Saint Petersburg’s reliable appliance repair man, Lance Kimball, at Appliance Repair Specialists has a few tips to beat the manufacturers’ shrinking warrantees.
Appliance Repair Specialists have been a permanent fixture on West Kennedy Blvd since 1998. Lance Kimball offered advice to his customers that may take some of the anxiety away from the appliance manufactures’ latest blow. Lance suggests that big-ticket appliances be purchased with a credit card that offers product insurance.
In late 2005, appliance manufacturer including Frigidaire, General Electric, Maytag, and Whirlpool shortened their warranties on refrigerators, ranges, washers, and other major appliances from two or three years to only one year, and it appears they have no intention of reestablishing the longer coverage. And, as far as their appliance extended warranties are concerned, they will also be adjusted.
One-year appliance warranties become the norm.
Shorter warranties went into effect Nov. 1, 2005, for Whirlpool, Roper, Estate, and Inglis brands, and on Jan. 1, 2006, for General Electric, Hotpoint, Americana, Maytag, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Frigidaire, White Westinghouse, Tappan, Gibson, and Kelvinator.
Pricier brands, such as KitchenAid, Jenn-Air and Electrolux, still offer longer warranties on some appliances and their parts. Viking offers a one-year warranty but doubles it if a Viking-certified installer does the work according to Consumer Reports.
In fact, all of the major manufacturers are looking at the data from their pricier competitors. If the numbers are going in the right direction, shorter warrantees may stimulate business for their GE Appliance repairs, their Whirlpool repair men and women; and, it may even bring the Maytag repair man out of retirement.
A typical warranty from an appliance manufacturer now covers parts and service for only one year from purchase. If a part breaks after that, you pay. Before the warranties got whacked down, pricey parts-refrigerator compressors and dishwasher tubs, for instance-were usually covered for 5 to 10 years. To get longer coverage today, you'll have to buy a separate appliance extended warranty, which will cost about $100 to $200 for three years.
Some appliance companies insisted that the changes did nothing more than make warranties simpler. One company spokesperson told us that consumers would benefit from this warranty change by having simplified terms and improved product quality and after-sales care. You're probably as confused as we are, but one thing is clear: consumers are getting less coverage for the same price.
Our Service Technicians are certified in all of these categories: small appliance repair, gas appliance repair, garbage disposal repair, electric dryer repair, washer and dryer repair. Please call me, Lance Kimball, at 813-288-1900.
Real Estate Investing – Low Investment with Big Profits – and Owning a Small Business
The job market is not what it used to be; jobs are scarce and competition is fierce.
Are you concerned about losing your job?
Or, did you already lose your job?
Cut-backs result in fewer hours or less pay for you?
Are you Financially Stressed Out?
If you have answered “yes” to any of the above questions, you are not alone!
More and more people are starting their own business and using the internet to market and develop their business. We have put together a panel of speakers to provide a solution to your financial dilemma.
Tarik Dinha, local real estate investor, will share his success secrets: How to buy houses for less than $1,000, invest no more than $10 to put a “For Sale” sign in the yard, and sell it at a nice profit.
Mark Maupin will speak about using the internet for zero-cost and low-cost advertising for your business or services.
We will also have a professional in the mortgage industry and a private money lender on our panel.
Come and network with others who are in the same boat as you are…hurry, before the boat sinks!
We are all about solutions to problems in today’s economy and the price of this event is … FREE!
That’s right; most of our events are free to attend and all are open to the public.
Success Breeds Success: Come and learn from a panel of experts who are successful, even in today’s economy.
We will also be providing vendor tables for business owners to market their services. Call Mark Maupin at 248-939-6232 to reserve a vendor table.
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It really pays to belong to DIG. Save thousands of dollars at these national companies as a real estate investor club member of Diversified Investor Group.
Real Estate Club members have access to the following benefits:
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SHERWIN WILLIAMS, MAB & DURON DISCOUNT___________________ The program covers paints and the supplies generally used by landlords. While we are not permitted to announce the discounts here on our web site, this program gives you HUGE SAVINGS on these products!
