illegal: It is LONG overdue we look at our laws and make some changes! - 07/04/08 07:07 AM
Last night as I listened to the fireworks go off, I sat here and thought about something. I had started thinking about this same thing ealier in the day at my networking group on an entirely different subject, but the same nonsense! WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR LAWS.
I know not all
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illegal: Pet Real Estate Agent Peeves! | Sometimes Agents Can Drive You Nuts! - 07/02/08 09:19 PM
I guess I am not different from most agents, and view real estate as a great profession that allows me to live the life I would like to, and at the same time assist others in their life when buying or selling a home. I like most of my friends in
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illegal: When agents go bad..........file a Greivance - 06/04/08 06:05 PM
Maybe I have a prejudice because I saw so many BAD agents when I was managing a large office. So many have entered the industry in last few years with little or no training. And, most of all, many seem to have lost any moral compass that they might have ever
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illegal: Credit Education: Credit Repair Scams - 05/20/08 12:41 PM
For every company out there doing legal and ethical credit repair, there are numerous companies out there that are running illegal scams. Every industry has sleazy and unethical practitioners but over the last decade, credit repair has been a major focus of many federal and state agencies and governments. Most states
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illegal: Please help! this member must be removed from our community! - 04/12/08 10:32 AM
Ladies and Gentleman, I would normally never flame a person on the net. I would typically pick up the phone and give them a piece of my mind personally, but this particular member (Eric Hope) username erichope, really needs to be excused from our community.His business regardless of disclaimer, serves only one
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illegal: Warning Signs of Predatory Lending - 03/19/08 05:47 PM
"Predatory" lenders engage in illegal and unethical practices that put people's homes at risk. Here are a few of the practices that borrowers should look out for, according to the government: Deliberately lending more money than a borrower can afford to repay, often by encouraging borrowers to lie about their income,
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illegal: BUSTED! I'M WANTED BY THE FBI!!! - 02/18/08 07:36 AM
OK, my friends, the jig is up. I am forced to come clean and bare my soul. I only hope that you will be able to understand the pressure I have been under.We all know the market has not been as good as it could be. And this situation has caused
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illegal: Growing thriving business at your expense! - 01/26/08 08:37 AM
Have a neighbor up the street who has been growing his Landscape business since he moved in a couple of years ago. He now has 2 Landscape trucks, a brand new porsche, Mercedes and his employees show up every morning, drop off their cars for the day and hop in the
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illegal: Whether you call it spam or Fraud - 01/22/08 07:52 PM
Either way it is here and we need to know about it and where it is coming from. Because of all the Internet advertising I do I get several pieces of possible fraud each week. My comments here are not intended to stop you from responding to e-mail you believe is
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illegal: CNN's Rick Sanchez' Story - 11/26/07 07:50 PM
I went onto CNN.com/rick because I saw one of his stories about an illegal that came over from Mexico and found a little six year old boy that was alone and scared at 3:00 a.m. The illegal made the choice of staying and giving comfort to the boy until he could get help.
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illegal: Trick or Treat for Mortgage Fraud - 10/13/07 03:12 PM
Trick or Treat for Mortgage Fraud Kudos to nationally syndicated political cartoonist and Editorial Cartoonist for the The Columbus Dispatch, Jeff Stahler: At a time when state and federal authorities absolutely refuse to fund Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud prevention education & training, it's good we have people like Stahler, who, through their
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illegal: Calling all mortgage brokers & title companies. To back-date or not..... your thoughts? - 09/03/07 01:53 PM
I cannot tell you how often I am asked to back date. I'm told it is no big deal, etc. I'm told, you can do it because of this or that - with their own explanation why it is OK. First off, it is a violation of Florida, and most if not
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illegal: When is Flipping Illegal? - 07/03/07 02:20 AM
When is Flipping Illegal? by John Occhi REALTOR Realtor Consultant to Foreclosure Investors The press can be such a pain in the rear end - all they want to do is sell newspapers and commercials on the networks. This is why they are constantly on the look-out for any story they
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illegal: activerain Do You Want 2 Eliminate Your Mortgage in Less Than a Year? - 07/01/07 08:45 PM
Eliminate Your Mortgage in Less Than a Year?by Ralph Rowland RobertsBanks, mortgage companies, and other lenders offer plenty of legitimate ways to eliminate a mortgage. You can borrow less, refinance for a shorter-term loan at a lower interest rate, make payments every two weeks rather than every month, pay a little extra
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illegal: The funniest things sometimes happen at open houses - 06/20/07 06:31 PM
