“Successful Short Sales for Buyers, with Nathan Bangs”

We expect between 80 to 120 of the best Tampa Bay area agents to attend this event.

We are offering a Sponsorship program to a few of our most valued vendors.  Like I said, we intend to bring the agents great value in this program, so we only want participants that have services and products that will help agents to increase their customer service or their bottom line.

Stacy Dillard and I both advocate that agents build a strong group of industry alliances that they can depend on to facilitate transactions and provide the best possible service and products to their customers and clients. This is where Sponsorship of this event and future joint events is beneficial to you.

The Sponsorship levels are as follows:

Executive Certified Sponsor for $250: The “ECS” vendor will have field exclusivity at this event, a table in the back of the room for the entire event and a 10 minute “teaching moment” in front of the room.  We ask all of the vendors that accept this level to prepare a valuable story about how their service or product made a difference in an agent’s business or a transaction to share during this 10 minute “teaching moment”.  ECS vendors will automatically be invited and have first right of refusal to Sponsor our future joint training events for Realtors in the Tampa Bay area.  The ECS level sponsor will have their logo on all invitations, flyers and e-mails for the event.

This level is Limited to TWO vendors.

Certified Sponsor for $100:  The “CS” vendor will have industry exclusivity, an area in the back of the room to be available to interact with agents as they network and have snacks and beverages before the event and during the breaks.  The CS sponsors will be named on all invitations, flyers and e-mails for the event.

This level is Limited to FOUR vendors.

If you would like more information or would like to accept this invitation to Sponsor this event, please contact Stacy Dillard at Stacy Dillard Consulting, Inc. at Stacy@DillardCoaching.com or 813-298-7696.

The entire group at Nathan Bangs and Associates would like to thank you for your continued support and professionalism over the past 5 years.  You have helped us stay in the top 1% of agents in the Tampa Bay Area year after year.

Sincerely,

Nathan Bangs

Visit us online at www.nathanbangs.com

If you've been thinking about buying your own home and would like me to send you regular market updates, please call or email me anytime.

I also want to remind you that all my work helping you find a home, arranging financing, negotiating the best possible sale price, and completing the transaction won't cost you anything because it's paid for by the home seller.

Hope to hear from you when you decide to buy.

Take care.

PS - Let connect on Facebook - www.Facebook.com/TampaRealEstate

Nathan Bangs

And Here's Your Morning Coffee!

Nathan Bangs & Associates

Nathan Bangs & Associates, Keller Williams Realty
3502 Henderson Blvd., Tampa FL 33609 For Sellers: 813-739-5965


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DUPLICATE YOURSELF!

Watch young children on the playground and you will notice them trying to duplicate each other. One hangs upside down on the monkey bars, and soon everyone is doing the same. Check out a pre-teen with a punky new hair-do, or a new style of "radical" footwear, and soon their friends are following suit.

It continues in high school too, with "tricked out" hot cars and cell phones. So . . . is it any wonder that we attempt to duplicate each other as adults as well? We look at our desk mate's approach to getting new business, then we do the same - regardless of the fact that said desk mate is getting no results.

Is there an alternative to this senseless copy-cat approach to life? Yes - but making the change may not be so easy. You begin by looking inside rather than outside. With all the distractions competing for your attention, this may be the most difficult step. Nevertheless, take a look inside to determine your best talents and skills. Ask yourself, "What do I do well? What are my strengths? What do I enjoy doing most?"

Next, write yourself a plan that incorporates your answers into a personal action plan. Remember, you were born an original, so put that originality to work. To help the plan work, avoid distractions from those who question your new direction, and learn to "duplicate yourself".

To avoid distractions, consider moving your desk, working from a home office, or avoiding the social scene at your office. Focus your time and attention on achieving your new-found objectives. To duplicate yourself, hire assistants to prepare direct mail or update your website. Avoid all tasks that you can hire someone else to do.

In short, live and act the part of the original you really are!

Thought a little Cheat sheet might help supplied by Mary & Rob Pinion.

