We were so glad that we went with Vista Lending for the mortgage for our condo! From the get-go, Dany collected the information needed to guarantee that our loan would be approved even though we were turned away from other big banks. After we were in contract, Russ, Dany, and their team moved the process along SO quickly and smoothly, that the loan was approved in two weeks! Working with them felt so personal and it felt like I was with friends and not strangers behind the screen or telephone. I highly recommend using local lenders like Vista who can give you that personal touch. read more

Always recommend Russ and team when I meet someone looking to understand their options. The team are nothing short of superheros and make the complicated process of financing very simple. read more

True professionals. Honest and hard working. When you are doing a refinance you need someone that will give you good advice and deliver on promises. That what Vista has done for me twice over the last 10 years. They are great. read more

Once again, Russ Laing and his competent team helped me with a transaction. As usual, the customer service was outstanding. The team members patiently answered my questions, responded quickly when I had an inquiry AND, got me an OUTSTANDING interest rate. The entire process was easy. I recommend Vista Lending 100%. Laura Dutton read more

Vista lending helped me get financing for a recent condo purchase. Russ, and his supporting cast, are first class professionals. The process was smooth, customer service was outstanding, and the team was very responsive. I've purchased several properties over the years and I know how easy it is for things to fall through the cracks when your loan moves through the various teams. This was not an issue with Vista...I was kept informed throughout and was able closed on time! read more

We worked with Russ Laing at Vista Lending to finance our new home purchase in Austin. Russ and his team were courteous and highly responsive. He was also knowledgeable of the Austin market and bidding dynamics, enabling us to move quickly with our bid. From a pricing perspective, Vista offered the most attractive rates and down payment options on jumbo loans relative to that at other places we shopped. Russ was also transparent on pricing and closing fees, which we appreciated. We had a more complicated P&L and balance sheet (K-1 income, levered co-investments, income properties, and tax structuring) that they were able to efficiently parse through to help us navigate a complex underwriting process. Russ and his team's work was nothing short of heroic, including late nights, to help us close expeditiously. Overall, it was very well-executed with no surprises. We absolutely plan on working with Vista Lending again for our next home purchase in Austin. read more

We could not have been happier with Sonya Valia. She helped us navigate a relocation from Michigan to Texas with multiple homes and job changes. I can not speak more highy of her! read more

Working with Vista Lending was a dream. They were HYPER communicative, incredibly professional, and found a way to get my house funded when no other banks would. They were realistic with me about the risks and understanding of extenuating circumstances. I would absolutely recommend Shawn and Sarah for all your loan needs. They will take incredible care of you, and ensure that they stay communicative throughout the process. Thanks vista!!! read more

As a first time home buyer, I had a million questions and had no idea what I was doing. Shawn basically held my hand throughout the entire process and gave logical, sound advice on everything under the sun. I found him and his entire team to be trustworthy and always had my very best interest in mind. With Shawn's help, I was able to purchase my first home in a great area (78704)! Couldn't have done any of this without the team at Vista Lending. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! read more

Thank you to Russ and Dany from Vista Lending! They made the home-buying process a breeze...nay, might I even say..."pleasant?" It's true! Don't go with a big bank. Go with a local lending company like Vista Lending. They know the area, they know the houses, they know the realtors, and they can connect with you on a personal level completely missing at big corporations. Russ and Dany were always there to answer any and every question we had (and we had a LOT), and to patiently walk through all the paperwork with us, explaining everything in great detail. They worked hard with us to find the best rates. They were always available, either via e-mail or phone, and always so friendly, good-humored, and kind. Furthermore, when we hit a snag during underwriting-- related to real estate complications during a past divorce--they remained entirely calm (as we quietly freaked out) and got it sorted out for us within just a few hours. Again, this is a great reason to go with a local lender: if an issue arises they can reach out to you, get the whole story, and work on your behalf to get it resolved. We were ready to go in great time--way before our closing date. The closing itself was perfectly smooth, and we are completely confident going forward with Vista Lending. read more

