Loans Elevated
The Loans Elevated Podcast delivers clear, strategic conversations on mortgages, real estate, and homeownership.
Hosted by Broch Lassig alongside TJ Heidenreich and Ryan King of The Lassig Team, a top 1% nationally ranked mortgage team, the show explores how housing decisions impact your financial future.
Each episode breaks down real-world mortgage strategy, market dynamics, and the role homeownership plays in building wealth, managing debt, and creating long-term optionality.
Whether you’re a homeowner, first-time buyer, or real estate professional, Loans Elevated helps you think differently about real estate and use it as a tool, not just a transaction.
Episodes
194 episodes
Episode 192: The Reality of Airbnb Regulations in Utah: What Investors and Neighbors Need to Know
Salt Lake City just sent shockwaves through the local housing market by passing major new restrictions on short-term rentals (STRs). Effective July 1st, the rules for Airbnb and Vrbo hosts have shifted toward heavier business regulation. <...
Episode 191: Is the Traditional "Starter Home" Dead in Utah?
The standalone single-family home with a big yard and a white picket fence in a prime Wasatch Front neighborhood is officially a thing of the past. Post-COVID, Utah’s housing market entered parabolic, "hockey-stick" growth, shifting core metro ...
Episode 190: Cash vs. Mortgage | Why Being Debt-Free Can Be an Expensive Mistake
Should you buy your next property in cash or aggressively pay off your current mortgage early?On this episode of the Loans Elevated podcast, Broch and TJ look past the emotional "debt-free" headlines to break down the hidden risks of tyi...
Episode 189: The Warsh Era Begins: The Fed Flipped 180° & What it Means for Real Estate
The playbook has officially been flipped on its head. In this episode of the Loans Elevated podcast, we break down the massive philosophical shift under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh following his explosive first SEP press conference. From...
Episode 188: 3-Star General Reveals the Hidden VA Loan Secret Most Vets Miss
In this week's episode of Loans Elevated, we are joined by an incredibly special couple who flew in just for this conversation: retired U.S. Army 3-Star General Doug Gabram and his wife Lori, an Army Veteran and combat nurse. Together,...
Episode 187: Utah's AI infrastructure Dilemma: Water, Power, National Security, and the Kevin O'Leary Data Center
The Big Lie About Utah’s Data Centers? Are Utah’s massive new data center projects an environmental threat to our natural resources, or the biggest economic opportunity of the decade?In this episode of the Loans Elevated ...
Ep 186: Cracking the AI Code | Why Your Business Isn't Ranking with Kimber Walton
Why didn't ChatGPT rank a top 1% national mortgage team as the best in Utah?In this episode of the Loans Elevated Podcast, we sit down with Kimber Walton, a Keller Williams expert obsessed with AI, research, and understanding what...
Episode 185: The Truth About Kevin Warsh, Jerome Powell, and Mortgage Rates
The Federal Reserve just entered a brand-new era with the swearing-in of Kevin Warsh as Chairman. But the transition is anything but standard. Former Chair Jerome Powell is pulling a rare move not seen since 1948, refusing to leave the Fed comp...
Episode 184: How to Shop for a Mortgage Without Getting Ripped Off – The Truth About Rates, Points, and Fees
Are you shopping for a mortgage based only on getting the lowest interest rate and monthly payment? You might be walking straight into a predatory lending trap. In this week’s episode of Loans Elevated, we strip aw...
Episode 183: The Tax Strategies Every Business Owner Needs Before Buying a Home
Self-employed buyers often get blindsided during the mortgage process — not because they don’t make enough money, but because of how their taxes are structured.In this episode, we sit down with CPA and real estate tax strategist Dan to b...
Episode 182: Self-Employed? Your Tax Return Might Be Costing You Houses
Most self-employed borrowers assume they don’t qualify because their tax returns don’t show enough income.But what if the problem isn’t your income… it’s how lenders are measuring it?In this episode, we break down how bank stateme...
