About Darrin

Many Windsor mortgage brokers are in a hurry to take your business, but very few of them want to take the time to know who you are or what you really need. I’m a firm believer that the mortgage process is a two-way street, so before I ask you to join with me in finding an effective solution to your financing and refinancing needs, I want you to know more about me – and me about you.

I’m A Husband & Father of 2

First and foremost, I’m a husband and a dad. My beautiful wife Christa, the light of my life, has given me two of the most wonderful children any parent could hope for. Adrian (my son) and Avaya (my daughter) along with their new sister, whose birth I am eagerly anticipating, are the primary reasons I rush home at the end of every work day.

A Product Of Essex County

A product of the mostly blue-collar community of Kingsville, Essex ON, I graduated from Kingsville High School and then went on to receive a Finance Degree from the University of Windsor. When I’m not completing honey-do projects for my wife or chasing my kids around the yard, I enjoy playing golf (still chasing that elusive hole-in-one) and watching the Red Wings win.

How I Got Started In Mortgages

Two watershed events in my life guided me into the mortgage field.

First, a good friend of mine who is a financial planner convinced me that my desire to help people to reach their goals and to succeed financially would make financial services a good career track. Our close friendship got me started down the financial services pathway, but the ordeal another friend went through when obtaining a home loan changed my life.

My friend had good credit, a good job, and should have been an ideal candidate for great loan terms. Instead of a good loan experience, what he had was one frustration after another. From broken promises to false hopes – and surprise fees that he didn’t find out about until the day before his loan was supposed to close – every exchange he had with his mortgage broker was a textbook example of how not to treat your clients.

I told myself, “I can do better than that!†At that moment, it occurred to me that I really could do better. My financial planner friend gave me a gentle shove and I decided to try my hand at mortgages – and I loved it. Not only is it an extremely rewarding career choice, I’m able to work closely with people who need my help in reaching their financial goals. I’m able to put a smile on people’s faces, which gives me a short-term lift. But the solutions I provide to my clients makes a lasting impact on their lives.

 

In a nutshell, that’s what it’s all about – changing financial futures one successful loan at a time.