Madiba The reason why I like this concept is that it is secured . Your brother or cousin whom you would have sent the money to build for you will not take it and marry a second wife at your expense (laugh) By the way it has happened to a friend of mine- fyi Habib Madiba Saidy wrote: > Hi Bro. Habib, > > Thanks for the public service announcement below. I showed it to one of my > colleagues and he couldn't believe it. He just bought a house here in > Vancouver a couple of days ago.... for $450,000 (on mortgage). > > This is indeed very reasonable for us all to procure property back home. I > only hope that the conditions back home will improve to an extent that > civil servants in the motherland can afford such a property like us in the > diaspora. Insha Allah, it will happen some day. > > Cheers, > Madiba. > > On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Habib Ghanim, Sr wrote: > > > greetings to all > > > > FYI > > > > I just came from Mustafa 's presentation at the Howard U school of > > business regarding the above mentioned estate housing project. > > It was a very good and positive program for Gambians abroad. Taf's > > integrity played an important role in achieving this goal. > > I remember just 18 months when this was discussed ,it seemed so far out > > but now it is a reality. You can get a three or four bedroom house with > > all the amenities (joint ownership available if you cannot afford it > > alone) in a prime area near Radio Gambia and the stadium for about > > thirty thousand dollars complete and still pay in installments for two > > years after it's completion. He showed seven types of bungalows and > > detached plans all connected to water and electricity with paved roads > > and driveways plus good sewage and drainage systems. > > I was truly impressed . I think any one who missed this show try to make > > it to Atlanta to get it first hand. What is good about this development > > is the allowance for recreational and commercial areas plus a school > > and mosque in the complex. > > There are only about 150 houses available according to Taf and it is > > not easy to get land any more in the Gambia so I applied for one quickly > > .He gave me a guarantee on his structural work plus a new insurance > > (additional costs) against any riots ( military or civilian) > > This may sound like a free Ad for Taf but I feel it is something we all > > need to know and take advantage of now while they are still available. > > Taf sold all his five models on line within five weeks since he > > started. > > > > Habib Diab Ghanim, Sr > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------