Testimonials
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clients and to hear how they are achieving their goals in property
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We have found Rolf not only to be highly professional and dedicated
but also a pleasure to deal with. He is one of the few professionals
who really takes an interest in his clients and goes the extra
mile. Thank you Rolf for your invaluable help!
Stan and Katrina
November 2008
We have always found Rolf and Vandra of Metropole Finance
Pty Ltd to be meticulous and hardworking in order to provide
their clients with the best available financial options. Rolf
is excellent at being able to give an overview of a client's
financial situation and to explain clearly how different strategies
could be used to achieve the goals of the client.
We highly recommend their services and find them to be very personable
and approachable in all the dealings we have had with them. We
have been very pleased with the service provided to us and look forward
to a long association in the future.
Paul and Melinda
October 2008
Dear Rolf and Vandra,
I have had a challenging couple of months- always a good sign
of going forward!! – and I have not thanked you for
the great work you did organising my loans this year.
Probably the best advice I ever received was to give you a call. I
really appreciate your ethics, professionalism and competency,
but especially helpful was your willingness to communicate in “my
language” and to always be available, cheerfully and patiently,
to answer my questions honestly. Vandra, especially, often walked
the extra mile sorting out the banks and getting the seemingly
impossible done on time.
I recommended you and I look forward to doing lots more business
with Metropole Finance.
Thank you so very much.
Also thanks for the books…just as important as finance
is mindset.
Warm regards
Margaret
September 2008
Vandra!
You did it! We settled yesterday at 2pm on the dot. Angela said it went
very smoothly, like a dream. Thank you so much for your incredible hard
work!!!
You have been amazing and I know that if it wasn't for you it would
not have gone through yesterday. I really appreciate everything that
you have done. I will be certainly recommending you to all my friends
and fellow students at property investing.com. for your professionalism and
support in times of stress and most importantly for getting the impossible
done and on time!
I’m so happy with my new home, it’s wonderful,
THANK-YOU!
Lisa P
May 2008
Dear Rolf and Vandra,
Thank you for looking after me.
The RJA finance team always have the answers and you guys are always
available for discussions.
It has being pleasure doing business with you. You have regularly contacted
me with updates rather than needing the clients to contact you for updates
with their loans.
I have definitely found the broker to help me build my
portfolio.
Thank You
Ken L.
June 2008
Hi Rolf,
I would like to express my appreciation for the work you and your team
have done in making the purchase of the apartment in Lansdowne Street,
St Kilda East a reality. It has been a very exciting time for me and
I look forward to dealing with you in the near future on the next one.
Once again, your time and effort has been much appreciated.
Best wishes
Regards,
Brett K Dip. Bldg
May 2008
We would like to thank you and your staff sincerely for all
your help in setting up our recent finance changes. All went
very smoothly and without any dramas, as is often the case.
We really appreciated the personal service provided, the communication
and professional approach you took in this instance.
We would be very happy to recommend your service, and you will
be our first contact for future financial needs.
In closing we would also like to thank you for the thoughtful
Birthday cards.
Kind regards,
Kevin and Julie
Hi Rolf and Vandra,
Whilst our loans settled a while ago, we never got around to thanking
you and your team for all the effort made in setting this up. The help
that you have provided us commenced from the moment of our first meeting,
to dropping us of at Dale's and continues to the present.
I would especially like to pass on our thanks and appreciation to Vandra
who has consistently followed up with Westpac (and anybody else involved)
on the aspects of the refinance that went a little awry because of their
procedures. Vandra has gone out of her way to help us out and is still
helping us pursue stamp duty refinance exemption. Without a doubt, exceptional
customer service has been provided by Vandra - a factor which we have
appreciated enormously.
So on behalf of Jules and I - thanks and we look forward to a continuing
relationship with Metropole Finance.
Anne Russell
Project Manager
Rolf Schaefer provided an investment life line to us when we
thought we had reached our investing potential. Our bank had
cross securitized loans on 3 properties and then told us we were
at our borrowing limit. I found Rolf on the Jan Somers Website
and through his patient and honest advice and hard work we have
increased our asset base from $221,000 to $812,000 in just 6
months. He helped us to refinance and separate our existing loans
and then to finance and purchase an additional 3 investment properties.
Without his expertise as a mortgage broker we could not have
achieved our dreams of becoming professional property investors.
Janine Carrucan
Townsville.
Just a quick note to pass on Vanessa and my sincere thanks for
all the work you have done in helping set up our loan with St.
George.
Both of us realise how complicated investing via a Trust can be and
we therefore really appreciated your depth of specialised knowledge and
your open and straight forward approach!
We will have no hesitation in using your services for our future purchases.
Please also feel free to use us as references for your work, should
the need arise.
Jeremy and Vanessa
I can highly recommend Rolf to any property investors out there
who are looking for a knowledgeable, efficient and friendly broker.
Rolf is a pleasure to deal with and made himself available at all hours
for my questions. We even discussed loan application docs at 10pm one
night! I am over the moon with arrangements he has set up for me and
I know that I will be calling him again soon to arrange more finance.
Monika
"Rolf was able to find a mortgage for me that was cheaper
and now suits my needs better than before and, would you believe,
with the same bank I was before! He followed through on all his
commitments during our discussions and managed the process for
me at time when I could not have done it myself."
Regards, Gordon
Dear Rolf,
I feel compelled to write to commend you regarding the high level of
service you deliver, which is rare in your industry.
Since I financed my first home some 18 years ago, I have been through
the home finance process eight times with four homes. Four of these mortgages
were arranged directly with large banks and the experience was less than
rewarding. Two of these were with one of Australia’s largest non-bank
lenders and that experience was far more pleasurable than dealing through
a bank.
