Does it really matter who you choose to do your mortgage? Can’t you just go down to any ho-hum bank and get a home loan? Or call that spammy 1-800 number (that is most likely a sex hotline) you got from a quick Google search? Yes, it matters! And it’s a big FLIPPIN’ deal!
You might be thinking, “Big Box is the way to go because I like everything BIG, GINORMOUS, and boxy—Texas-style!” (Remember that hit song, I’m Boxy and I Know It? LMAO!) But visit any realtor-infused happy hour and you will understand why realtors start breaking out in a cold sweat when they see a pre-qualification from 1-800-Big Box Walmart Wannabe Bank.
…But not on your “mortgage.” I have a big pile of manila’s and you are at the “bottom.” I actually had “Agent #2” throw yours in a fiery pit of volcanic “magma.” We call this department “processing.”
When you dial that 1-800 number, you are not dealing with a licensed mortgage professional. You are dealing with a salaried bank employee who wins the office pool by piling more manila folders on his desk than the guy sitting next to him to win Top Sales Employee of the Month. (And by manila folders, I mean genuinely interested and caring families trying to buy a home.)
The better option?
Go with the local mortgage professional! The guy who builds his business through relationships with buyers and their realtors. The guy who is licensed to advise you about what is likely the most important financial decision of your whole entire life. All he DOES is MORTGAGES! He daydreams about mortgages. He has mortgages with his morning coffee—EVERY morning. Mortgages are his oxygen: It’s ALL he breathes! He doesn’t care that you have a car loan. (By the way, good for you! Way to go!) He’s not going to try to open a money market for you either. (You probably already have one and it’s gathering zero interest anyway—and he’s smart enough to not rub that in your face!)
Do you really want to work with a Big Box Bank who treats you like last year’s dog doo-doo on the bottom of their shoes, and gets you confused with all the other dog doo-doos they just stepped on? (And you know how that yard gets FULL and piled up with dog doo-doo when someone neglects it—and that “dog doo-doo” is YOU.)
Heart-shaped doodoo on grass – though Big Banks only love you when you’re not privy to their schemes.
I think not!
Choose the local mortgage professional, the one who would give you the red cardigan right off his back and go on a trolley ride with you because you two, my fine friend, are now BESTIES!
Which one of these guys would you want to be your neighbor?
Welcome Aboard, my close-friend! I truly do care about you and all of your mortgage needs.
By the way, check out these great homes your Mr. Rogers would LOVE to help you finance today!
30032 N Yellow Bee Drive, San Tan Valley 85143, Johnson Ranch Unit 12 Phase 1
- $212,700
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,773
- Lot size: 5,663
- Year built: 2001
- MLS #: 5828132
1500 W Rio Salado Parkway, Mesa 85201, Country Club Heights Unit 3 2ND Amd 1-152 A-D
- $155,000
- Bedrooms: 2, Baths: 1.5
- Home size: 1,100
- Lot size: 793
- Year built: 1974
- MLS #: 5882994
436 N 111th Place, Mesa 85207, Grandview Manor
- $214,900
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,827
- Lot size: 14,149
- Year built: 1987
- MLS #: 5884791
1425 E Nielson Avenue, Mesa 85204, Mesa Homes Lots 15,16,27-36, 47-56, 67-73, 84-86
- $212,600
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 1
- Home size: 1,002
- Lot size: 8,917
- Year built: 1953
- MLS #: 5883820
2776 W Santa Cruz Avenue, Queen Creek 85142, Village AT San Tan Heights Parcel 7
- $198,000
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,766
- Lot size: 5,146
- Year built: 2002
- MLS #: 5877632
2831 E Southern Avenue, Mesa 85204, Southern Point Casitas Condominium
- $195,000
- Bedrooms: 2, Baths: 1.75
- Home size: 1,393
- Lot size: 1,390
- Year built: 2004
- MLS #: 5879599
33731 N Bowles Drive, San Tan Valley 85142, San Tan Ridge
- $224,990
- Bedrooms: 2, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,429
- Lot size: 6,000
- Year built: 2019
- MLS #: 5885028
3719 E Sierrita Road, San Tan Valley 85143, Village AT Copper Basin
- $223,900
- Bedrooms: 4, Baths: 2.5
- Home size: 2,290
- Lot size: 5,663
- Year built: 2005
- MLS #: 5879613
2297 E Meadow Point Way, San Tan Valley 85140, Meadow Vista
- $199,900
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2.5
- Home size: 1,633
- Lot size: 4,000
- Year built: 2005
- MLS #: 5856558
5135 E Evergreen Street, Mesa 85205, Northpointe 1 Lot 1153-1268 1269-1272
- $188,900
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,116
- Lot size: 1,821
- Year built: 1985
- MLS #: 5881174
1626 E Dust Devil Drive, San Tan Valley 85143, Johnson Ranch Unit 4D & 4F
- $219,900
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,630
- Lot size: 5,971
- Year built: 2004
- MLS #: 5858105
39921 N Manetti Street, San Tan Valley 85140, Cambria
- $199,900
- Bedrooms: 4, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,897
- Lot size: 5,227
- Year built: 2002
- MLS #: 5841638
938 W La Jolla Drive, Tempe 85282, Southern Palms Unit Three Lot 223-383
- $219,900
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,276
- Lot size: 8,126
- Year built: 1979
- MLS #: 5883872
6335 E Brown Road, Mesa 85205, Brookfield West 1 Unit 2
- $210,000
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 1,301
- Lot size: 4,258
- Year built: 1988
- MLS #: 5883566
1036 E Denim Trail, San Tan Valley 85143, Johnson Ranch Unit 4A
- $190,000
- Bedrooms: 3, Baths: 2
- Home size: 2,281
- Lot size: 5,227
- Year built: 1999
- MLS #: 5785241
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