10 First-Time Homebuyer Mistakes
April 22, 2021
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Hello!
My name is Andre Houle and I am a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres Maximal Mortgages in St. Albert, Alberta. I have been a mortgage broker for 17 years, with 20 years total in the financial services industry. Who knew that starting as a bank teller would lead me to this!
I currently reside in Morinville, Alberta, and have the only standalone broker office within the community…because my wife says I can’t work from home.
I have been married for 20 years, to my wife Lisa (she’s the best!), and we have two amazing daughters that are the highlight of my life. Now that I think of it, dealing with a nearly teenage daughter has become a challenging endeavour, did I mention they were amazing? My wife and I have had some interesting bumps in the road during our marriage that has changed the way I live my life and do business (think bumpy cactus field full of rocks kind of bumpy).
We’ve gone through many of the things most people go through in their lives, but we’ve also managed to deal with pediatric cancer, affecting our youngest child when she was 6 years old, and all that accompanies treatment. We’ve also lost a younger sibling to cancer recently, and have dealt with many of the fallout's associated with losing a young mom, sister and daughter. The past 4 years have certainly been challenging for us.
I take many things into consideration, now that I’ve experienced life and all of its intricacies. I have a unique understanding, especially regarding the financial aspects in life, especially when it comes to the unexpected. Your specific needs have always been the focal point of my concern regarding all aspects of your mortgage. To me, you’re not just a mortgage, you are a human being with specific and unique needs.
I have access to over 40 different lenders to help facilitate your unique mortgage needs, which helps me explore every option available to help you get ahead financially. The most important thing, is to allow your finances to take care of themselves while you’re busy living your life. Life is too short to worry about money.
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I walked into Andre’s office to look for some options for some complex financing. Andre took the time to listen to my complete history, and then formulated some options and scenarios for me. At that point he went out and found a few different lenders willing to work with us and I settled on the best option for me. Andre is very professional and always listens to your needs to come up with the best solutions for his customers. Thank you Andre. I really appreciate the advice. – Marek
Hi Andre,
More than happy to provide you a recommendation. In fact, Jesse and I were talking about how we wanted to recommend you to any friend that we have that is going to be looking for a mortgage. Please see below for the testimony:
Andre was exception! In fact, he was key to making our first home buying experience to be stress free and enjoyable. He was always on top of everything and extremely knowledgeable to explain and answer all questions that we had. Thank you Andre for all your help! We look forward to working with you in the future! Could not recommend you more.
Cheers,
Madison
Words of recognition about Mister Andre Houle.
My wife and I (Hector H. Arana) met Andre around 11 years ago. He was referred to us by a colleague and her husband. Mr. Houle also work for them in his field expertise as Mortgage Associate Broker and they were very pleased with his services.
At that time we were looking for a mortgage Associate Broker to obtain a mortgage so that we could by a house. As an aftermath, we went to meet him to his office and talked about our goal and other matters.
Afterwards, we met with Mr. Houle and since the beginning my wife and I realized that Mr. Houle was a gentleman who had a lot of knowledge about his profession and related areas to his field. Nonetheless, in addition to his knowledge and abilities for doing an excellent job we also could observed that he was an honest, open, fair, empathic and understanding citizen.
Before we met him, in the past, we met a couple of mortgage broker; notwithstanding, they knew their jobs, they did not know some other tips and plans to other related areas in comparison to Mr. Houle.
We did not have to keep looking for more people to work about and we decided in that very moment that he was going to be our best choice.
So far, we have been keeping working with him about related mortgage activities and he is still the same gentleman that we met 11 years ago, as a plus, he not only has increased his area of expertise but also his moral and ethic foundations are stronger than ever. Those are the reasons because we have referred him to other relatives and friends and the ones who have worked with him are also quite please with his services.
Therefore, I adamantly state that if anyone is looking for a person who have these two essential virtuosity aspects (Knowledge and Ethics) is Mister Andre Houle the gentleman that you have to contact with.
Best Regards,
G.M. Hector H. Arana
6th Dan B.B. of the World Taekwondo Federation, TC, ATA & KKHQ
(Ma. & PhD. Psyc)
As a first time condo buyer I was unfamiliar with all the steps involved to get a mortgage. Andre was always available to explain things to me as well as being kind and empathetic that he was there to walk along side me to the finish line of the process. I wholeheartedly recommend Andre! You are in good hands.
Sincerely,
Lisa R
Lisa R
I wanted to thank you again for everything you did for our mortgage process. Everything went so Smooth as you were very efficient in the whole process. Thanks a lot! I’ll definitely recommend you to anyone who is looking for a mortgage broker.
Andrea
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