I am so impressed with the professionalism and service from Vista Lending. Russ and his team are outstanding. He was referred by a friend and I will happily refer Vista Lending. Everyone I worked with was very clear and thoughtful in explanations and helping me navigate my refinance. What could be a confusing and frustrating experience was a smooth process because the team at Vista Lending are responsive and excellent communicators. read more

I don't recommend businesses very often, but I have passed along Sonya's name to every friend or family member looking to buy a house or refinance a loan. I've worked with others before I met Sonya and I understand why people usually dread going through the process. At this point I think I've used Vista Lending at least 5 times. Each time has been smooth with no surprises. Sonya is super responsive and goes above and beyond to answer detailed questions. Thank you! read more

Russ, Dany, and team were AMAZING! As a first time home buyer, I was pretty nervous about the process since I've heard horror stories of real estate transactions falling through due to financing issues. I never had this concern while working with the Vista Lending team! My husband and I put in an offer on Memorial Day weekend and Russ went out of his way to write us a letter of approval, so we could get our offer in with no delays. Russ, Dany, and team are so synced that I could have a conversation with Russ on a particular item and follow up with Dany to close the loop with no miscommunication or delays in the process. Thank you Vista Lending team for helping Ryan and I get into a great home with no issues! read more

My company constantly works with Vista Lending and Mike Robertson, they are great! They make the process easy and painless! You get the individual care and attention that you wouldnt get anywhere else. We highly reccomend Mike and Vista Lending! read more

Buying a home is stressful as hell, but Russ and his team at Vista Lending made it super easy. They were on top of the ball the whole time, guiding us through the process so smoothly that we were actually ready to close 2 weeks before our actual close date. I really appreciated how responsive the whole team was and how they always took time to thoughtfully answer my millions of questions. Understanding, flexible and just all around good people. Thank you so much, Russ and Sarah! read more

Sonya is awesome! We live out of state and were looking for an investment property in the Austin area. I won't go into details, but our situation was somewhat complicated and Sonya was quick to understand it and wasn't scared away by it. I always felt like she genuinely had our best interests in mind, which is a rare quality in the world of banking. On top of that, she's extremely knowledgeable and responsive and she has a very capable team and a great sense of humor, which made the whole process very easy and pleasant. I'm so glad we found her and Vista! read more

Thank you to Sonya Valia and Sarah Marquez who together did an amazing job for my purchase mortgage! They were great communicators, very proactive and provided me with a rate that gave me extra credits for closing costs and funded my loan well ahead of schedule for an early close! I would strongly recommend working with this great team at Vista Lending! read more

Working with Vista Lending was a great experience! The team (Russ, Jennifer and Sarah) were patient, knowledgeable and made me feel really comfortable and informed throughout the refinance process. The entire team was great with communication and were happy to meet in person, talk on the phone or communicate via email about anything I had questions about or wanted clarification on. Russ did a great job of walking me through the process, explaining all of my options and helping me feel comfortable in my decision. Thank you again for all of your help! read more

I really can't say enough good things about Russ and his team. They are all so friendly and knowledgable. As a first-time home buyer, I felt nervous about making such a huge investment knowing so little. But Russ and his team really put me at ease, walking me through every step of the process and explaining everything along the way. I grew to trust them completely, and I still do. When it came to refinance my home, it was a no-brainer to work with them again. I look forward to many more years of working with them! read more

Russ Laing has been our Lending Agent since 2008 on various properties, as well as keeping plugged in and suggesting refinance's when they benefit us the most. I just purchased a new property in July and knew within a few click of an e-mail to Russ, and he's provide me with 3-4 options that suited my financial needs the best with recommendations as to why one might afford me a better deal that the other, but never pressuring me to make a choice I was not comfortable with. I cannot tell you how much I depend on Russ to help make these types of decisions. He knows everything about my family structure and makes that his cornerstone form which to build proposals on so that it compliments my life! `THANK YOU, RUSS!! You absolutely ROCK the lending process! read more

