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<v Speaker 1>There is an organization called the Veterans Association of Real

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<v Speaker 1>Estate Professionals.

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<v Speaker 2>Or REP or REP.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not good sure where you put the emphasis on

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<v Speaker 1>the salable, but Jeff Zorb is joining me to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about it as he is an integral part of the

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<v Speaker 1>leadership team over there.

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff, how you doing today?

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<v Speaker 3>Hi Nnie, thanks for having us on again today.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you guys, what do you do?

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, obviously this is an organization based on

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<v Speaker 1>your name of veterans who are also real estate professionals.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm guessing that I got that correct. How did this

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<v Speaker 1>all come about? Where did the organization come from?

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<v Speaker 3>So the organization has turned in twenty eleven in California

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<v Speaker 3>and they started forming chapters all over the country. There's

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<v Speaker 3>currently thirty four chapters across the country. We're really fortunate

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<v Speaker 3>in Colorado that we have three. We have a welt

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<v Speaker 3>CO chapter Denver and at Carlo Springs as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, that's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>In my mind, a lot of things about the military

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<v Speaker 1>would probably make you a very good real estate professional.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you find that that translates well.

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<v Speaker 3>Most of the time? However, how do I say this nicely?

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<v Speaker 3>There is the civilian.

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<v Speaker 1>Factor okay, okay, the civilian factor, we'll leave it at that.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys have kind of events and specials so you

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<v Speaker 1>can provide services to the veterans community.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell me about that aspect of Varrope.

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<v Speaker 3>So our focus is really sustainable housing and assisting veterans

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<v Speaker 3>through the process of the Veterans of VA loan.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>Part of that is educating. We educate our real estate

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<v Speaker 3>community in the VA home loan. Veterans and active duty

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<v Speaker 3>military are now a protected class in the state of

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<v Speaker 3>Colorado as of twenty twenty two. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>myths and misnomers out there about the VA home loan

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<v Speaker 3>and we're trying to do what we can through our

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<v Speaker 3>real estate community to educate them as they're the feet

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<v Speaker 3>on the ground, right, They're the experts that are helping

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<v Speaker 3>our our heroes. So the other aspect of that is

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<v Speaker 3>philanthropic and what we do as a chapter in Denver,

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<v Speaker 3>we've partnered with the VA hud Vash program that assists

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<v Speaker 3>veterans struggling with homelessness at different stages of that process.

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<v Speaker 3>The hud Vash will provide a seventy percent voucher to

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<v Speaker 3>cover the rents if you will for a veteran. We

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<v Speaker 3>step in and help with household essentials, beds, kitchen stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, whatever we go home and use on a

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<v Speaker 3>daily basis. These veterans don't have, so we try to

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<v Speaker 3>supply that through that program. We realize that many of

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<v Speaker 3>these veterans have families. Many of these veterans have kids,

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<v Speaker 3>and because of the struggles that they have financially, those

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<v Speaker 3>kids weren't you know, didn't really have a Christmas. So

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<v Speaker 3>about four years ago we started Kids for Christmas through

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<v Speaker 3>the Sponsor our Vet program. Last year we were able

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<v Speaker 3>to fulfill the Christmas wishes of one hundred and eleven

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<v Speaker 3>kids of veterans through their program. So we actually get

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<v Speaker 3>the Christmas wish lists of those kids. We partner with

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<v Speaker 3>Walmart and we go shopping literally fulfill those lists.

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<v Speaker 1>I got to tell you, I've had the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>do stuff like this in the past. Let's just admit it, Jeff,

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<v Speaker 1>this is more for you than it is for them,

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<v Speaker 1>because being able to fulfill Christmas wifts, you know, Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>wishes for kids is one of the most gratifying experiences

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever had.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the most.

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<v Speaker 1>Fun, it's fantastic, and I love that these are veterans'

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<v Speaker 1>kids that are being helped by this, and how are

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<v Speaker 1>you raising money for it?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 3>So Saturday, one of the things that we do is

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<v Speaker 3>a quarterly poker game. Saturday night, we're having one of

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<v Speaker 3>those games. We're at JJ's place in Aurora. It's a

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<v Speaker 3>total relaxed atmosphere. It's not highly competitive. First time poker

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<v Speaker 3>players can come and join us. It's a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Registration starts at five thirty. We are offering a cash

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<v Speaker 3>first place prize. All the moneies that we raise as

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<v Speaker 3>a chapter, those stays locally, well everything since right here

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<v Speaker 3>on our own community, helping our own veteran community.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, there is a forty dollars chip donation. Correct, If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to get in, you gotta you gotta purchase

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<v Speaker 1>those chips that that will be a donation to the cause.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that correct?

