Paul was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process. As a first time homebuyer, he was…read moremore than willing to answer any questions I had and give me insight as to how the process works. I really appreciated the time and effort he took to explain everything to me. The whole process went smoothly and appreciate all his time working through timelines with the title officer. Absolutely recommend Paul/Cascade Equity Group!

We have worked with Paul Benezra at Cascade Equity Group for several real estate deals over the…read moreyears, including the purchase of our first home 11 years ago, and many a refinance along the way, as well as our current home. He always provides the info needed to get the job done and helps wherever he can. We have referred several friends to Paul over the years as well. If you are looking for a friendly broker who can find you the right loan for your needs, he's your guy.

Sept. 22, 2015 My…read morewife and I are here on a Friday evening discussing our pending re-fi with Greg Rielly. Usually people are not opposed to writing something nice AFTER they have successfully completed their loan process and have been approved. We're still in the pending stage. Yet my wife said and I completely agree that whatever happens with our re-fi (approved or not) we have 110% confidence that Greg is doing everything he can to ensure that we are approved. We have called and written to him at some pretty odd hours and to our surprise he's responded right away (we think he must sleep with one eye open to check his email). Today he asked me to respond in writing on a couple of issues and after I sent him our information we asked "why are they asking for this information now?" he replied; "they're not. I'm just being proactive ensuring if they do we already have our answers ready". Wow. Wow. Who does that in this day and age? There are just so many people these days that promise the world and they can't even do what they said they'd do. We're very impressed Greg and his team really do bend over backwards for their clients.

Greg has been so incredibly helpful during both refinances I've gone through. He's quick answer any…read moreand all questions and is honest. The process has gone fairly seamless each time and if I have #3 I'll be calling him once again! I highly recommend Greg and the NAF team. Thank you!!!!

This team was recommended to me by a co-worker who had a very positive experience with them. Dave…read moreand team were super supportive and patient throughout the entire process, answering all my questions promptly. And, they were there to pick things up when I came back into buy mode (at one point, I gave up on the search to buy something in a different state). Dave ran countess illustrations for me and I can't thank him and the entire team enough for getting me through the finish line!

If you need a mortgage, I highly recommend Archstone. They helped us first on a purchase, then on a…read morerefi. The staff is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the many kinds of loans available, and they are excellent at securing the right loan for you. They provide great customer service.

We loved working with Wendy Mariani. She is on the ball and professional as well as pleasant and…read morekind. A number of problem came up for us that she handled expertly and quickly. She really made a difference in how easy the process was for us. Thanks Wendy!

Wendy was AMAZING! She was completely transparent through every step of the process and set the…read moreexpectations from the initial meeting. I cannot recommend her enough to my friends that are purchasing homes; shes responsive, dedicated, thorough, organized and communicative. We worked with another mortgage company for 6 months before I decided to explore another option. Just over a year ago my husband started his own business and the other company kept telling us we would not qualify on our own so we would need a co-borrower. So we kept putting it off, not to mention we were told we would only get approved for 250k with over 15% down (because he ran the numbers and that was "best case scenario"). We thought we were never going to be able to purchase a home in this lifetime, it was not a fun experience working with this other company. So I decided to look on Yelp for another person to talk to - Wendy Mariani popped up and she was a God send. Wendy did what the other company could not do in 60 days; completely amazing! She was straight with us and gave us the bottom line and completely delivered above and beyond what we expected. My husband and I did not need a co-borrower and were able to qualify for 375k with a significantly lower down payment (I cant remember how much exactly). She dug through the fine print and threw everything at the wall to see what would stick to make our situation work. This is exactly the kind of person you want helping you purchase your first (or 2nd or any) home. If you are serious about purchasing a home Wendy is the one person you want in your corner, there's a reason she is ranked so high its because she walks the walk.

Ying did a great job helping us understand and navigate the cash offer program. As soon as we…read moreprovided preapproval documents and statements, she was able to turn around with preapproval numbers within hours. This was also the case when we requested to add another preapproval for investment property (so that we could keep our options open). This helped to make sure nothing stood in the way of us being able to make competitive offers before any offer deadlines. We're scheduled to close on the short term loan in about 5 days, but all our financing details are already in order days ahead of schedule. She's knowledgeable, responsive, and was always willing to help. Was a great experience working with Ying and Flyhomes Mortgage.

