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About me
Karl Svendsen is a graduate of Radford University with degrees in both Criminal Justice and Accounting. Karl began his mortgage career in 2016 and quickly became a key player in the industry by providing borrowers full control of their mortgage options and finding creative ways to provide solutions to his clients. By combining in-house processing and underwriting with communication that is the best in the business, you will experience a one-of-a-kind mortgage process whether buying or refinancing.
Karl is a Sales Manager working out of our Arlington, Virginia office. Karl’s previous mortgage experience has helped with training and development for Loan Officers and other team members. Karl brings unmatched passion and intensity to every transaction to achieve the best overall customer experience.
In his free time, Karl loves playing basketball, watching sports (go Giants & Caps!), going snowboarding and visiting the local dog parks with his husky. Having lived in many different cities in Northern Virginia, Karl knows a lot about the DMV community and will be a trusted resource that will bring significant value on your home purchase or refinance!
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We have loan options to fit every situation, from down payment assistance programs for first-time homebuyers to government-sponsored programs for military families and rural residents or jumbo loans in high-cost markets.
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Testimonials
We are 1st time buyers., They walked me through everything. They were very patient with me. This was a huge deal to us, and we just want to say Thank you for this opportunity.
Karl instilled confidence in his ability to get his loan to closing from our first conversation and it went exactly as he indicated it would. A worry-free experience for me as the listing agent. Job well done!
Karl was wxtremely responsive to include after hours and weekends. Karl fought for us and helped provide the best rates in the market !
Overall a great experience
Karl and his team were amazing to work with! They quickly provided numbers and details for every property we considered and always communicated clearly through their portal, which made everything easy to track. Karl was incredibly responsive—even after hours and on weekends—and really listened to what worked best for us financially. He even came to our closing just to make sure everything went smoothly. Highly recommend working with Karl and his team!
It is always been awesome working with Karl and his team.
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