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Partners in Construction // The Nugget Newspaper // April 22, 2020
Helping residents thrive
By Jim Cornelius editor in chief
For Jenalee Piercey, work is
very personal. As a loan originator
with Northwest Mortgage Advi-
sors, she helps all types of borrow-
ers find the best and smoothest
path to home ownership4a goal
that resonates deeply with the Sis-
ters native.
<I started out as a single
mom,= she reflected. <And I saw
that it was hard to attain home
ownership.=
Many people just don9t know
the steps to take 4 and that9s
where Piercey9s background, expe-
rience and temperament shine.
<I started out in education,=
she said. <So I really like to inform
people and make things easy to
understand.=
Piercey recognizes that every
client is different; they have differ-
ent stories, different goals, differ-
ent needs. She listens to them and
helps them determine the path
they seek.
<Jenalee is about solutions,=
said Sisters resident Debbie Buch-
er. <She listens; she asks ques-
tions; she makes sure she under-
stands your needs and objectives.
She does not take a cookie-cutter
approach in this business, but
searches out the best solution for
your needs.=
With Northwest Mortgage
Advisors, Piercey has a multitude
of tools to meet individual needs.
<We fund our own loans, so
basically, we9re a mortgage bank,=
she said.
There are 31 investors and
<each person fits a different inves-
tor better.=
Jenalee is patient, understand-
ing that it can take time and work
to develop a plan that gets a client
over the finish line.
Successful qualification for
a mortgage comes down to a
relatively simple calculation of
income, debts, assets, and credit.
<Each product has different
qualifications,= Piercey said.
<Once they have a plan in place,
it9s pretty simple from there,= she
said. <I show them what debt to
pay down first; what9s going to
have the biggest impact to improve
their credit score& A lot of people
are six months to a year out 4 and
that9s OK.=
The current economic disrup-
tions caused by the COVID-19
pandemic are sure to have an
impact on clients.
<You can9t be laid off and be
approved,= she said. <So that9s
affecting people.=
But Piercey remains committed
to her service. She educates herself
on the state of the market every
day, in order to provide the best
information possible to her clients.
<That9s my main goal 4 to
be that person,= she said. <They
know I9ve got their best interests
at heart. There9s something about
someone who wants the best for
you.=
Piercey is with her clients for
the long haul 4 and that doesn9t
stop with a successful completion
of a mortgage.
<I am very relationship-orient-
ed and stay connected with people
I9ve worked with in a lot of differ-
ent ways,= she said.
That sense of connection is vital
to her. She moved away from Sis-
ters to Southern Oregon for her
teaching career 4 but she came
back because she craved the pow-
erful sense of community she finds
here, and she wanted that for her
children.
In addition to her work with
Northwest Mortgage Advisors,
Piercey is developing a nonprof-
it to assist single mothers with
access to resources. She9s paying
forward help she got in her earlier
days.
<I got some help from some
really neat ladies from Black Butte
Ranch when I was a single mom,=
she recalled.
A commitment to education
and to service is the hallmark of all
that Jenalee Piercey does. She sim-
ply wants to help the people
of her community
thrive.
FINANCE WITH
CONFIDENCE
“As a mortgage loan originator with
Northwest Mortgage Advisors, our
relationship is my top priority. I look
forward to helping you find the best
loan product and rates.”
— Jenalee
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www.nwmortgageadvisors.com
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