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Your Valuable Home
by Ron Melk
After years on the radio, host Ron Melk has flipped the switch to podcasting! The Home Improvement Replays can spark ideas about projects for your home. The Horror Stories can help you avoid one and my Featured Segment draws in experts from across the country on everything from new building products, maintaining a healthy home and leveraging home equity, to choosing the right contractor, adding value to communities and so much more. Your Valuable Home is not about DIY or flipping. It is about building wealth with real estate, choosing the right contractor to do the right job at the right price…improving communities. The show is packed with valuable education for homeowners and landlords who believe that knowledge is the path to wise decisions.
Episodes
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Shopping for Replacement Windows? Learn All of the Features that Make ProVia vinyl Windows a Tremendous Value
In our final interview about ProVia products for the exterior of a home, Chris Baker, ProVia®’s Director of Sales for Windows, walks us through when to replace old windows, and the many reasons why you should choose ProVia vinyl windows, including an outstanding limited, lifetime warranty. In the...
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This Week’s Episode Is Dedicated to Keeping You and Your Family Safe from Carbon Monoxide: an eye-opening Interview with America’s Healthy Home Expert.
Caroline Blazovsky, America’s Healthy Home Expert, shares her thoughts and expertise on all aspects of the odorless killer, carbon monoxide: what it is, what produces it, how it affects the human body and the technology you can need to protect you and your family at home and when you travel.This...
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This week, a compelling wakeup call about the dramatic shortcomings of electric grids in countries around the world.
The Your Valuable Home Podcast presents a two-part interview with Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering at Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology. Parts 1 and 2 center on the professor’s hypothesis about a weather-related phenomenon called “induced...
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Today, a Short Course on the Importance and Value of Trees, and which Species, like the Ash, are Imperiled.
In our best practices segment, the well-known landscape architect, Carter van Dyke, explains the plight of certain species of trees in the U.S. The Ash, for example, is in danger of extinction. Dead Ash trees become brittle and break from the top down, posing to hazard that can be very expensive…
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Design Your Exterior Home Remodel like a Pro with ProVia’s Online Design Center
If you can get overwhelmed by product choices... especially when it comes to a major exterior home re-do, you need to check out ProVia windows, doors, vinyl siding, manufactured stone and metal roofing, using the company’s incredible, online Design Center. You can even scan in photos of your…
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From Windows to Custom Staircases with an aggravating Horror Story mixed in
In our best practices segment today, Chris Baker joins us to cover all the high points – and there are many – of ProVia® exceptional roofing products. Our Horror story today, involves Ron’s struggle to get the home appliance insurer American Home Shield to live up to its coverage. This time the...
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Today: An introduction to residential water treatment systems and timberframe homes
In our Best Practices segment today, Rebecca Edawards, Staff Writer for SafeWise.com, covers water filtration systems for faucets and for the whole house. Yes, some systems do filter out troublesome PFAS – “Forever Chemicals.” In our Feature, Mike Banta of Mid-Atlantic Timberframes fills us in on...
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This Week’s Episode Is Dedicated to Keeping You and Your Family Safe from Carbon Monoxide: an eye-opening Interview with America’s Healthy Home Expert.
Caroline Blazovsky, America’s Healthy Home Expert, shares her thoughts and expertise on all aspects of the odorless killer, carbon monoxide: what it is, what produces it, how it affects the human body and the technology you can need to protect you and your family at home and when you travel.Don’t...
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Splitero: an Intriguing, New Way to Leverage Equity in Your Home or Rental Property
In our continuing series focused on products that make for the ProVia®-perfect exterior, ProVia’s Product Manager for Manufactured Stone talks about the eco-friendly way the product is made, it’s many exterior and interior uses and its value compared to natural stone. In our Feature today…
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It’s Never too Soon to Learn About Home Care.
In our Best Practices segment today we discover how rejuvenating versus replacing kitchen cabinets can save thousands of dollars in kitchen renovation cost. Cabinet rejuvenation doesn’t mean simply painting the cabinets. It’s a process that includes new doors, drawers and hardware and spray...
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Multiple-Award-Winning Interior Designer, Donna Hoffman, Briefs Us on a New Design Trend and How You Can Make Cost-efficient Updates
In our best practices segment today, Ron and Mike from one of the two companies that manage Ron’s rentals discuss the value of hiring a management company to procure tenants, collect rent, supervise repairs and do all of the other things that many landlords simply don’t have the time to do. If…
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News About a Big Bold Blueprint for Intergenerational Living and Much More in This Episode
In our opening segment today ProVia’s product manager for vinyl siding provides a 101 course in residential cladding systems, best practices and the finer points of ProVia siding with Super Polymer Siding Technology. Then Marc Furber from the Bucks County, PA DA’s office briefs us on one of the...
