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Home Loans By Tera #2115126

Leading Michigan Mortgage Loan Officer dedicated to making your home-buying journey smooth and stress-free. Let's get you home!

I keep things transparent, simple, and clear from start to closing.

09/07/2026

🎁 Somebody in your family may be allowed to help you buy a house.

Most people assume the money has to be yours, saved by you, sitting in your account for years. That isn't how it works.

📄 Gift funds from family are allowed on a lot of loan programs. There are rules about who can give it, how it gets documented, and what the letter has to say. But "my mom offered to help" is not a disqualifier. It's a conversation.

🚫 What does cause problems is money that shows up in your account with no explanation. Undocumented deposits are one of the most common reasons a file slows down.

If help is being offered, tell me before the money moves. Doing it in the right order costs nothing. Doing it backwards costs weeks.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

09/04/2026

⛔ You got pre-approved. Now don't blow it up.

Nobody warns people about this part. Your file gets re-checked before closing. What was true in July has to still be true at the table.

🚗 Don't finance a car. Not even a great deal.
💳 Don't open a store card at checkout. The discount isn't worth it.
💼 Don't change jobs without telling me first. Sometimes it's fine. Sometimes it isn't.
💸 Don't move large amounts between accounts without a paper trail.
🧾 Don't pay off a collection because someone online said to. Ask first.

I didn't make these up. They're the things I've watched delay closings.

📱 When in doubt, text me before you do it. That's a thirty second conversation instead of a three week problem.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

09/02/2026

🍂 Everybody buys in the spring. That's exactly why fall is worth a look.

In April you're one of eight offers. Sellers get to pick. Inspections get waived. People stretch past what they meant to spend because they're tired of losing.

📉 By September the crowd thins out. The houses still sitting there belong to sellers who are motivated, not curious. And you're not bidding against half your zip code anymore.

Fewer buyers doesn't mean worse houses. It means less competition for the same houses.

📅 If you've been waiting for things to calm down, this is the part of the year where they do.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

08/31/2026

🏠 You don't have to be ready to buy to start.

That's the part people get backwards. They wait until they think they're qualified, then they call somebody. And usually they've burned six months they could have spent fixing whatever was in the way.

Start early and you find out what the obstacle is while there's still time to do something about it. Maybe it's a score. Maybe it's how long you've been at your job. Maybe it's nothing and you were ready a year ago.

But you can't fix a problem nobody has identified.

If buying is on your list for next year, now is the right time to look at it. Not next spring.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

08/28/2026

👉Everybody shops rate. Almost nobody shops 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Here's what I mean. Two lenders quote you within an eighth of each other. One of them closes on time, catches the problem in your file early, and tells you the truth about what things cost. The other quoted you low and reprices you a week before closing.

The rate was never the difference. The service was.

I'm not saying don't compare. Compare. But ask the other questions too. How fast do they close. Who is actually working your file. What happens when something goes wrong.

The cheapest quote and the best loan are 𝙣𝙤𝙩 automatically the same thing.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

08/26/2026

🔑 You may not need as much cash as you think.

There are down payment assistance programs out there. Some are state-run, some are lender specific, some are tied to your profession or to where you're buying.

Most people never hear about them, because it isn't anybody's job to tell you.

They come with rules. Income limits, property limits, sometimes a homebuyer education requirement. Not everybody qualifies and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

But '𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥' is worth checking before you accept it as your answer.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

08/24/2026

💸Bankruptcy doesn't disqualify you from buying a house. It puts you on a clock.

Depending on the type and the loan program, there's a waiting period. Sometimes a couple of years. Sometimes less than people expect.

⏰And here's what a lot of people get wrong. They think the clock starts when they filed. Usually it runs from the discharge date. That's a real difference, and it can mean you're eligible sooner than you think.

I've had people sit out years longer than they had to because nobody explained the timing.

If you've got a bankruptcy behind you, find out where you actually sit on the calendar. It may be closer than you were told.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

08/21/2026

‼️I don't send denial letters.

If I can't get you approved today, you get a plan instead. What the obstacle actually is. What has to change. How long it usually takes. When we talk again.

Because here's the thing most people in my business won't say out loud. A "no" today is often a "yes" in six to twelve months... sometimes less. But the file doesn't fix itself. Somebody has to tell you what to work on.

Most loan officers don't, because the payoff isn't this month.

📍I'd rather have the conversation and help you reach your goal. Let's chat!

If somebody told you no and left it there, bring it to me. Worst case, you find out what you're actually working with.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

08/19/2026

Pre-qualified and pre-approved are not the same thing, and the difference can cost you a house.

Pre-qualified usually means somebody asked you a few questions and gave you a number. No documents. No credit pulled. It's an estimate wearing a nice outfit.

Pre-approved means somebody reviewed your income documents, pulled your credit, and looked at your actual file.

Sellers can tell the difference. So can their agents.

If you're about to start looking at houses, find out which one you actually have.

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

08/17/2026

⚡ Here's something that matters more than people realize when you're making an offer.

How fast your lender can close.

My average clear to close is fourteen days. That's not a promotion, that's just what my files run.

Why does that matter to you? Because when a seller is looking at three offers, the one that closes fast is worth more than the one that's a little higher and might drag out for six weeks.

Speed is leverage. It's the part of your offer nobody talks about, and it's the part I can actually control.

If you're competing for houses right now, that's worth knowing!

Tera Sommer | Home Loans By Tera, powered by Ease Mortgage
NMLS #2115126 | Company NMLS #2273319

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New Hudson, MI

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https://homeloansbytera.com/

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