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Emma’s unwavering dedication, expertise, and positive attitude have left an indelible mark on our experience. From our initial consultation to the successful settlement of our new home, her guidance and assistance have been invaluable. Emma's prompt and clear communication, coupled with her patient explanations, empowered us to navigate the complex world of mortgages with confidence.
However, what truly stood out to us was her ability to maintain such positivity, even when faced with unexpected challenges. Her commitment to finding optimal solutions and ensuring our unique needs were met did not go unnoticed. Her personalized approach made us feel like more than just clients; and she treated us with a level of care and attention that made this journey feel even more special.
Thanks to Emma's unwavering support, we are now settling into the home of our dreams, and our happiness knows no bounds.
Daniel
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I have dealt with Mike on three occasions. I keep going back to him because I trust him and the advice he gives. Mike is always friendly and accommodating, extremely prompt with information, and returns my calls quickly. He is flexible to meet with you wherever and whenever it suits you or if you prefer email or phone communication he adapts to your needs. He is never pushy and has your best interests at heart. Keep up the good work Mike!
Amaria
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I was recommended Mike by a family member, and he was awesome to deal with and very knowledgeable. He helped every step of the way and made buying a first home 10x easier! It’s clear he did a lot of work behind the scenes, and his communication was always extremely efficient. 10/10 recommend 🙂Working with Emma Starkey from Connect Me Mortgages has been an outstanding experience from start to finish. Right from our initial conversation, Emma's expertise and dedication were clear, and her professionalism shone through at every step. She has an incredible knack for breaking down every mortgage process, making them feel completely manageable which is really key as FHB. Her communication is always prompt, clear, and thorough, ensuring that we were never in the dark throughout the entire journey.
What really stood out to us, was Emma's ability to navigate us through the process with such grace and confidence. Thanks to her expert guidance, we didn’t face any major hurdles along the way. Emma anticipated every possible challenge and prepared us for areas beyond our control, but we still sailed through without a hitch. Her steady hand and positive attitude meant we were always prepared for whatever came our way - and we never once felt overwhelmed or unprepared.
Emma’s personalised approach truly made us feel like we were her top priority. Her unwavering commitment to finding the best solutions for us, and her dedication to ensuring we were fully informed and confident at every turn, made this journey feel seamless and stress-free. It’s rare to encounter someone who combines deep industry knowledge with such a caring and thoughtful approach.
Thank you Emma for making our experience really memorable and all the laughs along the way!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Great professional service. Mike McGinley was fantastic. He explained everything well, made the entire process very simple, negotiated deals that saved me money and moved things along when they needed to be moved. Highly recommend!Emma Starkey was absolutely amazing to work with as a first home buyer. Laid everything out so clear, was super patient with us, and always had our best interest at heart.Mike was extremely helpful, responsive and knowledgeable throughout the entire mortgage process. His advice and expertise was hugely appreciated, and we are really happy with the level of support and guidance we received at each step. He came highly recommended by a friend and we will be sure to recommend him in the future also. Thank you Mike!I'm now worked with Emma twice for purchases, as well as refixing. She is awesome, we've had fantastic diligent support and good advice, I couldn't recommend her more highly.Mike was really great to work with - he explained things clearly, kept us informed at every step and made us really feel at ease navigating the process of securing a mortgage for our first home. I don't think we'd have done it without you Mike so thanks very much! Highly recommend!Good serviceImmigrating to a new country with new laws and regulations has been difficult to say the least, and navigating this has been an interesting engagement. Mike has smoothed all this over for us in our recent purchase - he has been patient and extremely professional and his advise and guidance has been timely and on point. Look forward to working with him in the future to address our future needs.We have used 4 brokers and have stopped at Mike from connect me. It's a very good place to stop as he is excellent. 🙂We’re incredibly grateful to have Mike Mcginley guiding us through our mortgage journey. As a First time home buyer Mike made everything feel so much less overwhelming . His patience, clarity, and genuine willingness to help made a huge difference for us. Mike went above and beyond to ensure we understood every step and always made time to answer our questions—even the small ones!