In fact, it wasn't even my own open house. This was a townhome in a community my client really liked.. so when I called the owner/agent from a craiglist ad I saw, I arranged to attend his "open house" for interested parties. .. it was not on MLS , but he
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illegal: $$$ CASH BACK AT CLOSING $$$ - 05/31/07 10:03 PM
Cash Back at Closing: Appealing Arrangement or Sinister Scamby Ralph R. Roberts Cash back deals are stitched into the very fabric of the U.S. economy. Manufacturers promote their products with cash rebates. Credit card companies offer cash-back on purchases. Even banks dangle cash-back deals to attract new customers. Now, home buyers and
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illegal: 'SPLIT AGENCY' ARE YOU FOR REAL??!!! - 05/03/07 03:42 PM
I Know everyone is tired of hearing about AGENCY, but this story has to be shared.Ever since I decided to take the LEAP of FAITH and jump into Real Estate I have taken every class I can get myself to. Last year I attended a class being offered in the Firm where
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illegal: Why would anyone risk messing with the law? - 04/19/07 10:14 AM
I just don't get it. Everyday somebody gets busted to something stupid. At least that is what it seems like. OKLAHOMA - Charles Caldwell, Jr., a mortgage broker at United Lending, Brandon L Baum, a licensed real estate agent, and four others were convicted last week by a federal jury of all charges for employing an illegal
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illegal: Requests to backdate documents. - 04/12/07 03:25 PM
I just received a call asking if I could do a closing tonight at 7PM, I looked at my schedule and told them that yes, I was available, we agreed on a reasonable fee and was about to end the call when the scheduler stated: "Oh! By the way, we need
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illegal: Real Estate Agent's Pre-qualifcations are Worthless... - 11/25/06 04:33 PM
I'm sure many of us have done this quick pre-qual to determine a Buyer's ability to buy a home and at what price range to focus on.An Agent that performs a pre-qualification on their Buyer is a total waste of time and effort. Not only is it a waste of time,
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illegal: RALPH ROBERTS Fixing The System "REAL ESTATE FRAUD" cash back at closing - 11/15/06 10:17 PM
Seven Indicted in Oklahoma Cash Back at Closing Scheme Seven people were indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on allegations that they inflated the purchase price of homes to obtain cash back at closing in the guise of false remodeling or repair costs. Those indicted were:
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illegal: RALPH ROBERTS on "REAL ESTATE FRAUD" with FBI STATISTICS - 11/06/06 06:38 AM
FBI Releases Latest Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud StatisticsThe FBI just released its latest figures on real estate fraud, and for some parts of the country, the news isn’t very good! According to the FBI, Southern California has the most reports of mortgage fraud in the country, topping the closest region
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illegal: RALPH ROBERTS on "REAL ESTATE FRAUD" and "MORTGAGE FRAUD" - 11/06/06 06:22 AM
Mid-West Tops the List of Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud ‘Hot Spots’With fewer houses selling, increases in foreclosures and real estate prices dropping, the housing market is experiencing the “soft landing” that has been long predicted, and the mid-western United States is once again the most vulnerable part of the country
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illegal: flipping frenzy "Flip" - It's Not Just Another 4-Letter Word by RALPH ROWLAND ROBERTS - 10/21/06 08:02 PM
"Flip" -- It's Not Just Another Four-Letter Wordby Ralph RobertsThe day HUD released FR (Final Rule)-4615 Prohibition of Property Flipping, "flip" became a four-letter word. Utter the F word at a real estate conference or seminar, and you're liable to be spending your lunch break at a cozy table for one.
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illegal: CASH BACK AT CLOSING by RALPH ROWLAND ROBERTS - 10/21/06 07:44 PM
Cash Back at Closing: Appealing Arrangement or Sinister Scamby Ralph Roberts<!-- Body --> Cash back deals are stitched into the very fabric of the U.S. economy. Manufacturers promote their products with cash rebates. Credit card companies offer cash-back on purchases. Even banks dangle cash-back deals to attract new customers. Now, home
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illegal: Real Estate(ish) Laws... What?!? - 10/06/06 03:20 PM
No one may scream at a haunted house. - KansasNo person shall charge admission to a house party. - CaliforniaIt is illegal to skateboard and rollerskate through the courthouse and library. - CaliforniaPersons may not spit on the steps of the opera house. - New MexicoIt is illegal for a member of
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illegal: Illegal "Kickbacks" - 09/08/06 04:47 PM
Today I attended the first of a 6 day class to become a licensed title abstractor. (it's too difficult to do the affiliated business thing so I'll just do my own thing!). I was amazed at how much of what we believe is ok to do, is really illegal in Florida.
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illegal: Why break the rules? - 08/03/06 05:28 PM
There was this guy that we were talking to. I can't say why or what he did but I can say that it didn't look to good for his future. Everyone in the room knew that this guy would never see the outside of the prison walls again. Having been there and seen
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