I met Mr. Armando Tautiva, a Mortgage Loan Originator with HomeBridge the beginning of March 2016. He seemed eager to work with me, and I was very motivated to get pre-approved to buy a home, which I know takes time. I brought all available material at our first meeting, pending only the 2015 Tax Return.
Three weeks ago I took the return to the realtor with whom Mr. Tautiva works in my area and she promised he'd get it the following day. I didn't hear from either of them but assumed all was proceeding as planned. I finally texted Mr. Tautiva for an update a week ago, He advised me he'd never gotten my docs! They didn't follow up with each other (even though he knew I'd left it for him) and I wasn't happy about it. His lack of follow up was the first sign that perhaps he would not be the right person for me to work with. We finally met today to give him the return and explained that my accountant had made a mistake and immediately filed an amendment. But Mr. Tautiva told me he wouldn't be able to use the amended return. When I asked why, he said that was the policy at HomeBridge. When I expressed surprise that he'd be using inaccurate information from the wrong tax return, he became very rude. He turned his back on me and said, as he walked away, that he couldn't work with me anymore.
Mr. Tautiva left me standing there, holding the paperwork, got in his car and drove away. To say that THAT WAS EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL is an understatement. His attitude didn't bode well for the beginning of a long process.
BEWARE the IMPATIENT BROKER, who seems put off by questions, and the UNCOMMUNICATIVE BROKER, who doesn't feel he needs to respond to your calls/texts. That is not the type of person I would want working with me on a process that is already stressful. read more