U.S. Air Force veteran AJ DiCarlo joined Rate’s Destin branch, where he will work as a mortgage loan originator, serving homebuyers, investors and homeowners in the Panhandle. 

DiCarlo joins Rate after 21 years in the Air Force, where he most recently served as a Special Operations combat airspace manager. He also has roots in Fort Walton Beach. 

“The attraction of being a mortgage loan originator was brought on by my undying desire to serve,” DiCarlo said in a press release. “The joy of assisting first-time homebuyers in living out their dreams of purchasing their first homes, aiding real estate investors in expanding their real estate portfolios and creating generational wealth, and helping existing homeowners with a refinance to ease some of the burdens of their current monthly obligations … is what keeps me going.”