We truly felt supported throughout the entire process, and it was clear that Mike cared about finding the best outcome for our situation. Thank you, Mike, for making what could have been a stressful experience feel manageable and even exciting. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Would you like a shorter version too?Mike has been an amazing broker for us as first home buyers. Excellent service, communication, and systems that supported us throughout the whole process. We will definitely be using him again for any future purchases. Highly recommended!Emma Starkey Johnston went all out and spent an enormous amount of time and effort finding us a home mortgage loan with the best possible terms in a dynamic, rapidly changing financial market. She worked relentlessly contacting four lenders repeatedly to keep our application on the front burner and worked various angles to secure a mortgage that suited our needs and situation. She used her experience and knowledge of both the housing and financial lending markets to give us sound advice on how to select the mortgage terms, balancing length and interest rate offerings.
Since most our money was invested overseas and this was our first home we purchased in New Zealand, our financial situation was unique and somewhat problematic, making lenders quite reluctant to approve our mortgage application. Yet Emma was persistent in her quest to succeed and ultimately prevailed where other mortgage brokers had failed or simply given up.
Emma’s communication skills were outstanding and she explained in detail using easy to understand language, addressing all aspects of the process and exhibited patience to explain the very basics to newcomers who were novices at the loan process and terminology. Her communications were always prompt and timely and she answered her phone always - especially helpful at the most critical times of the loan process.
Emma’s professionalism, friendliness, knowledge, experience, energy and capability made working with with her a pleasure and we would not hesitate to recommend her to others and work with her in the future.
Many thanks!Mike was fantastic to work with as first home buyers.
He is very knowledgeable, explained the process clearly and communication was excellent. The online portal for applying was very straight forward and easy to use. Would highly recommend Mike and Connect Me Mortgages!!We had a fantastic experience dealing with Connect Me Mortgages, this was our first home purchase and Mike took time to explain all the steps involved in a manner we could easily understand. He had great response time and was always available to answer questions. We also found his knowledge of the industry and advice exceptional. Highly recommend.First home buyer - purchased our home a year ago with the help of Mike. Process was easy thanks to the clear communication given. Mike has your best interest at heart.My partner and I had a fantastic experience working with Mike. He is incredibly knowledgeable and always available to answer questions. Highly recommend Mike for anyone looking for a reliable mortgage broker!Awesome experience with Mike, he was amazing to deal with and was supper helpful. Highly recommend his services.As first home buyers that needed a quick result, my wife and I had no idea where to start and were given Mike's number.
Mike and the team at Connect me Mortgages took us on, explained everything in a way that my wife and I could understand and managed the process of buying our home from start to finish.
To say that we reccomend Mike and his team would be an understatement. The whole process was painless and expertly managed.We highly recommend Mike McGinley, we have worked with Mike to buy our first home. He was patient, explained and answered all our questions. He always went the extra mile and we always felt like we were in good hands. We can't thank him enough for working with us and getting us to achieve our goals.Really good experience with Mike. He's very patient. There's a product that I don't quite understand. He talked me through patiently.Mike is great—he knows his stuff and made the whole process clear and easy. He was guiding us through a potential build, but we decided to sell the land and refinance our existing mortgage. Mike handled the change with patience and made everything very straightforward. I know he is well-respected in his field and has solid experience. I would recommend him to anyone, and you can trust that he’ll point you in the right direction or help with something complex.Our experience with Emma from Connect Me Mortgages has been superb. She took the time to understand what we wanted from a lender and presented us with clear and detailed information to help us make our decision. Emma then guided and supported us through the process and made sure everything was set up exactly as it should be by our new bank. Emma’s communication from start to finish has been outstanding.
If you want someone to help you with your home loan journey who genuinely cares, I’d highly recommend that you get in touch with Emma.I had the pleasure of working with Mike McGinley from ConnectMe Mortgages, and I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better experience. As first-time homebuyers, the process was an emotional rollercoaster, but Mike’s support and guidance made all the difference. He was incredibly responsive and always took the time to explain everything in detail, ensuring we understood each step. His informative approach helped us feel confident throughout the entire process. We truly couldn't have done it without him, and I highly recommend his services to anyone looking for a trustworthy and knowledgeable mortgage professional.We are first home buyers who were a bit taken aback by all the option and lingo initially, but Mike from connect me mortgages was a fantastic help and really quick and on the ball when we needed him to be. He made the process smooth and as low stress as it could be, I would 10/10 reccomend and look forward to working with him again in the future.We can't thank Mike enough for helping us and navigating us through getting our mortgage approved. He made the whole process very easy for us and was always very helpful and ready to answer all our questions. Mike is very knowledgeable and experienced, we highly recommend:)Mike has been absolutely fantastic to work with!