FHA to 96.5% LTV with a 620 FICO, 6% Seller Paid Closing Costs  $292,500.00 max loan amount

VA to 100% LTV with 620 FICO, 6% Seller Paid Closing Costs          $417,000.00 loan amount 0 down ( higher loan amounts available)

USDA to 102% with 620 FICO, 6% Seller Paid Closing Costs

Conventional to 95% LTV FICO Higher due to Mortgage Insurance 720    $417,000.00 max loan amount

 Jumbo Highlights

80% LTV to $1,000,000

75% LTV to $1,500,000

700 Minimum Credit

1 Appraisal up to $750,000 (from our HVCC compliant local appraisal group)

Competitive Rates

30yr Fixed, 15yr Fixed, 7/1 and 5/1 ARM’s

In House Processing, Underwriting and Closing

30 Day Close 

Rob Pinion & Mary Pinion

Regional Manager/Shareholder

Office: 813-739-5337

Fax: 813-769-2774

Email: rpinion@fbchomeloans.com

Be sure to check out our Nathan Bangs & Associates of Keller Williams Realty fan page at  Facebook.com/TampaRealEstate

We've got great tips on today's Tampa Bay Real Estate market!

Best,

Nathan

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Visit us online at www.nathanbangs.com

I wanted to check with you to see if I could offer you any additional information on the housing market or refinancing options. There are some tremendous loan programs available right now.

Please let me know if I can assist you with any of your real estate needs.

Nathan

And Here's Your Morning Coffee!

Nathan Bangs & Associates 

Nathan Bangs & Associates, Keller Williams Realty
3502 Henderson Blvd., Tampa FL 33609 For Sellers: 813-739-5965

Visit http://www.nathanbangs.com

An extension of the homebuyer's tax credit is available for service men and women until April 30, 2011.

Active veterans serving on official, extended-duty service outside of the United States for a minimum of 90 days during the period between December 1, 2008 and May 1, 2010 will be granted a 1-year extension on the home buyer tax credit. Service people who meet this requirement by serving more than 90 days overseas between the aforementioned dates will qualify for the same home buyer tax if they are in contract to purchase by April 30, 2011 and complete the transaction by June 30 of next year. Veterans who are currently considering buying a new home will be excited to hear they have an extra year to buy and still qualify for the tax credit.

Members of “uniformed” services, foreign services of the United States, employees of Intelligence Community and extended duty service men and women will qualify

For More Information Call

Mary Pinion     or      Rob Pinion

813-918-0766           813-917-1914

Insurance Binder Guide for Mortgage Professionals

Insurance companies can restrict binding for days prior to and after storm watches and warnings.  FIS/IAA would like to minimize the impact of these periods on your borrowers and scheduled closings by offering the following guide to securing insurance during the 2010 hurricane season.

• Provide as much contact information for your borrower as possible.  Home, cell and work phone numbers and email addresses allow us more ways to contact them, present our quote and get you a binder for closing.
• Remind your borrowers that insurance is vital to closing their loan and that FIS/IAA will contact them with the best rate available.
• Remember, flood insurance requires an elevation certificate – make sure they are ordered early on in your process!

For More Information call

Mary Pinion   or   Rob Pinion

813-918-0766          813-917-1914

WANT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING REALLY GREAT?

Ever dream of becoming a U.S. Senator? Want to become an anonymous benefactor of youth programs in your community? Want to rise to the top 1% of your profession? Inspirational artist D. Morgan puts it this way: "The impossible dream . . . isn't!"

So - how do dreams become reality? Once your dream becomes your passion, you can begin building the foundation that will support the eventual structure of your dream. Begin by reading and studying how others have achieved similar dreams.

For politicians-to-be, there are plenty of biographies that reveal the long road to election. For those who aspire to achieve peak earnings, mentors are plentiful. Hang out with, attend courses with, and "shadow" the real stars in your chosen field. Ask how they began their rise, how they blend their work and family, how they attract and retain clients and customers.

