Gary was an absolute pleasure to work with all throughout the home buying / financing process – a clear professional, he was on the ball every step of the way. I cannot say enough about his responsiveness either. We were buying the home while still living in a different state (with a three hour time difference), and I could always count on hearing back on my emails in a timely manner, which was not only reassuring but also necessary to avoid delays in the whole process. Getting physical documents back and forth could have been painful, but Gary took care of it all (even setting up an appointment with a mobile notary to come to our home for signing). I had a lot of questions as a first-time-buyer and I felt that he went out of his way to explain the process and answer my questions, all while never making me feel dumb. Buying the home was stressful enough, so it was great that I never felt that I had to worry about the mortgage broker / financing end of things. I always felt that Gary was as concerned about making sure that everything was proceeding smoothly as we were. We closed on time and I know for sure that Gary hustled to make sure that happened. If we ever buy another home here, I will certainly be calling Gary again.

Gary was fantastic to work with. I started talking to him months in advance of when we were thinking of buying a house, and he met with me whenever I needed questions answered, even though were were still a long way away from a concrete mortgage. When we finally started looking in earnest, he was on top of everything, and he helped us find a great mortgage that was uniquely suited to our needs.

I honestly can’t say enough great things about working with Gary. He is incredibly responsive, easy to work with, and truly looks out for the best interests of his clients. His advice was superb, and he gives a thoughtful, honest opinion without trying to sell you on anything. My fiancé and I worked with him to purchase our first house, and I would recommend him to anyone who is looking to buy a home. I will definitely go back to him when it’s time to move up from our starter home.

My husband and I bought our first home in September 2014. We did our due diligence researching lenders and we are so happy that we choose NW Mortgage Group to work with. Gary was amazing from start to finish. He was always available to answer questions, no matter how silly. He made us feel comfortable with such a huge step in our lives and he really took the time to help us educate ourselves as to what we were getting into. Besides being really good at his job, he is a wonderful person and a lot of fun to work with.

We had started to look at homes over a year ago as our family was growing, we had an agent that had sold us our current home over 7 years ago and decided to stick with him on the sale of the home and purchase of a larger home. Huge mistake, long story short he did nothing and then literally vanished leaving the sign in the yard and lock box still on the door. So we found a new agent, Chris, who was AMAZING. We also were having issues with our loan, not on our end but the banks. As with the agent we thought it would be easier to go through our current mortgage lender, Wells Fargo, another huge mistake! After more than 3 weeks we were still no where with the underwriters and had lost out on several opportunities because we didn’t have an approval letter in hand. That was when our agent said to get in touch with Gary Boyer. I emailed Gary, got all the paperwork he needed over (as I had all of it on hand from the madness of Wells Fargo), and he had an approval letter over in 24 hours!!! Amazed! How can one institution take so long and Gary was on it in no time!! After that it was smooth sailing. We put in an offer on our dream home and it was accepted. Now we have just closed this past Friday, have a tenant moving into our old home this next week, and couldn’t be happier. Anyone who has said anything about housing recently, I have said they NEED to call Chris and Gary! I am so thankful that Chris recommended Gary and if we are to purchase again in the future I will not hesitate for a second to call Gary up to do our next loan. Incredibly professional, fast and easily accessible. Gary was even great with calming my nerves as no matter how smooth a real estate transaction it will still stress you out. Again thank you a million Gary!

My partner and I met with Gary many months ago. We had challenges on our credit, and Gary consulted with us, laid out our options and helped create a roadmap for us to get ourselves in the best position. It wasn’t immediate, but it was well worth the wait. We can attest that the benefit of working with Gary is his honest, directive guidance. He came through for us on many different levels, timing, interest rate, amount down… all were pleasant surprises. He listened to our needs and came back with a solution that would work for us. He coordinated with our realtor team in the sale and purchase of our new home. In the middle of our process, we got nervous…and took the advice of our realtor who suggested we contact their lender (another lender) … That broker was “aggressively negative” about our situation. He said things like ” this would be impossible to fund… I don’t even know why you are calling me”. We confessed to Gary that we had looked into another option because we were nervous… he talked us down… and fast forward two short months, we are now in our brand new home. Our advice is…. if you are freaked out about buying a home due to challenges, you have to start somewhere. Get the information you need to point you in the right direction. Gary does that without judgment or hesitation. People buy houses all the time. You just need someone willing to put in the extra effort and take a little (sometimes a lot) longer with you. Gary is the guy for that!! We can’t say enough great things about him. We are happy, our kids are happy and our dog is happy. Thanks Gary!!!

