I have a passion for the Mortgage business. Since 2002 I have seen so many mortgage scenarios and every scenario has its uniqueness. With the ability to access various lenders, products, guidelines, pricing, that others don’t know or don’t have access to. I can help you get the best Mortgage that fits your needs.
First off, the fact that Shawn stuck with me for the last 2 years while I worked on the financing side of things was awesome. I doubt many would do that. Second, Shawn was very accessible and I think that gave me piece of mind that if there would’ve been any problems they would’ve been fixed immediately. The write ups Shawn did to show cost break down of the houses I was interested in helped a lot as well. Shawn definitely know his stuff!
Steve S. in Bemidji, MN
Shawn could not have made the process of getting our first home any easier. He is very patient and will answer any and every question you have. He is also ready to take the lead and let you know what is needed from you and when if you prefer to trust him with the details. Due to Shawn’s hard work our loan was ready to close multiple weeks before closing. We highly recommend Shawn and have even referred him to our own family.
I think Shawn did a speedy job and the realtor was pretty impressed with how quick things wrapped up and we were just chilling at the end there just waiting for the closing to happen.
Shawn it has been so easy working with you. I am very shocked with how fast this process went too.
Thank you for your patience and fast responses to all my questions and emails. You were also very thorough and had my best interests through this process.
I understand completely now why you were recommended by my friend to handle my refinance.
Thanks again Shawn.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Shawn Hunter on both a purchase and a refinance. As a self-employed individual I expected the process to be difficult at best, but Shawn’s knowledge and experience cut out the ‘hassle factor’ on both loans. He delivers on truly personal and customized service and was also able to obtain better pricing and interest rates than I could find elsewhere! Overall my experience with Shawn has been far superior to what I had come to expect of the mortgage industry. There is no question as to whom I’ll go to for future mortgage needs and I will also refer friends and family without hesitation.
Thanks for everything last week and for the previous couple months Shawn. You made the experience smooth and you were always accessible and answered our questions so quickly! Appreciate all your help and Guidance!
Thanks for the fast turnaround, (Shawn)! Great customer service. 🙂
You are awesome!
I thank you and appreciate you so much for all your hard work to get this closing on time. You took the time to meet my family and understand my needs and make it work for me as far as with my monthly payments and rates.
You went above and beyond to complete this closing successfully.
Shawn –
You Rock, Mister!
I so appreciate all the “butt” you have kicked – to make this happen!
You’ve got an awesome mix of professionality & relatabilitly , including humor – which definitely makes this process much more enjoyable.
Miriam C. in Stacy, MN
Shawn has helped us refinance our home in 2008. We were able to drop the interest rate by a full 1.125% which will save us thousands in interest. We were also able to eliminate private mortgage insurance as well. The process was very smooth as well.
Shawn:
Thank you for your time and effort in assisting us with the financing to purchase our first home. You were very knowledgeable and straight forward regarding any questions we had. I appreciated that fact that you made sure we were getting the best deal for us. A lot of companies seem to just want to get a sale but you made sure we were getting something that would be in our best interest.
You were right there step by step through each process making sure things ran as smoothly as possible which relieved us of a lot of stress and worry. You seem to truly care about helping your customers and I would highly recommend your services to friends and family.
Shawn is truly a mortgage professional. Our insurance office has used Shawn on multiple occasions for new mortgages and refinance for our clients.
He is always friendly and good advisor, his work is accurate, efficient and on time.
He is the most trusted mortgage professional I have worked with in my 25 years in the insurance industry.
Who is Your Mortgage Hunter?
Shawn Hunter is a Vice President and licensed Mortgage Loan Officer at Equity Source Mortgage and began his career in May of 2002. At the age of 22 Shawn Hunter came to the Mortgage business from the Recoveries Industry. He picked up on the business rather quickly bringing a young, fast-paced, high-tech touch to the business. His most notable strengths are client communication, pricing strategy and product knowledge. He is an expert in credit as it relates to the loan underwriting process and getting first time home buyers into homes.
Hunter has posted high production numbers at Equity Source Mortgage over his tenure, with the bulk of his business being returning clients and referral business. His past clients appreciate his vast knowledge and share that with others.
Shawn has been a Minnesotan his entire life growing up in the Circle Pines area of the Twin Cities. He has a daughter and resides in Coon Rapids.
The first step to buying a house is to contact Your Mortgage Hunter to get pre-approved. Usually making that first initial contact is tougher for the buyer than the actual Pre Approval process itself. I will ask you a series of questions over the phone and you will follow up with documentation about what we discussed. Then you get in contact with your Real Estate Agent and they will help you find a house for your needs and wants.
A lot of times First Time Homebuyers want to know the rate before taking an application. The rate depends on a variety of factors, here are a few of those factors that sometimes can help or hurt the rate:
Program, Credit Score, Down Payment, Lender, Loan Amount, Term, and Market to name a few.
Once Your Mortgage Hunter takes the loan application these items will be discussed and I can give you an estimate based off your situation.
There are a number of ways on a Conventional loan to avoid payment mortgage insurance.
Mortgage insurance is requires on a Conventional loan when you have a higher loan to value than 80% with the first mortgage holder.
Here are ways
Put down 20%
Do an 80/10/10 or 80/15/5 – The first number is 80% from the first Mortgage Lender the 2nd number in is the 2nd Mortgage Lender so you will have 2 loans. The third number is the down payment from the borrower.
You can do a Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance also known as LPMI then you just have 1 loan. The Mortgage Insurance is actually bought out up front at the beginning of the loan.
The mortgage insurance prices are very cheap and can automatically drop off at 78% loan to value which most people select since there are no price hits.
Veterans – ask me about the VA loans that require no Monthly Mortgage Insurance or no down payment.
I can find out what you are qualified for, however, I will also ask what you are comfortable with for a monthly payment. Everyone has different spending techniques and the person buying the house is the person who knows their budget the most. Then I can give you both what you qualify for and what would be comfortable with based off your budget you told me.
Be a person or be a number?
Have someone working in your behalf or the banks behalf?
Having more options or less options?
Have lower rates and fees or higher rates and fees?
Work with experienced Mortgage Loan Officer or entry level?
Get your loan done on time or experience delays?
Have a better chance of approval or better chance of denial?
Someone responsive or someone who isn’t?
Have your Loan Officer at your closing or let you go through your closing alone?
Someone who under promises and over delivers or over promises and under delivers?