In most cases, you will find that the models you choose have also made hard choices. They have first adopted certain principles upon which their decisions are made. Their actions are congruent with those principles. They are not duplicitous in their dealings with others. Their "word is their bond." Their foundational character sets the tone for the structure of their dreams.

Finally, with the foundation in place - they just build. They create plans, they implement strategies to achieve those plans. They understand that their final success does not occur in one fell swoop. It is the result of many footsteps in the direction of their dreams.

So . . . go ahead and dream! Remember - destiny is not a matter of chance . . . it's a matter of choice!

Short Sale A Beach Park deal for you! Large master suite with his & her closets. Recently remodeled and move in ready. Large back yard with garage in back. Updated baths have newer vanities, sinks and fixtures. Updated kitchen. Lots of storage space. Semi circular driveway with additional parking in back. Location is very close to shopping, restaurants, businesses and just minutes to the interstate and bridges to St. Pete. Perfect location for someone who works from home.

I was introduced to Cafe Hey by Roger McKeever a Yoga Teacher friend of mine.  He posted on Facebook one day he was at Cafe Hey.  I looked up the location and next think you know I was HOOKED!

Cafe Hey is located north downtown Tampa on the corner of Kay and Florida Ave.  I have the new weekend habit of walking from my Harbour Island home on my, "urban hike" with lululemon athletica backpack in tow to get my coffee treat.

Cafe Hey is open 7 days a week, they have coffee, tea, baked goods, sandwiches, soups and desserts.  Specials of the day, I love the fact Anne co-owner posts on Facebook and Twitter their specials so I know if I should run over. 

Did I mention FREE WI-FI!!!

Their sandwhices are made on cuban bread and pressed, my favorites, the VLT (vegan bacon, lettuce, tomato, and veganaise, dry pressed) and the ABBA (almond butter, banana and apricot jam pressed with cinnamon (vegan if dry pressed).

Soups are made fresh daily so you are surprised when you get the Twitter.com updates.

Extra Goddies!!

Thursday night is Open Mic night and Friday is Movie night (local and classic films),

Art rotated out every 2 months....makes for a great space and variety.

Cafe Hey
1540 N. Franklin Avenue
Tampa Florida
33602 / 813-221-5150
www.CafeHey.com

Mondays - 7am until 2pm

Tuesday - 7am until 2pm

Wednesday - 7am until 2pm

Thursday - 7am until 9

Friday - 7am until 9

Saturday - 10am until 9

Sunday - 10am until 7

I hope you enjoy Cafe Hey as much as I do!

Nathan Bangs

www.NathanBangs.com

Below you will find the active listings and if you don't see what you like you can always do your own MLS search at www.FindTampaAreaHomes.com

Have a Great Week!!!

Nathan Bangs

And Here's Your Morning Coffee!

Nathan Bangs & Associates

The Columbia Café Tampa is located at the Tampa Bay History Center on the Riverwalk in Channelside Tampa, next to the St. Pete Times Forum. 

I live downtown Tampa so one Sunday afternoon I walked over to the Columbia Cafe to get something to eat.  It was my second time visiting the downtown restaurant but not my first time at the Columbia Restaurant.  I was introduced to the Gonzmart family and privileged to have met Adela Hernandez Gonzmart over 17 years ago.

The Columbia Café has a beautiful bar, and serves lunch and dinner with an outdoor deck with water views of the channel. The bar looks just like the original one in Ybor City that was built in 1905.

For lunch I had the Merluza “Russian Style” - A whitefish, seasoned with bread crumbs. Grilled with lemon butter, parsley and egg, yellow rice with a loaf of Cuban bread.

If you have not had the chance to experience the Columbia Restaurant you are missing out on something special...the food, the history, the atmospher and the character that comes with being in business over 100 years...

Now if you have been to the Gonzmart family Columbia Restaurant please leave a comment let me know what you loved about it.

Columbia Café Address:
801 Old Water Street #1905
Tampa, Florida 33602

Inside the Tampa Bay History Center  / open daily from 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

www.ColumbiaRestaurant.com

Thanks,

Nathan Bangs

www.NathanBangs.com