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ProVia® Doors Make for Super Curb Appeal. Plus, Part 2 of Our Offshore Rental Series: Costa Rica
Our guest for our Best Practices segment today is Joelle Longo, newly promoted Product Manager for ProVia entry and storm doors. We talk about the curb appeal of ProVia entry doors and the painstaking process of how they are manufactured. We also get into the compatible design of ProVia storm…
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Contemplating an Addition to Your Home? This Interview Is Worth Listening to....Multiple Times
Planning an addition to your home or a companion structure for your property? There are many steps involved, and getting the job done right requires following those steps and super coordination. In our Best Practices segment for this episode of Your Valuable Home, Jon Jacob, VP of Business...
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Not all framing lumber is created equal. Selecting the best can make for a much better job
John Perna, President and CEO of Hamilton Building Supply in Hamilton, New Jersey, provides an eye-opening tutorial on framing lumber and why his company sells only the best. If you’re planning any home project that requires framing lumber, you should consider John’s advice a “Best Practice” for...
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The Citizens of Trenton, NJ Are Planning to Finally Capitalize on Their City’s Riverside Location
In our Best Practices segment today, Mike McColgan, an accomplished masonry pro, provides a tutorial on the different materials available to create patios, walkways and driveways. Pavers are by far today’s material of choice for such projects. In the case of walkways and patios, pavers are often...
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Today We Hear from the Head of an Organization that Offers Disaster Victims Hope....Eight Days of Hope
Marc from ABE Doors and Windows is back to offer expert advice on the proper way to install entry doors. ProVia® entry doorscome with a level built right into each door to aid foolproof installation. Marc also contributes to Our Horror Story today. Often his company is called in to replace entry...
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Buttermilk Falls Part 2: we Hear from the Owner of this Spectacular Property
For our Best Practices segment today, Marc Rapchak, General Manager of ABE Doors and Windows in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, explains why his company sells the ProVia® brand of windows. Then in our Horror Story, Marc recounts some of the troubling situations his crews find, when...
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This episode of Your Valuable Home opens with Architect James Rogers explaining the science that made it possible for him to design a 3,000-square foot-home on a “bridge” spanning the base of a waterfall. This could be one of the most enchanting and
This episode of Your Valuable Home opens with Architect James Rogers explaining the science that made it possible for him to design a 3,000-square foot-home on a “bridge” spanning the base of a waterfall. This could be one of the most enchanting and coveted building sites in the Northeastern U.S....
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There’s a new scammer in town, and they’re out to steal your raw land.
Whether you’re buying or selling residential real estate today, it is so very important to work with the right real estate pro. How do you know which one is the right one? That’s the topic for the first segment in this week’s Your Valuable Home, and we’re going to get right into it with Joe...
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Navigating First-Time Home Building, Electrical Safety Woes, and Wildfire Preparedness Tips from a Firefighter
In our first segment today, Ron speaks with architect Matt Piotrowski about the viability of first-time buyers stymied by a tight real estate market building versus buying. We get into a couple of scenarios where it might be viable to build, especially if the decision includes a plan for…
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Part 2: the Inside Story of the 20-plus year renovation of a Historic Philadelphia Mansion
We’re going straight to our weekly Horror story in this episode. During the recent presidential election cycle, seniors who weren’t on their toes, failed to uncheck the recurring donation box. Both parties were guilty of this “oversight.” Our Feature today is Part two of the story of the 20-year...
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Restoring a Historic, 12,000-sq. ft. Mansion: It’s a Mission Not a Project – Part 1
Welcome to the first release to kick off the 12th year of Your Valuable Home with the story of the 20+ year renovation of a magnificent mansion in the historic district of Philadelphia. But first, our popular Homeowner Horror Story. This one involves a member of a popular hotel rewards program....
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2024 LISTENER FAVORITE #5 - The Revealing Inside Story Behind Homeowner’s Insurance Rates and Rate Increases
In the Replay today, Mike talks about the final stages of his Kitchen/Laundry Room reno. In our Feature today Matthew Carletti, who monitors the homeowner’s insurance industry for Citizens JMP Securities, explains the science and rational behind the setting of homeowner’s insurance ratees....