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<v Speaker 3>It is? It is a suggested donation since we're a nonprofit,

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<v Speaker 3>and that that that gets you in the game. You

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<v Speaker 3>can do additional buy ins or add ons. There'll be

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<v Speaker 3>opportunities throughout the game to continue. We well go ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>We also have received a authentic signed bow Nix football

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<v Speaker 3>jersey that we will be raffling off? Is it boat

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<v Speaker 3>listening bot five thirty Saturday days?

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<v Speaker 1>So you just invite Boa Dad, you know we both

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<v Speaker 1>leave over here. That's like really cool. I like that

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<v Speaker 1>a lot that you guys have that jersey. How much

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<v Speaker 1>space do you have? How many people can you accommodate?

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<v Speaker 1>I have not been to JJ's place. I know it's

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Durinsky's joint, so that's that's cool that you guys

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna be there. How many people can you accommodate

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<v Speaker 1>in this tournament?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we're hoping to get between seven and ten tables,

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<v Speaker 3>so that would be you know, seventy to one hundred people.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. I was like, I have no idea how many?

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<v Speaker 2>I told you.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff was kind enough to say, hey, come on by,

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<v Speaker 1>but my daughter's sixteenth birthday party is the same night,

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<v Speaker 1>so obviously priorities And I'm a terrible gambler, Jeff, do

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<v Speaker 1>you have a Do you have a prize?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when you go to a golf tournament and.

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<v Speaker 1>The people who come in last, they give them like

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<v Speaker 1>a fishing pole or something. What do you have for

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<v Speaker 1>the people who go out in the you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>first round, which is inevitably what I would do.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we don't have anything at this point. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not opposed to finding somethingy and call it the commemorative

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<v Speaker 3>Mansi price.

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<v Speaker 1>That's perfect, the Mandy Donald Cup of Losory. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's I just I'm not a good gambler, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not good at card games, and I don't pay attention,

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<v Speaker 1>much to the chagrin of my card playing loving husband.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm the awful partner that nobody wants to have.

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<v Speaker 1>All of this is happening tomorrow night at JJ's place,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can sign up ahead of time online, like

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<v Speaker 1>you can go ahead and make your donation ahead of time,

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<v Speaker 1>or you can show up at the door at five

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<v Speaker 1>thirty and get to be our So the tournament's kicking

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<v Speaker 1>off at six though, right, so you need to be

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<v Speaker 1>in the door by five thirty.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and you can yeah, five thirty, just start registering.

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<v Speaker 3>Get game kicks off at six. We'll be done by

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<v Speaker 3>round ten, okay, kind of keep a hard hard timeline there.

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<v Speaker 3>You can find out more about our tournament. We also

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<v Speaker 3>have an upcoming golf tournament at top Golf coming up

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<v Speaker 3>in September. All of our educational opportunities if you're in

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<v Speaker 3>the real estate profession, check those out at a V

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<v Speaker 3>eight rep or.

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<v Speaker 1>I need to know how a golf tournament at top

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<v Speaker 1>Golf works. I need to know because that sounds delightful.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. They you know, it's all programmed. It's all computerized.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>They actually have a hole in one. They designate one

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<v Speaker 3>of their holes and you shoot, You buy into it

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<v Speaker 3>and you shoot and if you get the hole in one. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>it's a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I I really appreciate everything you guys are doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff's orb from is it VA REP? Is that what

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<v Speaker 1>you say? I call it very rep rep VA REP.

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<v Speaker 2>Wonderful organization.

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<v Speaker 1>You can help support veterans' kids at Christmas by playing

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<v Speaker 1>some poker. Jeff, I hope you guys have a wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>time at this poker tournament.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Mandy. Hope to see you soon.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, yes, my friend, we'll see you soon.