Had a great experience working with Darren recently on my first home purchase. Although this was my…read morefirst time completing a purchase, I arrived at the conversation with Darren having talked to two other lending institutions for possible purchases in California and Oregon. Penrith was one of several brokers my real estate agent recommended for our lending process. From our first conversation, Darren stood out as being both readily available and friendly. He was welcoming to my litany of questions regarding the purchase. Darren and I mostly spoke over the phone but also communicated via email and text. His responses were prompt, thoughtful, and super helpful. Darren's communication and availability to answer my questions, alongside the competitive rate offered made this a great customer experience. I'd recommend Penrith and Darren for anyone looking for a mortgage in the Portland area.

I've been one of the most difficult home buyers, basically a loan officer's nightmare of a client…read morewith the difficulty level of all income approval and loan requirement I needed. But that didn't stop Michael! Michael worked with me on evenings when most would be ignoring phone calls, to help me before I was even pre-approved with him! I better start calling him Midas cause I'm pretty sure anything he touches will turn to gold cause he was able to help me to proceed and close my loan in easily record timing! I even had the neutral escrow company telling me how impressed they were on how quickly and efficient his team is and accurate their numbers are matching with theirs every time they work with them. This says so much! Thank you to Michael and your team at Summit Mortgage for taking such good care of everything for me! If you're a person reading this and contemplating a lender or loan officer to help you to get your next dream home or investment property, make sure you just give Michael a call. He's honest, extremely knowledgeable, efficient and he's so competitive in getting you locked in with the best rate possible. Plus, when the road blocks occur and they will, him and his team will be one step ahead of them to make sure your process runs smoothly. Bravo Midas, ehem I mean Michael! And thank you also to Summit Mortgage and your teams, I look forward to the next time!

We are doing two mortgages with Michael @ Summit Mortgage. Everything is as easy as possible. We…read moreare very pleased with his service, and with the results!

WONDERFUL experience! We worked with Brad Wulf when we decided to list our NW Portland Pearl rental…read morecondo.... Brad was beyond knowledgeable with the market pricing, general market status, building comps etc and he was super easy to work with. We were honestly blown away with how absolutely responsive he was; If he said "I'll get back to you this afternoon on that" he got back to you on that! His attention to detail on the all procedures, paperwork and policies was unmatched and he truly made the "sometimes" overwhelming process of listing a home feel very gentle. Cannot recommend him enough, we trusted him implicitly, a TRUE professional. Our last experience with a buying agent (out of state) was TERRIBLE. Her attention to detail was terrifying. We are in our upper 30's and she actually sent us 2/5 listings she thought we might be interested in that were in "assisted living communities" for seniors aged 65 and up with $1,000 a monthly HOA (on a $450,000 purchase) She also made us lose a condo we really wanted to purchase by not putting an offer in for a week when we told her to. I am only adding this story as I/we are NOT easily impressed in regards to *some professionals serious lack of attention to detail but the experience with Brad was worthy of much more than five stars.... Cannot recommend him enough. I would also like to acknowledge a certain real estate agent Lyndon Hanson who is on Brad's team. It was Lyndon who worked with us originally when we purchased this rental condo. Lyndon is also wonderful, responsive, knowledgeable, and honestly we just liked his general vibe as we were out with him touring multiple properties and spending a lot of time with him doing house inspections etc from Lake Oswego to Bethany to downtown. Lyndon was not pushy at all and he always had our best interest in mind. When we decided to sell we contacted Lyndon again *without hesitation and we ended up working with them both on this listing. Class is becoming an endangered species these days, and these two guys are absolute class acts.... BRAVO GUYS !!

Brad Wulf & his team (including Lyndon, his buyer's agent) were referred to me by friends and were…read moreincredibly helpful in my first-time buyer condo purchase. They were extremely responsive and quick to communicate back to me as well as had some negotiation ideas that I would have never thought of. He and his team have continued to stay in touch after the sale as well, making sure I was happy with my experience and home. Not sure when I will sell, but when I go to list my place I will absolutely be calling the Brad Wulf team again! Highly recommend!

Tim is a thoughtful, honest and experienced agent. A dedicated, prompt guide in a several step, at…read moretimes, stressful process. He works with solid, reliable contractors and lenders; I trust Tim.