He has helped us so much to secure our first home when the other mortgage advisors turned us down due to being a casual/contractor worker. Mike was so thorough with the application process and guiding us through each step. We highly recommend Mike to everyone looking for a great mortgage advisor. We will 100% be working with Mike in the future!My wife and I have had the pleasure of dealing with Emma Starkey (Johnston) from Connect Me Mortgages. She has been an absolute star, accommodating to our every need with a smile and positive attitude. Would not recommend anyone else. 1Million/10 star rating!!!Mike and his team were amazing throughout the stressful process of buying a home. Connect Me Mortgages were excellent in guiding me and my spouse through each step of the process and were very comprehensive in their approach and professionalism. We wouldn't have done it without Mike and his team and are glad we chose Connect Me Mortgages. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a Mortgage Broker, Mike is your man!We received a first class service from Mike at Connect Me Mortgages. Mike is a real professional. He is very contactable, provides clear and concise information and instructions, has very high attention to detail, and is very good at working through complicated issues. Couldn't recommend Mike and his company more highly.
I was recommended Mike by a family member, and he was awesome to deal with and very knowledgeable. He helped every step of the way and made buying a first home 10x easier! It’s clear he did a lot of work behind the scenes, and his communication was always extremely efficient. 10/10 recommend 🙂
Working with Emma Starkey from Connect Me Mortgages has been an outstanding experience from start to finish. Right from our initial conversation, Emma's expertise and dedication were clear, and her professionalism shone through at every step. She has an incredible knack for breaking down every mortgage process, making them feel completely manageable which is really key as FHB. Her communication is always prompt, clear, and thorough, ensuring that we were never in the dark throughout the entire journey.
What really stood out to us, was Emma's ability to navigate us through the process with such grace and confidence. Thanks to her expert guidance, we didn’t face any major hurdles along the way. Emma anticipated every possible challenge and prepared us for areas beyond our control, but we still sailed through without a hitch. Her steady hand and positive attitude meant we were always prepared for whatever came our way - and we never once felt overwhelmed or unprepared.
Emma’s personalised approach truly made us feel like we were her top priority. Her unwavering commitment to finding the best solutions for us, and her dedication to ensuring we were fully informed and confident at every turn, made this journey feel seamless and stress-free. It’s rare to encounter someone who combines deep industry knowledge with such a caring and thoughtful approach.
Thank you Emma for making our experience really memorable and all the laughs along the way!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
What really stood out to us, was Emma's ability to navigate us through the process with such grace and confidence. Thanks to her expert guidance, we didn’t face any major hurdles along the way. Emma anticipated every possible challenge and prepared us for areas beyond our control, but we still sailed through without a hitch. Her steady hand and positive attitude meant we were always prepared for whatever came our way - and we never once felt overwhelmed or unprepared.
Emma’s personalised approach truly made us feel like we were her top priority. Her unwavering commitment to finding the best solutions for us, and her dedication to ensuring we were fully informed and confident at every turn, made this journey feel seamless and stress-free. It’s rare to encounter someone who combines deep industry knowledge with such a caring and thoughtful approach.
Thank you Emma for making our experience really memorable and all the laughs along the way!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Great professional service. Mike McGinley was fantastic. He explained everything well, made the entire process very simple, negotiated deals that saved me money and moved things along when they needed to be moved. Highly recommend!
Emma Starkey was absolutely amazing to work with as a first home buyer. Laid everything out so clear, was super patient with us, and always had our best interest at heart.
Mike was extremely helpful, responsive and knowledgeable throughout the entire mortgage process. His advice and expertise was hugely appreciated, and we are really happy with the level of support and guidance we received at each step. He came highly recommended by a friend and we will be sure to recommend him in the future also. Thank you Mike!
I'm now worked with Emma twice for purchases, as well as refixing. She is awesome, we've had fantastic diligent support and good advice, I couldn't recommend her more highly.
