Bedford Basin
Who stands behind this site, and how to check
The licences, the brokerage, the public profiles, the media record and the service area, each with the link that lets you verify it yourself.
Who is behind Oickle Mortgages, and is it licensed?
Riley Oickle, Associate Mortgage Broker, Nova Scotia licence 3001134, working under Indi, The Independent Mortgage Company Ltd., Nova Scotia Mortgage Brokerage licence 3000688. Both are on the province’s public registers. The practice arranges residential mortgages across Atlantic Canada from Bedford; the lender pays the brokerage on standard files, so the borrower pays nothing.
Verify each claim
| Claim | Detail | Verify it |
|---|---|---|
| Individual licence | Riley Oickle, Associate Mortgage Broker, licence 3001134, issued July 3, 2026, expires October 31, 2027 (renewed annually) | Provincial register of brokers |
| Brokerage licence | INDI THE INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD., licence 3000688, principal broker Krista Pike; also licensed in New Brunswick (2500110), Newfoundland and Labrador (IN146-1), British Columbia (029978), Saskatchewan (509361), Ontario (12403) | Provincial register of brokerages |
| How we are paid | Lender-paid on standard residential mortgages; any borrower fee disclosed in writing first and collectable only under s.22 of the Standards of Conduct | N.S. Reg. 126/2020 · Licensing page |
| Office and hours | 30 Damascus Rd, Suite 212, Bedford, NS B4A 0C2; 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Atlantic, every day; (902) 298-0218 | Contact |
| Service area | Atlantic Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. In Nova Scotia: Halifax Regional Municipality, Cape Breton, South Shore, Annapolis Valley, Northern Nova Scotia, Highland Region, Yarmouth and Southwest Nova Scotia | Licences by province · Every town and region |
| Commercial work | Five or more units and commercial property go through Indi Mortgage Commercial Division, not this practice | indicapital.ca |
Licences by province
| Province | Brokerage | Individual | Verify it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | Indi, The Independent Mortgage Company Ltd., licence 3000688 | Riley Oickle, Associate Mortgage Broker, licence 3001134 | Service Nova Scotia · individual register |
| New Brunswick | Indi, The Independent Mortgage Company Ltd., licence 2500110 | An Indi broker licensed in New Brunswick completes the file | Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB) |
| Prince Edward Island | No provincial licensing regime | Riley Oickle, Associate Mortgage Broker (Nova Scotia) | — |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Indi, The Independent Mortgage Company Ltd., licence IN146-1 | An Indi broker licensed in Newfoundland and Labrador completes the file | Superintendent of Mortgage Brokerages and Brokers |
How it works outside Nova Scotia
Oickle Mortgages is part of Indi Mortgage, which is licensed as a mortgage brokerage across Atlantic Canada. I hold my licence in Nova Scotia. If you are buying in New Brunswick or Newfoundland and Labrador, I take your application and stay your point of contact, and one of Indi’s brokers licensed in your province completes the file with you. Same lenders, same process, one more name on the paperwork.
Verify each claim
- Individual licence 3001134 Riley Oickle, Associate Mortgage Broker. NS register
- Brokerage licence 3000688 Indi, The Independent Mortgage Company Ltd.. NS register
- Borrower fee $0 on standard residential The lender pays the brokerage when the mortgage funds. Disclosure page
- 71 towns and regions served From Bedford, across Nova Scotia; the same remote process across Atlantic Canada. Where we work
Last verified September 20, 2026 against the Nova Scotia public registers.
- Form 1 disclosureWho the brokerage acts for and how it is paid, signed before any services (General Disclosure Regulations, s.7)
- Written consentNo credit check without it; one report shared across lenders
- Commitment in writingRate, term and conditions from the lender; no fee collectable before it (Standards of Conduct, s.22)
- Your own lawyerClosing with a Nova Scotia lawyer you choose
The sequence Nova Scotia regulation requires of every licensed brokerage; the licensing page carries the section references.
Reviews
None are published here yet. When they are, they will be real text quoted with the client’s written permission and linked to the platform they were left on. Nothing is invented or paraphrased to fill the space.
Go deeper
The detail, if you want it
Public profiles
- LinkedIn — Professional profile and history
- Indi Mortgage Commercial Division team page — Commercial-side profile at the brokerage’s commercial division
- rileyoickle.com — Personal site: investing background and the book
- RentalConsulting.com — The consulting practice founded in 2021
- YouTube — Video channel
- Instagram — Public account
- Facebook — Public page
Media, book and recognition
Book. $10M Deals: Financial Freedom With Real Estate Investing, published June 2026, ISBN 978-1-06935-281-1.
Recognition. RentalConsulting.com, founded 2021, was named to Business London Magazine’s top 20. No mortgage-industry awards are claimed.
Podcasts.
- The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, episode 1018: Manage your first income property
- Breakthrough Real Estate Investing, episode 133
- Keys to the Castle, episode 17
- Real Talk With Gary, episode 218
- The addy Podcast, episode 52
- Greatest Multifamily Investment Advice Show, episode 115
How the figures on this site are checked
Every number is imported from one data file that carries its primary source and the date it was checked; the whole set was last re-verified 2026-09-20. The sources page lists every URL, and the change log records what moved and when. Where no authoritative source publishes a figure (appraisal and inspection fees, town-level prices), the site says so rather than estimating. Answers are written and reviewed by Riley Oickle under licence 3001134; each carries his name and the date.
Questions people ask
Is Oickle Mortgages a licensed mortgage brokerage?
Oickle Mortgages is the residential practice of Riley Oickle, Associate Mortgage Broker, Nova Scotia licence 3001134. The brokerage is Indi, The Independent Mortgage Company Ltd., Nova Scotia Mortgage Brokerage licence 3000688, principal broker Krista Pike. Both appear on the province’s public registers, linked on this page.
How do I verify Riley Oickle’s licence?
Open the Nova Scotia register of licensed mortgage brokers and associate mortgage brokers and search “Oickle”. Match the name, the licence number 3001134 and the brokerage, INDI THE INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD.. Every Nova Scotia mortgage licence expires 31 October and is renewed annually, so a near-term expiry is normal.
Where does Oickle Mortgages operate?
Across Atlantic Canada — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador — from an office at 30 Damascus Rd, Suite 212, Bedford. The process is remote, with a local appraiser and your own lawyer. Riley’s own licence is Nova Scotia’s; the licences by province, and how a file outside Nova Scotia is completed, are in the table on this page.
Are there client reviews?
None are published on this site yet. Reviews will appear here only as real text quoted with the client’s written permission, with a link to the platform they were left on; nothing is invented or paraphrased in the meantime.
Who checks the figures on this site?
Riley Oickle. Every figure is imported from one data file with its primary source attached, the whole set was last re-verified 2026-09-20, and the change log records what moved and when. Where no authoritative source exists for a figure, the site says so instead of estimating.
Still unsure? Ask me directly.
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(902) 298-0218 · 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Atlantic, every day
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Verify the licence on the register, read how we are paid, then send the file. Fifteen minutes on the phone settles most of it.
(902) 298-0218 · 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Atlantic, every day