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Craig Messman

Chicago, IL

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Google Rating

4.9 / 5.0 (212 reviews)

Composite Rating

4 / 5.0 - Well Rated

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Reputation Summary

Craig Messman is listed as a Chicago, IL-based lender offering loan products that include bridge, commercial, DSCR, fix-and-flip, and rental portfolio. Current stored Google Business Profile data shows a 4.9/5 rating from 211 reviews. The current HardMoneySearch composite rating is 4.0/5.0 (Well Rated). Positive public review themes captured for the profile include Responsive and thorough communication throughout the process, Responsive and clear communication throughout the process.

This summary aggregates publicly available information retrieved as of 2026-07-02; users should verify details directly with the lender and official sources including NMLS Consumer Access.

Public Review Themes

2 positive / 0 negative borrower themes found across 1 linked source.

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What borrowers say

  • positiveGoogleView source

    Responsive and thorough communication throughout the process

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    Craig and team were great partners with us as we bought our home. We were especially appreciative of the time he and Sarah took to review our situation, help us narrow in our budget, and get us monthly estimated costs (very!) quickly on the properties we were interested in. We liked the portal as well, which made getting all of our documents together easy and secure. We'll definitely come back to Craig again and will refer our friends to him as well!

    I had a great experience working with Craig and his team while buying my first home. The team was super helpful, responsive, and easy to work with the whole way through. As a first-time buyer, I had a lot of questions, and they always took the time to explain things clearly and keep me on track. They made the process feel smooth and way less stressful than I expected. I always felt like they had my best interests in mind, and thanks to them, everything went through without any issues. I’d defini

  • positiveGoogleView source

    Responsive and clear communication throughout the process

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    Craig and team were great partners with us as we bought our home. We were especially appreciative of the time he and Sarah took to review our situation, help us narrow in our budget, and get us monthly estimated costs (very!) quickly on the properties we were interested in. We liked the portal as well, which made getting all of our documents together easy and secure. We'll definitely come back to Craig again and will refer our friends to him as well!

    I had a great experience working with Craig and his team while buying my first home. The team was super helpful, responsive, and easy to work with the whole way through. As a first-time buyer, I had a lot of questions, and they always took the time to explain things clearly and keep me on track. They made the process feel smooth and way less stressful than I expected. I always felt like they had my best interests in mind, and thanks to them, everything went through without any issues. I’d defini

Loan Types

bridgecommercialdscrfix fliprental portfolio

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States Served

IL

States Licensed

IL

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