tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post6140031562958613999..comments2024-02-26T07:03:07.172-08:00Comments on International Appraiser: Objective valuation advice on international real estate: Tropical American Tree Farms Update and Other Teak Farm PromotionsVernon Martin, MSRE, CFEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02054820435980122674noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-79281824009809110832019-07-16T11:33:53.390-07:002019-07-16T11:33:53.390-07:00Received a notice dated July 3, 2019 from Equity T...Received a notice dated July 3, 2019 from Equity Trust to the effect they are devaluing TATF assets in the IRA account to $1 as they have not received a valuation update from TATF within the last 5 years and a general lack of communication from TATF (the asset provider).John Kuhnlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-84392124490345685032019-07-12T15:30:41.793-07:002019-07-12T15:30:41.793-07:00I have new information on the TATF properties that...I have new information on the TATF properties that I have posted on this blog today, July 12, 2019. This info may help some of you trying to close your IRAs regarding this property.Vernon Martin, MSRE, CFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054820435980122674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-11028218316511685792019-05-15T19:13:54.280-07:002019-05-15T19:13:54.280-07:00This may be an alternative that we can try. Appar...This may be an alternative that we can try. Apparently, the FTC can have jurisdiction over real estate scams in a foreign country (Belize in the case in the article), assuming thee is a US component. You may need a WSJ subscription to access this article.<br /><br />https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-alleges-100-million-real-estate-scam-1541694131<br /><br />DC-Based Victimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-35568347024451316262019-03-12T08:57:05.318-07:002019-03-12T08:57:05.318-07:00I don't believe that Steve Brunner died, I wou...I don't believe that Steve Brunner died, I would like to see the evidence of that. I realised that this was a scam soon after I made my (thankfully) small investment in 2003, which was followed by endless offers to by more 'trees' at discounted rates.JC in the UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-43697295850963751352019-02-18T15:47:12.426-08:002019-02-18T15:47:12.426-08:00I reviewed my 12/31/2018 quarterly statement from ...I reviewed my 12/31/2018 quarterly statement from Equity Trust today. It contained the arbitration notice and a link to the complaint. I downloaded the 181-page pdf file and read the first few pages. I also did a search for TATF and Tropical, with no hits. So the TATF scam may not be addressed in this specific complaint. I do not know if opting out of the arbitration covers any other such LM in AZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-46736794993351669162019-02-01T22:43:48.624-08:002019-02-01T22:43:48.624-08:00Thanks for posting this. i did not receive any no...Thanks for posting this. i did not receive any notice from Equity Trust regarding the Jacobs complaint or the ability to opt out of arbitration.John Kuhnlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-64211624296854192662019-01-25T11:58:07.870-08:002019-01-25T11:58:07.870-08:00I just received a notice from equity trust. It s...I just received a notice from equity trust. It says I will automatically be entered into an arbitration agreement unless I notify them By March 31, 2019 that I opt out. <br /><br />The link to the agreement is www.trustetc.com/jacobs-complaint Existing customers have a one-time right to opt out by completing and submitting the form available at www.trustetc.com/opt-out/arbitration.<br Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998175329593258557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-35389752734390714502019-01-24T10:39:14.386-08:002019-01-24T10:39:14.386-08:00Hello Kathleen. Sorry for your continued troubles ...Hello Kathleen. Sorry for your continued troubles with Equity Trust. For years, Equity Trust has been well aware that there is no value to the tree investment. For those who don't fight back, they continue to bill them. For those who do fight back, they will stop billing them. My advice would be to send them one more notice stating that as they well know, the TATF investment is worthless and Kevin Kurtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-52586479670477278792019-01-17T16:10:38.420-08:002019-01-17T16:10:38.420-08:00Thank you Kevin for your update. I also had tree...Thank you Kevin for your update. I also had trees on three of the early farms. <br /><br />I am trying to close my roth IRA with equity trust. I just received a new bill for 2019. I called them in 2017, 2018 to explain that the account was worth nothing. <br /><br /> I too got the run around about having to provide documentation that the investment was worthless. I will call them Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998175329593258557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-84188824765480963312018-09-28T08:01:31.877-07:002018-09-28T08:01:31.877-07:00We also lost over $10K investing in TATF. We would...We also lost over $10K investing in TATF. We would like help on what to do now & we will gladly join in on a law suit against Sherry if possible as well. Please contact us @: kerryandray@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416297472558069253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-19574880122779736942018-05-26T11:31:10.249-07:002018-05-26T11:31:10.249-07:00Sorry, on my last post I listed my email address a...Sorry, on my last post I listed my email address as kkurtz@aol.com. The correct email address is kkurtz20@aol.com.Kevin Kurtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-4520972254434527272018-05-26T11:28:48.821-07:002018-05-26T11:28:48.821-07:00My wife and I were in Costa Rica earlier this year...My wife and I were in Costa Rica earlier this year and drove by Steve and Sherry's original farm outside of Dominical. We noticed a For Sale sign in front of the property and were surprised because we were under the impression that none of the trees or property could be sold because of pending lawsuits and unpaid Government debts. I contacted a local real estate agent and asked him to call Kevin Kurtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-57408263664032232092018-05-26T10:58:25.139-07:002018-05-26T10:58:25.139-07:00I wrote off my entire investment in TAFT in 2017. ...I wrote off my entire investment in TAFT in 2017. However, some of my trees were in an IRA. You cannot write off an investment in an IRA. The reasoning is that the IRA was purchased with pre tax money and therefore you cannot write off the losses on your tax return.Kevin Kurtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-41746950801495912742018-05-10T21:58:26.513-07:002018-05-10T21:58:26.513-07:00I have not heard of Precious Timber. Their web sit...I have not heard of Precious Timber. Their web site, which appears to have been created in 2015, seems loaded with formulaic marketing hype, including photos of happy American families and a college graduation, and the standard testimonials from people with no last names, testifying to how honest and trustworthy the executives are, but none claiming to have made money. All the testimonials have Vernon Martin, MSRE, CFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054820435980122674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-63999961347450538292018-05-10T20:55:17.161-07:002018-05-10T20:55:17.161-07:00Is anyone familiar with the company Precious Timbe...Is anyone familiar with the company Precious Timber, who is selling timber land in Central America? Vernon, have you heard of them? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-19227331755626038472018-05-09T15:11:56.259-07:002018-05-09T15:11:56.259-07:00For those investors with IRAs registered with Equi...For those investors with IRAs registered with Equity Trust: I spoke with an ETC representative this afternoon, and was given the following information.<br /><br />At least some of the accounts with assets invested in TATF are currently in litigation so those assets are essentially frozen and no changes in valuation can be made until the litigation is resolved. Also, no distributions can be madeLM in AZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-73689916997454812072018-04-24T18:21:15.540-07:002018-04-24T18:21:15.540-07:00Sherry is married to David Allison. And has been f...Sherry is married to David Allison. And has been for the last three years. Their mailing address on St Simons Island is 1605 Demere Road, St Simons IsLand GA 31522 However, the county chipped wood from the hurricane in back of the house and it is not habitual. So when they are on the island they are renting somewhere. They also have a house in Lakemont GA. That address is 10230 Old 441S, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-7162124514634745082017-11-14T14:31:49.166-08:002017-11-14T14:31:49.166-08:00I got Equity to devalue mine to $1 by providing th...I got Equity to devalue mine to $1 by providing them a lot of data including this blog which proved they had to know about the fraud but then they wanted to charge me for statements. I told them I didn't want statements and that I had tried repeatedly to get them via email to no avail. I won that battle. Then I tried to get them to close the account and they wanted money for that which I suckered by treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569326283270608398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-32450743728598152152017-11-12T10:43:55.730-08:002017-11-12T10:43:55.730-08:00I also had trees in an IRA with Equity Trust. The...I also had trees in an IRA with Equity Trust. They kept charging me a yearly fee even though they were well aware that the trees were worthless. Several years ago I tried to close my account and they said they would not close it unless I paid them. I then told them that I was going to contact the Secretary of State for the state of Ohio and they ended up closing my account and I did not have Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18263412580020304536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-15509992753550445492017-11-10T07:30:18.212-08:002017-11-10T07:30:18.212-08:00I am to the age when I have to start to take a Req...I am to the age when I have to start to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) based on the Fair Market Valuation of my IRA accounts. I received notice of these values for Equity Trust Company so I end having to withdraw cash form other accounts and pay income tax based on the value they claim. I have tried to get them to drop the value to zero because there in really no value to the Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-48255472887981033152017-08-17T05:14:20.197-07:002017-08-17T05:14:20.197-07:00To those who have taken a tax loss, how did you pu...To those who have taken a tax loss, how did you put a value on the loss?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835145167770521948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-2448720035054703062017-08-11T22:24:15.401-07:002017-08-11T22:24:15.401-07:00Your writing has some power to mesmerize. It's...Your writing has some power to mesmerize. It's a really nice and quintessential writing. The <a href="http://churchlendersdirectory.com/resources.html" rel="nofollow">sources of church loan in USA</a> are very important to decrease church foreclosing rate. 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Does anyone know of an...That's a long list....<br /><br />Does anyone know of any successful (or otherwise) lawsuits or recovery of funds? Are the Brunner sons involved/liable?<br />An recent news on this situation? I've been looking in various forums and Google searches and have found little to go on.<br />Thanks<br />Kellie ThommesTotalHealthTopicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03343654369490758314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-1935982272383377352017-06-25T16:31:24.135-07:002017-06-25T16:31:24.135-07:00RELATIVES
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STEPHEN C BRUNNER (1st)
JAKE P...RELATIVES<br /> <br />Summary<br />STEPHEN C BRUNNER (1st)<br />JAKE P BRUNNER (1st)<br />JOSHUA HENRY BRUNNER (1st)<br />ANN KATHLEEN LAUGHERTY (1st)<br />DAVID GRAY BRUNNER (1st)<br />BARBARA BELL BRUNNER (1st)<br />BOBBIE MOORE BRUNNER (1st)<br />H ELIZABETH BRUNNER (1st)<br />SAMUEL A WYATT (1st)<br />GREGORY JOSEPH WYATT (1st)<br />HELEN MAE WYATT (1st)<br />JEANETTE L WYATT (1st)<br />Vernon Martin, MSRE, CFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054820435980122674noreply@blogger.com