Electronic facilitation of business functions in the areas of initiation, termination, transfer and purchase of utilities and other services and products, namely, electricity, natural gas, [ metered water, ] local telephone, long distance telephone, cable television, satellite television, [ dial-up Internet access, ] cable Internet access, broadband, wireless and cellular telephone, security system monitoring, change of address, [ furniture, furniture rental, appliances, ] appliance rentals, [ storage facility rental, ] moving company services, [ pet care, bottled water, magazines, local newspapers, national newspapers, club memberships, automobile and truck rental, dry cleaning, prepared food delivery, ] insurance, housekeeping services, [ financial services, banking services, ] repair and maintenance, together with any subsets and combinations of such services, all of which are provided via the global computer network to residents and persons intending to become residents of multi-family residential housing communities, cooperatives, condominiums and other similar facilities, and residents and persons intending to become residents of single-family residences