MGTMDM
09-14-2006, 05:08 PM
In essence, this posting is a call to others who might hear me and a sort of "wish list" for my "mission."
I am on my way to New Orleans, or I suppose I should say "Back to New Orleans."
I do not get why we have an entire city that this country has...FORGOTTEN ABOUT??
Let me tell you my story and leave it at that.
One night, I went to sleep.
I rolled over and found myself standing on a bridge overlooking New Orleans.
What I saw was......BEYOND AMAZING.
PEOPLE, THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD IN IRAQ. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN REMAIN IGNORANT WHEN WE AT LEAST HAVE THE EXCUSE THAT IT IS ACROSS THE GLOBE (meaning Iraq) BUT WHAT EXCUSE DO WE HAVE WHEN IT IS IN OUR OWN BACK YARD???????
Everybody got the chance to catch a couple of days worth of Spike Lee, CNN and Fox News during the anniversary of Katrina. For the first time in almost a year "THEY" choose to show you a piece of reality.
Of course, I have to say...I have a slight problem with their portrayal of the story. The word overkill comes to mind. They made it seem...beyond hope.
I did not see houses in the streets. I am sure they were there and I am sure SOME still are today. What I saw when I drove from one end to the other, from the bridges and from the streets, was houses that you can see straight through. Not rubble, not houses in the middle of the street, just houses that sat under water for days.
From: hurricane-katrina org (A wonderful website)
. Newsman Danny Heitman[/URL] of The Baton Rouge Advocate said one journalist he knows clocked 85 miles of this on his odometer.
Yes, it looks like a bomb was dropped. Yes, it DOES look like Armageddon rolled through. Yes, those with no real heart will say "leave it, it is done."
I am sorry for them, for their lack of understanding, their lack of vision.
Wikepedia says.....
New Orleans is often called the "most unique city" in America.
Will the most unique city in America be left in ruins?? Left to rot? I don't think so.
What can WE THE PEOPLE do about the situation??
To start with, I am looking dead at all of the people who have so much as spoken "Humanitarian Fund" to me over the years. You know who you are and you know the meaning of the phrase. My reasoning is that out of the likely hundreds of people who consistently use this term, surely there is 1 or 2 who "can put their money where their mouth is." If New Orleans is not a prime example of something in need of "Humanitarian Funding" then I obviously do not understand the term myself.
If any of you would like to do something to help, I will soon be able to provide you with information as to what we propose to do on the "grand scale" in the Non-profit arena.
Secondly but most importantly, I am calling on all of the Real Estate Investors who have any "gumption" at all. From those of you own a handful of properties, to those who own hundreds, including all of you who play in Real Estate in any capacity, and especially those of you who understand the wholesale market. I am going to keep this simple and put it this way.....If every Investor came to the table and bought one property a piece, we could have a large portion of the city "rehabbed" in no time. If you provide the people of New Orleans with affordable housing and make a way for the families who want to come back, even one house at a time.....you could help make a BIG difference.
I have watched SOME of you truly make a difference in communities by moving in and taking control. I have watched you give whole communities "face lifts". In a nutshell, I KNOW what you can do. I am calling on you.
Let me also add here, if you have EVER thought about investing in Real Estate, we will take you by the hand, teach you the ropes and walk with you every step of the way.
We are planning to go to New Orleans and try to make a difference. I am going to make as much noise and kick as many shins as I can to try and get the attention we need. I am going to plant both feet "on the ground, in New Orleans" and I am going to raise the roof as high as I can.....In other words, I am going to be my normal persistent, obnoxious self ;-) I very much feel like nothing is getting done because nobody is making enough noise.
I also have a "team" behind me who's collective experience in the area of Real Estate and Finance is almost immeasurable. To coin a phrase, "this is the kind of stuff we eat for breakfast." We will be providing every service needed. We will have feet in the street locating the properties, Lenders to finance and the management company to oversee. We will oversee rehabs and can provide the contractors. In a nutshell we have the capacity to make this a very pleasant endeavor on all sides.
Here is my Wish List....Please know that we will only deal with sincere, honest individuals and we will perform due diligence. If you are looking to scam OR if your main objective is to "get rich overnight" you won't like us very much.
I would love to hear from anyone who can help us make things happen. We need all the Lenders we can get, both conventional and hard money. We need local Insurance Agents, Appraisers, Closing Attorneys, Realtors, Contractors, Builders, etc.
I need people who have expertise in the area of raising houses. ASAP
This is an entire city that needs to be rebuilt. This is going to take a collective effort to accomplish. We need people who care enough to get off their behinds and MAKE IT HAPPEN. It is time for the "movers and shakers" to step in and utilize their knowledge and connections to pull New Orleans out of the muck. If we do not look out for "our neighbors" we are just as responsible as the Government that has failed miserably at taking care of it's people. We can all sit around and wonder how this has happened, we can point fingers at people in the Government until we are blue in the face. The truth of the matter is this...when you point a finger, take a step in front of a mirror...it is, in all actuality, WE THE PEOPLE who need to wake up and stop relying on people like this <hint, hint> "so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this — this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them." to "rush to our aid."