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Sears Commercial _______________________________________ A private consultation with a Sears highly trained consultant guarantees you, your company and your clients competitive pricing plus we price match! All major credit cards accepted including your Sears card with delivery available in most markets. Ask about the Peace-of-mind you receive from the Sears protection agreements as we have the nations largest parts and repair service!
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Discounted Oil Program_______________________________________ DIG members enjoyed the best heating oil rates in the area for the last three years in a row. The DIG board worked hard to make sure we have another good program for you this year too! |
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Realtor will list your house for as little as 1%_____________________ When the property is listed for over 100k, $1200 flat fee for all others.
ALL THIS AND MORE, BACKED BY AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN NAME: RE/MAX
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Wholesale Kitchens, Countertops, Vanities & More__________________ KB Kitchen and Bath Wholesalers carry everything from low end to very high end cabinets and counter tops. They supply many high end builders. They are offering us the same discounts that they give their major commercial accounts and the discount will increase the more we use them. |
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Discounted Home Inspections__________________________________ Dave Artigliere of ARTI Home Inspections, LLC offers DIG members $25 off full home inspections and $15 off consults! |
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Discounted Rates from a Real Estate Attorney_____________________ Jerry Zaslow of Law & Zaslow is offering DIG members an incredibly low rate! |
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Pennsylvania Residential Owners Association Membership Membership to PROA in Harrisburg is just one of the great benefits of DIG Membership because they are the watch dog representing and protecting the rights of landlords throughout the state. To get full legislative updates and perks that PROA membership provides - become a DIG member today and acquire your PROA ID.* Then you can take advantage of excellent PROA benefits like these:
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Monthly Newsletter __________________________________________ Monthly Digest of articles, reviews, what's new at DIG, Upcoming Events, DIG vendors, success stories and more. As a member of DIG, the newsletter will get mailed to you monthly. You will also have members only access to our DIG archive of newsletters from months and years past. |
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National REIA Membership_____________________________________ DIG's affiliation with National Real Estate Investors Association is designed to support each member’s investment goals and needs. The following list is an introduction to the outstanding benefits package extended through your National REIA membership. National REIA Benefit Providers include:
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For information on the DIG membership, contact:
Keith Knapp
Diversified Investor Group
P.O. Box 55
Line Lexington, PA 18932
215-712-2525
Live Event "How to Run a Small Business, Increase Sales, Slash Expenses, Reduce Income Taxes"
Ed King, Director of Small Business services at Wayne State University, will show business owners how to avoid common pitfalls that cause businesses to fail
Southfield, MI – When the economy and technology shift dramatically, it is essential that you have the tips, tools, and products necessary to help you quickly position your business for success. Ed King, a highly respected, well-known business expert in Detroit, will be speaking at a free seminar where participants will learn how to increase sales while slashing expenses and reducing income taxes.
Ed King is the author of 3 business books and has been the Director of Small Business Services at Wayne State University for nearly 30 years. Ed is a CPA who will provide tips on how to save thousands of dollars on your tax returns. This is great timing for those who have tax returns due April 15, 2010.
Mark Maupin, founder of National Real Estate Network, said, “Ed King is a dynamic speaker and a phenomenal teacher. He has spoken at several of my events and members of my REIA group always look forward to attending his presentations.”
The Small Business Expo in Detroit is hosted by Ralph (Mark) Maupin, founder of National Real Estate Network, and sponsored by MyMortgageAuditor.com, a forensic loan auditor and loan modification service in Southeast Michigan.
The 8 hour seminar takes place at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 28100 Franklin Rd; Southfield, MI 48034; Saturday, November 21; from 9am to 5pm. The event is free to attend; but seating is limited, so reserve your seat in advance. Leave a message at 313-659-8654 or visit http://8hourseminar.com/ where you can fill out and submit a form.
Your Ticket has been paid for by our Sponsor:
Mortgage Auditors of America
Their Team can Stop Foreclosure in it’s Tracks!
