Plan over product
Loans are tools. The plan is what makes them useful. We start with where you want to be in five and ten years — and work backward to today's decision.

Meet Danny
I'm Danny Lotenberg — a licensed mortgage loan originator focused on one thing: helping you make the best possible decision for the next chapter of your life. A loan is the tool. The plan is the work.
The approach
Most people don't need another lender pitching them rates. They need someone to sit across from them — in person, on a call, or over text — and help them figure out what they're actually trying to do. That's where I start.
My background is in helping borrowers see the whole picture, not just the loan in front of them. First-time buyers who don't know which program fits. Homeowners weighing a refinance against tapping equity. Investors deciding whether the next property should be DSCR or a conventional second home. Self-employed clients who've been told their income “doesn't count.” Veterans who've never had the VA loan benefit fully explained to them.
Every conversation starts the same way: What are you actually trying to do? Then we look at the paths that may be worth exploring, compare them honestly, and build a plan around your goals — not around whatever product is easiest to close. Sometimes the right answer is to wait. Sometimes it's to move now. Sometimes it's to do something completely different than what you originally considered. That's the work.
I believe every mortgage should come with a plan. If that resonates with how you want to make a decision this big, let's talk.
What I believe
Loans are tools. The plan is what makes them useful. We start with where you want to be in five and ten years — and work backward to today's decision.
If a strategy can't be explained in plain English, it usually isn't a strategy. Expect clear language, comparisons, and trade-offs you can actually weigh.
Education before application. You should leave every conversation feeling more informed — not more obligated.
Closing day is the beginning, not the end. Refinancing windows, equity opportunities, removing PMI, the next property — we stay in touch.
Who I help
Licensing
Daniel “Danny” Lotenberg is a Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator with Legacy Mortgage Group.
Personal NMLS #2710143 · Company NMLS #2533102
No applications. Just a conversation about what you're trying to do.
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