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March 15, 2006
Bart Whiteman, 1948-2006
Bart Whiteman, an arts reviewer and political columnist for local publications including Chattanoogan.com, the Chattanooga Outlook and the Enigma, died of a heart attack last night.
Whiteman, a Yale graduate and Lookout Mountain resident, specialized in strongly-worded attacks on the Bush administration and careful analysis of local theatrical productions.
When not writing, he worked as a mortgage specialist, and his final column addressed the virtues of FHA mortgages. It concluded:
I could have gotten the house for SP for nothing out of pocket, even getting his earnest money deposit back. His first year savings could have been over $2000. That’s money he could have spent furnishing his new home.I guess he likes the spare look.
I also guess he didn’t want to save money. His gratification was in spending more money to get the same thing and not having to “mingle with the poor people.” Maybe he didn’t want someone else to know he had used an FHA mortgage. Maybe I shouldn’t have tried so hard with him. Smart people use FHA when they can. Not so smart ones or people who have listened to the wrong advice don’t.
Happy mortgage shopping!
Media | By mesh | 10:05 AM
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