Ed is a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS™) integrating his expertise in such areas as mortgage planning, cash flow management, real estate equity management, debt analysis and real estate investment analysis. His goal is to help his clients realize their dreams of home ownership and achieve true financial freedom.

Ed provides all of the following services:

• Pre-Approval – Process the borrower’s loan application prior to finding a home. This is a strength for buyer's and may provide a negotiating advantage.
  
  
• Pre-Purchase Consulting (Pre-Qualifying) – Identify the borrower’s goals and objectives to determine a comfort zone for home purchase. This process may involve other professionals that offer value added services for the client, such as a financial planner, accountant, realtor, attorney, title company, etc.
  
  
• Mortgage Products – Residential: Conventional Conforming and Non-Conforming Loan Programs, Government Financing Programs (i.e. FHA and VA Loans), Sub-Prime Mortgage Products. Commercial: Full Service Commercial Mortgage and Finance Products – this includes business loans whether secured by real estate or by other assets (i.e. accounts receivables or other business assets); Secured Commercial Real Estate, Institutional Financing (commercial banks) and Hard Money (private investors).
  
  
• Affinity Marketing – Promote businesses and services of referral clients by management of hosting and e-mail campaigns for these Affinity Marketing Partners.
  
  
• Continuing Education Seminars – Continuing education courses for Realtors and Financial Planners that improve services for mutual clients and allow these professionals to achieve required education credits to maintain their professional designations.
  
  
• Lunch-and-Learn Seminars – Sponsor lunch time seminars to educate realtors and clients on the latest trends and news in the mortgage industry.
  
  
• Community Outreach Seminars – Provide community education programs related to the mortgage industry at local schools and community development events.
  
  
• Podcasts - Provide on-the-go access to the latest trends in mortgage financing, real estate investing, and financial planning – simply download the seminar of your choice and learn the secrets of financing strategies. We will sponsor podcasts for Affinity Marketing Partners and promote their services through the latest communication technology. (coming soon!)

Ed Hollinshead is a member of a select group of lending consultants affiliated with Mortgage Now, Inc., an Ohio based mortgage banker. These lending specialists share the belief that a mortgage transaction is more than a single customer encounter; it is an opportunity to build a client for life. Furthermore, owning a home is the foundation of a family’s financial security. It is the role of these lending specialists to help existing and potential homeowners make decisions that will best suit their long-term financial goals and objectives.

Mortgage Now lending specialists also have the following characteristics and practices in common:

• They are full service mortgage brokers offering expertise in every area of mortgage lending...from purchase to refinance to construction lending.
  
  
• They each built successful independent lending businesses based on referrals from satisfied customers.
  
  
• They offer mortgage lending in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, California, and Georgia.
  
  
• They educate their clients on every aspect of home ownership. Whether it is a first or second home, vacation or investment property, clients are guided to consider comprehensive financial strategies essential for building wealth and estate value.
  
  
• Whenever possible, loan documents are paperless.
  
  
• Key strategic partnerships exist with realtors, financial advisors, accountants, attorneys, title companies, contractors, inspectors and numerous professionals whose services benefit their clients.

Let Ed Hollinshead guide you through the home buying or refinancing process, and provide you with the best service available. Contact Ed Hollinshead today.