I have used your services on the last two occasions and I must say the
personalised service you have provided me positions you head and shoulders
above the rest. In these times, detailed product knowledge is not enough.
The fact that you take the time to understand your client’s needs
in detail and recommend superior solutions ensures repeat business from
myself and others whom I will gladly refer to you.
Kind regards,
Bill Le Blanc
'Metropole Finance was recommended to me by a work colleague
as an organization that could help me with sorting out a home
loan. I dealt directly with Rolf who was professional, knowledgeable & polite.
He explained all the different financial options in a language
that I could understand & with his help we selected the home
loan that was best for me. It has been very successful & I
would recommend his services to anybody'
Ripper.
Dear Rolf,
We would like to thank you for all the attention you gave to our refinancing
of our home loans.
Even so we live in Brisbane it was no trouble for you to attend to all
our inquiries and to even come and visit us here and finalise the loan
in such a short time. It was good to do business on such a personal level
and made us feel safe and looked after. We are very happy with our loan
with Westpac and found their staff very helpful.
We would like to thank our friend George for recommending you to us
and have no hesitation to recommend you to any of our friends that need
financial advice.
Once again thank you very much!
Kind regards,
Frank and Lynn Sauter
"We found Rolf to be extremely knowledgeable, helpful and
efficient. His integrity was another trait that was important
to us, after a bad experience with another mortgage broker in
the past. He made himself available at times that suited us and
the whole process from start to end was handled in a most professional
manner. We recommend him unreservedly.
Tony and Arletta
Early this year we applied for a loan with a bank that was painfully
slow. Not trusting that they would get their act together to
settle in time, we sought help from Rolf Schaefer at RJA Financial
Services. By this time we had 30 days to settle on the property,
but Rolf assured us that he could get us a good deal on the loan
and have it settled in time.
I am happy to say that Rolf lived up to his promises and was very pro-active
in ensuring that all went smoothly. Previous experiences had left me
questioning the value of mortgage brokers (And I like to do my own research!).
However, Rolf was excellent at keeping in communication and always maintained
a positive and helpful disposition. Nothing seemed too much trouble!
We have since recommended Rolf to friends in a similar position to the
one we were in, and they were also successful in obtaining finance. We
have already spoken with Rolf about our next purchase, and plan to continue
adding to our portfolio with his help. We have no hesitation in recommending
Rolf & Metropole Finance.
Sincerely,
Jade Weiss & Christian Langede
'Rolf has arranged financing of my last two investment properties.
I have found him very knowledgeable, prompt, and always accessible
and recommend him to others'.
Peter Parker
Having received a number of quotes for a long planned extension
we determined that the finances we had available may not quite
stretch over the duration of the project to cover the costs.
I had met Rolf through work and knew of his work in financial services
and being dissatisfied with the customer service of the bank thought
him worth a call. We weren't disappointed.
We discussed with Rolf our requirements and he presented a number of
options with their advantages, disadvantages and costs. He also suggested
that it was "easier to organise your finance when you don't need
it, it is very hard to get it when you really need it!".
We took Rolf's advise and selected an equity access facility through
our bank which best suited our needs. Rolf also navigated through red
tape with the bank that may have caused us problems had we applied directly.
We ended up needing to use the facility when some unexpected costs arose
midway through the project.
Thanks Rolf, we are glad we heeded your advise as we would have been
in trouble without the financial facility you recommended to us.
Sincerely,
(name removed for privacy reasons)
Mt. Waverley.
Dear Rolf,
We want to thank you and your company Metropole Finance
Pty Ltd. for all your help in refinancing our home and investment
properties. This task, which at best can be time consuming and
at worst can be a harrowing experience, was made painless and
expedient with your efforts. We're certain that you enabled us
to receive a much lower rate in a much faster turn around time
than we could have ever accomplished without your assistance.
We appreciate your professionalism and knowledge of the lending
process, but mostly we appreciate your dedication.
Thank you once again.
Kind regards,
Lena & Alex Gouralnik
I was introduced to Rolf through a friend that was also looking
at investment property. I found Rolf to be very approachable
and helpful. He was interested in more than making his commission
-- he seemed genuinely interested in me and my life as well.
As I’m based in Sydney and Rolf in Melbourne, we talked
for some length on the phone to initially discuss my needs.
It was my first investment property so I was somewhat of a novice about
things. Rolf took the time to step through all aspects of buying investment
property and patiently repeated a couple of matters to help me grasp
it all. Rolf then came to Sydney for a day trip just to meet me and discuss
things further. I decided to have Rolf handle my loan financial needs
because I trusted him and trusted his advice.
At no time did I feel pressured by the typical sales tactics used by
lesser people. The entire loans process was as simple and straight forward
as I believe was possible and Rolf kept me up to date during it all.
I would definitely use Rolf’s services for my next investment property.
Tom Waters
24-Aug-2004
Thanks for everything Rolf. I feel confident in saying that
we could definitely have not done this without you. I am sure
that many other brokers would not have gone to the lengths that
you have to obtain this RAMS loan.
I really appreciate all the time and effort you have invested in us.
Both Jodie and I will not hesitate to recommend you anyone who is looking
at obtaining finance to purchase a property.
Have a good day.
Mike
A huge thanks to Rolf and his team at RJA for their patience
and persistence organising a loan for us while we are living
abroad. With a time difference conducive to communication problems
and endless emails and phone calls, RJA were able to get difficult
finance organised for our latest investment property venture
in Melbourne. Thanks again Rolf. Mike and Mandy, London UK.
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