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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

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2013 

It's Free ! You Can Change the Variables ! You Can Do It Right Here ! Reblog It ! Share It With Everybody ! Live the Good Life ! Enjoy !   -David-
08/21/2013
Des Moines Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison in Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office August 21, 2013 Southern District of Iowa (515) 473-9300   DAVENPORT, IA—On August 19, 2013, Paul Kramer, age 43, of Granger, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James E. Gritzne...
08/21/2013
San Diego Real Estate Developer Mark Hofmann Charged with Wire Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office August 20, 2013 Eastern District of Louisiana (504) 680-3000   Mark Hofmann, age 55, a real estate developer from San Diego, California, was charged in a one-count bill of information with wire fraud, ann...
08/21/2013
HUDHomestore Mobile Search The HUDHomestore search app is incredible ! It'll help you find a HUD home. FAST ! It was made for your smartphone. It's very quick and will return listings instantly showing you available HUD homes for sale throughout the nation. You can search for homes by street, cit...
08/21/2013
    My Sweet Little Home In Memphis (circa 1952) This Is Where I Live My Backyard The Heart-Shaped Rose Bush On the Fence The Little Porch (must be Java-enabled to see) It's Small, It's Warm, It's Cozy It's All Mine (not the bank's) Been Here 13 Years I Don't Need Another I'm Satisfied What does ...
08/20/2013
I was up early Sunday morning.     The rains were coming down in the southeast of the county and I suppose the churches were still in session.         I was excited. It was the day of the ActiveRain MeetUp in Memphis. But only handful of friends came by Starbucks. There were four who listen to my...
08/19/2013
FBI Offers $5,000 Reward to Recover Stolen Weapons   FBI Charlotte August 16, 2013 Public Affairs Specialist Shelley Lynch (704) 672-6766   FBI weapons and other equipment were taken from an FBI agent’s vehicle parked in the SouthPark area of Charlotte between the evening hours of August 5, 2013...
08/19/2013
Former Norfolk City Employee Sentenced in Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office August 16, 2013 Eastern District of Virginia (757) 441-6331   NORFOLK, VA—Patrick R. Lambert, 56, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, ...
08/19/2013
                                                           #2320 When we talk about retail space and office buildings we're usually speaking of examples of special use real estate and commercial property. Please take your time. The answer is posted below the wildlife photo. Is this true or false?...
08/18/2013
                                                             #2319 When we talk about REALTORS® we're talking about professionals that are members of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. Is this true or false ? This is a very tough question, so please take your time before you scroll ...
08/18/2013
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