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
> >
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