I've now worked with Mike at Vista Lending for financing my last two home purchases and have been incredibly happy with the service provided. With previous lenders I have often felt like it was a game of tug of war to get things done. Mike felt like a true partner throughout the entire process. He was transparent and honest which really helped put me at ease during what could have been a very stressful transaction. read more

This is my 2nd transaction with Shawn and his team at Vista Lending. I've worked with several lenders in the past and Vista is by far the BEST! Shawn is available nearly too much of the time, always willing to help and goes above and beyond. In addition, he was able to get me a lower interest rate than at least 2 other lenders I checked with. I hope to stay put for a very long time but, I'll definitely be using Vista Lending on any future purchases! read more

What an awesome group! I worked with Shawn Andrew and team to complete a home purchase recently and they were the best I've ever worked with! I'm a realtor so have had experience with quite a few lenders but this was a personal transaction with me and hubby as buyer. (Our third home purchase.) Shawn and team were very responsive, helpful and on top of their game. They had great follow up post sale as well, making sure all of the t's were crossed and i's dotted. Would definitely use them again and will be recommending them to my clients. :) read more

We started working with Sonya from Vista Lending based on a recommendation from a friend. This was our first time buying a home, so we were a little unsure about what to expect. But Sonya took the time to explain everything we needed to know, and really helped us understand the lending process. She was very quick to respond to any questions we had, and really took great care of us. I would absolutely recommend Vista Lending to my friends. read more

My partner and I were referred to Russ by our realtor, and from the start he was one of the most professional and accommodating folks I've ever worked with in the finance / lending space. He spent an hour on the phone with us before we had committed to anything giving us advice on a complicated purchase we were considering, and ran more numbers for us than is reasonable for any lender to have to pull (read: seriously, there were a *lot* of quotes, and he pulled them all without missing a beat). If you're looking at doing a fixed-rate mortgage, Vista's rates are definitely competitive, and there's a big advantage to going with a boutique lender who will take the time to interact with you on a human level instead of one of the giant banks that will sell your loan up the river in 45 pieces to the highest / lowest bidder. Even though we didn't end up using Vista for our loan (another loan made sense for us given our unique situation), I give them 10 out of 10, and have taken the time to sit down and write this review because Russ was beyond incredible. I'll be calling him for a quote for the next house we purchase, and the one after that. . . . read more

Thank you to Russ, Dany and the whole team for being awesome and helping us every step of the way during one of the most stressful parts of buying a home. They were patient, answering our millions of questions and responding quickly to all emails, phone calls and texts. This team is stellar! read more

Shawn was our point of contact at Vista Lending. In the end, we ended up not being able to go with Vista but Shawn was fantastic throughout the process of pricing/pre-qualifying. He was very responsive to our requests for more information and got us what we needed, even on a Sunday. We are thankful for Shawn and Vista's help and will definitely reach back out to them next time we are in need of financing. read more

I've been working with Russ the past few months and I have nothing but great things to say about him. He provided exceptional service and more importantly, he's the most honest lender that I've ever worked with. read more

Vista Lending helped us purchase our first home. They were amazing! I can't say thank you enough to Sonya Valia and Sarah. They are professional, experienced, and made our process easy! Sonya was available 24/7 to answer our questions and was extremely easy to communicate with. Weekends? 7pm on a Friday night? Sonya was there to help run numbers and go over our options. She always went above and beyond when it came to handling our needs and was knowledgeable and so friendly! We always felt safe and well looked after with Vista Lending and would absolutely recommend them to others looking to buy a home. read more

I recently completed a refinance with Vista Lending. Sonya Valia was super. She and the Vista team made the whole process easy and speedy. Everyone was very friendly, informative, and helpful. I was referred by a friend and he steered me right. If you are thinking about refinancing, give Sonya a call. read more

Working with Vista Lending was pleasant from start to finish. The team was friendly and made it easy for me to get my new home quickly even with a couple hiccups along the way. read more

