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Why You Can’t Get Your Mortgage News From a Newspaper

OK.  I admit it.  I like to get a chuckle at the expense of others.  Usually it is out of the stupidity of others.  Just look at my list of Stupid Property Repairs!  I am sure there is someone out there making fun of me, so I guess I reap what I sow.

I was reading this week’s Carnival of Real Estate and Dan Green’s post on The Mortgage Reports.  He has a short example of why you should only be getting advice from professionals in the discipline.  Dan found a news article in his local newspaper that had just glaring mistakes.  Unfortunately, the unknowing public that reads this mis-information doesn’t know any better.  Check out Dan’s post at The Mortgage Reports.

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