I thank you for "listening" and hope to speak to some of you soon!
Many Blessings,
Kimberly Jones
I am on my way to New Orleans, or I suppose I should say "Back to New Orleans."
I do not get why we have an entire city that this country has...FORGOTTEN ABOUT??
Let me tell you my story and leave it at that.
One night, I went to sleep.
I rolled over and found myself standing on a bridge overlooking New Orleans.
What I saw was......BEYOND AMAZING.
PEOPLE, THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD IN IRAQ. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN REMAIN IGNORANT WHEN WE AT LEAST HAVE THE EXCUSE THAT IT IS ACROSS THE GLOBE (meaning Iraq) BUT WHAT EXCUSE DO WE HAVE WHEN IT IS IN OUR OWN BACK YARD???????
Everybody got the chance to catch a couple of days worth of Spike Lee, CNN and Fox News during the anniversary of Katrina. For the first time in almost a year "THEY" choose to show you a piece of reality.
Of course, I have to say...I have a slight problem with their portrayal of the story. The word overkill comes to mind. They made it seem...beyond hope.
I did not see houses in the streets. I am sure they were there and I am sure SOME still are today. What I saw when I drove from one end to the other, from the bridges and from the streets, was houses that you can see straight through. Not rubble, not houses in the middle of the street, just houses that sat under water for days.
From: hurricane-katrina org (A wonderful website)
. Newsman Danny Heitman[/URL] of The Baton Rouge Advocate said one journalist he knows clocked 85 miles of this on his odometer.
Yes, it looks like a bomb was dropped. Yes, it DOES look like Armageddon rolled through. Yes, those with no real heart will say "leave it, it is done."
I am sorry for them, for their lack of understanding, their lack of vision.
Wikepedia says.....
New Orleans is often called the "most unique city" in America.
Will the most unique city in America be left in ruins?? Left to rot? I don't think so.
What can WE THE PEOPLE do about the situation??
To start with, I am looking dead at all of the people who have so much as spoken "Humanitarian Fund" to me over the years. You know who you are and you know the meaning of the phrase. My reasoning is that out of the likely hundreds of people who consistently use this term, surely there is 1 or 2 who "can put their money where their mouth is." If New Orleans is not a prime example of something in need of "Humanitarian Funding" then I obviously do not understand the term myself.
If any of you would like to do something to help, I will soon be able to provide you with information as to what we propose to do on the "grand scale" in the Non-profit arena.
Secondly but most importantly, I am calling on all of the Real Estate Investors who have any "gumption" at all. From those of you own a handful of properties, to those who own hundreds, including all of you who play in Real Estate in any capacity, and especially those of you who understand the wholesale market. I am going to keep this simple and put it this way.....If every Investor came to the table and bought one property a piece, we could have a large portion of the city "rehabbed" in no time. If you provide the people of New Orleans with affordable housing and make a way for the families who want to come back, even one house at a time.....you could help make a BIG difference.
I have watched SOME of you truly make a difference in communities by moving in and taking control. I have watched you give whole communities "face lifts". In a nutshell, I KNOW what you can do. I am calling on you.
Let me also add here, if you have EVER thought about investing in Real Estate, we will take you by the hand, teach you the ropes and walk with you every step of the way.
We are planning to go to New Orleans and try to make a difference. I am going to make as much noise and kick as many shins as I can to try and get the attention we need. I am going to plant both feet "on the ground, in New Orleans" and I am going to raise the roof as high as I can.....In other words, I am going to be my normal persistent, obnoxious self ;-) I very much feel like nothing is getting done because nobody is making enough noise.
I also have a "team" behind me who's collective experience in the area of Real Estate and Finance is almost immeasurable. To coin a phrase, "this is the kind of stuff we eat for breakfast." We will be providing every service needed. We will have feet in the street locating the properties, Lenders to finance and the management company to oversee. We will oversee rehabs and can provide the contractors. In a nutshell we have the capacity to make this a very pleasant endeavor on all sides.
Here is my Wish List....Please know that we will only deal with sincere, honest individuals and we will perform due diligence. If you are looking to scam OR if your main objective is to "get rich overnight" you won't like us very much.
I would love to hear from anyone who can help us make things happen. We need all the Lenders we can get, both conventional and hard money. We need local Insurance Agents, Appraisers, Closing Attorneys, Realtors, Contractors, Builders, etc.
I need people who have expertise in the area of raising houses. ASAP
This is an entire city that needs to be rebuilt. This is going to take a collective effort to accomplish. We need people who care enough to get off their behinds and MAKE IT HAPPEN. It is time for the "movers and shakers" to step in and utilize their knowledge and connections to pull New Orleans out of the muck. If we do not look out for "our neighbors" we are just as responsible as the Government that has failed miserably at taking care of it's people. We can all sit around and wonder how this has happened, we can point fingers at people in the Government until we are blue in the face. The truth of the matter is this...when you point a finger, take a step in front of a mirror...it is, in all actuality, WE THE PEOPLE who need to wake up and stop relying on people like this <hint, hint> "so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this — this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them." to "rush to our aid."
I thank you for "listening" and hope to speak to some of you soon!
Many Blessings,
Kimberly Jones