Testimonials

“We sincerely appreciate your services in relocating us to the Salem area from North Bend.  Your assistance with buying the right house in the right market was critical to our family with a limited income.  The relocation and financial services program discounts provided by OEHB are very helpful, especially to a family like ours with busy schedules, limited income and parental responsibilities.  I want to thank you for working with us when Tami started working for the Salem-Keizer School District, but before I was able to join her. Your guidance through the relocation and purchasing process was extremely helpful and we are very pleased with the home that you helped us negotiate.  Thanks again for all of your hard work and the benefits you offer through the Oregon Educator’s Housing Benefits program.”             Aaron & Tami Geisler, teacher, Salem-Keizer School District

 “We bought our first home through OEHB last week.  We were paying $720 per month in rent and saving nothing – year after year.  We now own a beautiful home with a payment of $779.86 per month and we got into it with a total of $381.55 out of our pocket.  But the best part is that in the next 5-years we will save over $8,700 in taxes, and our home should increase in value by over $27,000!  To say the least – we’re ecstatic!”    
Gina & Aaron McCluhan, Boy’s & Girl’s Club of Salem
 

“As first time homebuyers, we were excited at the possibility of owning our own home.  We had been renting for over 5 years and felt we were ready. We called OEHB and they set us up with a loan agent to get our financing squared away.  After being pre-approved and knowing what our buying options were, we began shopping for a house. 

Armed with a list of homes for sale, which Bill had quickly printed off for us, we spent some time driving around looking.   After looking we spotted a house we thought we would like to see the inside of.  It was not on our list, but had a ‘for sale by owner’ sign in the yard.  We arranged a walk-through for the next day and Bill was there to meet with the owner and us.  We didn’t realize then, but now know that Bill asked all the important questions that day and helped us avoid a huge pitfall. 

We liked the inside of the house and wanted to make an offer.  But, Bill insisted that we let him check on the professionalism of the builder and on the owner.  After some looking, Bill was able to find out that the builder was not licensed at the time that the home was built and that the property’s ownership was in dispute.  Without knowing this, we could have made an offer and given our earnest money to someone who didn’t have the legal rights to sell the home.  This had the potential to be a very sticky situation. 

We immediately began looking at other properties.  Bill called us just a few days later, and said he had a property for sale that we might like.  We did some ‘walk-throughs’ and found a house that we loved.  It was in the same neighborhood as the first home we liked and 200 sq. feet larger.  We were very excited.  Bill helped us write a great offer and it got accepted immediately!  Thanks to Bill’s help we got a great house and avoided a huge catastrophe.  We would highly recommend OEHB to anyone.  We couldn’t have done it without them!”     Aaron & Michelle Shown, teachers for Scio School District

“With today's fast paced life styles, there is a huge need for organizations such as OEHB.  All we did was tell them our housing and financing needs and they did the rest.  Other than physically looking at the homes we were able to do everything via email and phone. They did all the ‘loan shopping’ and presented us with eight different proposals. Although we did some shopping on our own, we couldn't find a better financing package than they had.  Their services are especially helpful for those relocating from another state. I would highly recommend OEHB.    Steve Kelley, Director of Curriculum, Lebanon Community School District

“I just wanted to say thank you for getting us into our first home.  With Jason being a teacher out in Stayton, we weren’t sure if we could find a program that would overlook his student loans.  Although we don’t have to pay on his loans right now because of his low salary range, we thought it would still be next to impossible. 

I am so glad you were the one to answer the phone that March afternoon.  I knew it was meant to be when you mentioned the OEHB programs you offered.  I knew this was the way to go.  And now that I am a loan consultant for Landmark Mortgage, I see the need for the program in several of my clients.  Thank you for all that you have done for us and I look forward to the next time we get the opportunity to work with you and OEHB as a team. Thanks again.”  Jason Dornhecker (Cascade School District teacher) and Renee Stephenson (Loan Consultant, Landmark Mortgage Co.)