URBN Pitch Sept 29, 2011

URBN (Your Realtor Business Network) is helping Realtors in Tampa Bay sell more real estate!

Have you attended one of our Pitch sessions yet? They are open to the public. Stop by on Thursday morning at 10:00 to hear Realtors promote their new property listings, pitch price and term changes, advertise open houses and help fulfill buyer needs. We meet on the first level of Baywalk in downtown St. Petersburg

Thank you Robbie Puskarich and Lauren Lofgren with Florida Bank, our morning
coffee and breakfast sponsors.

New real estate listings:

Tami Simms Powel with Alva International has a new
condominium available at Signature Place. This corner unit is a 1 bedroom with 1
bathroom and 875 square feet of living space. It is move-in ready  and priced at$298,500. There is a monthly home
owners association fee of $494.44 and it includes almost all of your resident
expenses except electric (basic cable, internet, water, telephone, pest
control, insurance, reserve)

Rex Gaugh of Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg has a
home available at 2896 Karen Ave. This home has 4 bed/2bath and is block
construction. Located in Largo you will not have to wait for this one, it is not
a short sale. Priced right for a quick sale at $119,000.

Rex also has a great investment property listed for only $39,900.
This property is zoned CRT-1 (commercial except for restaurant)and currently
has a residential tenant paying $700/mo. Located in a  happening little area of St. Petersburg. Call
Rex Gaugh for more information.

Jennifer Chelis of Coldwell Banker has new listing in Tierra Verde on 127 3^rd Str E in the Village condos priced at $340,000. Four floor townhome, the first floor is a bonus room and has full waterfront views.
Home has been completely redone.

Nancy O’Connell  with Coldwell
Banker has a great new listing in the Country Club in Largo. This home features
2bed/2 baths and 1440 square feet of living space. The condo on the country
club overlooking pool and golf course $87,000 aggressively priced. No pets, no
rentals

Back on the market

Nancy O’Connell aslo has a property back on the market.
Located at 2111 Oxford street N, 3/2/1 carport 1760 SF mid-century modern style
nicely remodeled with great family room and good yard for only $160,000

Brian Sprague with Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg has
a condominium available at in the historic Snell Isle Arcade. Unit 230 has 1bed/1.5
bath and is staged by Showhomes. Residential lending provided by Florida Bank. There
is also potential to combine neighboring 1bedroom condo and turn it into a 2
bedroom home in the beautiful downtown St. Petersburg location on Central Ave.

Brooke Hefte with Re/max Metro has a home listed at 6170 Woodlawn
Blvd in Bonnie Bay with 4 bedroom, 2 bathrooms , 2 car garage and over 1600 square
feet of living space for only $165,000! This is not a short sale! Let’s make it
happen today with quick closing.

Kathy Stange with Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg has
re-listed 2131 Wren Way in Clearwater. This home is so big with 6 bedrooms and
5 baths home and is a short sale for only $300,000!

 

Our next URBN Pitch session will be this Thursday, October 6th at 10:00a.m. See you there!

 

June 30, 2011 – Realtor Pitches

Captain Tom Hallis of Coldwell Banker Residential has a new
listing at Parkshore Plaza. This is a front unit with amazing views of Tampa
Bay and the Vinoy Basin on the 20^th floor in downtown St.
Petersburg.  Priced at $1,225,000. Please
call Tom for additional information, 727-215-3156

Nelah Parker of Coldwell Banker Residential has a new
listing on Pinellas Point overlooking sunshine skyway. This magnificent waterfront
home is only 10 years old and has a 2500sf garage that will fit 7 cars! Not to
mention the 3bed, 3baths and amazing views! Whatch the dolphins play at the end
of the 85ft dock.  Priced at $725,000.
Located at 1000 Friendly Way S. Please give Nelah a call for showing
instructions 727-442-7000

