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Voices We Watch

80 industry authorities across DSCR, Reverse, Construction, and MLO whose public work shapes how Homestead Capital Partners builds and positions products.

Curated by Jon Howard. Not endorsements — editorial commentary. HCP has no financial relationship with anyone on this list.

Brandon Turner

Brandon Turner

Founder, Open Door Capital; Former BiggerPockets Host

Brandon Turner is one of real-estate investing's most recognizable voices.

DSCR National
David Greene

David Greene

Founder, The David Greene Team; Author, Long-Distance Real Estate Investing

Former BiggerPockets podcast host David Greene is an ex-police-officer turned top RE/MAX agent, loan originator (The One Brokerage) and author of seven books including 'Long-Distan

DSCR National
Michael Zuber

Michael Zuber

Host, One Rental at a Time; Author

Michael Zuber retired from tech to run his 175-unit Fresno rental portfolio and built 'One Rental at a Time' into a 190K-subscriber YouTube channel that publishes daily market comm

DSCR National
Chandler David Smith

Chandler David Smith

Real Estate Investor; YouTube Creator

Chandler Smith started his rental portfolio during his college pest-control sales days and scaled to 500+ doors by his late twenties.

DSCR National
Ken McElroy

Ken McElroy

Principal, MC Companies; Rich Dad Advisor

Ken McElroy, long-time Robert Kiyosaki 'Rich Dad Advisor,' is principal of MC Companies (10,000+ multifamily units) and an authoritative voice on multifamily debt markets.

DSCR National
Grant Cardone

Grant Cardone

CEO, Cardone Capital

Grant Cardone runs a $4B+ multifamily AUM at Cardone Capital and commands a ~4M Instagram following plus ~2M YouTube.

DSCR National
Brandon Hall

Brandon Hall

CEO, Hall CPA (The Real Estate CPA)

Brandon Hall built The Real Estate CPA into the dominant tax-advisory firm for rental investors (~2,000 active clients).

DSCR National
Graham Stephan

Graham Stephan

YouTube Creator; Real Estate Agent (CA)

Graham Stephan's 4.9M-subscriber YouTube channel is the gateway for Gen Z / young-millennial wealth-builders.

DSCR National
Meet Kevin (Kevin Paffrath)

Meet Kevin (Kevin Paffrath)

YouTube Creator; Real Estate Broker

Kevin Paffrath runs a 2M-subscriber YouTube channel focused on real-estate markets, rates, and Fed policy.

DSCR National
Robert Martinez

Robert Martinez

CEO, Rockstar Capital; 'Apartment King'

Robert Martinez a.k.a.

DSCR National
Aaron Amuchastegui

Aaron Amuchastegui

Co-Host, Real Estate Rookie Podcast; Investor

Aaron Amuchastegui co-hosts BiggerPockets' 'Real Estate Rookie' podcast and has built a 1,000+ rental portfolio spanning Colorado and Texas.

DSCR Denver-Local
Michael Swan

Michael Swan

Founder, Swan Realty Group (Denver); Investor-Agent

Michael Swan leads Swan Realty Group, one of Denver's highest-volume investor-focused brokerages, specializing in helping buyers acquire long-term rentals across the Front Range.

DSCR Denver-Local
Trevor Mauch

Trevor Mauch

CEO, Carrot (InvestorCarrot)

Trevor Mauch founded Carrot (Roseburg OR, heavy Denver investor user base), the dominant website platform for real-estate investors and wholesalers (20,000+ active sites).

DSCR Denver-Local
Erik Stark

Erik Stark

Co-Founder, The Fast Track

Erik Stark co-founded The Fast Track, a nationally-known flipping + rental education brand with a strong Colorado / Denver student base.

DSCR Denver-Local
ICOR Colorado (Investment Community of the Rockies)

ICOR Colorado (Investment Community of the Rockies)

Denver/Colorado Real Estate Investor Association

ICOR (Investment Community of the Rockies) is Colorado's largest REIA with chapters in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins and 1,000+ active members.

