Russell G. Lewis - Mortgage Broker - A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO FINANCING HOMES

Harvey Stadium, on the campus. Never in a million years did I think I'd stumble into the real estate/mortgage and financial services industry, but you can’t always predict where or when you’ll discover what you’re meant to do in life. As the years went by, I worked my way from customer service, to night security, to telemarketing, to becoming bail bondsman and ultimately transitioning to personal and commercial insurance lines, never wavering in my resolve to become the best version of me with each career move. I got into the real estate/mortgage industry about 3 years ago when one of my insurance partners joined on with a major national lender, and asked the insurance agents to complete licensing to begin offering mortgage loans. I completed pre- license training and sat for the Mortgage Loan Officer (M.L.O.) Exam. -Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing (SAFE) Act. I began cross selling my insurance customers with information about my mortgage loan opportunities, as well as meeting with and sharing with realtors across the state of Maryland. Ask me anything about instrumental music and history, and I will talk to you until to faint. I aim to provide the highest level of service to my clients and takes deep pride in helping them achieve their real estate goals. As an addition to offering VA loans, I am an advocate of making sure that Veterans battling PTSD who need a service dog. This is why I belong to 22 Service Dogs for 22 Veterans Advocacy Group. My great ancestor Bailey Ruston enlisted as a Private on 9 February 1864 and served in the U.S. Colored Troops during

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