VLG Culture

Fresh out of a PTSD treatment one thing was certain: after returning from Iraq and being homeless for 7 years off and on I was tired. I was finally service connected and had a long road of healing and treatment ahead of me. I knew that I wanted to take my resourcefulness and put it to good use. I had managed to survive this long–it had to count for something. So I began advocating for Veterans. Not long after putting the pieces back together I was ready to grow. I started to pursue the American Dream of owning a home. That dream was constantly shut down in my search. After being referred to a mortgage lender that claimed to serve Veterans, I was asked if I was suicidal because of my old debts. I thought I was lost. But then an Army Ranger, Ron O’Ferrall, swooped in with the same passion of serving Veterans as me. We met at a networking meeting for helping Veterans. I told him that I was living in transitional housing because I couldn’t find a place to rent. I explained that my ultimate dream was to own a home. My income was solid, but my financial history would take a while to put behind me. He looked at my documents and put me on a plan for success. I figured it would be easy to stick to the plan, since I was already good at following orders. 6 months after meeting Ron I began my home search with a pre-approval letter. My life had turned around and was becoming a success story. I didn’t realize that this was just the beginning. I purchased my home through Veterans Lending Group and got married not long after. I was finally able to solidify a life worth living, so I embarked on a new journey. I started receiving postcards in the mail from different companies, telling me to refinance my loan. I put in a call to Mike Villano about refinancing my house and in that moment I learned what kind of a company Veterans Lending Group was. He told me not to listen to all of the spam mail I was receiving about refinancing, because refinancing wouldn’t be beneficial to me at that time. A couple days later I saw a video that Mike posted on Facebook about hiring new loan officers at Veterans Lending Group. I thought maybe this was something I could do. I sat down with Mike and he honestly tried to talk me out of becoming a Loan Officer. He outlined how demanding the position could be. He said you always have to be on call and available to work with Veterans. In my mind I thought that’s too easy–I was already doing that. After consideration, I joined the Veterans Lending Group team as a Loan Officer. With Mike’s help I am becoming more successful than my mind could ever fathom. The team he put me with built me up and became my family. I see the vision Veterans Lending Group has and I intend to be a part of it for a long time! There has been a whole village of people helping me get to where I am today. Be the next success story. Ask me how!