My husband and I bought our first home together in June 2016 and to date we often talk about how easy Russ and his team made the entire home financing experience. Looking back, I was convinced that this was going to be a major test to our relationship, anxiety levels would be high, patience levels low, but I am amazed at how seamless and painless Russ made the process for us. To say I am grateful is an under statement. My family, including myself are blessed that we found Vista Lending through our AMAZING realtor Amrit Babu (recommend him to everyone as well). I don't know how many times we will purchase another home in our life time, but I refuse to go any where else if and when that should happen. Sometimes life takes over when you have 3 kids and the simple things like writing a yelp review, are pushed, in this case, shame on my husband and myself for not making a much more concerted effort. Thank you to everyone at Vista Lending. read more

To say that purchasing our home took some "creativity" would be an extreme understatement! We were in a unique situation and I really cannot imagine it working out at all without Russ and his team at Vista Lending. We had the privilege of working with several people at Vista Lending as we worked through each of our obstacles and have successfully purchased the home our hearts were so set on. Thank you to everyone to helped make this possible! read more

Sonya and the team at Vista Lending are simply the best. My partner and I recently bought our first home in Austin. From our first meeting with Sonya all the way through signing the last page at closing, we always knew that Sonya had our best interests in mind. She and Sarah attended to every detail with great care and always responded to questions quickly. I can't imagine using anyone else for our lending needs. Sonya and her team made buying a home, which can be a very stressful process, as smooth and easy as possible. Contact Sonya today - you won't regret it for a second! read more

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Russ Laing and his excellent team from VistaLending. They are based in Austin, and we were buying a home in Houston. Although in different cities, there were no issues on service. We received stellar and prompt service from their entire team from start to finish. We lead busy lives and it was our first home buying experience, but Russ and his team made it so easy. They were flexible and accommodating speaking with us in the evenings and even on the weekends. We completed most paperwork over email and knew our options backwards and forwards. Russ and his team were very courteous and helpful throughout our time with them. It made buying a home so much more less stressful! A huge THANK YOU to the Vista Lending team, especially Russ, Sarah, & Jennifer on their excellent work! As good as it gets :) read more

Sonya was very informative and knowledgeable, even though she knew I was working with another lender at the time. She is a straight shooter and helped me determine that I was getting a fair deal with the lender I was using. Not many business people will take time out of their day to help someone they don't know personally. She is definitely a person I would want to work with in the future. read more

We've been working with Russ and Sonya for over 10 years and they have always been fantastic! They set the right expectations and explain everything upfront in an easy to understand way. I would never use anyone other than them when it comes to buying or refinancing our home! Thank you guys for everything, you and your team are the best! read more

I worked with Russ in getting my first home loan and I cannot express how easy and efficient he and Jennifer made a very complex situation. I was pulling together paperwork from out of state and from a number of companies and sources. Besides offering the best rate, every time I communicated with their office, they were unfailingly patient and happy to help... no matter how simple and obvious OR complicated my question/need. read more

It was my first home purchase. My realtor Cherry Amato from Hindsite 20/20, referred me to Russ Laing from Vista Lending. She said he was the best and she was right! He was voted top lender in Austin for a reason! Not only was Russ available to me for every phone call, text or email for me to ask a billion questions and walk me through everything, step by step, he was an incredible teacher! His way of explaining the most intricate details and the way the process works as a whole, made me feel every confidence in making the right decision in every situation. He was able to rework the numbers in my favor to service my exact needs. He beat out every other lender I researched in terms of rates. And with a huge clientele, (some of them being million dollar home purchases) he managed to make me feel, I was his only client and was there for me every step of the way! His team is also extremely helpful and I had a great experience in dealing which each of his people throughout the process. Buying a home can be scary for a first time buyer, but I have to say, I felt safe, well informed and supported throughout the entire process! I strongly recommend him and his team to anyone searching for an honest, fair, and industry savvy lender that can meet every need you will encounter!! Love, love, love them!! read more

We recently just went through the loan process with Mike and his team at vista lending and they were fantastic to work with. Mike was patient in describing everything that needed to get done and the process went fantastically. Totally recommend. read more