For 17 years, Advanced Mortgage Services proprietor/owner Alan Schwartzman has been offering mortgage services and providing financial advice in Benicia, a town where he has been elected vice-mayor twice since 2005. Since 2002, Mr. Schwartzman has done business from this remodeled historic building whose interior is decorated with large photographs of wild animals and sponsorship plaques of youth sports teams. He says his customer service philosophy is to "put the client first and strive for fairness."