I have only positive things to say about KPL. It is my third time with them…read more Thanks to Ron Karp for getting the ball rolling. And Julie B. Is always there to answer my many questions and provide information. Wonderful person. Speaking with directly with Kelly, very assuring. Big Fan

They were great to work with, fast and made the process easy. I would definitely recommend them.read more

I am a Realtor in Palm Desert and first "met" Angie when she was "on the other side" of a real…read moreestate transaction, getting a mortgage for the buyer of one of my properties. During the whole transaction Angie went above and beyond her role as mortgage broker by providing superior communication and assistance in whatever way she could. After 15 years in real estate, I have never worked with such a competent lender. Recently, I referred Angie to a client who had been turned down for a mortgage by BofA, even though this client had ample assets and ability to pay. Angie was able to get my client a loan with great terms and we closed less than 3 weeks later. During the whole process, Angie was honest (never promising more than she could deliver) and stayed in touch with both the client and myself. I wholeheartedly recommend Angie as a Lender!

Angie is definitely a one of a kind lender. I don't know where to start. From day 1 until closing…read moreescrow I couldn't have asked for a better lender. She's super knowledgeable and committed. She will be on your side throughout the entire process. Buying my first home I really didn't know what to expect. She literally walked me through every single process. She made herself available day and night. Not once did I question having Angie as my lender. Thanks to her I am now a home owner. Her commitment and emotional support really stands out! The process of buying a home can be overwhelming and you definitely need someone like Angie on your team. Thanks again for all that you did!!

Christine is extremely knowledgeable about mortgages and incredibly client-focused. I spoke with…read moreher long after I got a mortgage (unfortunately!) to put my mind at ease about refinancing. I am so sad I didn't find her when I took out my original mortgage on my first home, but her insight and reassurance about refinancing options definitely made me feel better about the future. I highly recommend her--you will not be disappointed!

We've worked with Christine with our first home purchase. She walked us through the steps of home…read morebuying and was there for us when we needed a bit of some hand holding. She is professional, reliable and responds quickly. This year she helped us with our refinancing and found the best deal for us. We highly recommend her, she has made the process stress-free and easy.

My personal experience working with Tressa was horrible. I was the agent on a deal for a buyer I…read morebrought to her, and everything felt fine prior to acceptance, but went downhill immediately after. To start, Tressa became upset with me for allowing the buyer to open on a Friday instead of the next Monday saying we just lost 3 critical days, but then proceeded to change both the loan amount and the down payment assistance amount without notifying me or my client! We both (the buyer and I) only found out about it 2 weeks AFTER opening (so that time gone) because I had requested an estimated closing statement. She made the correction, but continued to, in my opinion, purposely keep me in the dark about the status of our file. So when we didn't receive CTC one week like she said we should have, I asked her about it and to my horror found out: 1) She sat on my client's file for the first 12 days, as in didn't submit the city reservation request at all, blaming it on issues with the buyer. One of these "issues" she told me had been resolved in 5 days, and the other "issue" she never brought up to me at all, all while leading me to believe everything was moving as it should be 2) She held off for 15 days to submit my client's info. to another DPA program, even though she knew about it the first week in escrow. She again tried to blame the buyer saying it was sprung on her last minute, when it was not. 3) The city can actually take up to 4 full weeks! to send their check after CTC, something she never told me about (up until then she had told me 2-3 weeks) even though I had directly asked her about it. When I then adamantly requested to know okay how much time do we really need since clearly we're behind, Tressa - refused to provide an answer - proceeded to blame me once again for allowing us to open on a Friday - used info. she found on my Instagram to INSULT me multiple times - complained about barely making any money on this deal - lied about requesting a document we needed to get us up to speed (when she hadn't) - then called the listing agent without my knowledge asking why the closing date had been changed (when it had not been! Tressa had misread the contracts). I ended up having to set up direct points of contact with everyone involved -- the underwriter, the city, her broker, etc.; watch over her like a hawk daily; and corroborate every piece of info. she gave me to get this deal done. To say that I was beyond disappointed, in my personal experience, would be an understatement. Please note again, this was my own experience working with her behind-the-scenes, not as a buyer.

