In my younger years I can remember being at middle school mixers and repeatedly doing the same dance move over and over. Slow songs, fast songs, disco – it did not matter. The move involved an awkward repetitive motion somewhat simulating doing push-ups toward the sky. This crowd pleaser was called raising the roof. Thankfully [...]
Kansas City, Missouri - The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) and Professional Real Estate Investors and Managers Alliance (PREIMA) announced today that Kansas City Investors Funding, LLC will serve as the title sponsor of the 2014 Got Money? Need Money? Conference, which is set to take place April 29-30, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. [...]
There is much that is new in this New Year. The new Executive Director of the American Association of Private Lenders, Matt Benson, is working on a major initiative to bring together private lenders and real estate investors. Working in conjunction with the Professional Real Estate Investors and Managers Alliance (PREIMA), AAPL will co-host “Got [...]
For Christmas this year I headed south to visit my parents in their brand new humble abode that sits on the ninth fairway of a gorgeous golf course. Santa was extra good to me this holiday season, bringing sunshine, warm weather and a golf game two strokes under par – not to mention fewer family [...]
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