A year ago I listed my home in Lombard, IL with Lincoln-Way. I was interested in both a flat fee…read morelisting service, and in doing business with people I knew through association. Joseph Siwinski is the owner of Lincoln-Way and he is a consummate professional who offers realty and mortgage services in both the state of Illinois and Indiana as well. I knew his wife Annette through MBLO Financing - she provided mortgage and refinancing services to me over 20+ years' time. I had gone the traditional route to sell my home in 2019 and ended up with a horrible realtor who was not at all responsive to my needs. In fact, she pressured me to accept an offer that I did not want to accept and then financing fell through and I had such a bad experience that I just did not a repeat experience. So I called Joe at Lincoln-Way and he was nice as pie. I was concerned about the distance between the realty company and my home but they made every accommodation to come to me. In-person, at my home, we discussed the contract, the details of the timeline, contract offers, closing, etc. I had so many questions. Once I signed the contract, a photographer came to take STUNNING photos. A sign was posted on the lawn, the listing went online on every listing site, and I started getting appointments on an app. I had total control over accepting appointments. My home was under contract within a week - and Joe did assist with the review of the multiple offers that I received. While they did not actually attend the closing, they supported me through the entire life-cycle of the sale. Don't be fooled here - Lincoln-Way is a FULL SERVICE realty company and they offer an immense set of services for a fraction of the cost of a listing agent. What's more, I never felt pressured, and I felt I had total control over every detail of the listing and sale. I have since moved out of the Midwest, and so I did not get to utilize Joe's services in finding a new home or obtaining a new mortgage. Joe and Annette - you have my gratitude - THANK you both!

I have been working with Joe for over 20 years with my Mokena houses and he's has always been…read moreextremely helpful, knowledgeable as well as receptive to all my questions. Thanks again Joe for all you do!

This is the 3rd time we have used Real Estate Resource Home Loans (Chuck U) in Orland Park, IL. I…read morewill use them everytime. They make what is typically a very hectic process easy & seamless. The communication each time with Chuck has been ABOVE & BEYOND. No question ever unanswered. I wanted to YELP this information to share this with home buyers. You can live anywhere and they can help anywhere. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication you offer home buyers. It does not go un-noticed. We cannot be more happy with the services of Chuck & his team! Silvia M.

My experience with this lender really negatively impacted my view on home buying. After wasting a…read moremonth of our time and making us believe we were going to close, we were denied and ignored. We spent a lot of time and money trying and we jumped through every hoop asked of us. I'm so disappointed in Jennifer Zenere and the fact that she could not even provide my employment verifications to me to help us possibly save the home we were trying to buy. Our whole household was really hurt over this process and there was zero concern. The employment verifications could have helped us close on our house and she ignored our request and our lenders request further extending the process. She really got our hopes up and put us through a lot of unnecessary stress. Every day there was something new to do and we completed all of the tasks just to be treated like we meant nothing. It's a bad way to do business and I hope no one ever has to experience this because it has really took a lot out of me and my family mentally and emotionally. Very poor customer service and over all lack of appreciation for the people that invested their money and time into them. As soon as she couldn't close the loan she completely ghosted everyone involved and that was unprofessional. I wish I would have started with the lender we have now and never experienced this with real estate resource because it completely tainted our home buying experience.

I would not recommend at all. It took almost two months to close, keep in mind that I have…read moreoutstanding credit and was very quick to turn around their request. I would look at other options.

I've bought many properties in my lifetime. Never have I ever seen such incompetent people in my…read morelife . Two weeks before I close I get a call at 9 pm From ANDY GASTON stating he didn't lock my rate and the rate jumped . He then proceeded to tell me Bc I was negotiating there bogus "1295 loan origination " fee and it was my fault .. anyone reading this stay far away from neighborhood Loans and stay far away from ANDY GASTON

Epic Mortgage and Dante Royster make refinancing and home buying a breeze. They will come to your…read morehome for signatures which makes it very easy.

