# The Truth About Mortgages and Real Estate with Mike Benton

An episode of [Wake Up to Wealth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1707217868), 28 Oct 2024, 22 min.

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In episode 27 of Wake Up to Wealth, Brandon Brittingham interviews Mike Benton, a mortgage banker and entrepreneur, as he shares his extensive experience in the mortgage industry and offers valuable insights into the home-buying process. Tune in as they delve into the intricacies of the mortgage world and insights that can help you navigate wealth-building strategies. TIMESTAMPS \[00:02:56\] Mortgage misconceptions for first-time buyers. \[00:04:31\] Real estate equity utilization strategies. \[00:08:09\] Primary homeownership and wealth building. \[00:12:11\] Alcohol-free lifestyle change. \[00:17:04\] Consistency in entrepreneurship. \[00:19:07\] Living a life of wealth. QUOTES • "Owning a primary residence for me gave me the ability to pull equity out and start basically my investing career." - Brandon Brittingham • “The sense of owning your own home, it gives your children and your family a place to call home and people feel that and it's real energy and you build roots and roots give you consistency in school and a community.” - Mike Benton • "Hard work works, picking up the phone works, building solid relationships, they work and it's all consistency. And you got to get through a lot of no's to get to the right yeses." - Mike Benton SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Brandon Brittingham Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mailboxmoneyb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandon.brittingham.1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittingham/ Mike Benton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikegbenton/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikegbenton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegbenton/ WEBSITE Brandon Brittingham: https://www.brandonsbrain.org/home Responsive Mortgage: https://www.responsivemortgage.com/

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