The friend in the mortgage business you always wished you had

Jerri-Lynn Sparling helps people across Middle Tennessee buy homes without the fear, the jargon, or the runaround. She’s a Loan Officer with New American Funding’s Brentwood branch — a direct lender that underwrites and funds loans in-house, backed by a branch clients have rated 4.97 out of 5 across more than 1,237 reviews.

Her path into lending ran through real estate. Before she originated loans, Jerri-Lynn worked on the agent side of the transaction — a member of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® — which gave her a front-row seat to the moment financing goes sideways and a deal gets stressful. She moved to the lending side to fix that moment. Today she structures loans the way an agent wishes every lender would: clean, communicated, and closed on time.

She’s especially good with first-time buyers, because she remembers how confusing the whole thing feels from the outside. Ask her anything — “can I even buy right now?”, “what does escrow mean?”, “is 6% down enough?” — and you’ll get a plain answer, not a pitch. Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, jumbo, THDA down payment assistance: she lays out every option side by side and lets you choose.

When she’s not lending, you’ll find her around Middle Tennessee. (Jerri-Lynn — want to add hobbies, family, hometown, or how long you’ve called Middle Tennessee home? Text Rainman and it goes right here.)