BAPOLLO BEACH, Fla. --- Wayne and Barbara Rabineau know good music. A professional musician, Wayne Rabineau played with Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger, Tommy James and many other stars during his long career.
He still plays in a band in Michigan during the summer with his friends Frank Cusmano, Tom and Debbie Reno, but this year they won’t make the trip---Barbara has a job in Tampa.
But that’s okay, because the Rabineaus enjoy their lifestyle at Del Webb Southshore Falls so much.
Wayne and Barbara, owners of Elite Entertainment, serve as Southshore Falls’ resident DJ and Party Planners.
They specialize in 50’s and 60’s music, and they have organized more than 10 events so far at Del Webb Southshore Falls this year, including a dinner dance for the Women's Club.
“We do all kinds of parties, from banquets, karaoke, and pool parties to weddings,” Wayne said.
Next October, the Rabineaus will perform at the wedding of Dominique Cotrone, Southshore Falls’ Lifestyle Director.
“We plan to expand our services to Del Webb communities in Orlando and Pulte Group communities in Sarasota,” Rabineau explained.
Wayne and Barbara purchased their home in Del Webb Southshore Falls three years ago.
When they honeymooned in Key West, they both decided they wanted to live in Florida. A brother-in-law with ties to Pulte Homes and Centex Homes told them about Pulte's building practices and so the Rabineaus decided to learn more about Del Webb communities. One visit to Southshore Falls was all it took.
“The staff and people we work with here are amazing,” Rabineau said. “The people living in Southshore Falls really love our music---they are our generation,” he said.
Elite Entertainment has been in business since 1990 in Michigan and Florida.
“We strive for excellence at every event, providing quality entertainment for you and your guests,” Rabineau said. “Elite Entertainment listens to you, making your vision become reality.”
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Self-taught “Mechanical Genius” doubles service dept. volume at Ride Green Scooters in Winter Park
Winter Park, Fla. – Whenever there’s a question about scooter engines — or anything else mechanical for that matter — the first thing anyone at Ride Green Scooters asks is “Where’s Max?”
Max is Max Ogden, the 30 year old, self-taught mechanic who ranks as resident expert in all things mechanical at Ride Green Scooters.
Brian Schwartz, general manager and chief executive officer of Ride Green Scooters, calls Max a mechanical genius.
“Max is self taught. He grew up in West Virginia. When he was a kid he would fix lawnmowers, chain saws and all sorts of small engines and sell them to his neighbors. He loves what he does and I’ve seen him diagnose problems from nothing more than the sound of the engine,” Schwartz said.
Ogden’s proficiency in all things mechanical has been a boon for Ride Green Scooters. While sales of the fuel-efficient scooters are currently booming, scooter sales are notoriously dependent on gas prices. Ride Green’s service department is the most reliable revenue generator, Schwartz said.
“Thanks to Max, we have doubled the volume of service work since the start of this year,” Schwartz said.
“Repair and maintenance services for scooters are in its infancy here in Orlando,” Schwartz said. “Most scooter dealers only service the brands they sell. We service every make and model scooter in the universe,” he said “And that’s brought us a lot of very steady business. It’s good to know there’s one place where you can always get your problems fixed and the word is getting out about us,” he said.
Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com.
Max is Max Ogden, the 30 year old, self-taught mechanic who ranks as resident expert in all things mechanical at Ride Green Scooters.
Brian Schwartz, general manager and chief executive officer of Ride Green Scooters, calls Max a mechanical genius.
“Max is self taught. He grew up in West Virginia. When he was a kid he would fix lawnmowers, chain saws and all sorts of small engines and sell them to his neighbors. He loves what he does and I’ve seen him diagnose problems from nothing more than the sound of the engine,” Schwartz said.
Ogden’s proficiency in all things mechanical has been a boon for Ride Green Scooters. While sales of the fuel-efficient scooters are currently booming, scooter sales are notoriously dependent on gas prices. Ride Green’s service department is the most reliable revenue generator, Schwartz said.
“Thanks to Max, we have doubled the volume of service work since the start of this year,” Schwartz said.
“Repair and maintenance services for scooters are in its infancy here in Orlando,” Schwartz said. “Most scooter dealers only service the brands they sell. We service every make and model scooter in the universe,” he said “And that’s brought us a lot of very steady business. It’s good to know there’s one place where you can always get your problems fixed and the word is getting out about us,” he said.
Visit www.ridegreenscooters.com.
Here’s a Unique Opportunity: Tolaris Realty Group to Offer Real Estate Scholarships
SANFORD, Fla. –Tolaris Realty Group, a major real estate firm, located at off SR 46 by Sanford in Seminole County is offering a unique opportunity for future real estate professionals.