DSCR Denver-Local
Justin Cooper

Justin Cooper

Denver-Area Flipper & YouTube Creator

Justin Cooper documents Denver-area flips and BRRRRs on his YouTube channel (growing Colorado-specific audience).

DSCR Denver-Local
Chris Lopez

Chris Lopez

Founder, Property Llama & Denver Investment Broker

Chris Lopez runs Property Llama (portfolio analytics SaaS for rental investors) and Envision Advisors (Denver investment brokerage).

DSCR Denver-Local
Leah Collich

Leah Collich

Denver Investor-Agent; Podcast Co-Host

Leah Collich is a frequent Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast co-host and active investor-agent with Envision Advisors.

DSCR Denver-Local
Pine Financial Group

Pine Financial Group

Denver Private/Hard Money Lender

Pine Financial Group is one of the Front Range's largest private / hard-money lenders with Denver, Minnesota, and nationwide footprints.

DSCR Denver-Local
Kathy Fettke

Kathy Fettke

Co-CEO, RealWealth; Denver-Adjacent Investor Educator

Kathy Fettke co-leads RealWealth (70,000+ member investor network) and hosts 'Real Estate News for Investors' (millions of downloads).

DSCR Denver-Local
Wade Pfau

Wade Pfau

Professor of Retirement Income, The American College; Principal, McLean AM

Dr.

Reverse National
Harlan Accola

Harlan Accola

National Reverse Mortgage Director, Fairway Independent Mortgage

Harlan Accola leads reverse mortgage strategy at Fairway Independent Mortgage (one of the top-3 HECM originators nationally).

Reverse National
Don Graves

Don Graves

President, Housing Wealth Institute; Author

Don Graves (RICP, CLTC) leads the Housing Wealth Institute and wrote 'Housing Wealth: 3 Ways the New Reverse Mortgage is Changing Retirement.' He is the go-to trainer for the RICP

Reverse National
Michael Kitces

Michael Kitces

Head of Planning Strategy, Buckingham Wealth; Founder, Nerd's Eye View / Kitces.com

Michael Kitces is the most influential voice in financial planning — Kitces.com reaches ~200K CFPs monthly.

Reverse National
Chris Mayer

Chris Mayer

CEO, Longbridge Financial; Professor, Columbia Business School

Chris Mayer holds the Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate chair at Columbia Business School and is CEO of Longbridge Financial (top-3 HECM lender).

Reverse National
Shelley Giordano

Shelley Giordano

Founder, Academy for Home Equity in Financial Planning (Univ. of Illinois)

Shelley Giordano founded the Academy for Home Equity in Financial Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the leading academic-industry bridge on home equity in re

Reverse National
Tom Davison

Tom Davison

Retired Advisor; Tools for Retirement Planning Blogger

Dr.

Reverse National
Dirk Cotton

Dirk Cotton

Retirement Researcher; The Retirement Cafe Blogger

Dirk Cotton (Duke Center for Retirement Economics alumnus) writes The Retirement Cafe, focused on sequence-of-returns risk and retirement income math.

Reverse National
Jamie Hopkins

Jamie Hopkins

Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions, Bryn Mawr Trust; Author

Jamie Hopkins is Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions at Bryn Mawr Trust, former Director of Retirement Research at Carson Group, and author of 'Rewirement: Rewiring The Way You Th

Reverse National
Stephen Resch

Stephen Resch

VP Retirement Strategies, Finance of America Reverse

Stephen Resch (CFP) leads retirement strategy at Finance of America Reverse, the largest proprietary reverse mortgage lender.

Reverse National
Carl Richards

Carl Richards

Behavioral Finance Writer (Park City / Mountain West)

Carl Richards ('The Sketch Guy' — NYT) is Park-City-based and a frequent Denver-area speaker at CFP and advisor events.

Reverse Denver-Local
Colorado Gerontological Society

Colorado Gerontological Society

Colorado Senior-Services Advocacy Org (Denver-based)

Colorado Gerontological Society (Denver HQ) runs the 'Senior Answers' statewide help line and Silver Key referrals.

