuss why Adam joined the Navy, how intense being a part of the SEALS really is, Adam's transition to real estate, Adam's internal st...

In episode #98 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience Podcast, Jon Maddux talks with Shane Colson, an experienced account executive with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Shane specializes in wholesale non-QM mortgage sales, alternative income mortgage loans, and agency fallout. Before getting into the mortgage industry he was heavily involved in luxury hotel...

Eric Iantorno is a highly regarded and award-winning Realtor specializing in San Diego luxury homes. Eric is recognized as the #1 individual agent at Pacific Sotheby’s and annually ranks in San Diego’s top 3 individual agents by sales volume. Eric has closed some of the highest priced sales ever recorded in San Diego. During this episode, Jon and Eric discuss Eric's career path in real estate,...

John Lloyd is the President and Co-Founder of Fidelis Private Fund, a direct portfolio lender specializing in commercial and residential investment real estate loans in California. Fidelis offers investors the opportunity to invest in a pool of real estate-secured loans generating a competitive rate of return with moderate risk and reasonable liquidity. During this episode #96 of the Million Dolla...

Michael McAllister is the President of Empower LO, a mortgage marketing company that equips loan officers and mortgage brokers with the technology, skills, and team that they need to get more deals using consumer direct internet lead generation tactics. During this episode of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Michael McAllister and FundLoans CEO Jon Maddux discuss Google ads for mortgage mar...

Alejandro Szita is a mortgage broker who’s been involved with real estate and loans since 2006. He specializes in serving artists and entrepreneurs as he expertly maneuvers the ins and outs of mortgages for self-employed borrowers. During this episode #94 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, FundLoans CEO Jon Maddux and Alejandro Szita discuss how Alejandro became a mortgage broker, why it&#...

Daniel Shkolnik is an entrepreneur, developer, and founder & CEO of Atlas West Group — a privately held full-service development and investment firm in San Diego. Daniel’s firm specializes in transforming underutilized properties into vibrant multifamily communities. Daniel has more than a dozen years of experience in multifamily and commercial real estate and has completed more than $250 mill...

Mark Wilson, CPA is an entrepreneur and the founder of CWDL, Certified Public Accountants - a rapidly growing assurance, tax, and entrepreneurial services firm. He is the Managing Partner and is responsible for the vision and direction of the practice. CWDL is the recognized CPA firm leading the mortgage banking industry. Prior to this he founded a privately held mortgage bank and served as a CFO...

Todd Duncan is the founder and CEO of the Todd Duncan Group, the most sought-after coaching, training and events company for top mortgage and sales professionals. Todd began his career as a loan originator, financing over 5,000 transactions in 12 years. Now he teaches the power of High Trust and how to win clients for life. He has written 17 books and is a New York Times bestselling author as well...

In this episode #90 of The Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, FundLoans CEO Jon Maddux interviews Masud Sarwary, CEO of Foundation Escrow. He tells his captivating story of escaping Afghanistan as a young child and eventually moving to San Diego where he went to college and started a successful career in the mortgage industry before building his Escrow company. During this MDME conversation, Jon...

In this episode #89 of The Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, FundLoans CEO Jon Maddux interviews Aron Jimenez, top producing mortgage broker at Secure Choice Lending. Aron grew up in Southern California and is a proud husband & father of two kids. He specializes in helping first-time homebuyers as well as other types of buyers with his smart approach to building relationships. During this MD...

In this episode of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, FundLoans CEO Jon Maddux sits down with Rocco Cortese, CEO and Co-Founder of Intersection, a full-service commercial real estate management and capital markets firm based in San Diego. Intersection oversees a portfolio of retail, office, and industrial properties, and the Capital Markets group acquires and capitalizes assets. Rocco has bee...

In this Episode of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, FundLoans CEO Jon Maddux interviews Chris Erickson and Cassidy Lewis, Compass Real Estate Agents based in North County San Diego. They’ve built a strong following around their vlog-style YouTube channel where they produce videos about living in North County. They also have a podcast called “North County Now” where they cover what to do, wh...

Brandon Boyd is a social media director, marketing expert, and loan originator at Secure Choice Lending, a Riverside-based mortgage lender. Brandon has over 7 years of originating experience and a keen eye for creative marketing tactics to help his company close more loans.  During this conversation, Jon and Brandon discuss how Brandon went from Calvin Klein store manager to the mortgage indu...

In this episode of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience , FundLoans CEO Jon Maddux interviews Phillip Baltazar, whose expertise is driving growth and developing affinity partnerships across direct-to-consumer mortgage platforms. He pivoted to focus on business purpose loans providing real estate financing to developers and investors. Currently, he is an Executive Advisor for Culture Index, a str...

Joey Roquet is a vice president and top producer at Secure Choice Lending , a Riverside-based mortgage brokerage. Joey’s been involved in the mortgage industry since age 19, and worked his way up from loan assistant to branch manager. He’s experienced every loan type, program, and scenario which allows him to help his clients reach their goals while providing the best customer service and experien...

Michelle Berman is an Instagram coach, speaker, and author. She created the Instagram Power Method Course specifically for realtors and loan officers to level up from the basic Instagram 101 courses. She teaches how to reach your ideal clients to generate hot leads off social media, by defining your niche audience, learning from competitors, writing strong captions, using hashtags, and automating...