Rex Gaugh of Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg  has a new listing at 5500 Dr. MLK Jr. Str S. 3
bed/2ba/ pool home for only $109,900. Located just 2blks north of Bay Vista
Elementary school and this is NOT a SHORT SALE. Back on the market, owner
financing available. For more information please contact Rex at 727-434-2165

Tami Simms Powell of Alva International has a new rental
coming available at Bayfront Tower Condo on Beach Drive in downtown St.
Petersburg. Available mid-july and has 2 bedrooms plus a den for $3000 per
month. For more information contact Tami at (727) 898-2582

Brook Hefte of Re/Max Metro has a new listing in the Woodlawn
neighborhood. Located at 2320 14^th Star N this 2-story home has 3bed/2.5ba
and has tons of charm. There is also a detached 2 car garage, and unfinished
attic that could be an additional 700sf of living space. Priced at $275,000.
Please call Brooke for more information 727-452-7786

Catherine Bostian of Keller Williams Realty St. Petersburg
has a new listing at 2700 13^th Ave N. This is a bungalow with rental
apartment. Main house is a 2bed/1ba with finished attic, parquet floors on
corner lot t alley access, legal rental upstairs above storage-garage. Cute house
needs a little work.  415-6646

Brian Sprague with Keller Williams Realty has a new
commercial listing at the Crest Building on Central Ave. Office and retail
space ranging from $12-17/SF. For more information call Brian at 727-771-5017

Brian Sprague also has 2 condos coming available at the
historic Snell Arcade. Each is completely remodeled. Unit 230 is priced at $189,000
and Unit 240 is priced at $176,000

Price change:

Rex Gaugh of Keller Williams Realty has reduced the price of
528 26^th Ave S to $69,995. The home was built 2005 and could also be
a great investment property.  3/2 block
home with 1200SF. Call Rex for more information at 727-434-2165

602 43^rdAve Short sale, was approved but the deal fell apart. Bank Approved price of
75,000 3/2 with pool.  Will go FHA or VA.
Call Brooke Hefte, Re/Max Metro 727-452-7786

10351 199^th Street in Seminole 3bed/2ba home with
appx 1300SF and 2 car garage. Priced at $105,000 and is not a short sale. Seller
motivated. Priced aggressively.  Call
Brooke Hefte, Re/Max Metro 727-452-7786

Buyer needs:

Cindy McFerrin – Future home Realty –is looking for 4-plex
block income property, mobile home park,  cash flow positive or potential to be.

Success Stories:

Jeff Joyner, with Keller Williams Realty – thanks to everyone that came
out to the brokers open last week. More than 60 realtors previewed the
property, which resulted in 2 buyer who seem very interested. The Rahall Estate
4.64 acres in Broadwater looking onto Boca Ciega Bay.  Priced at 3,500,000. Could be an amazing
estate home or  redevelopment potential.

Sue Barber’s of Keller Williams Realty townhome listing has 3 offers on it!

Affiliates Events:

WCR – Women’s Council of Realtors representatives Jim
McConnell and Eve Sawicki discussed the upcoming  business resource meetings.  July  18^that
Pinellas Realtor Organization Joanne Sloan will teach a class on negotiating.
This one day class is $99, lunch included, and you can earn 7 continuing
education credits. The class also counts as credit for ABR and towards PMN
(Perfromance management network).

Andrew Deitch with Bank of America has an upcoming event.  Debra Jones ‘Street Savvy Selling’ will be on July
21^st and is a free event. The class will be from 9:30 – 1:30 at the
Marriott downtown Tampa. Please rsvp rosa.r.genao@bankofamerica

Don’t miss KW St. Pete’s First Friday Happy Hour! We kick off the City of St. Petersburg’s First Friday street party with a little 5:00 Happy Hour. This Friday we will be at Z Grille. Everyone is invited. Come prepared to have fun and eat some good food!

