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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.
GET IN TOUCHCalculators
Our Interactive Mortgage Calculators will allow you to explore your Mortgage options to make the right home financing decision.
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Applying for a mortgage couldn’t be easier. Just complete our secure application and we will be in touch shortly.
APPLY HEREMy Mortgage Toolbox
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 the big picture understanding of the money game and a healthy and refreshing detachment from the business of buying real estate, a personal commitment to provide excellent service which meant a hugely appreciated ability to translate financial options and practicalities and a skill to see possibilities that others missed. We felt taken care of and expertly guided from beginning to end.
Happy Clients in Duncan BC
We would highly recommend Bayside Mortgage Solutions. Peter is very professional, he explains very clearly every step of the mortgage process and what to expect. We had a very good experience with him and he helped us with achieving our dream home.
Sam and Ng
We really appreciate all the hard work you did to make this mortgage & it is very much appreciated.
Brenda M.
I used Bayside Mortgage Solutions to purchase my new home – and I cannot believe how smooth the process was. We usually go with our bank, but are glad we decided to try a mortgage broker. Peter’s team was in constant contact through every step, and our realtor even commented how much she was even kept in the loop on how our new mortgage was coming along. Thanks Peter. We’ll be sure to recommend you to all our friends.
Darcy
We just finished getting the perfect mortgage! We just bought our first home!! Peter has been with us every step of the way! He’s gone above and beyond what we expected!!
I could keep going on and on about how happy we are with the service and advice we received from Peter! We will be telling all of our friends to use him.
Thank you so much for your professionalism, answering so promptly every little question/concern and making sure we knew what was going on in every step of the way!
Becky & Kim