Buying a house can be very stressful or pleasant. Mister Soern made sure my experience was very…read moresmooth as much as possible. He took the time, patiently, explaining the whole process -and it is a big one- but soo worth it!! With his explanatory emails and phone calls advising step by step what was about to occur and anticipating on what and how is it done the entire application and whole documentation needed, helped me with anxiety and deal with it getting things done correctly and timely. I would DEFINITELY referral him to friends, family and whoever would like to buy a house.

We were looking to refinance our home in Roswell. We got quotes from about 3 other companies and…read moreDamian with Assurance Financial was the best overall. Damian listens to you and is not high pressure at all. He was very quick to respond to any questions and got us a good rate and we settled with 30 days. Damian was also able to get the appraisal waived! I highly recommend Damian and Assurance Financial.

I worked with Ping Mortgage on two refinance cases of my home and a new loan on my rental property…read more They are the best of the best. Their process works like the magic easy button. You set it and forget it. They did all their work and boom, you got a phone call and an appointment for closing. The recent loan for my rental property was a tough case. The seller gave them only a few days to complete all the paperwork. The seller's agent was pushing hard. I saw emails exchanges over weekends and evenings. It tells me that they were working extra hours to meet the deadline. And they made it happen! The seller and I can't be happier. For my next mortgage, I will absolutely work with them again!

The entire process with Ping Mortgage was fast, smooth, and very straightforward. Everything was…read moreexplained clearly, and the loan moved forward without any delays. I'm satisfied with how efficiently everything was handled.

We bought an investment property in GA with James in 2018 and sold it in 2022. He was also our…read moreproperty manager during that time. He came recommended to us by a friend who had also bought investment properties with him and our purchase and subsequent sale was smooth. He found us a buyer while it was still tenant occupied. During the 4 years we held the property, and compared with other property managers, we didn't feel that his services were worth his fee. We opted for the hybrid fee model yet we ended up doing most of the communicating with the HOA and the renter ourselves. At the end of the day, his relationships are with the sales people of the builders, and once they transition to the community's HOA, James had no contacts and just told us to handle ourselves. We felt that we should've gotten higher rent for the property and better tenants. The first tenant he found wanted to break the lease and James didn't really know how to handle that other than to talk to the tenant. As a lawyer myself and from experience, I knew how to take legal action and drafted the proper paperwork myself. The second tenant he found was fine except he kept contacting me directly because he said James wasn't handling his concerns. Tenant eventually asked me to just renew his lease without James because it was easier that way. Since neither landlord nor tenant felt properly taken care of, we just decided to offload the property and exit the GA market altogether. Chalk it up to lesson learned and to stick to the market that we know personally. Furthermore, he left my phone # on GA public records even after our sale so I get calls and letters weekly from GA flippers looking to buy the property we no longer own. Fun. Lastly, he kept asking me to write a positive review for him on BiggerPockets while he had only just started managing our property. Didn't make sense to me as his job had only just begun and anything could still happen (and did). So I'm now writing an honest and non-emotional review 5 yrs later to present the full set of facts. Cross-posted on Zillow and Google.

James Park is an excellent property manager and real state agent. He took excellent care of our…read moreproperty in Duluth. He went far beyond any management company, making sure our house was well taken care of by finding quality tenants. James Park also did an excellent job selling the house, he took care of all the details all the way until the closing. I highly recommend James Park!

I purchased my home with his sevices. Mr. Thompson was extremely efficient and professional…read more Closing was fast and there were no last minute changes. I'd definitely use him again!

Stay away from Wayne Thompson and WR Starkey…read more I am writing to express to you how appalled I am for the treatment my fiancé, B. and I have received from Starkey Mortgage branch #170027 and in particular from Mr. Wayne Thompson, S. Loan Officer. B. and I met with him for the initial pre-approval process late in January 2012. We again met with Mr. Thompson in June at his office to fill out all the necessary paperwork. We were told closing was scheduled for Wednesday, July 25 at 3pm. Mr. Thompson assured us he didn't foresee any problems and informed us we would probably not hear the final approval from underwriting until the week before, July 16th or 17th. On Wednesday July 19th, we contacted Mr. Thompson to inquire about the status of the loan since we had not heard from him the 17th or 18th as we were lead to believe. We were told a few things had to be verified with B.'s' job and that we should hear from underwriting by that Friday, July 20th. Mr. Thomson assured us "I will keep you posted. I know you guys are on pins and needles but hang in there a few more days." When I asked if this delay was something to be concerned about, Mr. Thompson again reassured us by saying "No don't be worried". As you can imagine, as first time home buyers B. and I were very anxious to know what was going on and have a resolution in this matter. Unfortunately, the emotional and physical stress did not end there. Friday morning July 20th, Mr. Thompson informed us the loan would be out of underwriting on the following Monday morning. After trying unsuccessfully to reach Mr. Thompson by telephone Monday morning, I emailed him looking for an update. As you can imagine but this time we were extremely stressed, it was two days before the scheduled closing, we had to turn in the keys to our apartment on that coming Saturday, July 28th and the utilities were scheduled to be turned off a day or two later. That afternoon Mr. Thompson informed us that "we did get the approval from underwriting" "we will close and that is great news". We were told we each needed to call the IRS separately and request our tax transcripts. It was my understanding that this is something the loan officer is supposed to take care of, but by this point we were emotionally drained and followed Mr. Thompsons' instructions. Monday evening Mr. Thompson explained to me that closing on Wednesday the 25th was pushing it; it would likely be Thursday or Friday. I expressed my concern as I will be out of the country in early Aug. Mr. Thompson assured me closing "would definitely be this week". Tuesday, July 24 we tried unsuccessfully to follow up with Mr. Thompson early in the morning. We spoke mid-afternoon and he assured us once again things "were going to work out" and that he had been doing this for 12 years and that it will work out and to "trust him". Tuesday evening, Mr. Thompson emailed us to reassure us once again, it seems he could hear the stress in my voice. Mr. Thompson reassured us once again "don't stress", "don't worry it will all work out", "A week from now you will be in your new beautiful home and this will all be a distant memory". We again stressed that by Saturday July 28th we would have to be out of our apartment and had nowhere else to go. Wednesday evening during our final walk through as soon as we walked into the house the seller asked me "If Wayne had received the employment letter he needed?" It was inexcusable, disturbing, embarrassing and hurtful to find out the seller knew more about our application status than we did. Is this common practice for your company? Thursday morning after not hearing from Mr. Thompson, we were copied on an email to the seller's broker, in which the seller was also carbon copied, stating that closing was not going to happen at 2pm as he originally told us. In the email Mr. Thompson also stated "we have everything we need but there was not enough time to make it happen today" and that closing was now rescheduled for the third time to Friday morning at 9am. I have two problems with this- 1. Is it proper practice to include the seller, CC, on the buyers' loan process? Secondly, up until this point Mr. Thompson we had been in constant communication with us. Here he began updating the seller and their realtors before us. Is this also proper practice? Tuesday evening, 4 days after having been made homeless due to this ordeal, Mr. Martinez, our realtor and again not Mr. Thompson called to say I was not approved because I received a stipend which was considered educational. I have many Problems with this; Mr. Thompson himself told me he had 12 years' experience, this to me seems like it was something he should have known before he out right lied and made assurances about an approval which has now landed us on the street.

