A little bit about Brian

I welcome the opportunity to consult with you on how to get the best interest rate, select the right mortgage product for you. Mortgages are not "one size fits all". I am here to help you achieve your goals & evaluated your options to fit your unique dreams. Caliber is an Equal Housing Lender. NMLS #15622 Washington Consumer Loan Company License No. CL-15622. https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/COMPANY/15622. Caliber cannot accept mortgage loan applications or inquiries for properties located in New York through this site.

Brian's Reviews

We survey everyone who has submitted a loan application with this lender, whether the loan closed or not.

5.0

After a truly awful experience in the past, it was immensely refreshing to work with Caliber. The entire team there, led by Brian Thielicke, was on point with all details, kept us informed and made the process easy, even when things went wrong or were unexpected. It was a night and day experience and after knowing how awful it can be, we are even more grateful for the wonderful service we received every step of the way from Caliber.

Buyer Closed Oct '21
Seattle, WA

$950,000

5.0

Buyer Closed Nov '20
Stanwood, WA

$886,000

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Nov '20
Renton, WA

$610,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Aug '20
Issaquah, WA

$835,000

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Aug '17
Seattle, WA

$580,000

2.0

My in-laws generously offered to give us a bridge loan for our down payment so that we wouldn't need to liquidate stocks only to buy them right back again after selling our current home. For the underwriter to accept such an arrangement, we would have needed to go through a bunch of red tape to encumber our brokerage account to sufficiently prove that the loan was "secured." Brian's team did not give us enough up-front information about exactly what their requirements were in this area. By the time we knew what we had to do it was getting too close to our closing date to trust the brokerage account changes to go through in time, so we sold stocks instead. A little more communication early on would have allowed us to make the bridge loan work. In the end we did get the house and the mortgage, and someone just doing a more typical down payment with no family members involved would probably be served quite well by Brian's team.

Buyer Closed Apr '17
Seattle, WA

$875,000

Provider Response:

I appreciate the feedback shared by this customer. We regret that there was insufficient time to set up the down payment loan as they desired. We definitely make a point to provide detailed information about the process for all our clients and work diligently to provide them with all viable financing options in a timely manner. Moving forward, we will do a better job confirming these options.

4.5

Brian and his team seemed to be a credible and hard working team. We were unable to finalize a loan due to my withdrawal from the deal. Off hand I have no complaints given that we did not get very far with the whole home buying process. Now that Redfin will no longer show me homes in my price range I am not sure why I am offering this review, and helping them. However I guess I owe it to Brian so that he and his team may benefit.

Buyer Did Not Sell Apr '17
Tacoma, WA

$226,000

4.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Aug '16
Newcastle, WA

$1,140,000 • 1st Time Buyer

4.5

Buyer Closed Jul '16
Burien, WA

$633,500

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Jun '16
Renton, WA

$378,000

5.0

Buyer Closed May '16
Renton, WA

$367,950 • New Construction • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Apr '16
Burien, WA

$385,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Feb '16
Seattle, WA

$243,500 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Dec '15
Kirkland, WA

$520,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Oct '15
Kent, WA

$310,000

4.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Did Not Sell Aug '15
Newcastle, WA

$870,000

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Aug '15
Sammamish, WA

$545,000

4.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Jul '15
Bothell, WA

$465,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Jun '15
Port Orchard, WA

$260,000

5.0

Choosing Brian and his team as our lenders was probably the second best decision after choosing Loren Ellingson as our Real Estate agent. They could not have done a better job at calming our nerves and answering our questions in a prompt and efficient manner. Our loan closed on time in 21 days! We cannot thank this team enough for everything they did for us. I would recommend them without hesitation for anyone wishing to buy a home :)

Buyer Closed Mar '15
Seattle, WA

$375,000 • 1st Time Buyer

4.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Jan '15
Bothell, WA

$375,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Dec '14
Newcastle, WA

$560,000

5.0

Buyer Closed Dec '14
Bellevue, WA

$600,600 • 1st Time Buyer

3.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Oct '14
Bellevue, WA

$539,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Oct '14
Bellevue, WA

$748,400

5.0

Buyer Closed Sep '14
Bellevue, WA

$665,000

5.0

Buyer Closed Aug '14
Issaquah, WA

$530,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Aug '14
Seattle, WA

$294,000 • 1st Time Buyer

3.0

Brian and his team are very responsive and that was reason I decided to go with them. His team is very prompt regarding questions and paper work and I felt that they would do all possible to get everything done to close the deal however I had couple of issues: 1. As a first time buys there were certain things not clear; which I wish Brian would have made clear upfront to avoid heartburns later - you can not get redfin refund back and you have to use it or loose it. This would be fine if it was cleared up upfront instead this coming last minute to buy points seemed like I have no choice but believe whatever you say. 2. My mortgage later go transferred so chase - but after offer closing, I didn't have any communication form cobalt except letters via postal mail which I thought was really odd. Besides clarify on details and communication, I didn't have other issues and I will give them credit for closing things on time.

Buyer Closed Jul '14
Redmond, WA

$715,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Jul '14
Seattle, WA

$397,000 • 1st Time Buyer

4.5

Buyer Closed Jun '14
Seattle, WA

$375,000 • New Construction • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Jun '14
Seattle, WA

$319,950 • 1st Time Buyer

4.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Jun '14
Seattle, WA

$470,000 • New Construction • 1st Time Buyer

4.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Jun '14
Seattle, WA

$309,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed May '14
Seattle, WA

$102,000

5.0

Buyer Closed May '14
Seattle, WA

$417,000

3.5

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Apr '14
Seabeck, WA

$260,000 • 1st Time Buyer

4.5

Buyer Closed Mar '14
Seattle, WA

$379,950 • 1st Time Buyer

4.0

Buyer Closed Mar '14
Kirkland, WA

$495,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Mar '14
Kirkland, WA

$375,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Feb '14
Tacoma, WA

$113,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Brian and his team, Joni and Mary, were exceptional. Their detail-oriented timeline kept us on track for a prompt closing. Brian also went out of his way to meet us downtown in person to discuss the process and address any concerns we had. He, Joni and Mary are all top-notch. There's a reason that Cobalt Mortgage comes so highly recommended from both the realtors and builders -- they're dependable and can close on a quicker timeline than their competitors.

Buyer Closed Feb '14
Seattle, WA

$642,000 • New Construction • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Closed Feb '14
Kirkland, WA

$340,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Customer did not leave review comments.

Buyer Did Not Sell Jan '14
Kirkland, WA

$340,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Dec '13
Redmond, WA

$355,000 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Did Not Sell Nov '13
Seattle, WA

$342,500 • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Nov '13
Seattle, WA

$440,000 • New Construction • 1st Time Buyer

5.0

Buyer Closed Oct '13
Bellevue, WA

$405,000

5.0

Buyer Closed Oct '13
Kirkland, WA

$740,000

5.0

Buyer Closed Sep '13
Burien, WA

$260,000 • 1st Time Buyer

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