029: Being Contagious and Courageous

by | Aug 26, 2018 | Podcast | 0 comments

 

Today we’re talking about being both contagious and courageous in life.

 

Recording artist, TV show host, and public speaker, Amy Scruggs, joins us to share helpful insight on dealing with unwelcome change in life. She gives advice for shifting from a disabling mindset to an empowering mindset and thriving from a place of gratitude.

Mortgage professional and Regional Manager of One Trust Home Loans, Kelly Kline, has spent almost 19 years as a mortgage professional. He talks about what’s happening in real estate today, covering topics of interest rates, first-time homebuyers, and the two key components of buying a house.

Marine Veteran and Author, John Nastav, also joins us to recall his personal memories and anguish that continue today after serving three tours in Vietnam. He shares his journey and the story behind his book titled In Thy Mother’s Honor.

 

We Discuss:

  • How to deal with unwelcome change in our lives
  • Shifting our mindset by focusing on what empowers us versus what disables us
  • What’s happening today in the real estate world
  • What lenders are looking for and what can be done ahead of time to get a loan
  • The 2 key components of lending and buying a house
  • John Nastav’s journey as a Vietnam Veteran and the story behind his book In Thy Mother’s Honor

 

“Be contagious, not competitive. Go out and be contagious and watch what might happen.”  –  Amy Scruggs

 

 

About Amy:

Amy Scruggs is a national recording artist, TV show host, and public speaker.

She has opened for many country music greats and has been featured in numerous country music magazines, including Radio and Press while she was on tour.

From 2009-2012 she was honored to be the spokesperson for the American Veterans of California (AMVETS).

Amy has her high energy show with her country band, the “Ghostriders,” led by her son Ryan Scruggs.

She is also an accomplished jazz/pop vocalist and pianist.

Amy is the current co-host for the national TV show, “The American Dream,” with Craig Sewing, seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX.

For years, she has been a known activist for non-profits and is now the spokesperson for Future Legends Fund 501c3, partnered with the Rancho Santa Fe California Rotary Club.

Amy is also the Founder and President of a 501c3 foundation, “Voice For Heroes”.

 

About Kelly:

In his 18 years of experience forging a successful career in the mortgage industry, Kelly Kline has consistently seized every opportunity to exceed the expectations of his clients and colleagues with integrity, professionalism, and leadership.

Striving to live and work by the “Golden Rule,” he treats all clients, co-workers, and people the way he wants to be treated: friendly, fairly, and with respect.

With an uncanny work ethic, a go-getter attitude, and a straight-forward approach, Kelly serves as a licensed mortgage banker for One Trust Home Loans.

With a focus on originating loans, Kelly also acts as a trusted resource to his clients and peers, as well as a dedicated referral partner.

Whether you’re looking for a lending partner, a dependable loan originator, or a career with his team, Kelly invites you to contact him directly.

You will be satisfied to discover someone who genuinely wants to help you explore your lending options and advise you in finding the right fit for your home buying needs.

Specialties: All of your residential mortgage financing needs including FHA, VA, Conventional and Jumbo loans. Bridge Loans, portfolio jumbo loans, and second mortgages. Refinances as well as purchases with as little as 3.0% down payments, and cross collateral loans.

 

“Interest rates are trending higher, so if you’re on the fence and you’re still thinking about whether or not you should make a move, I encourage you to start talking to people, including myself, about what you might be able to do today.”  –  Kelly Kline

 

About John:

John Nastav was born in the far Southside of Chicago in the summer of 1946 to a family that would total eight children.

He graduated from high school in 1964 and immediately got a job at Republic Steel.

After a few months of seeing that working in the steel mills was not going to take him where he wanted his life to go, he applied to go back to school.

Since John applied so late, he was not able to get the courses that he wanted and had a hard time adjusting to college, so he decided to quit school.

It was only a few weeks later that he received a draft notice, and the next day he joined the Marines. John felt that he had found his calling and that he was finally going to get to live what he had dreamed.

John went on to serve three active tours in Vietnam as a Marine.

In his book, In Thy Mother’s Honor, he shares the trials of war, the effect on his mother, the effects in later life, and his struggles of dealing with the VA.

 

“While in Vietnam I was injured multiple times and refused treatment at all of my injuries. By refusing the treatment from the corpsman or doctor at the time, no one would ever go to my mother’s door and let her know what had happened to me.”  –  John Nastav

 

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