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APRO's Exclusive Rent-to-own Audio and Podcasts
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Rent to own Audio & Podcasts: Kevin Quinn, Quality Rentals
Kevin Quinn is the owner of 20 Quality Rentals rent-to-own stores and two RNR Custom Wheels and Tires stores, all in Washington.
Kevin, a past president of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, has been a TRIB Group member since the mid 1990's. Quinn has seen the industry through a number of phases. As a 6-year president of APRO in the early 1990's, Quinn presided over one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the rent-to-own industry in which it was targeted by both Congress and the IRS. In this exclusive podcast, Quinn revisits some of the industry's triumphs during that period and discusses the prospects of the industry's federal legislative effort this session. "The best issue we have on tap right now is the economic issue of jobs," Quinn said. "If we were legislated out of business, all the vendors and the jobs at the store level and the distributors and the shipping companies, Congress doesn't want to see those jobs gone." Quinn said the unique character of the transaction deserves a hearing and remains its greatest strength. What I've always tried to impress to anyone who is a critic of our business is what is the value of a transaction that the customer can get and out of without incurring any debt," Quinn said. "That is something I think Congress needs to hear about, especially today." | ||||
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APRO's 2010 Legislative
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RTOHQ: The Magazine
RTOHQ: The Magazine is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here. | |||
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Click the links below to download each article as a PDF
Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | January-February 2010
The Year of the Tiger According to Chinese astrology, the Year of the Tiger begins in February 2010. Tiger John Cleek is making the most of it as he winds down his two-year term as APRO’s president. He reflects on personal and industry-wide accomplishments and the love of family that sustains him.
In the 30-year history of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, 17 rental dealers have served as president. To mark APRO’s special anniversary, 15 of these leaders share their experiences in helping to shape the rent-to-own industry.
The Keep Rate Conundrum Calculating keep rate does not seem to improve the rent-to-own business in any discernible way—and yet this calculation, beyond all the others, has had enormous legal and political implications for rent-to-own almost since its inception.
Vendor Spotlight: What's in a Name? These three departed rent-to-own vendors--Joe Eason, Tom Kitchens and Norm Smith--live on, their names indelibly linked to key industry events and honors.
See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine... [PDF format] [HTML format]
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