Let me take a few moments of my time to provide a long overdue, well deserved, and the proudest reviews I can ever provide. My husband and I found ourselves at a crossroads that most American families face today; renew an expensive lease or to dare to try and buy our first home. All it took was one phone call. We called Tiffany Santamaria and explained to her what our goals where, our realistic budget, and the truth about our not so perfect credit. She could have sold us a pipe dream, but she laid it all on the table. She recommended I speak to a mortgage broker just to see where we stood as far as qualification purposes were concerned. That was April 1st 2017. We spoke with Ryan Brandenburger with Cross Country mortgage. A true match made in heaven. Within 20 minutes of divulging our true financial status, we were advised that we were pre approved for a loan. Within 24 hours of receiving our pre-approval letter; we had an email that contained realistic listings, with every "wish list item" we wanted. After selecting a few, Omar Santamaria had scheduled all the showings, we viewed, we liked, we disliked, we ran the opposite direction (there are some scary houses on the market) but when I tell you Tiffany, Omar, and Ryan literally held our hands through the process, they truly did. We finally fell in love with a Home, which happened to be the very first one that Tiffany and Omar had picked. Then the clock started ticking. Omar put together an amazing list of things we could get replaced, he put together a list of tons of resources for funding, grants, tax programs, among other things; Tiffany spent countless hours going over contracts, negotiations, offers, counter offers, demand, etc. I mean we were the ones buying the house and she was spending waking hours making sure we got out on top with everything we wanted and more, and Ryan worked every single resource at his disposal to make sure the loan would not only go through but made sure we could actually afford it and be successful at maintaining our payments. We put in our offer officially April 20, 2017, it was accepted April 21, 2017. We closed on the Home May 19, 2017. 30 DAYS!!! THATS RIGHT 30 days from offer being made to my husband and I sitting down in front of the title agent signing away a 30 year commitment to our little piece of Florida. Ladies and gentlemen when I tell you that purchasing a home was not only the most exhilarating experience my husband and I have come to know as adults, but the team The Santamaria Group - Pro Real Estate Team made it seem so seamless and effortless. So please believe me when I tell you that not only are you in the hands of South Florida's most capable real estate team, you are welcoming not just the possibility, but the reality of becoming a homeowner. This phenomenal team made a dream come true for my husband and I that we did not see happening for a minimum of another 10 years. Thank you Tiff and Omar. You were a God send and we could not have done this without you! read more