Rick Bavec, president of Tolaris Realty Group, said his company is offering three major real estate scholarships for interested persons that want to start a career in real estate.
“It’s a unique opportunity,” Bavec said. “We will pay for the licensing qualifications and training how to succeed as a luxury home specialist.
Three slots are opened. These will be full time opportunities, Bavec emphasized.
Bavec said that first quarter results at Tolaris Realty Group was 70 percent higher than first quarter of last year and the second quarter is shaping up to be even more successful.
For more information about the scholarships, please call Tolaris Realty Group at 407-322-5253.
Rick Bavec, president of Tolaris Realty Group, said his company is offering three major real estate scholarships for interested persons that want to start a career in real estate.
“It’s a unique opportunity,” Bavec said. “We will pay for the licensing qualifications and training how to succeed as a luxury home specialist.
Three slots are opened. These will be full time opportunities, Bavec emphasized.
Bavec said that first quarter results at Tolaris Realty Group was 70 percent higher than first quarter of last year and the second quarter is shaping up to be even more successful.
For more information about the scholarships, please call Tolaris Realty Group at 407-322-5253.
Mark Arnold and Marcus Faller Join Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty To Create Global Real Estate Advisors
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Two long-term Orlando residents and veteran Real Estate and Financial Services professionals, Mark Arnold and Marcus Faller, have joined Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty in Orlando to form Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA).
GREA will be consulting with a global network of “trusted professional advisors” of foreign and domestic individuals and families of wealth. Its objective is to assist advisors and their clients in utilizing sophisticated investor profiling techniques to better understand the role that investing in Florida real estate can play in overall investment planning. Further, GREA will work closely with Florida commercial property owners, builders, developers and commercial realtors to introduce clients to exceptional property assets or real estate projects – that may have been delayed or become unmarketable for some time – in a manner that will be most acceptable to domestic and international investors.
“Today, high net worth individuals from around the world are bringing their capital into the United States, and are looking for investments that may include commercial, office, developments, luxury residences, vacation/resort properties, golf courses, and other potential opportunities,“ said Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty.
“Mark Arnold and Marcus Faller have an extensive background in working with investors from both the Financial Services and Real Estate perspectives. Soderstrom added, “We expect Arnold and Faller to play a major role in bringing these investors to the Central Florida market.”
Arnold earned a B.S. Degree in Finance from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and holds securities sales and Florida real estate licenses. Faller earned his B.S.B.A. Degree in Marketing from the University of Central Florida and a MBA degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Ariz. Faller also holds securities sales and Florida real estate licenses.
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty:
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.
GREA will be consulting with a global network of “trusted professional advisors” of foreign and domestic individuals and families of wealth. Its objective is to assist advisors and their clients in utilizing sophisticated investor profiling techniques to better understand the role that investing in Florida real estate can play in overall investment planning. Further, GREA will work closely with Florida commercial property owners, builders, developers and commercial realtors to introduce clients to exceptional property assets or real estate projects – that may have been delayed or become unmarketable for some time – in a manner that will be most acceptable to domestic and international investors.
“Today, high net worth individuals from around the world are bringing their capital into the United States, and are looking for investments that may include commercial, office, developments, luxury residences, vacation/resort properties, golf courses, and other potential opportunities,“ said Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty.
“Mark Arnold and Marcus Faller have an extensive background in working with investors from both the Financial Services and Real Estate perspectives. Soderstrom added, “We expect Arnold and Faller to play a major role in bringing these investors to the Central Florida market.”
Arnold earned a B.S. Degree in Finance from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and holds securities sales and Florida real estate licenses. Faller earned his B.S.B.A. Degree in Marketing from the University of Central Florida and a MBA degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Ariz. Faller also holds securities sales and Florida real estate licenses.
About Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty:
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty, the largest luxury real estate brand in the world. Stirling Sotheby’s exclusive services include luxury residential, new homes, commercial, property management, in addition to supporting builders, developers, lenders, and asset managers. The company operates three performance zones which serve all of Central Florida. Visit www.StirlingSIR.com.
Ryland Homes to offer RESNET HERS Energy Efficient Ratings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- Ryland Homes has entered into an agreement with RESNET to provide new home buyers an important measurement of long-term energy performance of each new home Ryland builds. The intent of the agreement is to raise consumers’ knowledge of new home energy performance by using RESNET’s HERS Index. Use of the HERS Index will differentiate homes built by Ryland from other builders in the market.
RESNET – the Residential Energy Services Network – is a nationwide organization whose member raters evaluate individual homes using standards established by RESNET to assign an efficiency rating. Jay Thrower, division president for Ryland Homes in the Charlotte region, said RESNET’s HERS provides a quantitative measure of energy efficiency and permits comparisons between homes.