Mike was really great to work with - he explained things clearly, kept us informed at every step and made us really feel at ease navigating the process of securing a mortgage for our first home. I don't think we'd have done it without you Mike so thanks very much! Highly recommend!
Good service
Immigrating to a new country with new laws and regulations has been difficult to say the least, and navigating this has been an interesting engagement. Mike has smoothed all this over for us in our recent purchase - he has been patient and extremely professional and his advise and guidance has been timely and on point. Look forward to working with him in the future to address our future needs.
We have used 4 brokers and have stopped at Mike from connect me. It's a very good place to stop as he is excellent. 🙂
We’re incredibly grateful to have Mike Mcginley guiding us through our mortgage journey. As a First time home buyer Mike made everything feel so much less overwhelming . His patience, clarity, and genuine willingness to help made a huge difference for us. Mike went above and beyond to ensure we understood every step and always made time to answer our questions—even the small ones!
We truly felt supported throughout the entire process, and it was clear that Mike cared about finding the best outcome for our situation. Thank you, Mike, for making what could have been a stressful experience feel manageable and even exciting. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Would you like a shorter version too?
We truly felt supported throughout the entire process, and it was clear that Mike cared about finding the best outcome for our situation. Thank you, Mike, for making what could have been a stressful experience feel manageable and even exciting. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Would you like a shorter version too?
Mike has been an amazing broker for us as first home buyers. Excellent service, communication, and systems that supported us throughout the whole process. We will definitely be using him again for any future purchases. Highly recommended!
Emma Starkey Johnston went all out and spent an enormous amount of time and effort finding us a home mortgage loan with the best possible terms in a dynamic, rapidly changing financial market. She worked relentlessly contacting four lenders repeatedly to keep our application on the front burner and worked various angles to secure a mortgage that suited our needs and situation. She used her experience and knowledge of both the housing and financial lending markets to give us sound advice on how to select the mortgage terms, balancing length and interest rate offerings.
Since most our money was invested overseas and this was our first home we purchased in New Zealand, our financial situation was unique and somewhat problematic, making lenders quite reluctant to approve our mortgage application. Yet Emma was persistent in her quest to succeed and ultimately prevailed where other mortgage brokers had failed or simply given up.
Emma’s communication skills were outstanding and she explained in detail using easy to understand language, addressing all aspects of the process and exhibited patience to explain the very basics to newcomers who were novices at the loan process and terminology. Her communications were always prompt and timely and she answered her phone always - especially helpful at the most critical times of the loan process.
Emma’s professionalism, friendliness, knowledge, experience, energy and capability made working with with her a pleasure and we would not hesitate to recommend her to others and work with her in the future.
Many thanks!
Since most our money was invested overseas and this was our first home we purchased in New Zealand, our financial situation was unique and somewhat problematic, making lenders quite reluctant to approve our mortgage application. Yet Emma was persistent in her quest to succeed and ultimately prevailed where other mortgage brokers had failed or simply given up.
Emma’s communication skills were outstanding and she explained in detail using easy to understand language, addressing all aspects of the process and exhibited patience to explain the very basics to newcomers who were novices at the loan process and terminology. Her communications were always prompt and timely and she answered her phone always - especially helpful at the most critical times of the loan process.
Emma’s professionalism, friendliness, knowledge, experience, energy and capability made working with with her a pleasure and we would not hesitate to recommend her to others and work with her in the future.
Many thanks!
Mike was fantastic to work with as first home buyers.
He is very knowledgeable, explained the process clearly and communication was excellent. The online portal for applying was very straight forward and easy to use. Would highly recommend Mike and Connect Me Mortgages!!
He is very knowledgeable, explained the process clearly and communication was excellent. The online portal for applying was very straight forward and easy to use. Would highly recommend Mike and Connect Me Mortgages!!
We had a fantastic experience dealing with Connect Me Mortgages, this was our first home purchase and Mike took time to explain all the steps involved in a manner we could easily understand. He had great response time and was always available to answer questions. We also found his knowledge of the industry and advice exceptional. Highly recommend.
First home buyer - purchased our home a year ago with the help of Mike. Process was easy thanks to the clear communication given. Mike has your best interest at heart.
