{"id":3173,"date":"2023-05-04T11:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2024-03-29T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:54:49","slug":"can-we-talk-mortgage-rates-vegas-vs-nyc-how-a-blackjack-player-beat-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/?p=3173","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8: Can We Talk Mortgage Rates? | Vegas VS NYC | How A Blackjack Player Beat The House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What Happens If You Count Cards In Vegas?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HaM-NaBJJvM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Can We Talk Mortgage Rates? | Vegas VS NYC | How A Blackjack Player Beat The House\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3OkB0Pu1AQsJxSQE4hXhcf?si=0qgvfXUHSF6wcwCJdfl-5g&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>David talks with Kevin MacKinnon, a real estate professional who specializes in mortgage loans, at Movement Mortgage Las Vegas. Of course, we get right into mortgage rates! Kevin shares his previous experiences working in hospitality both in New York City and Las Vegas. But not without mentioning how Kevin briefly retired, to be a professional, card-counting, Blackjack player in Vegas!<br>Kevin&#8217;s Links:<br>https:\/\/lo.movement.com\/kevin-mackinnon\/home<br>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@livinglargelasvegas4259\/videos<br>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br>Episode Time Stamps:<br>0:52 &#8211; Explaining The Mortgage Rates Headlines<br>4:47 &#8211; From Hospitality to Real Estate &amp; Mortgages<br>7:37 &#8211; NYC Hospitality VS Vegas Hospitality<br>10:26 &#8211; No Days Off In NYC<br>11:25 &#8211; Vegas VS NYC<br>13:03 &#8211; East Coast Real Estate<br>15:37 &#8211; Vegas Culture Shock<br>19:24 &#8211; &#8220;Retired&#8221; Blackjack Card Counter<br>27:56 &#8211; Poker VS Blackjack<br>28:57 &#8211; Why Work In Mortgages?<br>31:30 &#8211; Downside to NYC Real Estate<br>34:09 &#8211; NYC VS Vegas Real Estate<br>38:38 &#8211; Common Mortgage Questions<br>40:47 &#8211; Why Vegas Is Too Big To Fail<br>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br><strong>Apple Podcasts:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/vegas-faces\/id1676881525\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/vegas-faces\/id1676881525<\/a><br>Spotify Podcasts:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JQHzDhxTih1b8wpZHHDkN\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JQHzDhxTih1b8wpZHHDkN<\/a><br>YouTube:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEgUhWKUF0f6p7xsp54qopQ\/?sub_confirmation=1\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEgUhWKUF0f6p7xsp54qopQ\/?sub_confirmation=1<\/a><br>Website:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/\">https:\/\/TheVegasFaces.com<\/a><br>Email:&nbsp;<br>TheVegasFaces@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/vegas-faces\/id1676881525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple-podcasts-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3123\" width=\"394\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple-podcasts-1.png 618w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple-podcasts-1-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple-podcasts-1-24x9.png 24w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple-podcasts-1-36x14.png 36w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple-podcasts-1-48x19.png 48w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple-podcasts-1-600x236.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/vegas-faces\/id1676881525\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/vegas-faces\/id1676881525<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JQHzDhxTih1b8wpZHHDkN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spotify-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3126\" width=\"398\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spotify-2.png 740w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spotify-2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spotify-2-24x6.png 24w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spotify-2-36x9.png 36w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spotify-2-48x12.png 48w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spotify-2-600x153.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JQHzDhxTih1b8wpZHHDkN\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JQHzDhxTih1b8wpZHHDkN<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@vegasfaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/youtube.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3134\" width=\"228\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/youtube.png 480w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/youtube-255x300.png 255w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/youtube-20x24.png 20w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/youtube-31x36.png 31w, https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/youtube-41x48.png 41w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@vegasfaces\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@vegasfaces<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David talks with Kevin MacKinnon, a real estate professional who specializes in mortgage loans, at Movement Mortgage Las Vegas. Of course, we get right into mortgage rates! Kevin shares his previous experiences working in hospitality both in New York City and Las Vegas. But not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vegas-faces-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic.jpg",1440,1619,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-267x300.jpg",267,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-768x863.jpg",640,719,true],"large":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-911x1024.jpg",640,719,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-1366x1536.jpg",1366,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic.jpg",1440,1619,false],"promos-thumbnail-size":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-800x800.jpg",800,800,true],"promos-related-size":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"promos-promo-post":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-800x500.jpg",800,500,true],"promos-related-post-thumbnails":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-850x550.jpg",850,550,true],"menu-24x24":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-21x24.jpg",21,24,true],"menu-36x36":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-32x36.jpg",32,36,true],"menu-48x48":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-43x48.jpg",43,48,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-600x675.jpg",600,675,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kevin-Podcast-Pic-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"thevegasfaces@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":10,"uagb_excerpt":"David talks with Kevin MacKinnon, a real estate professional who specializes in mortgage loans, at Movement Mortgage Las Vegas. Of course, we get right into mortgage rates! Kevin shares his previous experiences working in hospitality both in New York City and Las Vegas. But not","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3173"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3435,"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions\/3435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}