Murad and his team were very helpful getting my loan for my house. His team was extremely easy to…read morework with and straightforward. The portal was very helpful to upload and close in RECORD time. Overall a great experience and my go to place for any future lending.

My situation was complex where I had to refinance a property and had contacted multiple companies…read moreprior. Nobody was able to give me the solution that I needed. Murad understood my case and very quickly connected me with his team and within a few weeks the job was done seamlessly. I could not be happier. There are a lot of mortgage lenders out there but you don't know what you will get but here you will be safe in their hands.

Nick Genovese was extremely helpful, professional, and responsive with helping us secure our loan…read more He made sure we had everything we needed to be successful, and he worked to get us a competitive interest rate. Great service from pre-approval to closing and beyond!

Nick helped get me into my first home! He was so knowledgeable about first time home buyer programs…read moreand super patient with all of my questions and concerns. I never felt pressured to make any decisions. He seemed to genuinely care about me not going above my means throughout the house search. I would highly recommend Nick for anyone looking for a friendly, passionate, experienced mortgage loan officer. He took the time to get to know me and what I was looking for. He is also SUPER communicative. I could send him a listing I was interested in and he would email me back with the numbers for a potential mortgage/my monthly payment. When it came time to put in an offer he was available around the clock via phone and email. I really appreciate his dedication! Thank you so much Nick. My puppy and I love our new home.

We were downsizing and moving from Montgomery County to Calvert County and we went with John…read moreWilliams. I have to say this was the most stress-free, easy process that we've ever gone through. He made everything very simple, he explained everything to us and was very patient with us. The process took a few months and he was with us the whole time and I would heartily recommend him to anyone looking to sell and buy a home.

John was great for us as first time homebuyers, his knowledge of both the realtor side of the…read moreprocess as well as the maintenance side of things gave us a unique approach at what to look for in the perfect home. Communication was quick and consistent. I would definitely recommend John as a realtor!

I recently met with Jocelyn Lasher, Senior Loan Officer as she came highly recommend by the state…read moreof Virginia Housing Development Authority. I called her and she was immediately willing to help, met with me and deeply listened to my desires and needs. She educated me on different options available. In inquiring if I was working with a real estate agent, we found out that my agent, Christy Stuart of CCA Real Estate was a good friend of hers. Small world and clearly providence that we met. She worked very fast and efficiently to get me the information I needed and my application processed. Finding an informed and helpful lender is key to successful home buying. She works closely with you to help you get the right loan. I'm very pleased.

I have gotten three mortgages through Don Crabtree. He and his staff are very professional. In…read moreeach case, Don listened to my needs and suggested a type of mortgage that worked best in my situation. They only asked for the basic information and had me approved very quickly. After all my experiences, there is no one else I'd trust.

When we were ready to sell our house, we offered the listing to Mark, and had a disappointing…read moreexperience. We had worked with his firm to buy the house and, in retrospect, I think we gave the benefit of the doubt a little too much the first time around. Both times, he was not straightforward with us about pretty fundamental stuff that we'd tried to establish from the beginning. He was also not especially positive to work with, and none of the contractors he recommended were positive either. On the selling end, what we were looking for was a realtor to work with us as teammates in selling our house, allowing us a little bit of input into how the house would be made over for the sale. We were selling a vintage colonial house in MD, so it made sense for it to be presented just a hair differently than a modern high-rise condo in downtown DC, for example. Of the realtors we interviewed, Mark had the most disagreements with us about how to make over the house, but we thought he would be the most straightforward person to work with. So before offering him the listing, we asked how differences of opinion would be settled, and he said he'd ultimately defer to us. After six weeks of waiting on his primary stager, Mark finally brought over another one, Bona Gjoni (who has iffy reviews on Yelp). We wanted to be open-minded, and we agreed to at least 80% of what she said. However, she was very hard to work with; she was cold, rarely spoke to us (she mainly just addressed Mark), and she frankly seemed put off that we were there at all. (Mark later explained that they usually just stage vacant homes.) We suggested that if she told us how strongly she felt about her suggestions on a scale of 1-10, we could use that to inform our decision -- but she rejected this idea out of hand and said she's "a 10 on everything." She wanted us to paint our kitchen a specific shade of light brown (!) because "all [her] clients do that". (Shouldn't design be tailored to the property, not the same for all?) Oddly enough, what was a dealbreaker for Mark was when we disagreed with Bona's directive to paint our whole fireplace a glossy jet black. This seemed way out of character for our parkside country-mouse colonial, and we emailed Mark to ask if we could take a breath before deciding whether to proceed with Bona -- while emphasizing how important it was to us to make sure *he* was comfortable with all the choices made. He said we should leave all these decisions to the professionals, and wrote a long message about how experienced he was. When we said we get it, we just want to be *a* part of the team to some extent, he abruptly emailed us to bow out of the listing because of the fact that we "have your own ideas of how you want to present and market your home." This was a real curveball a month and a half into working with him. We didn't have any particularly zany ideas for our house -- it seemed like the problem was that we wanted any input whatsoever. Then I realized that all 3 of the references I'd called from his recent sales were seniors who had already moved into assisted living and had him handle 100% of the preparation process -- maybe that is his jam. So it seems like Mark prefers to only work with sellers who do not want any input at all; that's fine if that's his choice -- the frustrating thing was that he was not straightforward with us from the beginning, even though we tried to be very straightforward with him. We had shared all our opinions/preferences on the house during the interview stage, so none of it was a surprise. We had even directly asked about how he'd handle differences of opinion. If he had been honest from the beginning about his "my way or the highway" approach, it would have saved us all a lot of wasted time. In the end, the realtor we ended up selling our house with was outstanding: very kind, smart, and straightforward; his stager and most other contractors were excellent (super nice, very responsive, and did quality work); and we were thrilled with the results. So all's well that ends well, but much like in our buying experience, Mark did a bait-and-switch. We told him exactly what we were looking for, he accepted enthusiastically, and then he changed things up on us later in a non-straightforward way. Our hope is that an honest review can be helpful to others trying to choose a realtor that will suit their needs.

