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4356 Heitman Lane
Belleville, IL 62223
1-877-378-2774 Toll Free
IL Lic # 450.0003927
Belleville, IL 62223
1-877-378-2774 Toll Free
IL Lic # 450.0003927
Five Star Weekly Free Inspection Drawing
1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE OR
PAYMENT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL
AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Am I Eligible To Participate? Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Five Star Weekly
Free Inspection Drawing is open to residents of St. Louis and the immediate metro east Illinois
area who are eighteen years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Five Star Property
Inspections and its affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the
immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not
eligible to enter or to win. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents,
grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren.
3. How Do I Enter? The Contest will begin at 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) on March 15, 2007and end at 4:59
p.m. (E.T.) on May 31, 2007. To enter, sign up to Five Stars News Letter by filling out the
subscrption form on our newsletter page, located at http://www.fivestarpi.com within the drawing
period. Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address, per week. No mail-in entries will be
accepted;. The Contest will consist of one free Basic Property Inspection click here to view what
a basic property inspection is. Each weekly subscriber will be considered in the Weekly Winner
selection process (described below), Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late,
misdirected or unreadable entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or
technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network,
hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, all
entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the email account from which
they were sent. For these purposes, an email account holder shall mean the natural person
assigned to such email account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other
organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such
email account. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Any questions
regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an email account shall be
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any
entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not comply with these rules, that is
alleged to infringe on any third party’s intellectual property rights, or that Sponsor deems
obscene, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience. By
subscribing in a Contest, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of these
Official Rules, including the grant of rights set forth in Paragraph 5, below; if you do not agree
with these terms and conditions, do not submit an entry.
4. How Will Winners Be Selected?
Weekly Winners. Each week from March 15, 2007 through May 31, 2007 (each a “Contest
week”), Sponsor will select one (1) weekly winner from among all eligible entries received up to
midnight ET the previous Contest week (the “Entry Window”). No weekly Winners will be
selected on Saturday or Sunday.
Weekly Winners will be selected from any of the subscriptions before midnight the previous
Contest week, i.e. the March 15; Weekly Winner could be selected from all subscriptions from
March 15, to midnight May 31. Weekly Winners will be selected by random drawing. No prizes
will be awarded to previous Weekly Winners, but the Weekly Winner (and only the Weekly
Winner) will be considered in the Weekly Winner selection process, as described below. A total
of one (1) Weekly Winner each week of the contest dates described above will be selected in
the Contest. Each Weekly Winner will have his or her name displayed online at http://www.
fivestarpi.com between March 15 and December 14, 2007.
Weekly Winners. As noted above, each Weekly Winner will have his or her name displayed
online at http://www.fivestarpi.com. Each Friday during the Contest, Sponsor will review the five
(1) Weekly Winner that were the subject of that week’s (i.e., the Weekly Winners that were
selected on Friday of the previous week and will begin the process of selecting one (1) winner
from among those subscribers (the “Weekly Winner”). One (1) Weekly Winner will be selected
each week for thirteen (9) consecutive weeks of the Contest and each Weekly Winner’s name
will be displayed online at http://www.fivestarpi.com. The Contest judges appointed by Sponsor,
whose decisions shall be final and binding in all respects.
5. How Will Five Star Use The subscription I Submit?
If your name is selected as a Weekly Winner, Sponsor will post your name to the http://www.
fivestarpi.com website. If your subscription is selected as a Weekly Winner, your name also will
be included in a calendar. Accordingly, by subscribing in the Contest, you acknowledge and
agree that Sponsor shall have the right (without limitation or further compensation to you) to edit,
adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote, display and otherwise use your entry in any way it
sees fit, including the right to publish your entry online and in print, as described herein.
6. What Could I Win?
1 - BASIC Inspection (prices start at $149)
This is my fourth most popular inspection and meets only the minimum trade association and
legal standards. It is the absolute minimum, does not offer any additional services, and most
closely resembles the inspections done by my major competition. It includes only major
defects. It does not include
(1) recall and safety concern research on appliances and equipment, (2) cosmetic damage and
“minor” defects (note that cosmetic damage and “minor” defects are determined solely by
inspector and may differ from your opinion or from the opinions of third parties), or (3) my free
appliance package offer.
For example, typical complaints I receive concerning this type of inspection is not noting
doorknob holes in walls; loose hardware on doors, cabinets, and drawers; and small holes or
minor damage to screen doors and windows. In the overall scheme of things, those common
problems are not difficult or expensive to resolve. However, if you want me to document as many
of those as possible, you want at least my STANDARD inspection. Keep in mind that one
damaged screen window might be okay, but what if there are 15 damaged screen windows?
Now that minor cost for repairing a screen is multiplied by a factor of however many screen
windows are involved.
