Mike and his team were wonderful to work with! From start to finish, he was incredibly responsive…read moreand proactive. He's always more than happy to answer questions and will go above and beyond to get your offer to stand out. You can tell he really cares about his clients and takes pride in what he does. His experience and energy made the home buying process painless. I'd absolutely recommend him to anyone going through the home buying process, especially first time home buyers.

Mike was great to work with. He helped us every step of the way as we transitioned from a single…read morefamily home to a high rise condo. Mike made us aware of all the things we didn't know and helped to understand every step of the process.

I had the absolute worst experience working with this office and Kathy Bernal . After using an IHDA…read moreforgivable down payment assistance five years later when the loan is to be forgiven I was told I owed the money. Of course Kathy now doesn't work for Stearns and didn't want to help at all. Eric Gutierrez and Shaun Patrickus also promised to remedy the issue but did nothing at all. I strongly suggest not to use Stearns at all for any lending.

My family had the WORST experience with Eric Gutierrez from Stearns Lending. 1st he reviewed our…read more"documents" and said we approved for a home loan, even though we had a foreclosure several years ago. After having a CLOSING date he called yelling at us saying we didn't qualify for some weird reason with paperwork. We got our date change for a whole month and the day before once again something was missing. He once again called really rude and unprofessional yelling over the phone. 2nd he is just plain rude. We ended up switching yo another place and in 1 month we are in our new home!! I would give a 0 STAR

Jeff Buys Your House is nothing short of outstanding! We had a messy situation with my parents'…read morehome and they were so patient with circumstances that were outside of our control. They checked in with us periodically, told us not to worry and even prayed for us. Each person was so very kind. Super wonderful! Fair pricing for what they had to deal with and repairs needed in the house and 5 generations of stuff to dispose of. Closing was easy peasy! You will not be sorry.

We will forever be grateful we reached out to Jeff Buys Your House/Kendall Partners. They are…read moreextremely professional, reliable and made something that can be very stressful very easy! Also flexible! We needed to move the closing date and that we no issue!! They contacted us right away, site visit the next day, offer the day after and there was no pressure whatsoever! Everything they said happened, from day 1 to the closing date! We worked with Will and Ashley and seriously cannot say enough good things! THANK YOU

I worked with Michael for a couple of years while shopping for a home pre- and post-covid. He was…read moreconsistently great at providing me up-to-date guidance, options that met my need, and timely communication. The process of obtaining a home loan was smooth and modern.

My wife and I used Mike to acquire our first mortgage. We had a ton of questions along the way and…read moreMike answered each one knowledgably and patiently. We ended up having to move unexpectedly quickly and Mike's team took it in stride. We also did a fair amount of shopping and Mike's team charged the best price. Would recommend Mike to other potential home buyers.

Mike assisted in the purchase of our first home over the last few months. We were under contract in…read moreDecember but did not close until February, Mike remained communicative and informative throughout that entire timeline. This being our first purchase we had no idea what to expect, having met with Mike before we even made an offer we were educated as to what to expect in the process and what Mike and his team offered us. We felt far more confident from that initial meeting and knew we had the right team behind us. Throughout the process Mike kept us up to date regarding interest rate movements and helped us secure a very good rate. He answered our very specific questions, was incredibly timely in his responses back to us, and calmed any nerves we may have had. I highly recommend working with Mike, if you are looking to learn about the mortgage process give Mike a call, you will not be disappointed.

I have bought homes in a couple major markets and Armando's level of service is above and beyond…read more He helped me purchase a home in 2017 and got me a deal I really couldn't believe. I had never been to Chicago and he helped me navigate neighborhoods, weigh pros and cons - the works. When it was sadly time to sell that home this winter, even after meeting a ton of other real estate agents over the years, he was the first and only person I called. He had great advice on prep for the sale, and we got under contract in two days above list. Armando is the best agent you can imagine - 100% client-focused. He has a calm demeanor, keeps everything smooth, and I just trust him!

Armando was amazing - simply the best! He helped us navigate a big city buying experience (which is…read moreno easy feat in Chicago, I now know!). Couldn't recommend enough!

So we were lucky enough to have Michelle as our mortgage consultant and I'll tell you right now…read morethat we could not have been more satisfied. My wife and I are older now and really dont know anything about this stuff, so we had to take a shot and put our trust in someone. After talking to several companies I decided that Michelle sounded the most trustworthy and thank god I was right. Was something about the way she carried herself over the phone. Too keep this short. I'll say she held our hands throughout the entire process and made sure we would understand everything. She got us exactly the rate we were hoping for which saved us almost $200.00a month. On what was a $750.00 a month mortgage I'd say that's pretty amazing. So, In closing , all I can say is that you will absolutely not find a better and more honest person to go through. Smart Mortgage should damn well be proud to have an agent like her working for them. And to us , that makes Smart Mortgage the only way to go , especially if your older like us and need someone you can trust. Thank You Michelle, Your the Best Bruce and Barb Baxter

Smart mortgage center made my experience of buying my first home so wonderful, Brian Noe worked on…read moremy loan and he was fantastic, he was understanding and explained everything to me step by step and made everything so comfortable for me , I recommend smart mortgage to anyone looking to buy a home and ask for Brian Noe, you won't be disappointed, I closed today on my first home thanks to Brian Noe and the processing department, I'm truly grateful

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