Baker Mortgage

Baker Mortgage was started in 1955 by Gordon R. Baker, a native Houstonian who grew up in a modest home on Anita Street in downtown Houston. The oldest of three sons and the grandson of a builder, Gordon learned the business of purchasing owner financed notes from observing his grandfather selling homes, and carrying notes on them. After a tour of duty in the Navy, and putting himself through school at the University of Houston, it was rather obvious that Gordon was not going to be happy with the average desk job, and eventually realized the family business seemed to be a natural fit, and it was. Between his grandfather, and his mother, Annette Fraser Baker, they instilled in him a strong work ethic as well as a sense of decency and honor that he is fondly remembered for today.

In 1977, Gordon's daughter Cathy came to work with him on what was supposed to be a temporary basis. Having had one bookkeeping course at night school, she was initially hired as the bookkeeper. Even though it had never been "the plan", from the time she was a little girl going to the office with her father on Saturday mornings, she had literally been around the business all of her life. As time went on and nature took its course, she became totally immersed in the business. Cathy was fortunate to work with her father for almost eighteen years.

It's a fine legacy that we are extremely proud of. The clients are that way, too. We do business on a regular basis with not only the children, but in many cases the grandchildren of people that got their first home loan from Baker Mortgage. We're very proud of that.

Small companies only survive if they do business the right way, and treat people right. That way, they not only come back, but they send their friends, their co-workers, and their children. We call those "Dad deals", and we're very fortunate, in that we do a lot of those.

The company has always kept a family type of atmosphere, and you notice the difference when you call or when you walk in the door. We still have real people answer the phone. Voice mail is available only after normal business hours.