Have been attempting to contact customer service regarding what appears to be an error regarding…read moreequity over the sale of previous home. NO ONE is available to speak with me! Certainly over two business days (Friday and Monday) someone ought to be available to phone me to settle this issue! Douglas O.

I would highly recommend Shane Xiang from Flyhomes. Being a 1st time home buyer is not easy in a…read morehyper competitive real estate market like Seattle where things move very fast, and multiple offers come in before the offer review date. Shane always made himself available to tour houses when they were being listed. This gave us a chance to tour houses early giving us time to think and decide on next steps. Shane provided comprehensive review during the tours, covering quality, builder, materials used, appliances, potential upgrades/fixes, etc. that was very helpful while comparing different houses. The research team did a good job compiling the background details of the house and comp analysis. During the offer stage, Shane helped coming up with a strategy, but never put a lot of pressure, if we were not comfortable. He was patient during the entire process and always answered questions as soon as possible. He was always on top during the negotiations in terms of getting updates from listing agents which helped fine tune our offers. Even though it took a few attempts, Shane was always supportive and was open to discussing what could we do better next time. I learnt a lot during this process. Our winning offer was a Flyhomes cash offer, which was not the highest offer but the fast and smooth closing offered by the Flyhomes team secured the win for us. It's definitely worth a shot in this market. I would also like to thank Nicholas Anderson from Flyhomes Mortgage, who was very patient in running calculations multiple times before we made offers and helping with hypothetical scenarios. Having all the data before making offers helped us make informed decisions. That being said, there is always room for improvement. The app UI can improve a bit (in terms of how quickly new house listings notifications are sent out) and sync between multiple teams within Flyhomes can improve further. To conclude, I would highly recommend Flyhomes to 1st time home buyers in competitive real estate markets for a one stop shop solution.

Update base on the business reply : As their customer since…read moreFebruary, I can say their listing agent, selling agent , lender who got in contact with us are all very not helpful at all, not only they are blur on delivering messages and information, but also are just has no idea what they are doing at all, answering the wrong questions, not clear on the contract, trying to get away with problems- as they take your complains for nothings and all they can do to put this poor guy Jared out to say" oh sorry we can't really do anything " and that's all, sorry we take your money but can't do anything! Figure something out ! Their California agent Christina Felix is very unprofessional and only thing she did was stressing out the costumer , when we sign the contract she was very pushy and didn't explain clear enough. We agreed the seller stay in the property with 3 week rent back, but agent told them it's free without being clear to us , which on the contract shows as blank , which does not mean $0- and she later claims something on the contract says " licensed fee $0" means rent back free. They are using undirected term to trick people who doesn't understand the actual meanings. After we complain to the Flyhomes , they said they can't cover our loss, and not responsible for the mistake, and they start asking us if we want to back out the offer ( that way they can take our earnest money and buy the house , resale it, then make profit out of it ) we are beyond annoyed and very frustrated because we are in the middle of buying this house , we love the property, but Flyhome is just very unprofessional, and has no idea what they are doing, miscommunication with lender ,buyer , seller , ..etc . I highly suggest people who is thinking use them, think twice ! By the way , their mortgage interest rate is completely rip off, DO NOT Use them

Dan is super knowledgeable, responsive and always available to answer questions (even taking…read more a call from me when he was on vacation!). His monitoring of market trends and transparency with rates helped me feel super comfortable with my first home purchase. Ember was great at communicating everything clearly and the team made the whole process easy and seamless!

This wasn't our first mortgage but it was the first time we realize how much of a different a great…read morelender can make. Dan has been very communicative and reliable throughout the process. We went through multiple options while Dan and his team working efficiently to make sure we could secure a loan we are comfortable with. He really made a process that was stressful in hindsight went by smoothly. I'd totally recommend Dan to anyone looking for a mortgage.