Tamara Burch is literally "make it happen" personified! If you are a Buyer, Seller, Broker or Agent…read moreyou need her on speed dial! Always professional, responsive and reliable. Thanks again Tamara!

I chose Guaranteed Rate for my mortgage lending and would definitely use them again! Tamara Burch…read moreis super knowledgeable and will walk you through each step of the process. There were things I thought I already knew about purchasing a home and was educated well behind that. If you call Tamara, you will be in great hands from start to finish. She is customer focused and will provide you with the best loan experience.

So I use YeLp to locate a mortgage group that I thought would assist with a loan. I'm usually on…read moreyelp for assistance with meals but this time, I thought I'd use this app and seek assistance from fellow yelpers for something more. Of course, I rely on reviews in making a decision on who to go with. Stumbled upon this mortgage group as they're located in the same vicinity as my current residence so I decided to reach out. Reached out not only because of their 5 star rating but their positive reviews and comments. Fast forward- after submitting to them all necessary docs, a week goes by without any communication or update...so I text their loan assistant, Stephanie for update and unfortunately no reply. All I'm simply requesting is an update and better communication regarding our loan status. It's been a couple weeks and couple weekends but still haven't received a pre-qual letter. I've reached out to other brokers since and they were surprised that it was taking so long for a letter. The only communication was over a week ago when Stephanie confirmed - based on the submitted docs, everything looked good and we'd qualify for the loan amount we were seeking. So where is our update if that's the case?! This experience thus far has been nothing but frustrating and will most likely pass on yelp's assistance other than locating a good meal.

We closed on our home nearly one year ago. Still, here I am to give Tara a review (on Yelp and on…read moreGoogle). I have never forgotten. Tara and her team provided us with exceptional service. They quickly pre-qualified us and going over and beyond, helped us to close on our home in a shorter amount of time than is the norm. After closing, she sent us a very thoughtful and extremely useful closing gift. She's organized,detail oriented, communicates clearly and is open to questions. We definitely, would recommend her to anyone. We think she is the best!

Roll out the red carpet because the Moreira Team has made my cross-country move from Washington…read moreState to Georgia feel like a breeze! So there I was, almost settling for a 'meh' mortgage deal--$400K, 20% down, and a steep 7.45% interest rate. I decided to have a second opinion and Found Moreira Team with so many great reviews, so I decided to contact them. Enter Lucky, my mortgage matchmaker. Within half an hour (no joke!), he rang me back with a deal that had my jaw dropping: $470K approved, just 3.5% down, and a 6.75% interest rate! But wait, there's more: The team had a cherry on top: They referred me to a superb Realtor named Catherine, who gave me a grand tour of Georgia homes. From there, Taylor and Amanda whisked through the paperwork, ensuring everything was ready in two weeks. For a first-time homebuyer, they turned what could've been a daunting drama into a smooth, feel-good experience. I'm so happy I found them! So if you're in the market for a great mortgage team, look no further. This team is the best!

I found Moreira Team through all the reviews here, and they were right. From the time I first…read morereached out to them more than a year ago to when I finally found a house this year, they were communicative, responsive, and honest. They worked so fast to help me meet the seller's request for a more accelerated closing period, and throughout the process I always knew what was happening and what I needed to do next. Highly recommend them.

Keith Converse is the man! I was a first time home buyer and my home buying process was not easy…read moreand Keith was cool and calm duing the entire thing. I bugged him constantly and he was patient and took the time to clearly explain things to me. He was always available through call or text any time of the day. I can not say enough good things about Keith, he did everything he said he would and I would HIGHLY recommend him.

I was a first time home buyer and very new to the process. The team at The Perpetual was very…read moreinformative , down to earth and they know their stuff! Every question I had, whether it was a late night email or a daytime "I'm freaking out" call, they all were reassuring and comforting all the way thru. They made all the horror stories about buying a home seem like Fiction. It was honestly a good buying experience and process with them. I would do it all over again if I had to. And I will, when we purchase another home. Happy to be a new Loganville Resident!