An Opportune, Inc. (IL licensed mortgage broker - NMLS# 276689) Techny Rd, Northbrook

Having worked with Barbara Patterson on the original loan to our home, going back to her was a no brainer. She is very communicative and most importantly very knowledgeable. She knew exactly what information we found most important and produced it within hours of asking. In contrast, our current mortgage servicer took over a week to return our call. This time around, we once again did our due diligence and shopped around. But like last time we found ourselves going back to Barb and we don't see that changing in the future. Til next time!

Eugene & Marta are absolutely AMAZING! Let us know from the beginning they would help us make it happen. Very patient with us throughout the entire process and ultimately helped us obtain our DREAM HOME!! Highly recommend their TEAM! Great job & may you continue to make a difference in peoples' lives!

We applied to the Opportune (owner - Eugene Salganik) for the mortgage on the new house. Soon we found ourselves in a very difficult situation, when the sale of the old house stalled and the offer was already made on the new house with the earnest money paid. That put a tremendous financial pressure and uncertainty on our family.this way or the other we were facing significant losses. Professionalism, attention to detailes, persistence,hard work, and kind will of the opportune personnel successfully got us through that. We highly recommend this company and wish them a very Happy and Healthy New Year! Opportune made our dream come true!

I worked with Marta Lukawski to refinance my mortgage. Although it took a while due to some unforeseen events, she was always looking out for my best interests: to get the lowest possible interest rate for me and was able to lower my original rate by more than 1.5%, saving me thousands of dollars in the long run.

I cannot recommend Marta enough. I went from finding a home and loan application to clear and close in 2 weeks. I don't know any lenders that could have gotten this done so fast. Love an Opportune Customer service was great. I will recommend this to anyone looking for a loan.

I originally started with the same financier when I purchased my home 10 years ago, except now I was going through a divorce. He got all my paperwork. It was all very time consuming. After several weeks, the young man then explained to me how it would be difficult to get a loan because I was yet to be divorced. I felt I was being looked down upon the entire time, so on the advice from a friend who had recently divorced, I called Barb Patterson. She was able to get me a pre-approval in an hour. I continued to work with her as I continued through my divorce. She was extremely responsive, even responding on weekends when I found a place I wanted to put an offer on. Texting me to find out how everything was going. Before I could purchase my next home, the Covid-19 pandemic hit and rates skyrocketed. After some initial panic and shopping around, I stuck with Barb because of the relationship she built with me. I felt "heard" since she specializes in divorce financing. She always made sure to remind me of tasks I needed to complete for the loan. I felt like I was her only client. I never felt like I was just a number to her. She got a great rate for me and I closed! Thank you Barb!

Buying a home is never easy , but thanks to Marta we were able to secure our first home with no problem. She was able to explain the whole process, from how the appraisals, to inspections and my rights as a buyer along with everything else that we might come across during this short yet important time in my life. She was friendly, professional and always there when I had a question. Would definitely recommend and use again if we ever move. Thank you, thank you, thank you.....

Barb was an absolute pleasure to work with on my recent home purchase. She is a top-notch professional who was able to clearly lay out my options, helped me prep and submit all the needed documents, and then did a fantastic job locking me in at a great rate in this volatile time. She was very available and responsive during the entire process and proactively looked into options and details to help me out. Barb has my highest recommendation.

Barb Patterson is nothing less than spectacular. My financial world is non-conventional and a bit of a mess. This is a problem when trying to get a mortgage. To be honest, I was terrified that I would not be able to get a mortgage. Barb took my circumstances, turned over a lot of rocks and quickly came up with solutions to every problem I had. In the end, I got the best mortgage rate and term available. I now have a house to turn into a home. But this was not all about business for me. She really looked out for me and helped me get through this. She was a great comfort to the anxiety and stress that comes with the process. I really felt that she was on my side. Thanks Barb

My wife and i have been turned down by local banks for our refinancing our home due to the fact we both are self employed. We found Marta and she did an unbelievable job fighting for our REFI and she got us a really low interest rate. I Highly recommend marta L.