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2024 LISTENER FAVORITE #4 - Types of filtration systems you need to mitigate risks caused by PFAS in your drinking water
Our Replay today is all about ProVia® metal roofing, the appeal, the choices (cedar, slate and barrel tile configurations), the 50-year, limited warranty. For anyone building a home or doing a major renovation or roofing project, ProVia metal roofing is a one-and-done. In our second segment…
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2024 LISTENER FAVORITE #3 - With violent weather on the rise, is it time to consider a safe room for your home
In the Replay today, Mike is estatic about his all-ProVia® exterior makeover. It’s Bad Guy Bulletin time again. Makes you wonder how much better off we’d be, if the people who concoct this stuff devoted their time and talent to pursuits that actually benefit people besides themselves. In today’s...
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2024 LISTENER FAVORITE #2 - Here’s Info on Likely Buyers from the National Association of Realtors.
Here’s a big THANK YOU to RawVoice, the parent company of Blubrry.com for naming me, Ron Melk, podcaster of the month for January 2025. The timing couldn’t be better, because the third week of January we’ll introduce a brand refresh for the Your Valuable Home podcast, including a new segment...
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2024 LISTENER FAVORITE #1 - And You Thought You Knew Medicare Advantage
The Your Valuable Home Podcast will close out 2024 with a huge thank to everyone in our audience for listening this year. Starting with this week’s release – and continuing through the third week of January - we’ll replay four listener favorites from 2024. Then, with our podcast release on…
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Caroline Blazovsky discusses products in your home that could be detrimental to your health
In the Replay today, Mike talks about his kitchen project in progress. In the Bad Guy Bulletin, Mike Bannon is back to warn you about interent scams, gift cards, and a useful tip to cut down on robo calls. We’re joined today by Caroline Blazovsky, America’s well-known healthy home expert.…
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Residential Rentals as a Business
In the Replay today, Caroline walks us through the many updates Kevin and crew have brought about in her house, one of the oldest in America. In today’s Horror Story, Kevin shares on bad window installations. Our Feature today is an inspirational story about a residential real estate entrepreneur...
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More Medicare News!
Our podcast today begins with an explanation of ProVia’s commitment to quality installation as a means of assuring that their high-performance metal roofing system performs as advertised. So many of the Horror stories we tell on Your Valuable Home result from a lack of training and understanding…
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Brandi Snowdon shares the results of NAR’s annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
In our first segment today, you’ll learn why the ProVia® Metal Roofing System makes a lot of sense for homeowners who are building or re-roofing in an area prone to high winds. ProVia metal Slate, Shake and Barrel Tile profiles stand up to almost anything mother nature can muster, and they save…
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Scott Abernathy's perspective on the market for rental real estate in 2024
In the Replay today, Mike phones in an update on the installation of his new ProVia windows and doors. Marc Furber from the Bucks County DA’s office joins us with a heads up on the scam du jour...an elaborate scheme designed to separate you from your hard-earned money. Then, Scott Abernathy, the...
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part 9
In the Replay today, we interview Sean about his choice of new ProVia® windows. The look and the limited lifetime warranty, in particular, stood out in Sean’s mind.In the Horror Story, if you’re considering an HVAC split system, make sure the installer strings the tubes inside – not outside – the...
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part 8
THIS IS WORTH REPEATING: IF YOU’RE HAVING AN ISSUE FINDING YOUR VALUABLE HOME ON APPLE PODCASTS, All of our releases for September and October 2024 – as well as new releases – are on Apple Podcasts. Here’s how to access them: If you have been following Your Valuable Home, un-follow it (remove the...
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part 7
WE APOLOGIZE IF YOU’RE HAVING AN ISSUE FINDING YOUR VALUABLE HOME ON APPLE PODCASTS. All of our releases for September and October 2024 are on Apple Podcasts. Here’s how to access them If you have been following Your Valuable Home, un-follow it (remove the show from your library), search for it…
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part 6
In our first segment today, Kim Everett, Executive Director of the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, and vaccine expert, Dr. Neal Smoller, provide our listeners with a healthy dose of information about vaccines and their importance to the senior population. In the horror story, we'll...
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part 5
We’re Back on Apple Podcasts Working with Apple Podcasts, our distributor, blubrry.com and a podcast consultant, we have resolved an issue that caused the Your Valuable Home show listing to temporarily be disconnected from Apple Podcasts. For a brief period, our listeners who pick up Your…
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part 4
To all Your Valuable Home, subscribers and other listeners, our sincere apologies if you’ve been having trouble accessing Your Valuable Home. In recent weeks there was a glitch with Apple Podcasts, which we believe we have resolved. If your preference is Apple podcasts, you can find us there once...
