Dan "The Mortgage Man"
Hi! I'm Dan Summerfeldt, and finding the right lending fit for my family and friends (and their family and friends) is not only my job, it's the most rewarding career yet.
In 1992, I began helping people as a financial planner. A few years later, my business partner and I caught the entrepreneurial bug. I traded my business suit for coveralls and we bought a portable toilet company in Alaska, soon earning me the nickname, "Rent-a-Can Dan." My wife bravely put up with the "bathroom humor" we endured for several years before her company relocated her to Portland, Oregon in 1998. Shortly after that, I sold my share of the business and moved to Oregon where I was encouraged to return to financial planning, including a side business as a mortgage broker. After helping my first few clients with their mortgage, I was hooked, and decided to become "Dan, the Mortgage Man," focusing exclusively on helping people purchase or refinance their homes.
It's by combining the skills learned from the times I wore the fancy business suit, and the times I was running our business, knee deep in.... (you know), that gives me the creativity, determination and the financial background necessary to help my clients understand and secure the best fit for their lending needs. Sometimes this even means counseling our clients to wait until they are in a better situation to make a change, or supporting them when sticking with their current loan makes the most sense.
My wife Siobhan and I work out of our Portland, Oregon office with clients in Alaska, Oregon and Washington. We have the flexibility to offer a variety of lending solutions including Conventional, VA, USDA and FHA, in addition to some of the opportunities available under the new government homeowners assistance programs. We also have the confidence and determination to offer reassurance and expertise in more challenging loans, including opportunities for self-employed borrowers, manufactured homeowners, and for homeowners or their families considering a reverse mortgage.
As a family operated office, we seek lending solutions that are sustainable for our clients and our business to ensure lifelong trust based relationships.
I look forward to the opportunity to help you through the lending process, or help you confirm you are already headed in the direction that best meets your needs.
Cheers!
Dan