Reverse Denver-Local
Colorado Senior Resource Center

Colorado Senior Resource Center

Wheat Ridge / Jefferson County Senior Services

Senior Resource Center (Wheat Ridge, serving Jefferson County and metro Denver) runs the largest non-profit senior-services operation in the Front Range — transportation, caregiver

Reverse Denver-Local
Bob Carlquist

Bob Carlquist

Reverse Mortgage Specialist (Denver)

Bob Carlquist is a long-tenured Denver-area reverse mortgage originator with visible Google-review presence and frequent mentions in local senior publications.

Reverse Denver-Local
Denver-Area Elder Law Attorney Group (Brown & Crona)

Denver-Area Elder Law Attorney Group (Brown & Crona)

Elder Law & Estate Planning (Denver)

Brown & Crona LLC is a Denver-area elder-law and estate-planning firm whose attorneys frequently present at Colorado Bar Association CLEs on Medicaid planning, special-needs trusts

Reverse Denver-Local
Great-West Financial / Empower Retirement (Greenwood Village)

Great-West Financial / Empower Retirement (Greenwood Village)

Retirement Plan Provider; Denver-HQ Giant

Empower Retirement (HQ Greenwood Village, CO) is the second-largest retirement-plan administrator in the US ($1.4T AUA).

Reverse Denver-Local
Denver CFP Society

Denver CFP Society

Denver Chapter, Financial Planning Association

FPA of Denver is the Front Range chapter of the Financial Planning Association with ~600 active CFP members.

Reverse Denver-Local
Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter

Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter

Denver HQ; Senior Caregiver Advocacy

Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter (Denver HQ) serves 76,000+ Coloradans with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.

Reverse Denver-Local
A Little Help (Denver Senior Aging-in-Place)

A Little Help (Denver Senior Aging-in-Place)

Denver Non-Profit for Aging-in-Place

A Little Help is a Denver-founded non-profit connecting older adults with neighborhood volunteers to support aging-in-place across the metro.

Reverse Denver-Local
Denver Post — Real Estate / Personal Finance Desk

Denver Post — Real Estate / Personal Finance Desk

Denver Post Real Estate & Business Desk

The Denver Post's business and real estate desk is the primary mainstream outlet reaching Denver seniors and their adult children — the decision-makers on reverse mortgages.

Reverse Denver-Local
Matt Risinger

Matt Risinger

Founder, Risinger Build; Host, The Build Show

Matt Risinger is the most influential residential-construction voice in America — Risinger Build (Austin) is a top-tier custom builder, The Build Show YouTube (~1.6M) is the profes

Construction National
Brad Leavitt

Brad Leavitt

Founder, AFT Construction (Scottsdale); Build Show Network

Brad Leavitt runs AFT Construction (Scottsdale, AZ), an award-winning high-end custom builder and a Build Show Network co-host.

Construction National
Mike Holmes

Mike Holmes

Host, Holmes on Homes; Canadian Contractor Brand

Mike Holmes is North America's most recognized contractor — 'Holmes on Homes' (HGTV) and the Make It Right brand built a 40-year reputation on proper-build advocacy.

Construction National
Bob Vila

Bob Vila

Host & Home Improvement Media Pioneer

Bob Vila (original 'This Old House' host, founder of BobVila.com with 10M+ monthly readers) is the elder statesman of home construction media.

Construction National
Danny Lipford

Danny Lipford

Host, Today's Homeowner

Danny Lipford hosts 'Today's Homeowner' — syndicated TV + podcast (the nation's #1 home-improvement radio show, 400+ stations).

Construction National
NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) Leadership

NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) Leadership

Industry Trade Association

NAHB is the 140,000-member industry association for US home builders.

Construction National
Jordan Smith

Jordan Smith

Host, Spec Ad Builder / Builder YouTube Creator

Jordan Smith (Builder YouTube creator, 300K+ subs) produces detailed custom-home-build documentaries focused on millennials building first-custom-homes — HCP construction-to-perm's

Construction National
Vincent Ciungan (Perkins Builder Brothers)

Vincent Ciungan (Perkins Builder Brothers)

Co-Host, Perkins Builder Brothers

The Perkins Builder Brothers (MA) run a 700K+ subscriber YouTube channel of custom-home construction content.

