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Whether you are a first-time buyer or an experienced buyer with excellent credit, we can help.
Peter has access to the very best products and rates available across Canada.
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Our Interactive Mortgage Calculators will allow you to explore your Mortgage options to make the right home financing decision.
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Download our personalized mortgage app and get pre-qualified in under 60 seconds! Calculate your total cost of owning a home, estimate the minimum down payment you need, stress test your mortgage, and more!
LEARN MOREYour bank can only offer you what’s on its own shelf. As an independent mortgage broker, I shop your mortgage across Canada’s major banks, credit unions, trust companies and alternative lenders, so you see the full market before you sign anything, not just one lender’s best guess.
I’m Peter Carstensen, and I work with clients across Vancouver Island and beyond from my home base in the Cowichan Valley. You won’t be handed off to a call centre or a junior associate. I’ll be there from your first question to the day your mortgage funds, and I’ll still be there at renewal. My job is to find the right fit for your situation, explain your options in plain language, and make the process feel manageable.
Buying your first home, moving up, refinancing, renewing, buying acreage, self-employed, or carrying a file the bank said no to: I’ve seen it, and I’d like to help.
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Peter has a wonderful sense of humour that is absolutely essential when dealing with the financial world. I’ve appreciated his attention to detail while being accessible and responsive during my home refinance process.
C.S.
The level of service and care that I received from Bayside Mortgage Solutions while renewing my mortgage is unparalleled. The staff are very knowledgeable and experienced and answered all my questions and addressed my concerns promptly and effectively. I would recommend Bayside Mortgage Solutions for all your mortgage needs.
Garrett
“Peter and his assistant, Anna, were wonderful and very quick to respond when we had a tight timeline. Financing was in place with time to spare before our deadline to remove conditions. Answered all of our questions (there were many) and made themselves available at all times. We really appreciate how quickly and painlessly they put together our financing for our dream property when our lender we had been with for 17 years, said they had “no appetite for land loans.” Now going forward with a lender much better suited to our plans!” -J.B.
Peter helped me with my financing on my first house when I lived in Calgary, Alberta. He was more than great help. His service was exceptional and made the process very easy. Then when I move to Red Deer and was porting my mortgage, the bank was making it difficult, Peter helped me out and identified the issue in minutes, which the bank had not identify in the weeks. He received no compensation for this, but went above and beyond to help me out. Unfortunately, when I moved to Vancouver Island Peter was not licenses here, so I went through a bank again and had similar issues. It will not happen again. I will be looking to Peter when my mortgage comes up for renewal. His patience, commitment and service is top notch!
Neil
Amazing knowledge and service! Peter’s team is great to work with ! We are very happy with our mortgage rate and the ease of the process we went through.
Vanessa