I was a first time home-buyer (currently homeowner [spoiler alert]), and was unsure how to get started. My first encounter with a mortgage specialist was through my personal bank. It wasn’t a poor experience, but nor was it an encouraging, warm, and empathetic one. I was presented with a laundry list of the things that I now consider to be confusing and irrelevant. I was urged by family to seek out a dedicated mortgage broker. With a Google search I immediately noticed the stellar reviews of Gary and Mortgage Monkey and decided to schedule a meeting. Being in my mid-twenties I was very intimidated. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be taken seriously and cast aside for older, and perceivably wiser clients. I couldn’t have been more wrong when I was greeted by Gary. He is one of the warmest, most comfortable people I have every worked with for any service, while still being uncompromisingly professional. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and so generous with his personal time that it borders on reckless. My situation was sensitive and complicated, and he made it simpler than I could have hoped for. I felt taken care of, and after a smooth a successful closing, I feel that even more so. I strongly urge anyone interested in buying a home to visit Gary. He made this possible for me, when I feel that most others couldn’t. Thanks again, Gary!

Gary, we are so lucky to have found you. You restore faith in for so many dealing with the difficult and challenging economic climate. We are so thrilled to have completed our refinance with you.

Well, it’s high time I gave a Shout Out to Gary Boyer, for all he did, in making it possible for my partner, Scott, and I, to buy our first home. No more renting, no more horrid Landlord. We will be eternally grateful. We have been together almost 23 years, and rented the same house for 19 of those. We never thought we could be homeowners. Thank You, Gary.

Gary is simply amazing. I would recommend him to anyone. We have been in our home for about 18 months and I never would have imagined we would be able to own! He made our dreams come true and I will be forever grateful!

Gary Boyer is a game changer. Nope, a life changer. I met Gary through email after discovering his outstanding reviews on Yelp. I was living in Seattle at the time but getting ready to move to PDX with my wife. We were not ready to buy a house but I wanted to understand the ins and outs of home buying (being a first time buyer) and he met with us to explain the process months before we made the move to Portland. He is so good at explaining home buying and answering any question about mortgages and financing. We threw a lot at him. He coached us with his expertise and it paid off big time when we were ready to make the biggest purchase of our lives. When we finally moved to Portland, we began the home buying process and we financed our first house through Gary and his team. The process was smooth, enjoyable and surprisingly quick. More recently we bought a second home. Being a vacation property, our mortgage was significantly different and more complex. But again he and his team rocked it for us every step of the way and seamlessly worked with our bombtastic real estate agent (Rex Buchanan) when things got tricky. We can’t thank Gary and his group enough. If you are wanting to buy a home, thinking of buying a home, or just wondering if you can buy a home, don’t go to a big bank….Do yourself a solid and get in touch with Gary!!

When my husband suggesting selling our home and purchasing a new one my first thought was dread at dealing with the loan. Thank goodness our realtor( Rex Buchanan) recommended Gary! Everything with Gary was easy and smooth. He explains every option fully and always responds quickly to questions. I also worked with Gary’s assistant who was just as awesome! Goodbye shady mortgage broker hello Gary Boyer!

We had a very complicated financial situation, but Gary was able to find us financing for the home that we will spend many years in. We move in tomorrow. I originally contacted another mortgage company in Lake Oswego, with who I had worked with in the past. But their failure to return my phone call within 5 days prompted me to find me to find Gary. He was eager to tackle our unique needs, was prompt with his responses and questions, and quick in finding us financing. I highly recommend him to anyone, not just those with special and difficult situations. Not to mention he’s just a really nice guy, and who can resist monkeys?! Side note; the original mortgage company did eventually return my phone call, asked for a ton of personal information then never called or emailed me again. I get the feeling that if you don’t want assistance purchasing a half million $ house then you are wasting their time.

We simply can’t say thank you enough to Gary and his amazing team! My husband and I reached out to Gary out of sheer desperation, hoping that somebody might be able to help us make heads or tails out of our circumstance. Not only was Gary incredibly quick with his response to us, but he was kind, compassionate, and informative. He could have easily turned the other way, knowing that he would not necessarily benefit from helping us. But he didn’t. Instead, he calmly walked us through and stuck by us until we were able to find resolution. My husband and I won’t forget his kindness and knowledge!! He will definitely be the first person that we call for any future mortgage needs!