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part III
In the Replay today, Kevin and Ron raise awareness of roofing companies promoting new roofs and citing hail and wind damage. They’ll even represent you in talks with your insurance carrier. Think twice before you fall for this. If you have a home with multiple acres of property in a rural area…
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part II
In the Replay today, Kevin and Ron reveal the scams, lies, and shaky sales pitches some contractors employ to get jobs. In the Horror Story, we cite a bad roofing job that led to a bad siding job. The Real Estate Roundup continues with Loretta Starck of the REMAX Elite Bograd Team, with offices…
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2024 Real Estate Roundup Part I
Afraid of bats? Stephanie Stronsick, head of a non-profit dedicated to nursing sick and injured bats back to health, conducts BAT 101. She explains bats’ important role in the ecosystem, their mostly docile nature and habits and a disease that ravages bat populations. You’ll also learn what to do...
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Squatters, Insurance, and the Housing Crisis: Uncovering the Real Issues with Ron Melk
SPECIAL EPISODE!!! Host Karin Murphy puts her Co-Host "Jeopardy" Jack Cutrone from LI Pariot Radio interview Ron Melk (Your Valauble Home co-host) about the hard-hitting issues facing Americans today—from the squatter crisis and skyrocketing insurance costs to the fight for affordable housing.
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NY State Senator Mario Mattera fights a planned ban on natural gas usage in new residences.
After listening to today’s replay, it would be a good idea to determine if your house is properly insulated. In the Horror Story, Ron and his friend, Master Plumber, John, set out to change the cartridge in the shower of Ron’s rental condo. They were surprised to discover that the only shut-off...
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New York State Senator Mario Mattera Mounts a Bi-Partisan Offensive Against Squatters
In the Replay today, we interview Sean about his choice of new ProVia® windows. The look and the limited lifetime warranty, in particular, stood out in Sean’s mind. It's the 3rd Friday of the month and it's time for the Bad Guy Bulletin, Marc Fuber from the Bucks County, PA District Attorney’s...
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Squatters Have Sure Made the News in 2024. So How Big is the Squatting Problem?
In our Replay, Joanne shares the early stages of what it’s like to build multi-generational living accommodations in her son’s house. In the Horror Story is a must-listen. If you have a timeshare offshore U.S., and someone offers you a bundle for it, think twice. In our Feature, Eric Dunn…
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Is Housing Available and Affordable ANYWHERE in the World
In our Replay today, with the help of New Pod City's Frank Sasso, we scam a scammer who is eager to flip off an estimate for a roofing job sight unseen and take a credit card number over the phone. You’ve got to hear this! In our Horror Story, we warn of a timeshare shakedown that could cost you...
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PEW Charitable Trusts, briefs us on the key factors PEW sees contributing to the unaffordability of the American housing.
In this week's replay, Donna Butts, Executive Director of the DC non-profit Generations United, reports on that organization’s recently released survey of multigenerational homes, and our own Kevin Kennedy and his family are applauded for their multigenerational lifestyle. Our Horror Story today…
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Find out what insurance will and won’t cover: hail damage, squatter damage and theft, a water leak from one condo to another.
In the Replay, we report on two creative solutions to the danger posed by dead ash trees. It’s time for the Bad Guy Bulletin, with a heads up on Social Security and other scams. In the Feature, learn how insurance companies respond to hail damage, the damage and theft caused by squatters and…
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A briefing on Florida real estate with an emphasis on the Gulf Coast.
In the Replay today, Kevin walks us through the renovation of a 300-year-old farmhouse. In the Horror story, Kevin discovers a new company on Instagram and their improper installation of windows and roofing. In the Feature today, Brad O’Conner, Chief Economist of Florida Realtors, provides a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
After years on the radio, host Ron Melk has flipped the switch to podcasting! The Home Improvement Replays can spark ideas about projects for your home. The Horror Stories can help you avoid one and my Featured Segment draws in experts from across the country on everything from new building products, maintaining a healthy home and leveraging home equity, to choosing the right contractor, adding value to communities and so much more. Your Valuable Home is not about DIY or flipping. It is about building wealth with real estate, choosing the right contractor to do the right job at the right price…improving communities. The show is packed with valuable education for homeowners and landlords who believe that knowledge is the path to wise decisions.
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After years on the radio, host Ron Melk has flipped the switch to podcasting! The Home Improvement Replays can spark ideas about projects for your home. The Horror Stories can help you avoid one and my Featured Segment draws in experts from across the country on everything from new building...
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