“It is expected that Ryland’s agreement with RESNET will serve as a model to other local and regional builders that would have positive outcomes for consumers and the new home industry,” Thrower said.
The Charlotte Division of Ryland Homes commits to having the homes it builds energy rated by a RESNET certified Home Energy Rater who will provide a rating label on every new home built.
“Ryland Homes has long been a leader in developing highly energy-efficient new home designs, engineering and construction techniques that reduce the home’s energy footprint and impact on the environment,” Thrower said.
In the Charlotte region, Ryland Homes currently builds single family homes priced from the $120s to the $400s in seven communities.
About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 28 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.”
RESNET – the Residential Energy Services Network – is a nationwide organization whose member raters evaluate individual homes using standards established by RESNET to assign an efficiency rating. Jay Thrower, division president for Ryland Homes in the Charlotte region, said RESNET’s HERS provides a quantitative measure of energy efficiency and permits comparisons between homes.
“It is expected that Ryland’s agreement with RESNET will serve as a model to other local and regional builders that would have positive outcomes for consumers and the new home industry,” Thrower said.
The Charlotte Division of Ryland Homes commits to having the homes it builds energy rated by a RESNET certified Home Energy Rater who will provide a rating label on every new home built.
“Ryland Homes has long been a leader in developing highly energy-efficient new home designs, engineering and construction techniques that reduce the home’s energy footprint and impact on the environment,” Thrower said.
In the Charlotte region, Ryland Homes currently builds single family homes priced from the $120s to the $400s in seven communities.
About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 28 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.”
Ryland Homes Opens 11 New Models in Four Different Communities in the Orlando Region
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Ryland Homes in the Orlando region recently opened 11 new models at four different communities in East Orlando, Eustis, Ocoee and Windermere.
Angela Colston, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in Orlando, said new models recently opened at Oasis Cove located off CR 535 in Windermere, Somerset Chase located off Econlockhatchee Trail across from Valencia Community College in East Orlando, the Reserve at Meadow Lake off Clarke and Silver Star Roads in Ocoee and at Grand Island Reserve off CR 44 and Grand Island Shores Road in Eustis in Lake County.
At Oasis Cove, the Ashby offering three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 1,571 square feet is priced from $158,990. Ryland is also showcasing the Beval model with 2,086 square feet, three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths priced from $181,990 and the Carey model home with 2,184 square feet, three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths priced from $187,990.
At Somerset Chase in East Orlando, Ryland is showcasing the Juniper with two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, 1,286 square feet of living space priced from $124,990. Also at Somerset Chase Ryland Homes opened the Palm, with1,672 square feet of living space, two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, priced $143,990 and the Sabal model home, three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, 1,743 square feet, priced from $149,990.
In Ocoee at the Reserve at Meadow Lake, Ryland Homes also opened the Juniper, Palm and Sabal model homes priced from $96,990, $119,990 and $124,990.
And at Grand Island Reserve in Eustis, Ryland Homes is now showcasing the Boca Raton model home with 1,853 square feet of living space, four bedrooms, two baths, priced from $137,990 and the Mira Mar with 2,574 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and three baths, priced at $161,990.
About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 28 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.”
Angela Colston, vice president of sales and marketing for Ryland Homes in Orlando, said new models recently opened at Oasis Cove located off CR 535 in Windermere, Somerset Chase located off Econlockhatchee Trail across from Valencia Community College in East Orlando, the Reserve at Meadow Lake off Clarke and Silver Star Roads in Ocoee and at Grand Island Reserve off CR 44 and Grand Island Shores Road in Eustis in Lake County.
At Oasis Cove, the Ashby offering three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths in 1,571 square feet is priced from $158,990. Ryland is also showcasing the Beval model with 2,086 square feet, three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths priced from $181,990 and the Carey model home with 2,184 square feet, three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths priced from $187,990.
At Somerset Chase in East Orlando, Ryland is showcasing the Juniper with two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, 1,286 square feet of living space priced from $124,990. Also at Somerset Chase Ryland Homes opened the Palm, with1,672 square feet of living space, two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, priced $143,990 and the Sabal model home, three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, 1,743 square feet, priced from $149,990.
In Ocoee at the Reserve at Meadow Lake, Ryland Homes also opened the Juniper, Palm and Sabal model homes priced from $96,990, $119,990 and $124,990.
And at Grand Island Reserve in Eustis, Ryland Homes is now showcasing the Boca Raton model home with 1,853 square feet of living space, four bedrooms, two baths, priced from $137,990 and the Mira Mar with 2,574 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and three baths, priced at $161,990.
About Ryland Homes
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 28 markets across the country and has built more than 285,000 homes and financed more than 235,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RYL.”
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