Triple your sales and reduce your workload, using the internet to transform your business
Southfield, Mi– Building a website can be overwhelming and frustrating to the average person. Paying a web designer can be costly to a new business. Dan Stojadinovic has helped over 3,000 entrepreneurs use the internet to transform their business, without the frustration and overwhelm.
Dan Stojadinovic will speak at the Free Small Business Expo in Detroit where he will teach participants how to double or triple their income by having the right internet infrastructure in place. He will show how to eliminate the learning curve in creating a website and how to capture internet leads and convert them into repeat customers.
“Thousands have attended our workshops and used this practical information to improve their business profits and at the same time work less,” said Mark Maupin. “Those who attend will find this a stimulating and profitable 8 hours.”
The Small Business Expo in Detroit is hosted by Mark Maupin, founder of National Real Estate Network, and sponsored by MyMortgageAuditor.com, a company who provides forensic loan audits and mortgage modification services to assist borrowers in Southeast Michigan.
The 8 hour seminar takes place at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 28100 Franklin Rd; Southfield, MI 48034; Saturday, November 21; from 9am to 5pm. The event is free to attend; but seating is limited, so reserve your seat in advance. Leave a message at 313-659-8654 or visit http://8hourseminar.com/ where you can fill out and submit a form.
Your Ticket has been paid for by our Sponsor:
Mortgage Auditors of America
Their Team can Stop Foreclosure in it’s Tracks!
Finding most cost effective housing for seniors (many times with no home payment) and teaching real estate investing and internet marketing at local college are my passion. 248-939-6232
Ralph Maupin (aka Mark Maupin) is the founder of National Real Estate Network LLC one of the largest investing clubs in the Detroit Metro Area. He has extensive experience in Real Estate. In addition he is partners in Donating Real Estate , a website designed for the general public to research what real estate can be donate on line. He also is founder of Right Now Marketing Group LLC, a company designed to both provide press release services for a wide variety of companies and products, and to educate the general public on how to do press releases yourself. He is a national speaker and has presented at internet marketing conventions. He is a part time instructor at Wayne Community College and has taught classes in both real estate and internet marketing. He runs a 6 month long mentoring program in real estate and presents numerous seminars and workshops ongoingly.
Real Estate experience:
Mark became interested in real estate in 1981 and began buying properties for rental investments. He has been licensed in Real Estate since 1984 when real estate became his full time occupation. He has been an active agent with a number of real estate agencies and currently has his license with Budget Realty. Mark has bought and sold over 3500 Real Estate Properties. Has been involved in numerous commercial real estate transactions from warehouse acquisitions, office buildings, and retail service station acquisitions, leasing and retailing office space to the development of commercial vacant land. Mark has owned, operated and sold apartment buildings. At one time He was one of Michigan's largest note buyer of private and institutional private mortgages. He was an advisor for his wife when she was a licensed lender servicer and broker of 1rst & 2nd mortgages. Mark has been a licensed builder. He created an organization, Donate Real Estate that raised over 3 million dollars for Charity through donations of real estate. Donate Real Estate received awards from both the Alzheimer's Association and Habitat for Humanity. He has authored 3 books on Find Fix and Selling Real Estate, Using Real Estate Agreements, and Lease with and option to buy. He has been involved with many Landlord and Investing groups, has served on their boards and received awards for his work. He is Co-founded National Real Estate Network -which is a group that meets monthly to bring in speakers and explore resources available to those interested in real estate investing.
Internet Marketing History;
Mark had his first web site developed in 2001. It was a web site for investors in real estate sales. Since then he has been involved in a number of web sites varying in interest from traditional real estate, to Donating charities (Donaterealestate.com), Real Estate Investment Clubs (megaeveningevent.com), Management and investing of Real Estate such as (detroitinvestmenthomes.com) Sites for the general public (quickhomefinder.com), advertising sites (preasy), and sales sites such as Mr. Commercial Real Estate, and Mr. Lease Options. Through his involvement in the internet, Mark was able to discover a niche market that uses press releases to organically grow your ranking in google based on legitimate press releases. Mark's passion for the internet exploded when he was given a cd by Matt Bacek. Matt is Marks favorite mentor and it was an honor when Matt invited him to be a speaker and his internet marketing madness convention and present what he had developed through press releases. With his ever growing knowledge he launched the "Quick home finder" website which allows the general public to research real estate information on line and offers many tools to help in purchasing and selling real estate. His Club, National Real Estate Network partnered with Wayne Community College to develop and present an internet marketing convention in his home state, Michigan. To our knowledge it is the first internet marketing convention presented here.
