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MICHELLE NOBLE MICHELLE NOBLE “When my daughter began wonder ing who I was, I came to the dark side,” jokes Michelle Noble, a former REALTOR® who is now Branch Manager of Gold Financial Services in San Antonio. That move to the “dark side,” as some REALTORS® refer to mortgages, proved to be an ideal career move. “I was a sin gle mom and needed the flexibility,” Copyright Top Agent Magazine says Michelle. “I grew up in a real estate family and already understood the business.” Michelle’s first boss in the mort gage business naturally wanted her to call on REALTORS®. “I told him I wouldn’t do that,” she says. “REALTORS® of people who leave the real estate business and come Kerrville We have done business with Michelle for several years and love working with her. She is easy to contact, she is honest and hard working, and our clients love her. Key Hill Country Real Estate Hunt, TX 830-238-7539 back a week later telling them they’re a professional at something else.” Instead, she carved a niche for herself, originating loans for people buying manufactured homes. “I learned FHA loans and figured that if I could do that, I could do anything.” Despite being in mort gages for nearly 20 years, therefore, Bandera, TX We have worked with Michelle for over 10 years. As Realtors in the Texas Hill Country nothing is more important than the honesty, integrity and work ethic of the professionals we refer to our clients. Michelle is a rare gem and we love working with her. Her skill, broad knowledge of lending and her genuine personality make it easy for us to refer all of our clients to her. Martha Bodiford and Ginger Puckett Edwards Ranch Realty Pipe Creek, TX 830-428-3295 Floresville - La Vernia - Stockdale Areas I’ve done business with Michelle for about five years She was the lender on our home here in Floresville and the lender I refer my clients to since then. Michelle’s knowledge and expertise sets the bar high for other lenders. She makes each customer feel like they’re her only client by giving each of them a personable experience. Tracy Evans, Realtor RE/MAX Vista Floresville, TX (979) 218-7089 Michelle has avoided subprime loans and other negative trends in the industry. “Most of my clients might say I act as if I’m working on my own loan when I’m helping them,” says Michelle. “People in my business tell me over and over again that I take my loans too personally, that I need to de tach a little. But my response has al ways been, ‘that’s what my custom ers love most about me! They aren’t loans, they’re people and this is their home.’” She prefers face-to-face ap pointments with borrowers, at least 80 percent of which are first time homebuyers. While she still clos es a fair amount of FHA and USDA loans, recently Michelle has incor porated more conventional loans for Copyright Top Agent Magazine people relocating to Texas with ma jor corporations. Each client appre ciates her time and attention; she’s the kind of person who’s never met a stranger, they say. Sitting down with her for the first time is like visiting with a good friend. “My whole life, I’ve loved talking with people,” she says. “It’s even better that I get to help such diverse borrowers.” Business, according to Michelle, comes where it’s invited and stays where it’s nurtured. “If you take good care of people they’ll stay with you,” she says. Among the ways she nurtures is to keep clients in formed of how to build equity. “I’ve Seguin, Converse, Marion, Cibolo and Schertz I have been in the real estate industry for over 20 years and done business with Michelle for the last 7-8 years. Michelle is, and always has been, one of the most honest people I have ever had the honor to work with. Hardworking and trustworthy are the two words I associate with Michelle. Whatever your real estate loan needs are, Michelle can help. Drayton Realty Donna Drayton, Broker, GRI, CHMS, ABR “Love Where You Live” 210-326-4696 Copyright Top Agent Magazine San Antonio Michelle is an excellent Branch Manager/Loan Officer at Gold Financial Services. Her years of experience have been an excellent asset for Michelle. She is always available and extremely efficient in loan processing. She is my first pick for all my clients and the only one I trust with my personal lending needs. Dick Gilby Realty San Antonio, TX 210-492-5166 watched the real estate and financial markets long enough to know that people should never bet on prop erty values increasing. Everyone needs to be prepared for unstable markets, she explains. She also feels a responsibility to senior citizens who get bombarded with question able offers for cash-out loans and reverse mortgages. “Reverse mort gages can be a great idea for some people,” she says. But she prefers to counsels seniors through the idea so they can understand and plan prop erly for when, or if, a reverse mort gage makes sense. New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Spring Branch I started working with Michelle just a short time ago but my experiences have been fantastic. She saved a deal that another lender could not do, my clients love working with her, she is always available when I need her and she gets the job done every time. Michelle admits that among all her loans, her favorites are VA loans. “I’m from a military family and I’m very close to my veterans,” she Penny Pereboom Pereboom Group at Keller Williams says. Providing priority service for The Realty, New Braunfels, Texas them is one way she gives back to 830-660-1566 the community. “Helping veterans get into home is the very least schools, county fairs and Future I can do to thank them for their Farmers of America. And even af service.” She also supports the local ter closing loans, Michelle continues Copyright Top Agent Magazine to serve, offering complimentary tips on credit, taxes, investments and more. “I stay connected, which starts people down the road of being loyal.” She’s grateful, too, to be part of Gold Financial, which can sup port clients with a variety of more in-depth financial services needs. It’s clear Michelle is a perfect fit for mortgages. “I really like where I am in my career and want to do this as long as I possibly can,” she says. “When they tell you that if you find a job you love you’ll never spend a day at work, it’s true.” Hondo, TX We’ve all used Michelle as a lender for years and love working with her, she has a great work ethic, you can always reach her, she’s honest and goes above and beyond on every deal, it doesn’t matter if a client is buying a 50K manf home or a 350K home on 40 acres she treats all her clients with the best customer service you can get. Monte Barnes – Integra Properties- 210-854-8460 cell Leroy Arnold – Home Range Real Estate-830-931-4937 cell Bette Mund – Bob Heyen Realty-830-741-8167 cell San Antonio I need a lender that can: 1. get my people approved 2. understands the rules 3. understands the issues on the other side of the transactions. 4. can solve other problems in the transaction 5. can communicate accurately w/ the other agent. This is my checklist for success with a lender. Michelle meets the list of requirements for me. I’m not easy to satisfy Rick Frey, Broker of Exit IH 10 Realty Rick and Maribel Frey, Manuel Esparza, Rex McCord, Gina Garcia Exit IH 10 Realty San Antonio, Texas, 210-694-2500 San Antonio Michelle has been our primary loan officer for years now. She has always provided the highest, knowledgeable and professional service for me and my clients. Michelle is very responsive and always has a solution to offer to get the client approved or provides a plan of action if one is necessary to get the job done. I will always refer her when asked for a loan officer. She is also an outstanding individual that I am privileged to have as a personal friend. Toby Cisneros and Norm Muller San Antonio, TX 210.479.1222 To learn more about Michelle Noble, visit http://www.mnobleloans.com, email mnoble@goldfinancial.com or call 210.745.5570 Copyright Top Agent Magazine