Construction National
Fine Homebuilding (Editorial)

Fine Homebuilding (Editorial)

Taunton Press — Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Fine Homebuilding is the 45-year-old Taunton Press magazine of record for serious custom residential construction.

Construction National
Journal of Light Construction (JLC)

Journal of Light Construction (JLC)

JLC Online — Trade Publication

Journal of Light Construction (JLC) is the trade publication of record for small-volume residential builders and remodelers.

Construction National
Larry Mizel

Larry Mizel

Chairman Emeritus, MDC Holdings (Richmond American Homes)

Larry Mizel founded MDC Holdings (parent of Richmond American Homes, NYSE: MDC) in Denver in 1972 and built it into one of the nation's largest production home builders.

Construction Denver-Local
Gene Myers

Gene Myers

Founder & CEO, Thrive Home Builders

Gene Myers founded Thrive Home Builders (Denver) and built it into the leading energy-efficient / net-zero home builder in Colorado.

Construction Denver-Local
Boulder Creek Neighborhoods

Boulder Creek Neighborhoods

Colorado Custom Home Builder

Boulder Creek Neighborhoods (multiple Front Range communities) specializes in low-maintenance 'lock-and-leave' homes and has been named a top Colorado builder repeatedly.

Construction Denver-Local
Stonegate Homes (Colorado)

Stonegate Homes (Colorado)

Semi-Custom Colorado Builder

Stonegate Homes builds semi-custom homes across the Denver metro and Colorado Springs markets.

Construction Denver-Local
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine

Regional Shelter Magazine

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles is the region's leading shelter magazine — readership skews affluent homeowner considering custom-build and major-renovation.

Construction Denver-Local
Kephart Architects

Kephart Architects

Denver Residential Architecture Firm

Kephart (Denver) is one of the region's largest residential-design firms, working across multifamily, mixed-use, and custom single-family.

Construction Denver-Local
Colorado Association of Home Builders (CAHB)

Colorado Association of Home Builders (CAHB)

State Trade Association

Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA) and the state-level CAHB represent Colorado's 1,300+ member residential-construction firms.

Construction Denver-Local
Denver Business Journal — Real Estate Desk

Denver Business Journal — Real Estate Desk

DBJ Commercial Real Estate Coverage

Denver Business Journal reporters on the real-estate and construction beat are the primary earned-media target for Denver-focused construction-finance content.

Construction Denver-Local
Lloyd Construction

Lloyd Construction

Boulder Custom Builder

Lloyd Construction (Boulder) is a top-of-market custom builder along the Front Range, with decades of luxury-custom projects.

Construction Denver-Local
5280 Magazine — Home Issue Editorial

5280 Magazine — Home Issue Editorial

Denver City Magazine

5280 is Denver's leading city magazine; its annual Home issue is among the most-read affluent-reader publications in the metro.

Construction Denver-Local
Barry Habib

Barry Habib

Founder & CEO, MBS Highway

Barry Habib is the most recognized mortgage-industry voice in America — MBS Highway (mortgage-industry daily market commentary with 20,000+ LO subscribers), 5x Crystal Ball award w

MLO National
Rob Chrisman

Rob Chrisman

Publisher, Chrisman Commentary

Rob Chrisman publishes the daily Chrisman Commentary — the mortgage industry's most widely-read daily newsletter (30,000+ executive subscribers).

MLO National
Brian Stevens

Brian Stevens

Co-Founder, National Real Estate Post (NREP)

Brian Stevens co-hosts National Real Estate Post — the dominant video news source for mortgage LOs, with daily rate and industry videos reaching 100,000+ originators.

MLO National
Todd Duncan

Todd Duncan

Founder & CEO, High Trust Sales Academy

Todd Duncan is the top-grossing sales coach in the mortgage industry for 30+ years.