 

Our next URBN Pitch will be on Thursday July 7th. We meet on the first floor of Baywalk at 10:00 to share new listings, buyer needs, price changes and promote our upcoming open houses. Frank Gregoire, local expert appraiser, will discuss property values in the ‘pink streets’. Hope to see you there!

For more information about the URBN Pitch please contact the hosts:

Marcus Martin

Rachel Sartain

Abbie Lewin

 

New Listings, Price Reductions and Buyer Needs

The URBN Pitch on Thursday June 23 was
a huge success. Our crowd continues to grow and the information shared is more
and more valuable to help our Realtors & Affiliates grow their business.
The purpose of this network is to help local real estate agents sell more
properties by connecting buyer needs with the right property listing.

Buyer Needs:

Karen Lucas of Keller Williams Realty St. Pete has
a Buyer need in the Park Street\Tyrone Blvd area. First time home buyers
looking to stay in the $175,000 range. Karen can be reached at 727-385-8869

Kathy Stange of Keller Williams Realty St. Pete has buyers looking for a weekend getaway, cottage or a
condo on the beach. The sweet spot is $275,000

Sue Barber of Keller Williams Realty St. Pete has a buyer looking for a 3/2 (One room may be an
office), 2 car garage. Her clients are in the $300,000 range. Please call her
to clarify the area.

Karen Lucas and Kelly Fenton both have cash buyers in the $700,000 range for nice, move-in ready waterfront
homes AND THEY CAN’T FIND ANYTHING! Karen’s buyers are looking in the NE area
of St. Petersburg – Venetian, Tanglewood, Renaissance areas. Kelly’s buyers would
prefer something in Tierra Verde or Pinellas Point with open views. Please
contact them if you know of a property coming on the market.

 

New Listings and Price Reductions

Kathy Stange has a new listing that has been totally remodeled and is ready
to roll! 2 Beds/ 2.5 Baths, 1442 SF, listed at $299,000. Sleek
European/Contemporary Design. Give Kathy a Buzz @ 727-580-6007.

Kelly Fenton of Coldwell Banker Residential has a listing in Westchase that
was recently reduced. Fantastic, meticulously maintained pool home, in the
heart of the Fords of Westchase. Ready to move in!! Spacious, bright open floor
plan to include 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. Now $315,000. Contact Kelly @ (727)
418-0706

Sue Barber has a New Listing!!! 13058 Thoroughbred Loop Largo, FL is a
Lovely townhome built in 2004. Located on a pond, this lovely end unit has an
open airy floorplan in a serene & tranquil setting – a great place to
unwind at the end of the day. 2 Bed/1.5 Bath 1271sf, 1 Car Garage. Got a Buyer?
Contact Sue @ 727.543.5430

New listing located at 140 25th Ave. N by John Mullaney of Keller Williams
Realty St. Pete. Totally renovated 3 bed/3 ba in Historic Old Northeast. 9 ft
ceilings and hardwood floors throughout 2108 sf. Reach John @ 727.459.9101.
The Average power bill is only $138.00 for this home!

The Uber talented Mr.  Jeff Joyner of Keller Williams Realty has a magnificent listing on the Boca Ceiga Bay he
shared and pitched his broker’s open. The property is located at 4251 42nd Ave
and has 6610 sf, 6 bedrooms, 9 baths on 4.5 Acres! Jeff Joyner and Associates
had a great turnout with over 30 Realtors previewing the property.

Tip of the Day!

Tami Simms of the Incredible Simms team at Alva International has 2 great tips
for your rental needs beach condos www.vrbo.com and general rental needs www.padmapper.com Thanks Tami you Rock!

 

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Our next pitch will be on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 10:00. We are located on the first floor of Baywalk at 100 2nd Ave N in downtown St. Petersburg. Please bring flyers of your new listings, price reductions and open houses. Our area of focus for the next pitch will be property values in Lakewood Estates. Frank Gregoire, our local expert appraiser, will enlighten us on the micromarket conditions for this area.