Kathy Sheehan Mortgage Lender

This morning I read that Stephen Covey died yesterday due to complications from an April bike accident.     Here are some interesting statistics that I read this morning:    "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"  published in 1989 was on bestseller lists for four years.  It sold in excess of ...

  Oh my, what did I walk into!!! Over the last few months I have been sorting through closets, cabinets and boxes and decided it was time to sell some of my collectibles.  Some of them are antiques and I am sure that I wouldn't get nearly their value if I tried to sell at a yard sale or on Craigs...

  July is National Ice Cream month, did you know that?  I wasn't totally convinced that an entire month had been dedicated to ice cream but I just had to check it out for myself.  Here is what I found when I did my search on google: "Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month in 19...

Do you suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia?  Are you asking yourself, what is the world is that?  Let me break it down for you.  Friggatriskaidekaphobia is the fear of   Friday the 13th .  The origin of this word is Greek and can be found in many abnormal psychology books.   The number 13 has bee...

Atlanta home buyers need to know that there is hope for making a purchase after a short sale or a foreclosure.  If you were one of the many Georgians lost their homes through foreclosure in 2008 and 2009, now may be the time to start thinking about purchasing a home again. For an FHA mortgage, yo...

Atlanta home buyers that will be financing a home need to understand the mortgage underwriting process.  For all financing programs, FHA,VA, USDA, Jumbo and Conventional loans, will all follow the same basic process.  Once you have completed the application, a package will be sent that includes t...

Atlanta home buyers need to know just how important it is to maintain your financial status during the home buying process.  Atlanta home buyers will be asked to disclose their assets on the mortgage application.  An asset can be a checking account, savings account, a 401(k), IRA, pension, stocks...

Atlanta home buyers need to know exactly what they will qualify for in terms of purchase price and financing.  The best way to make that determination is to discuss your budget.   I have been working with home buyers for a long time, and it is always somewhat surprising that some don't have a bud...

  Atlanta home buyers need to know the basics.  This is a short series of blogs that will help navigate the home buying process. If you are a first time home buyer, you are going feel as though you have been dropped into the deep end of the swimming pool.  There is a "language" that you will need...

Here it is another entertainment loss.  Today, Andy Griffith died at age 86.  For those of us baby boomers, we first got to know him as Andy Taylor, the loveable sherriff of Mayberry during the 1960's television series, "The Andy Griffith Show".  His character was always the voice of common sense...