Jason was very patient with us as first time home buyers, he really took the time to educate us on…read morethe process and answer every single one of our questions. His staff provided exceptional service and were very friendly as well! I would highly recommend Parlay Mortgage, we were very satisfied with their services! We pushed for a quick close due to a number of reasons, and Parlay certainly delivered!! They were able to get us to closing in less than 30 days, over the holiday season!! I don't want to set expectation that they can do this for all of their customers because I know that closing in less than 30 days is practically unheard of - there was a perfect storm that allowed this to happen, but a HUGE contributing factor was that Parlay went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that we met our closing date. Excellent service and a trustworthy firm!

I chose PMP after hearing ads on a local radio station I support. Tom and Juliana were very…read morethorough and answered all of my questions, I got a great rate, and they took care of everything! I was disappointed that they sold my mortgage, which I know is a common practice, but I had looked forward to supporting them throughout the life of the loan. Also, some of the fees were a little frivolous to me... I'll have paid nearly $250,000 by the time I finish paying, but they bothered charging $50 for a credit check and $40 for employment verification? Otherwise, great at what they do. I would recommend them for mortgage if you want a company who knows what they're doing!

We got our first house and refinanced it within a little over a year. Chris Zabat and his team…read moreguided us throughout the whole process. With unmatched energy, enthusiasm and persistence, Chris will work on getting you the home of your dreams! He points you to the right direction and works with your best interest at heart. We highly recommend Pacific One Mortgage!

This is the second time I've used Pacific One Mortgage. Chris and his team do amazing work. All of…read moremy experiences communicating with Chris and Gina really showed me they were protecting my interests and were dedicated to my cause. Communication was regular and I was never left wondering 'what happens next.' Chris and Gina handled everything! They were even able to find me a better interest rate than what I was originally offered by another bank and credit union.

Great people to deal with. Explained everything and everything went great. Very easy process to get…read morea mortgage.

75% of my household is in POD storage right now because of Electra pre-qualifying the buyer of my…read morehouse, incorrectly. Angelo prequalified my buyer for $260,000. My house contract price was only $231,000. It went to underwriting and guess what happened? It was denied five days AFTER the close date the buyers chose. To make matters worse, Angelo disappeared in the wind when the loan became shaky. My agent and attorney had to bypass him and go straight to the lender to get any kind of answers. Purely unprofessional and clearly he doesn't know how to pre-qualify accurately. He can say whatever he wants, but unless he's going to help cover these monthly POD fees and help save the house we were going to buy from relisting, he's not done enough to rectify his poor determination. I had multiple offers and went with the one he prequalified. Everyone, don't make the same wrong decision as I did.

I rented an apartment above Melissa's Dwellings office for three years and she is a fantastic…read morelandlord in every respect. She is also a very compassionate and fair minded individual. I had a neighbor in the building who had many challenges physically, mentally and financially and Melissa went above and beyond to help this person. The building was kept in excellent condition and any property issues were handled promptly. Melissa is a top notch pro and a wonderful person.

My review relates to the property management services, but if the broker services are similar, then…read moreI would avoid Dwellings all together. As the owner of an investment property in the city, I know the importance of a good property management company. Dwellings is not that company. We rented a property managed by them so we got to see how they operate from the lessee side, and...yikes. For example, the garage door of the property we leased was lifting slow. I know that when that happens, you stop using the garage. We called Melissa and she came out to look at it. A professional (which is who I would have called to come fix it) would have seen immediately that the torsion spring was broken and needed to be replaced. But not Melissa -- she proceeded to open and close the garage door repeatedly until the whole motor blew out. So instead of bringing in someone who knows what they are doing to make a relatively minor repair, she incurred hundreds of dollars in repair costs by blowing out the motor, requiring the entire system be replaced. If I were the owners I would have been pissed. Melissa also tried to increase our rent -- DURING THE TERM OF OUR LEASE. It was at that point we decided it was best that we move out. So we move out. Our lease provided for deductions from our security deposit solely for damages. Despite that fact, she withdrew money for light bulbs and move-in cleaning. A burned out light bulb is not "damage," and neither is the cost of cleaning. She took our money without regard to what the contract said. She also charged us for her botched door repair. So renters be wary, and make sure you do a walk through with her and a get written accounting after you move out and BEFORE she takes your money. I would never rent a property managed by Dwellings again and would definitely never hire them to manage the properties I own.