Team Olson/Waller - Top Agent Magazine

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TRAVISOLSONBranch Manager/

Senior Mortgage Specialist


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Travis Olson was born into home

loans. With a Real Estate Agent fora Father, he learned about propertyvaluations and home loans beforemost kids could dene the wordmortgage. During the summers,around my baseball schedule, Iworked for my Fathers lenders, he

says. Later, at Gonzaga University

in Spokane, WA, he interned with amajor national home loan company.Having built the Olson MortgageGroup Team over the past 25 years,Travis is the Branch Managerand Senior Mortgage Specialistat Directors Mortgages corporate

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headquarters in Lake Oswego,Oregon. Its the only industry Iveever worked in, he says. I knewafter a short while on the wholesaleside that I didnt t the 8-to-5 desk

job schematic, he says. Just a

couple years out of college I startedoriginating loans. I was lucky to beindoctrinated at such a young age.

Travis has experienced every poss-ible mortgage scenario and he valuesthe close contact he maintains withclients. Im also blessed in thatIve been able to align myself withthe best organizations. His team

with Directors Mortgage sets himapart. We have an amazing groupof people with tremendous strengthand understanding of the loan orig-ination process. Jeff Waller, my pro-duction partner, is the best in thebusiness. He builds relationships and

the initial trust our borrowers have inus, says Travis. He and I lead theteam, but at the end of the day wehave three excellent team memberswho make us shine. Together weprovide positive experiences forborrowers and REALTORS.

Team members include Client CareCoordinator Paige Olson, who en-sures borrower information is accur-

ately prepared and who spearheadsclient communication. Rachael Mc-Whirter, Senior Processor, handlesthe nuts-and-bolts, working closelywith our in-house underwriters toensure clean approvals, says Travis.

oWe have an amazing

group of people with

tremendous strength and

understanding of the loanorigination process.

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And Business Development Ofcer,Michelle Nielsen, actively shares theteams success stories with currentand prospective partners such as realestate agents, accountants, attorneysand nancial planners.

Referrals from clients or from top-producing REALTORSin the LakeOswego/Portland/SW Washingtonmarket account for 95 percent ofthe teams business. Our processpaints them in a very favorable light.

When you make the agent shine,you create condence with everyoneinvolved. Our partnerships are builton relationships versus transactions,and you have to dig deeper andspend more time when prioritizing

relationships over transactions, hesays. For instance, the bottom lineis not our only concern. What mattersis that we know we are setting ourclient partners up for success, hesays. If we exceed the high standardswe have for ourselves, we will excel.


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But we never want to take any of ourrelationships for granted.

Another prominent honor is theOlson-Waller Teams standing asThe Preferred Lender for the NBAs

Portland Trailblazers. We work veryclosely on home loans for everyonefrom executives to the ticketingstaff. Its an afliation were veryproud of, says Travis. Being ableto help others is the most rewardingaspect of Traviss work. That

hasnt changed in 25 years. Seeingthe smiles on their faces and beingone of the keys to solving a puzzleis so rewarding. Afliation withDirectors Mortgage provides theteam additional opportunities to help

the community as well. In 2015 wewere part of Directors Mortgagegiving back close to $1.1 million tolocal charities, he says. This includessupporting great organizations suchas Portland Youth Soccer, the SHOCFoundation, St. Jude and the Portland

From left to right: Rachael McWhirter, Jeff Waller, Paige Olson,Travis Olson and Michelle Nielsen.


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To learn more about Travis Olson and Directors Mortgage,

visit www.directorsmortgage.net/tolson,

Email: [email protected] or call 503.449.3807

Travis Olson: 111072 Jeff Waller: 136245 Michelle Nielsen: 1426379

Rachael McWhirter: 1173058 Directors Mortgage: NMLS# 3240

Homebuilders Association, throughwhich the Olson-Waller Team helpraise funds to build transitionalhousing for people experiencingmajor life changes.

Personally, Travis is a tness enthu-

siast and spends a great deal of time

at Club Sport Oregon. He and Paigealso enjoy an active life with theiramazing boys, Payton and Zachary.Payton plays varsity soccer at LakeOswego High School as well aswith Crossre Oregon. Zachary is abasketball enthusiast at Lake Oswego

Junior High.

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