The BASIC inspection is best for Clients needing just the basic, major defects, either because
they are an investor and will be gutting and renovating the house, or because they are a general
handyman or other person familiar with the ins and outs of real estate. This inspection is not
recommended for first-time home buyers, Realtors completing their first home inspection
experience, or anyone purchasing a newly constructed or recently renovated home.
In having this type of inspection, it is very important that you read through Five Star Report and
your email report to get a full and complete understanding of the condition of the house at the
time of the inspection, as well as what I do and do not do, did and did not do, or could and could
not do at the time of the inspection. If you have any questions about anything, contact me
BEFORE your home inspection time contingency period expires, but certainly BEFORE CLOSE
OF ESCROW.
7. When Will Winners Be Notified?
Each Weekly Winner will be notified by email (at the email address from which his or her entry
was submitted) within seventy-two (72) hours after he or she is selected as a Weekly Winner.
Sponsor’s inability to reach a winner, the return of any prize notification as undeliverable, a
winner’s failure to timely respond to prize notification, and/or a winner’s failure to comply with
any term or condition of these Official Rules may result in that winner’s disqualification, the
forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and the selection of a substitute winner. Winners
may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability and publicity release (except
where prohibited by law) which must be returned within ten (10) days of date of personal
delivery or date of sender’s postmark.
8. What Other Terms Apply?
Winners may waive their right to receive a prize. Prizes are non-assignable and non-
transferable, except in the case when a realtor wins; he or she may transfer the prize to one of
their clients to use for a basic inspection. No substitutions or cash equivalents allowed by
winners. Prizes are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of
equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes
on prizes. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes each contestant’s
consent to the publication of his or her name, likeness, city and state of residence and
biographical information in any media, including without limitation the Internet, for any
commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation or further compensation. Prizes not won
and claimed by an eligible winner in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded
and will remain the property of Sponsor. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these
Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Contest judges designated by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any
aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Contest is
compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond
the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security,
fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to
suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated
expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before
the termination date. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is
determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in
accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained
therein.
9. Who Is The Sponsor?
The Free Basic Inspection Drawing is sponsored by Five Star Property Inspections. The
decisions of Sponsor and the Contest judges designated by Sponsor regarding the selection of
winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor
will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official
Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest.
10. How Can I Request The Winner’s Name Or A Copy Of These Rules?
For the names of the winners (available after March 15, 2007) or a copy of these Official Rules
send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (VT residents may omit return postage) to Five Star
Property Inspections 4356 Heitman Lane Belleville Illinois 62223, Attn: Robert Cramer. Indicate
whether you are requesting the winner’s name, a copy of these official rules, or both. For the
names of the winners or a copy of these Official Rules visit http://www.fivestarpi.com.
1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE OR
PAYMENT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL
AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Am I Eligible To Participate? Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Five Star Weekly
Free Inspection Drawing is open to residents of St. Louis and the immediate metro east Illinois
area who are eighteen years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Five Star Property
Inspections and its affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the
immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not
eligible to enter or to win. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents,
grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren.
3. How Do I Enter? The Contest will begin at 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) on March 15, 2007and end at 4:59
p.m. (E.T.) on May 31, 2007. To enter, sign up to Five Stars News Letter by filling out the
subscrption form on our newsletter page, located at http://www.fivestarpi.com within the drawing
period. Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address, per week. No mail-in entries will be
accepted;. The Contest will consist of one free Basic Property Inspection click here to view what
a basic property inspection is. Each weekly subscriber will be considered in the Weekly Winner
selection process (described below), Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late,
misdirected or unreadable entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or
technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network,
hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, all
entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the email account from which
they were sent. For these purposes, an email account holder shall mean the natural person
assigned to such email account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other
organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such
email account. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Any questions
regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an email account shall be
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any
entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not comply with these rules, that is
alleged to infringe on any third party’s intellectual property rights, or that Sponsor deems
obscene, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience. By
subscribing in a Contest, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of these
Official Rules, including the grant of rights set forth in Paragraph 5, below; if you do not agree
with these terms and conditions, do not submit an entry.
4. How Will Winners Be Selected?
Weekly Winners. Each week from March 15, 2007 through May 31, 2007 (each a “Contest
week”), Sponsor will select one (1) weekly winner from among all eligible entries received up to
midnight ET the previous Contest week (the “Entry Window”). No weekly Winners will be
selected on Saturday or Sunday.
Weekly Winners will be selected from any of the subscriptions before midnight the previous
Contest week, i.e. the March 15; Weekly Winner could be selected from all subscriptions from
March 15, to midnight May 31. Weekly Winners will be selected by random drawing. No prizes
will be awarded to previous Weekly Winners, but the Weekly Winner (and only the Weekly
Winner) will be considered in the Weekly Winner selection process, as described below. A total
of one (1) Weekly Winner each week of the contest dates described above will be selected in
the Contest. Each Weekly Winner will have his or her name displayed online at http://www.
fivestarpi.com between March 15 and December 14, 2007.