Episode 181: How Steve Maddox Built Edge Homes | What It Really Takes to Win in Real Estate
What does it actually take to build something that lasts in real estate?In this live episode of the Loans Elevated Podcast, recorded at the Hale Centre Theatre, we sit down with Steve Maddox — the founder of Edge Homes — to talk about hi...
Episode 180: How Renovation Loans Turn Overlooked Homes Into Opportunity
Most buyers are chasing the same move-in ready homes and losing.But what if the best opportunity in today’s market is the one that needs work?In this episode, we break down how renovation loans are helping buyers get into better h...
Episode 179: Mortgage Rates Just Jumped… Here’s What Buyers Need to Know
Mortgage rates were expected to fall… but instead, they spiked.In this episode, we break down what’s really happening behind the scenes — and why this market could actually create opportunity for buyers who know how to play it right....
Episode 178: Stop Chasing Leads. Do This Instead | Dustin Brohm
Most agents are still building their business by chasing the next deal.Cold calls.Open houses.Buying leads.It works… until it doesn’t.In this episode, Dustin Brohm breaks down the shift from chasing business to buil...
Episode 177: Utah Has a Serious Problem (Great Salt Lake Crisis) | Josh Romney
Most people think the Great Salt Lake is just an environmental issue.It’s not.This is a public health risk, an economic risk, and a real estate risk for the entire state of Utah.In this episode, we sit down with Josh...
Episode 176: Why Billionaires Still Get Mortgages (And Why You Probably Should Too)
If you had enough cash to buy a house outright… would you?Most people say yes.But the wealthy do the opposite.In this episode, we break down why high-net-worth individuals and billionaires still choose to finance real estate—a...
Episode 175: Your Content Isn’t Working — Here’s Why People Ignore It (ft. Neel Dhingra)
Most people don’t have a content problem.They have a communication problem.And it’s costing them attention, trust, and real business.In this episode of the Loans Elevated Podcast, we sit down with Neel Dhingra to break down wh...
Episode 174: Why a Real Estate Crash is (Practically) Impossible
For years, people have been predicting a housing crash.But when you actually look at the data, the story is very different.In this episode of the Loans Elevated Podcast, we break down why a 2008-style housing crash is extre...
Episode 173: Reverse Mortgages Explained: The Most Misunderstood Tool in Retirement Finance
Reverse mortgages might be the most misunderstood financial tool in housing and retirement planning. In this episode, we break down what they actually are, where the bad reputation came from, and how sophisticated investors and financial...
Episode 172: “I Hope Realtors & Lenders Lose Their Jobs” — Let’s Talk About It
We received a comment that said:“Realtors and mortgage brokers are the most overvalued occupations in the country… I pray they all lose their jobs.”So we decided to address it head-on.In this episode of
Episode 171: Crypto Is Crashing… Is Housing Next? (Here’s What the Data Says)
Crypto is down. Markets are volatile. Headlines are loud, but does that mean the housing market is next to crash?In this episode of the Loans Elevated Podcast, we break down: • Why crypto and housing don’t move together ...
Episode 170: The 4 Pillars of Real Estate Wealth (And Why Cash Flow Isn’t Enough)
Real estate investing isn’t about chasing cash flow, and that misconception is why most investors never build real wealth.In this episode, Broch and Jack Andrews unpack the 4 Pillars of Real Estate Wealth and explain how experienc...
Episode 169: 2026 Utah Housing Forecast: Why the Market Isn’t Crashing
The Utah housing market has been stuck in an unusual place, not booming, not crashing, just… running in place.In this episode of the Loans Elevated Podcast, we break down the 2026 Utah housing outlook using real market data...
Episode 168: Why Most Realtors (and Lenders) Cost Clients More Than They Save
Most people hire a realtor or lender based on price, rate, or commission.That decision can quietly cost them years of financial progress.In this episode, we expose the uncomfortable truth about experience in real est...