Has anyone had any dealings with MRI?

Question

My husband and i are in the prosess of looking for property in Spain. We currently have a place in Costa Del Sol Benalmadena, but are looking to be out there permantly. We are having a inspection visit with MRI but i have heard a couple of things about them. Has any had any dealings with MRI.

Answer 1

MRI are a hardcore sales organisation which is great for them and not always good for the client.

If you are looking to live in Spain permanently, I would definitely not recommend an inspection visit.

You will only be shown properties that offer the agent the highest commission and you will be stuck with at all times so that you don't get a chance to look in other agents' windows.

You only need to look at MRI's billboard campaign in Spain to see what sort of company they are.

I don't know them personally but their billboards would put me off. They have a large picture of the suited owner of the company on them with the slogan "you are entering McAnthony Territory", tantamount to a a dog leaving a "trace".

You should perhaps browse the net and newspapers for some offers from smaller companies. Above all, I would say that however tempting the price, an inspection visit is not worth it.

You need to get familiar with the area you will live in and there are such cheap flights around these days.

You should hire a car and drive around places and network with people that live in places you like.

Remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch!

Answer 2

come on guys you already have a place in Spain you know the area and a bit about property in spain and the buying process, get yourself over there "OS" "Own Steamer" as the agents call it. Drive round the areas you like look for the se vende signs, do the leg work yourself save the agents fee and the hassle

Answer 3

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is primarily used in medical imaging to visualize the structure and function of the body. It provides detailed images of the body in any plane. MR has much greater soft tissue contrast than computed tomography (CT) making it especially useful in neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and oncological imaging. Unlike CT it uses no ionizing radiation, but uses a powerful magnetic field to align the magnetization of hydrogen atoms in the body. Radio waves are used to systematically alter the alignment of this magnetization, causing the hydrogen atoms to produce a rotating magnetic field detectable by the scanner. This signal can be manipulated by additional magnetic fields to build up enough information to reconstruct an image of the body.

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is used to measure the levels of different metabolites in body tissues. The MR signal produces a spectrum of resonances that correspond to different molecular arrangements of the isotope being "excited". This signature is used to diagnose certain metabolic disorders, especially those affecting the brain,[1] as well as to provide information on tumor metabolism. [2]

Magnetic resonance imaging was developed from knowledge gained in the study of nuclear magnetic resonance. In its early years the technique was referred to as nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI). However, as the word nuclear was associated with ionizing radiation exposure it is generally now referred to simply as MRI. Scientists still use the term NMRI when discussing non-medical devices operating on the same principles. One of the contributers to modern MRI, Paul Lauterbur, originally named the technique zeugmatography, a Greek term meaning "that which is used for joining".[3] The term referred to the interaction between the static and the gradient magnetic fields necessary to create an image, but unsurprisingly this term was not adopted