Hi Gary, Thank you for your most welcome call on Friday. I can’t recall working with another professional who really understood our needs and situation so precisely. You crafted a solution that addressed each part of our situation superbly. Blessings as you go on your journey. I’ll be in touch with any questions.

Gary, Thanks again. I probably shouldn’t tell you this, at the risk of sounding like a stalker, but… We found you online a couple years ago. During the really dark times, our “go to” was you. Yes, we had no money, and were considered loan pariahs, but we felt like there would be hope, in the form of a monkey. You seemed so non judgmental, and willing to help… Then after we paid the bankruptcy off we counted off the days til the discharge would come, and we could contact you to see if there was hope. When I finally contacted you, I told Jase, “the monkey’s on it.” He knew exactly what I meant, for reals!! So I wanted you to know, that mortgage monkey thing made you approachable, even to a woman who almost ended up in the loony bin after financial ruin. Whether that brings you peace, or seems weird, you got us through the shittiest times, and didn’t even know it!

GARY BOYER and MORTGAGE MONKEY should be the starting point for anyone needing PROFESSIONAL Mortgage solutions. I had already run the gamut with the incompetence of 🙁 Wf mortgage )-: and been rejected by them. I came across MORTGAGE MONKEY website while researching another mortgage group that had been suggested by my sister-in-law, who works in real estate. The MORTGAGE MONKEY site claimed to work with UNUSUAL clientele, and that is exactly what our finances had become, unusual. We had no checking account. We had lost jobs due to the economic turn down and personal medical reasons, had started a business, and had liens against the home we were attempting to re-finance. It was a personal financial nightmare, which we were beginning to sort out. I sceptically called MORTGAGE MONKEY, Gary said he thought he could help and immediately went to work. Gary Boyer and his TEAM of Mortgage PROFESSIONALS are the BEST. My husband and I were able to refi in 6 weeks start to finish. Gary, Kendra, and J., provided due diligence throughout the process and were ALWAYS available to answer my questions right up to the final County title recording. We could not be happier with our new mortgage! We were able to get an interest rate which allowed us to payoff old debts and a monthly mortgage $50 LESS than we had!!! Gary Boyer and Mortgage Monkeys should be the starting point for anyone looking for mortgage solutions.

Gary was so helpful in buying my first home. He explained all the details and I could text or call with all of my first time home buyer questions. I highly recommend Gary and his company.

Gary, Thank you so much for making my refinance experience quick and effortless. As you may recall, you helped me purchase my home a couple of years ago. You took such good care of me, that I knew I had to come back to you again to assist me with my refinance. I’m glad I did because you delivered the same exceptional service. You were always informative and quick to respond to my emails. Your personal touch and genuine care for your customers definitely shows and put me at ease. As you know, I work in the industry myself in mortgage underwriting. I can have some high expectations and can be particular about the details, but I never had any doubts that I was in good hands with you. Thank you so much for a positive experience. Our industry can be challenging with all the rules and regulations, but you made the experience enjoyable. Thank you!

I labored over this review. I typed, deleted, and retyped paragraphs over and over… all in the hopes of really communicating the amount of awe I have for Gary and his team. I know it’s a serious review when that happens to me. This is no review for McDonald’s, folks. This is home-buying. When it was first suggested to me that I meet with Gary and see about my ability to qualify for a home loan, I pssssh’d so much I sounded like a tire losing air. Kyle R. finally got sick of my shit, forced me to take a day off from work, and contacted Gary for me. (There’s a reason why I love Kyle R. so much.) I didn’t qualify at first, but Gary told me how to get there. I followed his advice, and within a short amount of time I was granted that glorious pre-approval letter that I proudly presented to agents. I looked at a lot of homes and nagged Gary incessantly before I finally found my beloved home. After my offer was accepted, I still didn’t let up him. I had even more questions. And he answered them… with lots of humor. We closed right on the date that I requested with the assistance of his assistant (Hi Kendra!) and they stuck by me right up to the title recording by slow-ass Marion County. The most important thing to know about Gary is this: He’s going to be your best friend during this whole process. He’ll answer your annoying questions, listen to your woes, laugh at your jokes, and maybe even answer your drunken calls at 2 AM. You’ll trust him more than your agent (especially if you had a bucket-head like I did) and when he gives you advice on the quality of your home and making smart choices, you’ll listen and believe what he’s saying. Thank you Gary and Kendra!!!!!