Gary and his crew were so helpful and made sure that I was able to close on my house in a very short period. Gary and Kendra both answered my emails and texts so quickly. Thank you for all your guidance and quick work.

As first time home buyers, we can't thank Gary enough! Besides doing such a great job of walking us through the process and caring that we really understood, we came into a credit snafu right at the end.. Gary was amazing - calmed us down and at the same time figured everything out in time for us to close on our beautiful new house. We have already recommended Gary to numerous people....

It's simple. Gary Boyer (Mortgage Monkey) of Guild Mortgage Company got me fair, favorable financing and took care of all of the details along the way. He handled all of the arcane, infinite requirements, kept on top of all of them, kept me informed and made the project virtually seamless. In a process like that you hope for the best and expect much worse. I hoped for the best and Gary Boyer delivered.

Having just worked with Gary on a challenging short-sale purchase, I'm convinced that he's the best in the business. The closing process was chaotic and confusing to me, but I knew that I was in good hands with Gary and that he would get me across the finish line. Gary is super organized, passionate about helping people accomplish their goals, and patient with buyers like me who need to be guided through the process. I should also note that he's more than a mortgage officer--he's a strategist who will listen to your ideas and offer his honest feedback and advice. Thanks Gary!

Could not have asked for a more professional, friendly, competent guy. Working with Gary was a dream. He's not only organized, but relaxed…this is important since underwriters are anything but relaxed--by the time they ask for your fifth grade report card and want a letter as to why you dropped physics 101 in college, you want to pull your hair out. Somehow Gary made all those last minute requests from the underwriter easy, simple and "don't sweat it." He closed our loan in a few weeks and made the entire experience a good one. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for an advocate that knows their way around the mortgage arena. Just a wonderful human being to work with!

Calling my credit history challenging is being polite. For too polite. But Gary took the time to sit with me and help me get it in order. He gave me advice and pointers on how to get some of the old information cleaned out, as well as strategies to attack the current issues. Having done what he does for so long, he knew what the lenders were going to look for and what I should tackle first, and what was going to be a long term project. He also helped with solutions for not just purchasing a house but getting me back on track to having a good credit rating. For the help with the credit alone it was all worth it. But to have come out the other side with my first home, which I am over the moon about, is like icing on an already delicious cake. I could not recommend him higher, and wish I give give him and his co-workers more than 5 stars. They more than earned it.

I have been through 2 refinancing transactions with Gary and he is awesome! He is always quick to respond to my emails and answered all of my annoying questions. He explained our refi options and helped us choose the right one. He ended up saving us a bit of money on our monthly payment and got rid of our annoying mortgage insurance. I will recommend Gary to anyone that needs to buy or refinance a home.

Gary and his team are absolutely top notch! I was not an easy person to secure a loan for due to divorce and credit issues, but he never gave up. He also never made me feel like I was taking too much time or bothering him or causing him any anxiety, even though some of my issues probably did require lots of problem solving on his end. I would definitely recommend Gary and his team and have already been spreading the good word of Mortgage Monkey!

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.

Couldn't be happier with our experience. We've now done this twice with Gary as our guide - most recently after the birth of twin daughters when our family suddenly needed additional living space. Gary fundamentally wants - and works for - the very best for his clients and their financial position. He also sends a lotto ticket for my birthday every year, although he isn't as reliable in choosing winners on this front.

Outstanding! Gary has worked with me for years- and by that I mean it took years for me to get my act together financially, and with good credit! GARY HAS ALWAYS BEEEN THERE and I am eternally grateful for his insights and instruction. I am a proud home owner!

Want to send a HUGE thank you to Gary and his team and express our sincerest gratitude! Gary has been our mortgage broker for 2 home purchases. He met with us at our house as we have an infant and worked during the night and on weekends to close fast. He is a clear communicator and kept us updated throughout every step. He helped us qualify for our dream house and though I hope we never move would love to work with Gary in the future! Thanks again, we truly appreciate all your hard work!!!

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!

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!

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!

My husband and I had previously refinanced through Wells Fargo. It was a horrible experience for us so we were hesitant to use a bank's staff the second time around. Going through a mortgage broker was a completely different experience, one we highly recommend. Gary and his staff did everything, answered all our questions and did not make us feel like we were being scammed. I highly recommend them and am very glad we decided to use them vs a bank's mortgage team.

We recently bought our first home 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. 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.

I'm writing this review from the backyard of our new house. Buying a house would still be a fantasy were it not for Gary Boyer, and the real estate agent who recommended him to us, Dawn Barry-Griffin. The first time we met Gary, for Mortgage 101, I knew we'd chosen well. He explained the process for first-time home buyers thoroughly, acknowledged both of the most likely stumbling blocks (being gay and receiving income from tips), and sent us out of the office with the insane belief that someone somewhere might agree to lend us hundreds of thousands of dollars. I really appreciated the honesty Gary brought to this task. He made a point of making certain we were getting the kind of loan we wanted, for an amount we were comfortable with. He talked with us frankly about houses a buyer can afford with property taxes they can't. He also waited until he saw the interest rates drop again before locking us in, saving us tens of thousands of dollars over the life of our loan. Hello, fixed-rate, no pre-payment penalty home loan! I won't lie; there were some bumps on this road. What we got from Gary was forewarning of where the bumps were and the willingness to overcome those obstacles. He not only worked after his office closed on a federal holiday, he talked an underwriter into doing so as well. If that's not dedication, I don't know what is. Gary is a professional, but never made me feel weird that I was wearing flip flops into his nice office, and didn't bat an eye when we wrote chickens into the loan ('cause it's Portland and that's TOTALLY normal). I'd recommend him to anyone. In fact, I think I just did.

well Gary seems nice but in fact isn't man enough to tell u the truth when something goes wrong with your financing or with ur closing. I wouldn't deal with a man who isn't honest and upfront mo matter how many people he has made happy. I WOULD DEF WONDER IF HIS MOTIVES IN BUSINESS ARE DRIVEN BY MONEY AND GREED RATHER THAN PLEASING HIS CLIENTS. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR.....THINK TWICE BEFORE U DEAL WITH THIS COMPANY.