1^st Event: The Entrepreneurial dept. at Wayne County Community College District has added a special Internet Coaching Workshop on Thursday, Feb 11th. Mr. Mark Maupin will conduct the special presentation on:

‘What is Good Copy Writing and How to Write a Great Sales Page ’

• What is good copy writing?
• Recommended books to read
• Sample of great sales pages provided
• Long sales copy; short sales copy
• Questions to ask to write a sales copy

‘Leave the Event Knowing How to Write a Great Sales Copy’’

The event will be held Thursday, February 11th, from 4:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m. at the WCCCD Eastern Campus, located at the I94 and Conner exit, in the Cooper Room

Ps: Don’t forget we have 6 events, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Go to http://www.megaeveningevent.com

2^nd Event: 6 PM Event: Internet Marketing Roundtable: Using Social Media Sites to Make Money on the Internet

‘A Panel of Expert, Pat Gage, Al Lavallis and Mark Maupin to Cover the Following Topics ’

• How to use FaceBook
• How to use Twitter
• How to use Linkedin
• How to use ActiveRain
• How to use other top-ranking websites
• How to generate an email list for the social sites

‘Leave the Event Knowing How to Make Money on the Internet with Social Media Websites’

The Entrepreneurial dept. at Wayne County Community College District has added a special Coaching Workshop on Tuesday, February 9th. Mr. Mark Maupin will conduct the special presentation on:

‘How to Effectively Promote your Event so People Show up’

• How to use the internet to promote your event
• The best sites to post your event to
• How to do joint ventures in promoting events
• What newspapers to use for free posting
• How to set up the room
• How to find low cost places to host your events
• Hot to get free video coverage of your event
• How to do a phone blast

‘Leave the Event Knowing How to Market your Event so People Show up’

Event Date:	Tuesday, 09th February 2010
Event Start Time:	08:30 AM
Event End Time:	11:00 AM
Location:	Wayne County Community College Eastern Campus Cooper Room 5901 Conner St Detroit, MI,48213
Primary Phone:	248-762-0800
Primary Email:	info@megaeveningevent.com

2 Evening Events 4pm "Internet Marketing" and 6 pm "What to do if you have IRS Proble"

Internet Marketing Coaching Event “How to Write Press Releases and Classifieds” for Thursday, Feb. 4^th”

The Entrepreneurial dept. at Wayne County Community College District has added a special Internet Coaching Workshop on Thursday, Feb 4th. Mr. Mark Maupin will conduct the special presentation on:

‘How to Write a Press Release and Classified Ad to Market Your Business on the Internet ’

• What is a press release?
• How to write a press release
• What needs to be included in the headline of a press release
• How to write classifieds
• The best sites to post your classifieds

‘Leave the Event Knowing How to Write and Post Press Releases and Classifieds for Effective Internet Marketing’

The event will be held Thursday, February 4th, from 4:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m. at the WCCCD Eastern Campus, located at the I94 and Conner exit, in the Cooper Room

Ps: Don’t forget we have 6 events, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Go to http://www.megaeveningevent.com

6 PM Event: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Roundtable: Income Tax Debt Relief and Offer in Compromise

Markwei Boye will be our featured speaker, explaining the Offer in Compromise process and answering your questions about income tax debt relief. Markwei Boye is a local CPA and income tax consultant with years of experience negotiating with the IRS for an Offer in Compromise.

An Offer in Compromise is an agreement between the IRS and the taxpayer. The IRS is authorized to agree to reduce the amount owed when it is unlikely that the taxpayer will be able to pay the debt in full.

Markwei Boye will cover the following topics:

• Offer in Compromise
• IRS tax relief
• IRS debt relief
• IRS tax audit
• Income tax problems
• Release of IRS liens
• Ending wage garnishment

This meeting is open to the public; anyone can attend. Business owners are encouraged to bring their promotional materials and set up a vendor table at no charge; call Mark Maupin at 248-939-6232 to reserve your table.

Entrepreneurial Opportunity Roundtable: Income Tax Debt Relief and Offer in Compromise

Markwei Boye will be our featured speaker, explaining the Offer in Compromise process and answering your questions about income tax debt relief. Markwei Boye is a local CPA and income tax consultant with years of experience negotiating with the IRS for an Offer in Compromise.

An Offer in Compromise is an agreement between the IRS and the taxpayer. The IRS is authorized to agree to reduce the amount owed when it is unlikely that the taxpayer will be able to pay the debt in full.

Markwei Boye will cover the following topics:

• Offer in Compromise
• IRS tax relief
• IRS debt relief
• IRS tax audit
• Income tax problems
• Release of IRS liens
• Ending wage garnishment

This meeting is open to the public; anyone can attend. Business owners are encouraged to bring their promotional materials and set up a vendor table at no charge; call Mark Maupin at 248-939-6232 to reserve your table.

An open letter to David Stevens Assistant Secretary of Housing - FHA Commissioner,

David,

I hate to say it, but you have opened the floodgates or pandoras box. So I might as well be the first to do it. I am one of those guys that stands up and says what I feel. Here are my thoughts on what the reduction of sellers concessions from 6% to 3% will do to the national real estate market.

Right now FHA is holding the real estate market up. I would bet the majority of all loans being done right now are FHA loans. And most of those FHA purchase loans are using 6% sellers concessions. That is my professional guess. You most likely have the exact numbers.

Most first time home buyers, and now many buyers that have re-entered the home buying market need that 6%. What I think the administration is failing to realize is how much this will affect the housing recovery.

If you take all those home buyers out of the market that need the full 6% versus the 3% you are going to put the housing recovery into first gear. Being in the trenchs in the metro Detroit real estate market I know for a fact that many of my homebuyers could not have bought a home without the full 6%. In Motor City terms, Taking away the 6% is going to be like stepping on the brakes on the housing market. A lot of buyers are going to be flying out of the car.

Now I admit people that don't have any money into the purchase of the home are more likely to go into foreclosure. I myself feel that buyers should have money into the home purchase. Many of my buyers are getting gifts or some help with the required down payment. I also agree with you that we need FHA to be financially stable. But I question the timing and putting all of these changes in at one time.

I'm not going to argue with the current administration that the economy is on it way to recovery. But I know we need more time for all the people that have lost their home to foreclosure to become buyers again. Time and jobs are the only cure for the housing recovery. We need three years to go by, so foreclosed home buyers can get another FHA loan. So they have time to save for a down payment. We need time.

BUT CHANGING THE CONCESSION RULES AT THIS POINT IS GOING TO HURT THE HOUSING RECOVERY. IT MAY EVEN REVERSE THE RECOVERY. Watch out for the crash is my warning. I bet fall off will be 20% or greater. That will be a crash we can't afford!

I myself think the bigger issue is debt ratios. I still believe many lenders are pushing the upper limits for debt ratios. I think that is an area where you should be looking at. Buyers still could buy with 6% concessions, but they could only buy a smaller house with lower debt ratios. Should the debt ratios come down to 38 or 39%. Debt ratios are another major key on keeping a home and I have seen a few homes that should not have been bought (in my opinion)

Just my thoughts from a guy in the trenches.