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Elena Vasquez-Reid Senior Mortgage Broker

Mortgage advice for files that need a second look.

Business owners, investors and high-value purchases. I structure the file and find the lenders who suit it.

Elena Vasquez-Reid, senior mortgage broker in Vancouver
Elena Vasquez-Reid Senior Mortgage Broker

What makes your file different?

Choose any that apply to you.

Choose what applies and you’ll see how I’d approach it.

  • I’m self-employed

    I present company income the way underwriters read it: retained earnings, add-backs and your accountant’s letter, before any lender sees the file.

  • I own several properties

    I rebuild your rental schedule and choose the order to finance in, so one lender’s limit doesn’t stop the next purchase.

  • I’m new to Canada

    Some lenders underwrite new arrivals on an employment contract and foreign credit. I’ll tell you which, and what they’ll ask for.

  • My closing date is close

    I prepare the file once, completely, and go to the lenders who can approve inside your subject-removal date.

  • I’m buying before I sell

    Bridge financing and the timing between two closings, set up so you aren’t carrying both homes longer than you have to.

  • My renewal is coming up

    I compare your renewal across lenders four to six months ahead, so you have choices instead of a letter to sign.

Talk it through
Senior Mortgage Broker
Elena Vasquez-Reid
Brokerage
Northshore Meridian Mortgage Partners Ltd.
Licence
X000789
Based in
Vancouver, BC

Complex files, handled

Anonymised and shared with the clients’ permission. Every file is different.

  1. Business owner, new-build purchase

    Situation
    Strong company, low personal income on paper after tax planning; completion in five weeks.
    Approach
    Packaged retained earnings with the accountant’s letter and went to two lenders that accept them.
    Outcome
    Approved before the subject-removal date, with a term that matched the planned sale of the old home.
  2. Relocation, foreign income

    Situation
    Moving from abroad with a new BC employment contract that started after the offer.
    Approach
    Used the contract and probation terms with a lender that underwrites new arrivals on them.
    Outcome
    Closed on the original date; no change to the purchase contract needed.
  3. Investor, fourth property

    Situation
    Three rentals already financed at one bank, which had reached its limit for the client.
    Approach
    Rebuilt the rental schedule and moved the new purchase to a lender with a separate exposure limit.
    Outcome
    Fourth property financed without refinancing the other three.
  4. Renewal after a separation

    Situation
    One owner taking over the home and the mortgage at renewal, on a single income.
    Approach
    Spousal buyout with support income documented from the agreement, started six months early.
    Outcome
    Renewed in one name with the buyout funded in the same transaction.
A contemporary West Vancouver house of glass and cedar

From first call to keys

  1. A private first conversation

    Thirty minutes on your goals, timing and what makes your file different. No forms yet.

  2. The file, prepared once

    You upload documents to a secure page; I check them and flag gaps before any lender sees them.

  3. The right lenders, side by side

    Options compared on rate, terms, penalties and fit, with my recommendation and why.

  4. Approval to keys

    I manage conditions with the lender, lawyer and realtor until funds are advanced.

Run the numbers

Your payment, the mortgage insurance, the interest over the years and what faster payments would save. Change anything; the figures follow.

20.0%

Minimum for this price: $95,000

An example rate. Enter the one you’ve been quoted.

$5,523

per monthly payment

Mortgage amount
$960,000
Mortgage insurance
Not required with 20% or more down
Total interest
$697,032
Total paid
$1,657,032
Number of payments
300
Paid off in
25 years 0 months

With accelerated bi-weekly payments you would save $111,458 in interest and finish 3 years 6 months sooner.

Interest and principal, year by year
What you still owe, year by year
Year-by-year schedule
Year Interest Principal Balance
1 $46,027 $20,254 $939,746
2 $45,025 $21,257 $918,489
3 $43,973 $22,309 $896,181
4 $42,868 $23,413 $872,768
5 $41,710 $24,572 $848,196
6 $40,493 $25,788 $822,407
7 $39,217 $27,065 $795,343
8 $37,877 $28,404 $766,939
9 $36,471 $29,810 $737,128
10 $34,996 $31,286 $705,843
11 $33,447 $32,834 $673,008
12 $31,822 $34,460 $638,549
13 $30,116 $36,165 $602,384
14 $28,326 $37,955 $564,428
15 $26,447 $39,834 $524,594
16 $24,476 $41,806 $482,788
17 $22,406 $43,875 $438,913
18 $20,235 $46,047 $392,867
19 $17,955 $48,326 $344,541
20 $15,563 $50,718 $293,823
21 $13,053 $53,228 $240,594
22 $10,418 $55,863 $184,731
23 $7,653 $58,628 $126,103
24 $4,751 $61,530 $64,573
25 $1,706 $64,573 $0
How this is worked out
  • Canadian fixed rates compound twice a year, so the rate per payment is a little lower than the annual rate divided by the number of payments.
  • Minimum down payment: 5% of the first $500,000 and 10% of the part up to $1.5 million. From $1.5 million, 20%.
  • With less than 20% down, mortgage default insurance is required and its premium is added to the mortgage: 2.80% to 4.00% of the loan depending on the down payment, plus 0.20 points over 25 years.
  • Accelerated payments are half or a quarter of the monthly payment, paid every two weeks or every week, which adds about one monthly payment a year.

Indicative, not a lender decision or a pre-approval. Assumes the same rate for the whole amortization; rates change at renewal.

What clients say

  • Our file had every complication you can think of. Elena explained each step plainly and we never felt rushed.

    Sample client A. North Vancouver · Purchase Shared with consent, May 2026
  • She started on our renewal months before the date, which gave us real choices instead of a letter to sign.

    Sample client B. Vancouver · Renewal Shared with consent, March 2026
  • As business owners we were used to banks not understanding us. This time the file was ready before we were.

    Sample client C. West Vancouver · Self-employed Shared with consent, July 2026

Questions clients ask

How early should I start before buying or renewing?

Three to six months before a purchase or a renewal date gives the most choice. A first conversation costs nothing.

Do you work with self-employed clients?

Yes. Much of my work is with business owners and incorporated professionals; I’ll tell you which documents tell your story best.

How are you paid?

On most residential files the lender pays the brokerage. If a file needs a private lender or a fee, you’ll see it in writing before you agree to anything.

Is the calculator a pre-approval?

No. It’s an indicative estimate to help you plan. Only a lender’s written approval is a decision.

Your documents, sent securely in minutes

Upload everything from your phone or computer. It goes straight to Elena’s secure document storage in Canada, with a checklist made for your situation.

  1. Tell us a little about you and your plans
  2. See exactly which documents your situation needs
  3. Upload them, and you’re done
  • No account to create
  • Works on your phone
  • Stored in Canada

Sample site: on a live site, the secure upload form opens right here.

Start with a private conversation

Tell me about the home, the timing and what makes your situation different. I’ll tell you honestly what’s possible.

Phone
604-555-0163