#10: Mortgage Lender on Farm Life, Highland Cows & Building Wealth in Idaho | Mike Campos

Mike Campos is a mortgage lender with Origin Point Mortgage — and a full-time convert to small-town Idaho farm life, still discovering the Treasure Valley right alongside Katiuscia. He and Katiuscia — both calling Star, Idaho home — pull up a chair for an unfiltered, old-friends catch-up about acreage, Highland cows, and everything that comes with trading city life for a tractor.This is a deep, comprehensive look at small-town and farm life in the Treasure Valley: Highland cows as Idaho's favorite "yard art," what it really takes to build community in a small town, water rights and irrigation on a five-acre homestead, and the homeschool vs. traditional school debate facing Idaho families. Mike also brings his lender's eye to the conversation — breaking down how a reverse mortgage actually works, home equity strategy, and how families near Boise are building real wealth through smart lending decisions. Along the way, they get into one of Southwest Idaho's most talked-about local issues: the ongoing drought and the fight over recycled agriculture water in Eagle and Star.Whether you're curious about farm life near Boise, weighing reverse mortgages or real estate strategy, or just want an honest look at small-town Idaho — this covers a lot of ground.Pull up a chair. This is a conversation worth having.Connect with Mike at [email protected] and find him on the social channels @mikecamposmortgage.00:00:00  Welcome Back & Catching Up00:02:17  Highland Cows: Idaho's Favorite "Yard Art"00:07:26  Mayor Chadwick & the Heart of Star, Idaho00:09:53  Building Community: Friendship & Showing Up for Each Other00:20:33  Wealth-Building 101: Reverse Mortgages & Lending Strategy00:26:02  Peptides, Recovery & Wakeboarding at 40+00:33:33  Dark Sky Camping & Best of the Treasure Valley00:38:42  Why They Chose Idaho Over Texas00:49:29  Homeschool vs. Traditional School (and Local Leadership in Star)00:59:20  Their 5-Acre Homestead & Idaho Water Rights 10101:02:15  Idaho's Water Crisis: Drought & the Recycled Water Fight01:20:04  Lending, Wealth-Building & Closing Thoughts on Idaho LifeIf this conversation stayed with you — follow It Stays Here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and leave a review. It helps more people find their way to conversations worth having.Know someone who needs to hear this? Send it to them. Some conversations are meant to find the right people.