Gary puts the AWE in AWESOME. We bought our first house exactly a year ago, and I was truly awed by the wonderful experience we had — and we weren’t exactly cookie-cutter clients (we’re an unmarried lesbian couple and one of us –okay, me– has had some credit issues in the past that tend to haunt like scary ghosties). But we had to buy a house quickly and we were referred to Gary by multiple enthusiastic friends, so off we went, pretty much wetting our pants that we’d be turned away — or worse — pushed into a price range we couldn’t actually afford. Gary was amazing. He soothed our nerves and handled everything flawlessly. We had only hoped for a great professional, and we got that — but we also got this guy who really understood our situation and cared about whether we ended up with the right mortgage — it wasn’t just transactional. And, he was totally ON IT business-wise (at all hours, no matter how late at night, even when he was on vacation!). He helped me boost my credit rating in the immediate term by having me pay off a credit card and then re-pulling the report so my score jumped higher, enabling us to get better deal. When we made an offer late in the evening, he and his team were right there with us, reachable by phone and email, busily calculating numbers and sending us paperwork late at night so we could keep pace and not lose the house to competing offers. Gary counseled us through some of those icky bits so skillfully that I can honestly say we had a *relaxed* (though exciting!) home buying experience. Between Gary and Dawn Barry-Griffin (our realtor), we had the most amazing and relentless team working to help us get the house of our dreams and it all happened flawlessly. We wound up buying a beautiful home in the Montavilla neighborhood and are busy living happily ever after. At tax time this year, we heard from Gary again — we got a packet in the mail from him containing fresh copies of all the paperwork we’d need for our taxes, since the first taxes you do as a homeowner are always a little confusing and you aren’t sure what you need. And we get the best holiday letters and newsletters from Gary to this day — and we actually enjoy reading them. 🙂 GO TO GARY BOYER. YOU’LL BE SO HAPPY YOU DID.

But the icing on the cake was his team’s support in the final days of the purchase: the listing agent had been a nightmare to work with and repeatedly put off completing projects by agreed to deadlines, which threatened to push our appraisal and signing date back. We were in a pinch, since we had to move out of our rental just a few days after our scheduled signing. But his team jumped into high gear to get paperwork processed and moving – they even sent a notary to our house in order to get things signed in time. We were up against a weekend and otherwise would have missed the ability to move before we were out of the rental – thankfully avoiding living out of a storage unit for a week! We so appreciated having Gary and his awesome team on our side and I’d recommend him to anyone looking for someone to go above and beyond.

Gary Boyer is a practical magician when it comes to getting a solid mortgage loan quickly and easily. We went to three other mortgage brokers in Portland 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 he intended to keep. We both have excellent credit but that didn’t matter to the three mortgage loan officers 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 four other friends to Gary since then, and he’s helped all of them get home loans, too. My friends 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. Gary is the best mortgage loan officer I know of in Portland.

I’m here to tell you folks that Gary’s great work goes beyond helping those in Portland. I recently refinanced one home in Eugene and then purchased a new home in Corvallis, and Gary was with me every step of the way. Gary is professional yet personable. He knows so much, but he’s also a great listener and lets folks work their way through the process of home buying. I loved his sense of humor and genuine care. Gary earned my gratitude and respect. I’d highly recommend him to anyone anywhere who wants to get this process done well.

If you’re reading this far and have seen this many amazing reviews of this man, then I don’t know what else you could possibly be looking for. I first met Gary in January of this year, and my credit was seriously hurting. Like, I was embarrassed to tell anybody on earth how bad it actually was. But, as a newlywed, I wanted to get my head out of the sand and face up to my issues so me and my husband could get our lives started. It was the incredibly positive reviews on Yelp that convinced me to contact Gary, and it was a decision I’ve never regretted. Over the next six months he was constantly available to help me get my issues in check, and in July we were able to close on our home. We owe it all to Gary and his team, and we look forward to sending our friends and family to him in the future. One of the good ones, for sure! We recently bought our first home in Portland and Gary and his team were wonderful to work with! Throughout the process Gary was always very accessible – replying to what were probably very basic questions (but had us first-timers getting all worked up) between BBQs over the weekend, he was clear and concise in his email follow ups, and diligent about the timeline in order to keep things moving.