Brian Scott Cohen

Brian is great! We just bought an apartment and him and his colleagues (Jenny and Rachel) were great, attentive, fast and knowledgeable. This was our first time we buy an apartment and these guys made the process much easier for us. I agree with other reviews that when other things get messy, it’s always nice to trust on your mortgage broker.

I have closed two coop apartments with Brian and done two refinances, so I will confidently say he is one of the best and most knowledgeable mortgage brokers. Highly recommended! I don’t think my financials were complicated and were pretty straightforward. This doesn’t mean the process of going through a coop purchase, or refinance wasn’t stressful. Throughout the four times we have done business with Brian, I have learned to trust him 100%! If he says these documents are sufficient, no doubt they are, or we will close with the best rate in the market, you will get it. I had those freak out moments, and asked to talk to him. He would be there reassuring me everything will be fine, explaining every step and what is best! If you are in need of a mortgage broker, he is the guys you can count on!

I can’t recall how I came to Brian, but I’m glad I did. He got me and my wife a good rate on our first mortgage, and a great rate when we refinanced. But the fifith star is for his customer service. Obviously years go by without any communication between a mortgagee and a mortgage agent. But every time I reached out to Brian since we first worked with him about 8 years ago, he has remembered me immediately and has gotten things I needed (re-​fi rates, pre-​approval letters, etc.) within minutes (literally!). It has been a pleasure to work with him.

Brian was recommended to me by my real estate agent when I first bought my studio apt a few years ago. My real estate agent told me this guy had a record of getting the whole mortgage process done in XX days. (I don’t want to put this number out there in case everybody demands him to do their mortgage process within this number of days)
My mortgage process was done pretty quickly too by Brian. It was a smooth sailing from the beginning to end.
Last year, I sold the studio apt after I got married. Then, me and my husband were trying to buy a bigger apt and we, of course, went back to Brian for our mortgage process. In the end the deal fell through for some other reason, not because of mortgage. The whole process was a mess and incredibly stressful because everybody involved was constantly lying and manipulating except Brian and we couldn’t rely on anybody, except Brian. It was the same when I sold the studio apt how painful the procedure was. In the middle of chaos, the only thing comforting to know was Brian was there and at least one thing was going well — the mortgage. Yenny, who worked with Brian for our loan, was very accomodating and freindly too.
Brian is very quick to respond to your email. Anything he says he will do, he will do it right and quickly. Very responsible and always keeps his promises.
I would give him 10 stars if I could.

I can’t say enough about Brian. We were first-​time buyers in NYC, and had a very complicated co-​op purchase. Brian was there holding our hands through the process. Brian is really an advocate for the buyer, and he was the only one really helping us deal with the lawyers and other parties that were complicating matters. He is extremely responsive by phone and email, and his turn-​around time on processing paperwork kept it on the desks of other parties in the deal. His assistant was also on top of all of our paperwork. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is serious buyer and looking to work with a serious person who doesn’t play games.

We used Brian during the purchase of our co-​op in Manhattan. Brian is unbelievable — extremely trustworthy, competent, fast. And he got us an unbelievable rate, better than anyone else we spoke to. Brian was the one person in the entire purchase process that we could truly trust. He helped us navigate the space, and move the process forward smoothly, acting as a liaison between us and brokers, lawyers, and co-​op boards. He is also extremely responsive. He was the only person in our process who would actually check in with us to see if we needed any additional help to move the process forward. We cannot say enough good things about Brian. Thank you Brian for helping us purchase our new home!

We used Brian during the purchase of our condo in Brooklyn. I was a first-​time buyer, and I cannot say enough good things about Brian and his team. I was in a unique situation of having worked abroad for most of my career, and Brian organized alternative credit verification when many other banks would not. In addition, he was extremely responsive, polite, efficient, and effective – the ultimate proof being we closed on our planned date. We went through several rounds of underwriting and Brian and his team were always communicative and there were never any nasty surprises. During this process I was in contact with Brian and his team nearly every day, and they were always professional and reassuring. I would not hesitate for a second to recommend him to anyone else or use him again.

I just closed my apt today after less than a month from contract signing. Really that could not have happened without Brian and his team. They were all great and Brian was very attentive and accessible! I would recommend Brian without reservation to my fiends and family.

I unreservedly recommend Brian to anyone going through the mortgage process. I had such an awful time with my coop deals (buy & sell), he was the only bright spot.
Not one problem, great communication, thorough, friendly, all around a plus. I really can’t say enough good things about him.
Be prepared on your end and he will take it from there.

In addition to using Brian for our refinance in August of 2012 we just closed on a complicated transaction with him and everything went smoothly. We just bought a 2 family house with my brother. Prior to buying the 2 family house we needed to sell my brothers apartment. Prior to selling my brothers apartment my brothers buyer needed to sell their apartment. So in essence we needed 2 sales to close before we could close on the house.
I am thankful that Brian was the mortgage broker on all 3 of the sales/​purchases. He was able to close on both sales that allowed us to close on the house prior to our interest rate lock expiring. Interest rates were up 1% since we locked in our rate and it would have been a large increase in our payment if we didnt close with the locked in rate.
To summarize Brian was able to approve and close on 3 mortgages between 4 families in 60 days prior to our interest rate lock expiring.
Brian is also very easy to get ahold off. He responds to all emails within minutes no matter what time of the day it is.
You would be crazy if you didnt use Brian for your mortgage.

In my 22 years working with real estate and mortgage brokers, I have never experienced customer service so exquisite. Brian’s average response time to my queries — whether via phone or e-​mail — wasn’t measured in weeks, days or even hours, but minutes. He is genuinely knowledgeable, helpful, efficient, detail-​oriented and absolutely dedicated. Surely enough, he closed my recent round of financing, and it certainly won’t be the last. If I had a third thumb to raise up, I’d do it.

I dealt with Brian Scott Cohen at this Wells Fargo Home Mortgage office. Of all the people involved in my purchase of a DUMBO loft, Brian was the most responsive and worked the hardest. He responds to emails incredibly fast at all hours, and ultimately got me a rate significantly lower than the one I locked in. He made the process straightforward. I recommend him highly and would certainly use him again.