Education;
Mark Graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelors in Business Administration with a major in marketing and a minor in economics.
Real Estate Investing -Teacher and Speaker http://www.MrLeaseOption.com
Wholesale Real Estate Investment Properties http://www.DetroitInvestmentHomes.com
Co-Founder of Real Estate Investing Club http://www.MegEveningEvent.com
Site on How to Donate Real Estate http://www.DonateRealEstate.com
Site on Internet Marketing Convention in Michigan http://www.2DayEvent.com
Here's just a sample of what other investors who have attended Mark's seminars and member of National Real Estate Network have said about their experience:
I recommend the Premier Investment Group very highly. Mark and his team gives you not only an insight to the investment world, but offers the support you need to succeed. The seminars and speakers are some of the best I have been associated with aiding in solutions to problems we all occur. Mark has always made time to answer my questions. Finally the group is a great way to network with other investors.
--Rob Meyers of Michigan
It is my opinion that Patrick Munce and MI REI Network presented one of the most informative and useful seminars I have ever attended. The subject was well received and presented in a format that was very understandable. Needless to say I will be there Saturday, Jan 28th. Thanks MI REI Network.
--Bill Souriall of Michigan
Mark Maupin and the Mega Evening Event are an excellent resource for beginning investors to the experienced investors. I recently attended the Jeff Kaller event in November that Mark brought and it was a wealth of information. For anyone looking to investing in Detroit the Mega Evening Event is a must!!!
--Jeff Dameron of Michigan
Pat and Mark,Great presentation on Credit.I enjoyed learning about the importance of monitoring and optimizing your own credit as well as the buyer's credit.
--Hans Steiner of Michigan
I've been in many REIA and other club meetings but nothing compare to Mega Evening Event, if you have not been in one yet let me just tell you... What are you waiting for? You got to go and listen to the National and Local great speakers that they bring to you every month like Mr. Pre-foreclosure Jeff Kaller, Mr. Landlord Jeffrey Taylor, and many others great speakers. If you are new or seasoned investor you will love the Mega Evening Event they will try to help you as much as they can. Also you will meet new like-minded people, it's a great Networking event. If you don't have your Dream Team yet for your Real Estate investing business then you got to go there, you'll meet a high quality people that you can add to your winning team. When I was going to the Event the first time, I wasn't sure that I would join the group, but after I got there I was hooked and I'm glad I did go. If you have not been there yet you got to go at least once or twice and you'll be hooked too. Mark Just wanted to tell you: that you and your team are doing a fantastic job and the Event is just Awesome. Keep up the good work.
--Peter Surur of Michigan
Mark's program is very informative, lot's of great exit strategies, purchase strategies ... one of the most effective and informative seminars I've ever been to. We are in the process of tying up a few properties right now using strategies from that program.
- Darian Moore
This was my second time through. Every time I attend these events I'm learning more and more detailed information, my confidence sky rockets ... it just motivates you more to get involved actually doing deals ... great learning experiences. Now I'm able to take the information I have and get involved in any situation that's out there.
- Gary Lanski
Currently I'm concentrating on the foreclosure business and the exit strategy on the foreclosure business doesn't work out just 
I'd already done two lease options, but after attending Mark's seminar I realized that I'd made some mistakes. I hadn't signed the purchase agreement at the right time, so my tenant is not on the hook as Mark was explaining. I went back and talked to my tenant and did what Mark had showed me how to do. Now they have paid me $5,000 down ... I have another $8,000 note ... and they are paying me $300 per month (on the note) until they buy the house. So I'm making extra cash flow and they are going to buy my house within one-half year.
- Janak Mehta
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