Mark Meyerdirk is a rock star, plain and simple. Super organized, on the ball, and extremely…read moreknowledgeable about the DC market. We saw a listing in pre-sale and loved it. Mark went to bat for us and within an hour he'd sent us spreadsheets of comparable homes, pricing trends, and his impressions on what we should offer. He also advised us to write a personal letter to the seller. He surmised correctly from the condition of the house that the owners would likely prefer an early offer so they don't have a parade of people coming in and out of their lovely home. He was so right! The offer price he suggested was higher than the asking but not astronomically high. After reviewing all the data he shared, we followed his advice for the offer price and also spent some time writing a personal letter to the seller. It worked! Even though the sellers had another pre-offer, they accepted ours. Mark was not done. Since we were first time home buyers, Mark walked us through all the steps to closing. He communicated by email and text and answered questions at all times of the day and night, be it 7AM or 11PM. His working style fits right in with the typical DC type-A crowd, who (like me) want things done yesterday. Finally, we closed and then went out for drinks with Mark. He even bought us a surprise house warming gift that was incredibly thoughtful and personal. Mark is such a personable and likable guy. He'll adapt to your working style and roll with the punches. His communication style is straightforward and (thankfully) completely lacking the typical real-estate patronizing tone. I cannot recommend him enough for the DC market! Apart from being our agent, he is now our friend and we look forward to that friendship. Kudos to Mark. Even my angry cat is happy!

Seth is very knowledgeable and professional. I contacted him on a Friday for quotes for a mortgage…read moreand he got back to me right away with the quotes along with other helpful information. The rates he got are very competitive and he has been very easy to work with--highly recommended!

It's been a nightmare COVID 19 era. The blame falls squarely with Equity Resources for rail roading…read moremy mortgage account to force a foreclosure. I am a disabled vet, housebound, immunocompromised and after being late one payment, immediately received an accelerated payment demand from Equity. I received the letter before I missed my second payment. I was given six weeks to pay the two payments and no ability to respond. I receive emails that say my payments have processed when they haven't. I tried to sell because the letters frightened me. I am swirling in a morass of threatening letters and phone calls as well as credit report hits. Shame on you Equity.

I got off to a bad start with another mortgage person and because of that, I found Equity…read moreRescources and John Garafalo. He got us a significantly lower rate on our condo in Maryland. We live in California and were not even going to see the condo until a couple weeks after closing escrow. John and his associate Alison Rota took care of making everything happen on time. They are really professional and knowledgeable about their business. Use them with confidence.

My wife and I had a wonderful experience with Mark, Carey, and the McLean Mortgage Team. They were…read morevery thorough, advocated on our behalf, and respectful. I would highly recommend and encourage anyone seeking a mortgage servicer to contact McLean Mortgage. Trust, honest, and integrity go a long way when purchasing a home. It is more than just who can offer the best rate or lowest closing costs (which McLean can definitely help with).