My husband and I struck gold when we met Tim. We truly did not know what to look for in a home…read moreoutside of what we just liked and disliked, but Tim helped us see what we could not. Tim's years of expertise and continued training show that he continually strives to be better than he was yesterday. He was able to point out the siding on some homes and how it would retain water, causing problems later on--along with other great pieces of advice that one wouldn't know just by looking at the home or listing without an obviously trained eye. He also pointed out the good when we weren't seeing it as easily. Overall, I like that he didn't allow us to make immediate decisions on homes without further consideration. He also listened to what we were looking for, advised us on what would fit within our budget, showed us homes in the evenings and on weekends (on relatively short notice from us at times), and was a general pleasure to be around the entire time. In the end, Tim was able to advise us on what best to offer, got our first offer accepted, and made the process extremely easy. We absolutely love the home we purchased, and if we ever have a friend or family member who needs a realtor, we know where to send them. :)

Where to even start?! As a first-time home buyer, Grant Williams made the experience as…read morecomfortable, informative, transparent, and safe as I can imagine is possible. Grant has years of experience ranging from real estate, construction and management, and practical fix-it-yourself jobs that gave me the confidence I needed through every step of the home buying process. Everything from touring, negotiations, home inspections, mortgage paperwork, and finally closing, Grant went above and beyond as my advocate and partner every step of the way. His clients speak for themselves--everywhere I turn someone seems to have bought a house through Grant, and now I can count myself among their lucky ranks. Grant is the only option!

WHAT. A. WILD. RIDE. I bet all of your clients say that…read moreafterwards, but my o' my you are in the wet'n wild business, and I'm so grateful to call you my friend after all we've been through. Thank you for the 1.2 million text messages and questions answered. I don't think I could have quite understood what the roller coaster was like until already on the tracks, but I always felt in good hands having you on our team. Grant, thank you for all of your help throughout this home buying and selling process. It wasn't stress free, but we always knew you were shooting us straight. Now it's time to draft my HOA board resignations, and we are so happy in our new home!

We had a great experience working with Ted to buy our home in Manzanita. He was very responsive and…read morethorough in his communication, provided helpful information, listened to our feedback, and was just very pleasant to work with. I was new to the home-buying process and am grateful for Ted's patience and expertise. He wrote a great offer that was accepted and now we're enjoying our new coastal home!

My wife and I have wanted to buy a house on the Oregon Coast for some time, but in today's tight…read moremarket we entertained little hope of success. About a month ago, a property was listed for sale that was a perfect match for us. By sheer stroke of luck, we came across Ted Tanner at Beach Dog Real Estate Group on the internet and called him up. He immediately sprung into action and arranged an in-person viewing on the same day. We loved the property, but so would many other prospective buyers. Ted, however, skillfully structured our offer in such a way, that it was immediately accepted and thus we were able to avoid competing with other buyers altogether. We are convinced that without Ted's help we would have either grossly overpaid for the property or have lost it to someone else. But it did not end there. Throughout the entire buying process we benefited from Ted's expertise immensely. During the inspections some questions arose about the property that required consultations with several specialized professionals. Due to his intimate knowledge of the community, Ted was able to find and engage the right people on a moment's notice and help move the process along smoothly. He always answered all calls, emails and texts promptly, most of them immediately. We heartily recommend Ted's services to anyone thinking of buying or selling real estate on the Oregon Coast. It was a genuine pleasure to work with him.

We bought a great house with Declan. He not only handled all of the paperwork and answered all the…read moreprocess questions, but he was a great strategic adviser. We found the house we really wanted and he advised us to make a strong early offer, which avoided getting us in a bidding war later/ This was against my cheap guy idea of putting in a low ball offer. This advice got us the house and there with multiple over asking offers left waiting in the wings. I have always thought/joked that realtors were bottom feeders that just got in the way, but Declan changed my mind and earned deserved every penny of the sellers money. Nice guy too.

Declan helped us sell 2 houses and buy 2 others over the past several years…read more He is extremely experienced and knows the Portland market better than anyone we know. Declan also has a great network for inspectors, mortgage brokers, repair men, etc. He is by far the best real estate agent we have worked with and we can't recommend Declan strongly enough.

OUTSTANDING, EFFECIENT, ATTENTIVE TO CLIENT'S NEEDS…read more Mark Ruhl and his team at Mortgage Express has been wonderful to work with. They are very effecient, helpful , trustworthy and have been able to close our home earlier than expected. Mark's communication was top notch. He work's very hard to find the best rates and goes above and beyond to help his clients. Mark turned our fears ( home buying) into a very smooth transaction. We recommend Mark and his team at mortgage express to all our friends ,family and anyone who is thinking of purchasing a home. We calle his team the " Dream Team". He made sure that our best interest is always the top piority.