Weekly Winners. As noted above, each Weekly Winner will have his or her name displayed
online at http://www.fivestarpi.com. Each Friday during the Contest, Sponsor will review the five
(1) Weekly Winner that were the subject of that week’s (i.e., the Weekly Winners that were
selected on Friday of the previous week and will begin the process of selecting one (1) winner
from among those subscribers (the “Weekly Winner”). One (1) Weekly Winner will be selected
each week for thirteen (9) consecutive weeks of the Contest and each Weekly Winner’s name
will be displayed online at http://www.fivestarpi.com. The Contest judges appointed by Sponsor,
whose decisions shall be final and binding in all respects.
5. How Will Five Star Use The subscription I Submit?
If your name is selected as a Weekly Winner, Sponsor will post your name to the http://www.
fivestarpi.com website. If your subscription is selected as a Weekly Winner, your name also will
be included in a calendar. Accordingly, by subscribing in the Contest, you acknowledge and
agree that Sponsor shall have the right (without limitation or further compensation to you) to edit,
adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote, display and otherwise use your entry in any way it
sees fit, including the right to publish your entry online and in print, as described herein.
6. What Could I Win?
1 - BASIC Inspection (prices start at $149)
This is my fourth most popular inspection and meets only the minimum trade association and
legal standards. It is the absolute minimum, does not offer any additional services, and most
closely resembles the inspections done by my major competition. It includes only major
defects. It does not include
(1) recall and safety concern research on appliances and equipment, (2) cosmetic damage and
“minor” defects (note that cosmetic damage and “minor” defects are determined solely by
inspector and may differ from your opinion or from the opinions of third parties), or (3) my free
appliance package offer.
For example, typical complaints I receive concerning this type of inspection is not noting
doorknob holes in walls; loose hardware on doors, cabinets, and drawers; and small holes or
minor damage to screen doors and windows. In the overall scheme of things, those common
problems are not difficult or expensive to resolve. However, if you want me to document as many
of those as possible, you want at least my STANDARD inspection. Keep in mind that one
damaged screen window might be okay, but what if there are 15 damaged screen windows?
Now that minor cost for repairing a screen is multiplied by a factor of however many screen
windows are involved.
The BASIC inspection is best for Clients needing just the basic, major defects, either because
they are an investor and will be gutting and renovating the house, or because they are a general
handyman or other person familiar with the ins and outs of real estate. This inspection is not
recommended for first-time home buyers, Realtors completing their first home inspection
experience, or anyone purchasing a newly constructed or recently renovated home.
In having this type of inspection, it is very important that you read through Five Star Report and
your email report to get a full and complete understanding of the condition of the house at the
time of the inspection, as well as what I do and do not do, did and did not do, or could and could
not do at the time of the inspection. If you have any questions about anything, contact me
BEFORE your home inspection time contingency period expires, but certainly BEFORE CLOSE
OF ESCROW.
7. When Will Winners Be Notified?
Each Weekly Winner will be notified by email (at the email address from which his or her entry
was submitted) within seventy-two (72) hours after he or she is selected as a Weekly Winner.
Sponsor’s inability to reach a winner, the return of any prize notification as undeliverable, a
winner’s failure to timely respond to prize notification, and/or a winner’s failure to comply with
any term or condition of these Official Rules may result in that winner’s disqualification, the
forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and the selection of a substitute winner. Winners
may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability and publicity release (except
where prohibited by law) which must be returned within ten (10) days of date of personal
delivery or date of sender’s postmark.
8. What Other Terms Apply?
Winners may waive their right to receive a prize. Prizes are non-assignable and non-
transferable, except in the case when a realtor wins; he or she may transfer the prize to one of
their clients to use for a basic inspection. No substitutions or cash equivalents allowed by
winners. Prizes are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of
equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes
on prizes. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes each contestant’s
consent to the publication of his or her name, likeness, city and state of residence and
biographical information in any media, including without limitation the Internet, for any
commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation or further compensation. Prizes not won
and claimed by an eligible winner in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded
and will remain the property of Sponsor. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these
Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Contest judges designated by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any
aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Contest is
compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond
the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security,
fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to
suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated
expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before
the termination date. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is
determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in
accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained
therein.
9. Who Is The Sponsor?
The Free Basic Inspection Drawing is sponsored by Five Star Property Inspections. The
decisions of Sponsor and the Contest judges designated by Sponsor regarding the selection of
winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor
will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official
Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest.
10. How Can I Request The Winner’s Name Or A Copy Of These Rules?
For the names of the winners (available after March 15, 2007) or a copy of these Official Rules
send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (VT residents may omit return postage) to Five Star
Property Inspections 4356 Heitman Lane Belleville Illinois 62223, Attn: Robert Cramer. Indicate
whether you are requesting the winner’s name, a copy of these official rules, or both. For the
names of the winners or a copy of these Official Rules visit http://www.fivestarpi.com.
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