The Edenlea finance link…

I didn’t reply to the original post about the offer of Edenlea initially- at least not in a way that expressed my opinion. Given that the link has been removed now, I apologise if I am raising an old matter. But if I may be able to be indulged for a moment…

From the prior discussion, I am aware that some Mortgage Brokers and other members expressed their concern that they were being “shut out” from providing a service. This was merely one of the points that was raised as to why Edenlea ought not be advertised on here.

I’d like to take up on that point (even though it’s not applicable now because the service is gone). Mortgage brokers and others who “advertise” their services on here (such as spotters), have had a pretty good go. Let’s face it, there are different ways of advertising. Merely by saying one is a Mortgage broker, means that people can read what they have to say, see if it suits the investor, and then have conversations/phone calls with them, either by PM, or by phone. I think many MB’s on this forum would have made a lot of business from this forum- it’s like free advdertising with the yellow pages- except you’re not paying for it. A member asks what interest rate the should be paying… and an MB replies with “Blah Bank offers blah % over blah years..” and the member might find out more details from them. I myself know that if I used an MB (which I don’t), that I could find at least half a dozen on here I would use. Free edvertising as soon as you open your mouths, folks- what’s not to love about that? Many would say they are just “helping” people, or providing “correct” information- well, that’s fantastic, but I imagine you have also gained a lot of business- for free- by using this forum.

Don’t get me wrong- I think many of the Brokers here are great [biggrin] but I also think the owner of the site is entitled to be “creative” if you will, and do what he sees fit for the site. Having Edenlea advertised would not have made your business decline. For those of us who know the MB’s- either personally, or by what they say, we would still use your services- for FREE, remember?

Why am I saying this? As any forum member who has been around for a while would know, Steve and I have had our share of disagreements about facets of RE (well, mostly I was disagreeing with him- hehe… but I must say I was a bit chocked to see people- MB’s and others- say “it’s not fair” when they have possibly got so much business out of this Forum. If a person got 5 clients from this Forum, then that is 5 clients more than if you weren’t on here. It would be a pity if people were only on here to get business.

None of this matters now- with the removal of the service, but … really… the owner of a site is able to do what he wants… and others may have decided to use the good advice of the Brokers on here instead of the unknown Edenlea… but still…

Anyway, just some thoughts.

kay henry