Gary Boyer

Testimonials

Gary Boyer truly is a practical magician. My partner and I went to three other mortgage brokers trying to get a loan for our first house and they all turned us down because we seemed complicated. I make good money but am self employed. My partner makes a good living, too, but he already owned a house that intended to keep. We both have excellent credit but that didn’t matter to the three mortgage brokers who turned us down.

We had almost given up on buying a house when my realtor friend told me about Gary. He works with a lot of gay and lesbian couples in addition to first time home buyers and credit challenged people, which means he has to think outside of the box to make good solid loans happen. Gary goes the extra mile, is kind, accessible and a dream to work with. He found us a great loan for our house in about a week.

I have referred two other friends to Gary since then, and he’s helped both of them get loans, too. My friends of them came back to me with glowing reviews, also. I love referring Gary to anyone who is at the beginning of their home buying process because I know they’ll be really taken care of. Even two years later, Gary continues to be a great resource for home loan and other financial questions. If I could give him six stars, I would.

~ Katherina A., Portland, Oregon

Short version: Gary made it happen!

Long version: We are first time house buyers, and we had never had any experience with the home loan process. And a long and complex process it is. Fortunately we found Gary on Yelp and he successfully walked us though it. It is amazing how many different documents are demanded by the mortgage companies, the underwriters, the insurers and so on. You need to have someone who will keep his full attention on the status of your application, and that is Gary without a doubt.

Gary received us the same day I called him. Not only was he friendly and warm, but he explained to us the process in detail, while at the same time providing advise on what our purchase ability should look like according to our income and our plans for the future. This to us was very important, for we were looking for a personalized service. I had the option of applying though my employer, which has some deals with large financial institutions, but that would have meant that we’d lack the quality of service that Gary provides, so we decided to stick with him. He was available to us even after business hours, and he even provided us with personalized pre-approval letters almost instantly.

The last mile of the process was very much agonizing. There were additional papers needed, additional explanations required, and a lot of waiting forced upon us to be able to close on time. Perhaps Gary could have kept in touch with more frequency during that week – we were really freaking out, but in the end he pulled it out, which was nothing short of a minor miracle, and that’s what matters the most.

~ Cesar P, Portland, Oregon

Long story short: Gary kicks serious butt as a broker. He is on your side throughout the process, from start to finish. He is a super fast and an effective communicator, and is available by cell even off-business hours. He answers emails ASAP. He is super friendly and very easy to talk to. He was super fast with paper work, and getting paperwork to our realtor. Overall, I couldn’t be pleased with my interactions with Gary…after discovering him on Yelp.

We were first-time home buyers, and didn’t have a clue about buying a house. Gary was the only “easy” part of this entire process. He handled all speedbumps that we encountered along the way with patience. I couldn’t have asked for a better broker.

Trust Gary…and you will be rewarded with excellent customer service. We first went to two other mortgage brokers….one didn’t make the effort to help us after the initial meeting (he found out we were gay), and the second stopped communicating with us after she found out I was gay. You don’t have to worry about this with Gary…he’s gay and straight friendly!

~ Kyle R, Portland, Oregon

My husband and I were just starting the process of searching for our new home when Gary was recommended to us. Immediately upon meeting Gary, he made us very comfortable. He looked at our background, asked us questions about our life plans, and really took the time to understand us. He answered all of our questions, but also directed in the big decisions we had ahead. His advice was conservative, realistic, and took into account everything that he knew about us. In addition to all of that, the turn around time on the loan approval was lightening fast, and this enabled us to essentially make an offer on our very first house hunt (even though we ultimately didn’t get that house).

He was professional, but relaxed; informative, but shared the information just at the right time and in the right way so that we could truly process it.

All in all, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Gary to anyone!

~ Jenny B, Portland, Oregon

I got the keys. For my house. My home.

Over and ended: a lifetime of living out of boxes; of fearful childhood retreats to grandma’s house when the debts came due; a dream shared with my love, gone by that hot July.

When the key clicked in the lock, my lock, smugly I saw his sweltering apartment, crowded with one of the women he got pregnant. Ha. I got a house!

My friends ate pizza, drank beer in the empty echoing living room. Caton arrived with a 4-pack of TP and a bottle of cocktail bitters. Jennifer ‘s newly fuchsia hair left a stain on the wall, now hidden by a bookcase. I chose the same color for my first peony. For my house. My home.

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It could not have happened without the tireless efforts of mortgage broker Gary Boyer. The man got in the mud and wrestled for it, knife in his teeth.

He was kind, professional, and fierce. And, as I’ve learned as I watch unwise deals implode around the city, whip smart. Did he foist an interest-only loan or a volatile ARM on my uncreditworthy booty? No. The man got me a solid, government-supported, fixed rate mortgage. Golden.

~ Brandon B, Portland, Oregon

We bugged our Yelp friends, our work friends, random strangers and the occasional barnyard animal about finding a decent mortgage broker. Fortunately, one of our dearest Yelp friends provided a ringing endorsement of Gary Boyer and his Mortgage Monkey team.

Now, you probably don’t know me very well, but I confess that I can be a little stuffy at times; especially when it comes to business stuff. The name “Mortgage Monkey” was an immediate turnoff, but the recommendation was so positive that I sucked it up and made the call. Thank God I did.

Gary and his team were professional, personable, and really freaking fast. Just about everyone involved in our home buying process was totally amazed at the speed at which things got done. We closed in record time, we got a great mortgage rate, and we have Gary to thank for it.

If you’re a stick in the mud like me, just ignore the mortgage monkey thing. It’ll be all right. If you like doing business with monkeys, then you need no further encouragement. Go forth and buy a house, monkey-person.

~ Brice B. Portland, Oregon

Gary is the best mortgage person we have ever worked with. He was so helpful and informative from the beginning till we signed our final papers. He advised us every step of the way and he made it all happen. We would not own our dream house if it was not for him.

We are already in the process of working with him on a second mortgage, and continue to send family and friends his way.

~ Jehanne B. Portland, Oregon

We are first time house buyers, and we had never had any experience with the home loan process. And a long and complex process it is. Fortunately we found Gary on Yelp and he successfully walked us though it. It is amazing how many different documents are demanded by the mortgage companies, the underwriters, the insurers and so on. You need to have someone who will keep his full attention on the status of your application, and that is Gary without a doubt.

Gary received us the same day I called him. Not only was he friendly and warm, but he explained to us the process in detail, while at the same time providing advise on what our purchase ability should look like according to our income and our plans for the future. This to us was very important, for we were looking for a personalized service. I had the option of applying though my employer, which has some deals with large financial institutions, but that would have meant that we’d lack the quality of service that Gary provides, so we decided to stick with him. He was available to us even after business hours, and he even provided us with personalized pre-approval letters almost instantly.

~ Cesar P. Portland, Oregon

Gary has helped us buy 2 homes now and I would use him every time. The funny thing is my husband is an AVP and I’m a VP at the largest lender in the country but when it came down to getting into our first home in 2004 and now our dream home it was Gary that we trusted to get the job done with the best rate and to be there for us from beginning to end. He could get us closed quicker than our own company securing the quick sale request of our condo and getting in to our new home fast which helped us to beat out another offer on the home we wanted. The 5 star “Whoohoo! As good as it gets!” is well deserved.

~ Katherine R. Beaverton, Oregon

Gary is amazing. He was able to answer all of our crazy questions and point us in the right direction.

~ Jill T., Vancouver, Washington