MLO National
Dave Hershman

Dave Hershman

Senior Vice President, Weichert Financial Services; Author

Dave Hershman is a 30+ year mortgage-industry sales trainer with OriginationPro, authored 'The Book of Home Purchase' and multiple LO-training curricula, and is a frequent MBA Annu

MLO National
HousingWire Editorial (Sarah Wheeler)

HousingWire Editorial (Sarah Wheeler)

Editor in Chief, HousingWire

Sarah Wheeler is Editor in Chief of HousingWire, the industry's most-cited news site covering mortgage, real-estate, and fintech.

MLO National
Logan Mohtashami

Logan Mohtashami

Lead Analyst, HousingWire

Logan Mohtashami is HousingWire's lead analyst and one of the most-cited housing economists on financial TV (CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg).

MLO National
Shred Media (The Ninja Selling Podcast / Larry Kendall)

Shred Media (The Ninja Selling Podcast / Larry Kendall)

Ninja Selling Franchise (Fort Collins, CO / National)

Larry Kendall founded Ninja Selling (Fort Collins, CO-based, national reach) — one of the dominant sales-coaching systems in real estate and mortgage.

MLO National
MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) Research

MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) Research

Chief Economist Office, MBA

The Mortgage Bankers Association's research team (Chief Economist Michael Fratantoni, VP Joel Kan) publishes the weekly MBA Purchase Applications Index — the industry's earliest-re

MLO National
Loan Officer Hub / David Luna

Loan Officer Hub / David Luna

Founder, Mortgage Educators & Compliance

David Luna founded Mortgage Educators & Compliance — one of the largest NMLS-approved CE providers for LOs nationwide.

MLO National
Lou Barnes

Lou Barnes

Senior Advisor, Premier Mortgage Group (Boulder); Columnist

Lou Barnes has written a weekly mortgage-market column for decades, syndicated nationally and widely read in Colorado.

MLO Denver-Local
Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association (CMLA)

Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association (CMLA)

State Trade Association

CMLA represents 400+ Colorado mortgage-lending-company members.

MLO Denver-Local
Colorado DORA Division of Real Estate

Colorado DORA Division of Real Estate

Colorado Mortgage Licensing Regulator

Colorado DORA Division of Real Estate houses the Mortgage Broker unit that licenses and regulates Colorado MLOs.

MLO Denver-Local
Cherry Creek Mortgage (Guild Mortgage CO operations)

Cherry Creek Mortgage (Guild Mortgage CO operations)

Denver-HQ Mortgage Lender

Cherry Creek Mortgage (now part of Guild Mortgage after 2023 acquisition) was Denver's largest independent mortgage banker for decades.

MLO Denver-Local
Academy Mortgage Colorado Division

Academy Mortgage Colorado Division

Colorado Branch Network

Academy Mortgage's Colorado division operates multiple Front-Range branches with notable top-producer LOs.

MLO Denver-Local
Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR)

Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR)

Denver REALTOR Association

DMAR represents 8,000+ Denver-area REALTORS.

MLO Denver-Local
Colorado Association of Mortgage Professionals (CoAMP)

Colorado Association of Mortgage Professionals (CoAMP)

Colorado Mortgage Broker Association

CoAMP (formerly CAMP) is the Colorado affiliate of NAMB, representing mortgage brokers across the state.

MLO Denver-Local
Kari Adams

Kari Adams

Top Producer; Denver-Area LO

Kari Adams is a long-tenured Denver-area top-producing LO with a visible LinkedIn presence and regular educational content aimed at Front Range agents and buyers.

MLO Denver-Local
The Denver Post — Housing & Mortgage Reporting

The Denver Post — Housing & Mortgage Reporting

Denver Post Business Desk

Denver Post business reporters covering housing and mortgage are the earned-media target for Colorado-specific LO Playbook content.

MLO Denver-Local
Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section

Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section

CBA Real Estate Practice Group

The Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section hosts CLEs and publishes practitioner updates on Colorado real-estate transaction law — directly adjacent to MLO practice and compl

MLO Denver-Local

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