{"podcast":{"title":"Vetted VA: VA Loan - Your Journey Home","slug":"vetted-va-va-loan-your-journey-home-6505984","podcast_index_feed_id":6505984,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dd05d470/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://vettedva.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36981468/36981468-1689358943996-1ffc07ce24b38.jpg","author":"Vetted VA","episode_count":76,"summary":"Welcome to the Vetted VA Podcast, VA Loan - Your Journey Home. Hosted by Nathan Knottingham and Christopher Griffith, this podcast covers all things VA home loan benefits. Veterans deserve access to accurate information. Overlays, warehouse lines, ignorance, and bad actors or brands all presently manipulate the VA Home Loan Guarantee benefit in ways that do not benefit the veteran, even placing the entitlement’s future existence in jeopardy. Vetted VA aims to fix this for all.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T16:18:18.605156+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vetted-va-va-loan-your-journey-home-6505984"},"episode":{"title":"Get to Know VVA Professional-Aaron Clark","slug":"get-to-know-vva-professional-aaron-clark","published_at":"2025-10-17T23:25:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vetted-va-va-loan-your-journey-home-6505984/get-to-know-vva-professional-aaron-clark","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vetted-va-va-loan-your-journey-home-6505984","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vettedva/episodes/Get-to-Know-VVA-Professional-Aaron-Clark-e39mcri","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dd05d470/podcast/play/109834546/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-17%2Fa39d6f19-e1eb-198a-1365-f837a2478fe4.mp3","summary":"Aaron Clark – Serving Those Who Serve with Integrity and Grit Aaron Clark is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, 27-year firefighter, and founder of Firehouse Mortgage, a Texas-based brokerage dedicated to helping fellow veterans and public servants achieve homeownership through the VA loan benefit. Based in the Houston area, Aaron is a trusted Vetted VA moderator, known for his straight-talking, no-nonsense approach to lending. With a deep commitment to education, integrity, and doing what’s right—not what’s easy—Aaron has become a go-to resource for veterans navigating complex or misunderstood aspects of VA loans. Aaron’s philosophy is simple: “Teach first, serve always.” Whether he’s coaching a borrower through a long-term game plan or helping a colleague better understand VA residual income rules, his focus remains on empowering others with knowledge and treating every veteran like family. Alongside his wife Rachel, a fellow public servant and former compliance lead, Aaron leads a small team of fellow firefighters, paramedics, and educators—all committed to serving their communities both in and out of uniform. Together, they close over 80 VA loans a year, often stepping in to rescue deals denied elsewhere. When he’s not closing loans or teaching VA lending strategies, you’ll likely find Aaron in a fire engine, in a classroom, or at a political advocacy event supporting veteran housing rights. For Aaron, mortgages aren't just a job—they’re another way to serve. Connect with Aaron Clark- ⁠ (832) 347-4694 aaron@firehousemortgage.net ⁠https://www.firehousemortgage.net/","meta_description":"Aaron Clark – Serving Those Who Serve with Integrity and Grit Aaron Clark is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, 27-year firefighter, and founder of Firehouse Mo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vetted-va-va-loan-your-journey-home-6505984/episodes/get-to-know-vva-professional-aaron-clark/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vetted-va-va-loan-your-journey-home-6505984/get-to-know-vva-professional-aaron-clark.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}