Robert Schopke

Experience

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  Elevate Home Loans

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2011

  Broker/Owner

  •. Research and analytic disciplines employed (placed on national speaking circuit)• Web-site design, development, maintenance, and project management •. Mortgage application program development and deployment• Implemented security protocols for State and Federal agency requirements• Managed, motivated and trained 20+ sales associates and 5+ operational associates• Established and maintained client/account relationships• Created face-to-face sales opportunities• Created and executed direct marketing campaigns to reach highly targeted populations• Opened and managed wholesale banking operations• Managed payroll and accounts payable & accounts receivable• Created and managed loss mitigation protocols• Educational, operational, and marketing material production and dissemination• Ensured compliance with: Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth-in-lending Act, Community Reinvestment Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the 1866 Civil Rights Law Show less

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  Holiday Inn Express

  Jan 2012 - May 2018

  General Manager

  • Accomplished Project Manager• Managed, hired, motivated and trained 45+ operational and sales associates• Established operational goals and guided staff to accomplish established goals• Increased year-over-year hotel revenue by more than 15% for four plus years running • Founding member of Nampa Tourism Council and board member of Hotelier Committee• Assisted in securing $42,000 Idaho Tourism Council Grant to promote tourism • Developed operational tools to increase front desk productivity, accountability, and guest satisfaction• Developed software to streamline and increase hotel corporate and meeting room production• Developed and implemented business development plans• Prospected and established long term business-to-business alliances• Initiated community outreach programs• Managed payroll and accounts payable and receivable• Created and managed loss mitigation protocols Show less

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  RE/MAX Executives of Idaho

  May 2018 - Jun 2019

  REALTOR®

  • Responsible for overseeing real estate transactions between a buyers and sellers• Ensured compliance to all federal, state, and local laws• Ensured compliance to all federal and state recordkeeping laws• Assisting sellers in marketing their home for sale to obtain the highest price possible • Evaluate market trends and current market conditions to establish home valuations with sellers• Mediate between buyers and sellers, ensuring proper conduct, honesty, and dispute resolution• Assisting buyers and negotiating on their behalf to get them the lowest price possible• Evaluate clients’ desires, needs and economic capabilities to discover appropriate property outcomes• Proven record of client representation, and negotiation skills• Collaborate with contractors, home inspectors, appraisers, attorneys, and other external stakeholders• Maintain knowledge about the real estate market and best practices• Intermediate negotiations process, consult clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, ensuring fair and honest dealings• Deliver and explain documents, disclosures, and transaction reports, ensuring clients stay informed• Extensive continuing education to stay current on how to best represent clients’ best interest• Present contracts to clients and address any concerns and legal ramification contained in contracts• Execute fiduciary duties - Account for monies deposited and property of clients• Ensure compliance of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Fair Housing Act and anti-discrimination laws• Establish cooperative relationships with market competitors to pursue the best interest of the client• Follow latest industry developments, research market trends, and stay up to date on competitors• Assisting clients with after closing responsibilities and fulfillment on all contract terms• Education of current mortgage offerings, financing options, and government programs Show less

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  Silvercreek Realty Group

  Jun 2019 - now

  Associate Broker @ Realty43

  • Founded Realty43 real estate team at Silvercreek Realty Group• Hired, trained, mentored, and supervised real estate agents in the capacity of associate broker• Responsible for overseeing real estate transactions between a buyers and sellers for Realty43• Ensured staff compliance to all federal, state, and local laws• Ensured compliance to all federal and state recordkeeping laws• Assisting sellers in marketing their home for sale to obtain the highest price possible • Evaluate market trends and current market conditions to establish home valuations with sellers• Mediate between buyers and sellers, ensuring proper conduct, honesty, and dispute resolution• Assisting buyers and negotiating on their behalf to get them the lowest price possible• Evaluate clients’ desires, needs and economic capabilities to discover appropriate property outcomes• Proven record of client representation, and negotiation skills• Collaborate with contractors, home inspectors, appraisers, attorneys, and other external stakeholders• Maintain knowledge about the real estate market and best practices• Intermediate negotiations process, consult clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, ensuring fair and honest dealings• Deliver and explain documents, disclosures, and transaction reports, ensuring clients stay informed• Extensive continuing education to stay current on how to best represent clients’ best interest• Present contracts to clients and address any concerns and legal ramification contained in contracts• Execute fiduciary duties - Account for monies deposited and property of clients• Ensure compliance of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Fair Housing Act and anti-discrimination laws• Working with LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance to end housing discrimination• Establish cooperative relationships with market competitors to pursue the best interest of the client Show less

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  Intermountain Fair Housing Council

  May 2024 - Sept 2024

  Legal Extern

  • Communicate with clients regarding discrimination allegations, analyze allegations against the Fair Housing Act (FHA), identify legal issues, establish a legal basis for the client’s case, address counterarguments, and assist the client through the hearing process.• Perform the entire case flow, from intake to investigating and evaluating legal issues, establishing all violated legal elements, identifying standing and jurisdiction, writing demand letters, drafting and filing complaints, getting complaints accepted and charged by HUD, and assisting the client in conciliation.• Author and present demand letters for housing discrimination cases related to the FHA complaints• Negotiate settlement agreements between the complainant and respondent• Performed legal research and author memorandums in support of FHA complaints• Contribute to the design and development of investigations for FHA Complaints• Collected and presented evidence of housing discrimination to respondents and HUD Show less

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  Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Team - University of Idaho College of Law

  Oct 2024 - now

  National Team Specialist

  • Conducted legal research and co-authored appellate briefs.• Strategize, systematize, and exercise our position in preparation for oral arguments.• Argue before the US Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Court Justices, Brooklyn, NY (March 2025).• Team lead for 3L year.