. "2011-04-13T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "5"^^ . . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . . "I am currently in the process of buying my first home, and hadn't done a ton of shopping around up front for mortgages. We ended up feeling a little bit like we were being led on by the bank we were working with. \\\n\nMy fianc\u00E9's dad just became a real estate agent near Madison, and said he could speak with the next-door mortgage brokers about our options. Steve at Educated Mortgage gave me a call, and agreed to answer any questions I might have as well as advise me on whether we were getting the best deal we could.\n\nSteve was extremely helpful. He answered all the questions that I still had, which it seemed hard to get a straight answer on from the bank. He helped me look into any other mortgage programs I might qualify for, and determined that I was already getting the best deal I could. He also recommended that I should stick with what I had and not risk wasting more time or being turned down by a different bank.\n\nSteve did all of this for free, with no expectation that we would become his clients. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for advice or shopping for the best mortgage in the Sun Prairie/Madison area."^^ .