My partner and I had a fantastic experience working with Mike. He is incredibly knowledgeable and always available to answer questions. Highly recommend Mike for anyone looking for a reliable mortgage broker!
Awesome experience with Mike, he was amazing to deal with and was supper helpful. Highly recommend his services.
As first home buyers that needed a quick result, my wife and I had no idea where to start and were given Mike's number.
Mike and the team at Connect me Mortgages took us on, explained everything in a way that my wife and I could understand and managed the process of buying our home from start to finish.
To say that we reccomend Mike and his team would be an understatement. The whole process was painless and expertly managed.
Mike and the team at Connect me Mortgages took us on, explained everything in a way that my wife and I could understand and managed the process of buying our home from start to finish.
To say that we reccomend Mike and his team would be an understatement. The whole process was painless and expertly managed.
We highly recommend Mike McGinley, we have worked with Mike to buy our first home. He was patient, explained and answered all our questions. He always went the extra mile and we always felt like we were in good hands. We can't thank him enough for working with us and getting us to achieve our goals.
Really good experience with Mike. He's very patient. There's a product that I don't quite understand. He talked me through patiently.
Mike is great—he knows his stuff and made the whole process clear and easy. He was guiding us through a potential build, but we decided to sell the land and refinance our existing mortgage. Mike handled the change with patience and made everything very straightforward. I know he is well-respected in his field and has solid experience. I would recommend him to anyone, and you can trust that he’ll point you in the right direction or help with something complex.
Our experience with Emma from Connect Me Mortgages has been superb. She took the time to understand what we wanted from a lender and presented us with clear and detailed information to help us make our decision. Emma then guided and supported us through the process and made sure everything was set up exactly as it should be by our new bank. Emma’s communication from start to finish has been outstanding.
If you want someone to help you with your home loan journey who genuinely cares, I’d highly recommend that you get in touch with Emma.
If you want someone to help you with your home loan journey who genuinely cares, I’d highly recommend that you get in touch with Emma.
I had the pleasure of working with Mike McGinley from ConnectMe Mortgages, and I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better experience. As first-time homebuyers, the process was an emotional rollercoaster, but Mike’s support and guidance made all the difference. He was incredibly responsive and always took the time to explain everything in detail, ensuring we understood each step. His informative approach helped us feel confident throughout the entire process. We truly couldn't have done it without him, and I highly recommend his services to anyone looking for a trustworthy and knowledgeable mortgage professional.
We are first home buyers who were a bit taken aback by all the option and lingo initially, but Mike from connect me mortgages was a fantastic help and really quick and on the ball when we needed him to be. He made the process smooth and as low stress as it could be, I would 10/10 reccomend and look forward to working with him again in the future.
We can't thank Mike enough for helping us and navigating us through getting our mortgage approved. He made the whole process very easy for us and was always very helpful and ready to answer all our questions. Mike is very knowledgeable and experienced, we highly recommend:)
Mike has been absolutely fantastic to work with!
He has helped us so much to secure our first home when the other mortgage advisors turned us down due to being a casual/contractor worker. Mike was so thorough with the application process and guiding us through each step. We highly recommend Mike to everyone looking for a great mortgage advisor. We will 100% be working with Mike in the future!
He has helped us so much to secure our first home when the other mortgage advisors turned us down due to being a casual/contractor worker. Mike was so thorough with the application process and guiding us through each step. We highly recommend Mike to everyone looking for a great mortgage advisor. We will 100% be working with Mike in the future!
My wife and I have had the pleasure of dealing with Emma Starkey (Johnston) from Connect Me Mortgages. She has been an absolute star, accommodating to our every need with a smile and positive attitude. Would not recommend anyone else. 1Million/10 star rating!!!
Mike and his team were amazing throughout the stressful process of buying a home. Connect Me Mortgages were excellent in guiding me and my spouse through each step of the process and were very comprehensive in their approach and professionalism. We wouldn't have done it without Mike and his team and are glad we chose Connect Me Mortgages. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a Mortgage Broker, Mike is your man!
We received a first class service from Mike at Connect Me Mortgages. Mike is a real professional. He is very contactable, provides clear and concise information and instructions, has very high attention to detail, and is very good at working through complicated issues. Couldn't recommend Mike and his company more highly.