As a first-time homebuyer, I felt like there was A LOT of trust that I was just being asked to put…read moreinto other people's hands to get through this process successfully. Living in California, this is especially terrifying given how competitive and expensive the market is. And add on top of that the distrust built up from the scam that is student loan debt. With that being said, I thought that I would be the only person I could rely on to look out for my best interests throughout the home-buying process, and holy crap was I wrong. I don't understand how Tressa and her team can have hearts so big to give all of her clients the support, attention, reassurance, and care that I received while working with them. While I was looking for a home, interests rates were increasing faster than they ever had in decades, but still Tressa fought like hell to find me the best rates. There were legitimately points when I was on the phone with her, trying to understand how she benefitted from giving me such unbelievable deals, only to find out the only reason was because, "It seems like you really need this and I want to help you." And as sellers were taking more and more protections away from buyers to squeeze every penny out of them, there was Tressa, in my corner, leaving no stone unturned to make sure I'd be safe if anything went south, putting her neck out there on my behalf. And each step of the process, whether via email, text, phone call, or video appointment, her team's communications were clear and frequent. This especially meat a lot to me as I was trying to close on a house while on a charity bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles! It felt like she and her team were always by my side, and I feel incredibly grateful to now be in a home that I love, only made possible by the tireless and selfless efforts by Tressa and her team. Just go ahead and work with her. You'd be sorely missing out if you didn't.

Long time ago, I worked with Corky and Laura Berg and her team, and I can honestly say that even…read moreback then her clients praised her and team same as they seem to now. She expects and delivers a level of excellence unsurpassed. Always has and apparently always will.

We just closed on a home at the end of June 2018 and Laura and her team were so great to work with…read more They were efficient and provided us so much information. They were never pushy or rushed us but made sure to reach out if we had any questions or wanted info on various scenarios. When we had an offer accepted and were ready to start getting serious, Laura sat down with us to go over everything and made sure we had and understood all the information needed to make the best decision. She even provided a handy notebook with all the info she shared along with our scenarios and kept us informed throughout the process. As you can imagine, buying a home can be a stressful process, but Laura and her team were very accommodating, calm and friendly. We are so glad we worked with Laura and her team and would definitely recommend her!

Hady and the team at Tristar Home Loans were INCREDIBLE!…read more As a first time home buyer, I had sooo many questions and wanted to make sure I completely understood all of the step and felt comfortable buying my first home. He and his team made sure to stay in constant communication with me and walked me through the entire process seamlessly. They have so much experience in the industry to help give every option possible and also inform me on past, current and future potential market trends. Their open communication (even after work, on the weekends, and via text) helped me feel like a part of their family. I will always be using Tristar Home Loans for every house purchase and cannot recommend them enough!

I've worked with the team at TriStar to buy 4 houses and let me say they are amazing at their jobs…read more Together they work as a team to ensure a smooth and reliable process! I've never worked with another company so I cannot comment about price but they have never let me down and they are very upfront with you based on the probability of you getting or not getting the loan. I look forward to working with them again on many more projects!

Robert Bartolomea has the best response time and his quality of service is 5 star. He takes a…read moreconcerted effort to be ahead of schedule, communicative, He is a team player. We believe he values all of his clients and realtors he works with. We highly recommend him!

As someone who has been through the mortgage financing grind six times in my life, I can claim…read morewithout any hesitation, that Strategic Home Loans is the best. Mark Gottlieb worked with me to make sure that we locked in the lowest possible rate, and when I say lowest possible rate... I don't know anyone who has a 30 year fixed mortgage as low or lower than the one I received. And I shopped around... Obviously there are a lot of factors that come into play with the rate, but Mark was a patient advisor who monitored the rates with me for a couple of weeks and when we both agreed it was time to lock in, call it luck, call it skill, call it serendipity, we locked in at rock bottom. The next day rates started climbing again. Then comes the process of getting the paperwork done. Mark, Denise Coffaro, and Robert Bartolomea shepherded my file with great care, making sure things kept moving forward and outstanding issues were addressed in a timely manner. It was a very stress-free process and I appreciated the transparency and communication of overall progress. They explained everything really well and were always available to answer questions. I don't think I ever waited more than 5 minutes for a response to an email. Lastly, for a transaction occurring during the COVID lockdown, I appreciate how everything was able to be done remotely. The only in-person meeting was with the notary to sign the documents, and they came to my house and were fine signing in our backyard, so I felt safe from beginning to end. I cannot recommend Strategic Home Loans highly enough... if you are looking to buy, or looking to refi, they are the best partners you could ask for.

Cindy and Anouheh were fantastic through the whole process…read more They listened to our needs and they executed the best mortgage for us. They are also the best in the business and I recommend them highly.

Anouheh worked with us on our ReFi and the whole process was as pain-free and professional as…read morepossible. She was knowledgeable about what was available at the start of our working together and she kept us up to date throughout. I will be back working with her on my next dealings.