Your Real Estate Insider: July 2009

This is a picture from Long & Foster Foxcroft Avenue Community Day. Our office decided to donate food to a local food bank for our community day. We also donated hygeine products to be handed out at the food bank to those in need. This was a day that I was very proud of. It is important to help those in need and help support our community. As an industry we are struggling in this down economy. There are people that dont have food, shelter and the most basic items. It is a great feeling knowing that you helped someone. my goal is to make community day more than one day per year.

 

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Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

304-283-0214

www.aaronpoling.com

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

 

When I decided to get into real estate I had to take the real estate principles class. It is a 90hr class that was held monday and wednesday nights for three hours a night. I took the class since the market has been bad so a class that would normally be thirty students was only eleven. As you can imagine our class formed a pretty strong bond between the students. After the conclusion of class we all stayed in touch and try to give each other support with our new careers. A few of us started meeting every monday morning to network with each other and help work through potential problems. It was a great idea. Because some of our classmates work other jobs and are starting real estate part time it is difficult for everyone to meet on monday mornings. Tonight we had our first evening meeting/bbq, and I had a blast. I encourage everyone to make the most out of networking and making contacts within the business. I think too many agents dont want to network with other agents because they know they wont sell them any property, but this goes beyond making a sale. We have built a real estate family. We dont all work for the same brokerages and we dont all have the same goals but it works. Just wanted to share this. Thanks

 

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

304-283-0214

www.aaronpoling.com

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

 

Recommended Reading for all real estate agents young and old. I have read a ton of books about how to become a successful real estate agent. I usually get a bunch of great ideas from each one, and they always motivate me to go out and sell. This book is different, its not about a few good ideas, its about a system to build a successful and profitable real estate business with proven systems. This is a book that I will read atleast once a year and will be building my business with. I highly recommend this book. Let me know what you think.

 

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

304-283-0214

www.aaronpoling.com

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

A while back I wrote a blog about my mls pet peeve, which happens to be terrible or the lack of pics that agents include in their mls listings. I am currently working with a buyer that has certain criteria that they want and do not want to preview any houses that dont include these, open floor plan, wood floors. Sounds easy right? Well it seems that agents arent marking these down, why wouldnt you atleast put wood floors in your listing, its a great selling point. I would eliminate these houses from my search for them and then show the houses to other clients and have to go back and add the houses again. It also makes me think that if their were more than one picture to these listings I could have figured out these things on their own. i am really not a bitter person, but it can help your listings sell if you list their selling points and show a few pics. Thanks

 

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

304-283-0214

www.aaronpoling.com

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

Aaron Poling, Long & Foster, 304-283-0214, aaronpoling@longandfoster.com, www.aaronpoling.com, www.aaronpolingsblog.com

Contact me for a Showing Aaron Poling, Realtor 304-283-0214 aaron.poling@longandfoster.com www.aaronpoling.com www.aaronpolingsblog.com

A while back I posted a blog about a house that was foreclosed on and the previous homeowners had completely dismantled it. The house was basically in good shape except the owners took everything that was attached to the house with them(interior doors, lighting, kitchen cabinets, electrical breakers, outlets, switches, etc..) you get the idea. Today I showed a house that was a foreclosure and although the previous homeowners had left everthing attached, It was the dirtiest worst cared for I have probably ever shown. Take a look at the pictures below. Enjoy

I dont know what these red stains are but I know they arent coming out!

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Can you guess where the bed was?

 

Some interesting wall art but I dont know if it will help the resale.

 

More wall art, and of course there is the mystery stain that is splashed across the wall.

 

There were more photos but I think you get the idea!

 

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpoling.com

www.aaronpolingsblog.com