ABOUT

The Passion Behind Who We Are

Hi there! Thanks so much for checking out Welcome Home Loans for your lending ! I'm Paula Harvey, owner, and I've had a passion for helping people with their loans for over 22 years.

How I Work For You

My responsibility as a Home Loan Strategist is to educate you on how the loan process works, explain to you the different loan programs, and give you the information you need to help you make an informed decision about the best program and interest rate for your needs. I monitor the financial markets, track the bond market throughout the day, and employ the use of several rate watch services to make sure we are obtaining the best terms possible for you from over fifty wholesale lenders that we use.

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    Visiting friends in Tennessee

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    A day on the beach in Clearwater, Florida

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My Passion and Goals

I am passionate about the American Dream of home ownership as I believe there is a greater pride in our country that comes from those who own their own little piece of America. There is no other country in the world that makes it so readily possible to own our own home, and my goal is to help at least 100 families every year to attain their very own dream and to share the excitement and joy associated with this great accomplishment. 

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    Visiting friends in Tennessee

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    A day on the beach in Clearwater, Florida

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    A day winetasting with the girls

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    My friend Suzanne and I in Hawaii

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    Thanks, Jen, for this fun picture in Florence

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    Escape from the hills of Italy at our yoga retreat to Florence

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    Maui with my friend, Becky

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My Bio

I have had experience in the mortgage and real estate industry for over twenty years, plus an additional decade in the financial sector. Prior to bringing you Welcome Home Loans as a Home Loan Strategist, I worked in the Commercial Real Estate industry encompassing leasing, development and lending; as well as in the Residential Real Estate Industry first with Pacesetter Financial, a mortgage broker, and then Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, a direct lender. I also had a career at Intel working first as a Manager of the Central Network Account Administration team where I was responsible for the management of Intel's security network access; and the following three years acted as the sole Product Manager for Intel's Messaging Infrastructure worldwide with over 100,000 customers.

My tenure and broad range of experience in the real estate and professional fields has won many awards for outstanding customer service, teamwork and my ability to tenaciously see each task and project through to the end. I have been said to possess extraordinary organizational skills, attention to detail, and an outstanding ability and desire to create a close partnership with each of my clients. I understand the disquieted feeling that often accompanies the purchase or refinance of a home and am dedicated to standing beside each and every client, working each detail perpetually to the close. 

I similarly perceive the need to retain a long-term relationship with each of my clients and business associates, providing them with one source for all their mortgage needs and the comfort of having Paula "working for and with you".

As evidence of my outstanding service, I was nominated by one of my clients, and am now a member of the National Register’s “Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals”!

 

As part of my outstanding customer service, I provide free pre-qualifications and free mortgage consultations. “I believe my job is to do more than just provide a mortgage for my clients. Since purchasing a home is probably the largest debt each of us will ever undertake, I believe it is important to work and integrate your overall long and short term financial goals into your mortgage.”

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    Searching for the sunset in Oia with my son, Ryan

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    Mother's Day at my favorite place on the river with my son

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    Just arrvied in Kona, enjoying a mai tai with my friends

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    Out with my son In Phuket 

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A Personal Note


First and foremost, I am a proud mom to my son, Ryan, who is now an adult in his 30’s. As both moms and dads know, it is not always easy to be a parent, but it is certainly the most rewarding accomplishment to see the person your children grow up to be. It has been a life goal of mine to make a positive difference in my son’s life and to give him the best foundation to help catapult him in the road that is his own life. I am very proud to say that Ryan still likes to hang around with me and never became embarrassed to hug me around his friends. I loved watching him grow up and just hanging out with him. It was great to see him grow up and become his own individual and make the choices in his life that had formed his character. It is truly a miracle!

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    Just arrvied in Kona, enjoying a mai tai with my friends

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    Out with my son In Phuket 

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    Helicopter ride on our last day in Kona

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    Bilbo the cat waiting for his next treat

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    Cutest cat, I just love him so much!

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    Bilbo thinks he gets to go to yoga, too

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    He's just so photogenic I couldn't help myself

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When it comes to my life and who I am, it is so important to be the best person I can be and to focus on living my life from the inside out. As I strive for my goal of inner peace, I am blessed every day of my life to cross paths with some of the most amazing people that have all touched my life in one way or another. I believe there is a greater purpose in my life, and I am most driven to be of service to others, to touch peoples’ lives in incredibly positive ways. I love the feeling I get from performing random acts of kindness in life every day. It is so pleasing to touch someone’s life with even something as simple as a gleaming smile, a gentle touch or a kind word. It is important to me to always remember to make the most of every moment in my life and beware of any moments that attempt to slip quietly away when I’m not looking. 


Family and gentleness is the engine in my life, and laughter the wheels that turn my moments into meaning. I wish for each person to hear the songs in the wind that place the beautiful smiles on your faces lit from your very soul.

 

Have a truly remarkable day and enjoy each moment in your road of life!

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