Avenir Mortgage Planners Buskirk Ave, Pleasant Hill

Greg helped me for my first home purchase. Being foreign, everything was even more complicated for me. I worked with several mortgage brokers and I can affirm that Greg had been the most involved of all. He explained every steps and costs in detail where other tend to avoid mentioning some hidden fees and provided documents with many detailed loan options. He will accompany you, make you understand every aspect of the process and make you feel in control. Plus his rates are extremely competitive. Last thing I could mention is that he can help you in English or in French, the latter being precious for my fellow countrymen. I would definitely recommend him!

We have worked with Greg and his team for our initial loan and for a few subsequent re-fi's. They're the best! They make is so easy to understand difficult concepts with informative, simple-to-understand briefings. Something that would typically cause households stress, is made a breeze by Avenir!

The team at Avenir is absolutely fantastic! My partner and I found a house we wanted really quickly (we went to one open house and decided to put an offer on it... i know, i know). Of course, we weren't pre-approved and, frankly, we only had a rough idea of what we could afford. Since the housing market in Oakland is bananas, we expected the process of finding and buying a house to 1) take years and 2) be extremely intimidating. Low and behold, with the patient guidance and help from Greg and Brent at Avenir, we got keys to our very first home in Oakland just one month after we visited that open house. I cannot say enough kind things about this team. They were incredibly quick to respond to email questions. They were kind and patient in answering our questions.Their communications were clear and direct, but always friendly. Greg and Brent turned a potentially scary and frustrating process into a truly joyful and exciting experience. I am extremely thankful to this team and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone.

My wife and I have worked with Greg and Emma Lartilleux at Avenir Mortgage Planners twice now, from buying our first condo to our new town home. Each time they have gone above and beyond with their patience and accessibility to us. Greg and Emma were extremely helpful when explaining all the intricate details that go into buying a home. They provided print outs that easily explained the numbers to us, what all the costs were and took the time to walk through each step as the process moved along. They helped us find the best rate for us and explained all the options available to our situation. We couldn't have asked for a better team to help us with this important next step in our lives. I would not hesitate to recommend them and actually have already done so to my family members going through the same process. You can't go wrong by choosing to work with Greg and Emma. To put it plainly, they are patient, kind and honest people who genuinely care about you. They are awesome!

Greg is a great person to work with. He has your best interest at heart. I had called earlier in the year about a refi and he told us the rates were not good, it would not be worth it for us. Later this year he called us to let us know of a great opportunity as the rates had dropped. With no out of pocket expense he reduced our mortgage by $175 per month with a lower fixed interest rate. He and his team make the refi process easy!

After countless envelopes full of refinance offers in the mail, I finally decided to give it some more thought. Greg is very responsive and answers questions in a context that clears the muddy finance lingo. For me, Greg made the process of refinancing my FHA extremely easy and I ended up reducing my mortgage payment by about 25%. I would highly recommend Greg and I will be using Avenir in the future for the purchase of my next property.

Greg and Emma Lartilleux made the processes of financing a home easy and uncomplicated. I'd owned three previous properties, however the latest transaction was by far the easiest. Greg is professional , super efficient and extremely clear in every step of the process. Greg's patient explanations together with his knowledge of the field was valuable in the stressful experience of buying a home. I have recommended Greg and Emma to a friend and will do so in the future. Thank you Greg and Emma.

We have worked with Greg and his team on 2 different projects, and have each time received five star service. Greg has this amazing skill that he adapts himself to your needs and your understanding of the mortgage process, and makes everything sound simple, easy and straightforward. He has deep expertise and is incredibly good at delivering on very tight deadlines

Greg and Brent were great! They are really professional and helped us close in only 23 days! I would recommend Avenir Mortgage Planners to anyone looking to buy a house. I thought the entire process would be more painful that it actually was. Brent was really patient with us and would always answer our emails in less than an hour. Thanks!

We did our original home buying financing with Greg and when the rates dropped this winter, it was an obvious choice to do our refi with him. He goes through all of the possible scenarios with you to help you understand the options and make a decision that’s right for you and your specific situation. He doesn’t pressure you to do anything and genuinely cares that you’re doing what’s best for you. Bonus: If you’re not financially savvy, he’s able to break complexities down into easily understandable explanations.