Aaron Poling's (aaronpoling) Blog

I was just showing a bunch of houses in a local neighborhood. We were driving from house to house and my client saw a for sale by owner sign. She wanted me to take a look at it for her. I didnt know what to do. I told her that I didnt have a way of showing her the house because it was not listed....

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,...

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 pl...

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 break...

I was recently at my Local bookstore and decided to take a look at what  new real estate books were available. To my suprise when I went to the real estate section it was filled with board games. The games section is right beside the real estate section and it had completely taken it over. I coul...

Next Month cell phone numbers will go public, this means that if you dont want to be bugged with telemarketers calling you at your cell number you have to register. It only takes a minute to register your cell phone number. Call 888-382-1222 and follow the prompts (you have to call from the cell ...

I know most people hate desk duty. I am not too different than those people, but I dont mind it too much. Most incoming calls are just forwarding to other agents voicemail or giving out a phone number. Two weeks ago I recieved a call on the duty desk, it was someone calling in about a listing. Af...

I am officially taking the weekend off. After working every weekend for a long time, scheduling showings conducting open houses, working marketing, etc... I am going to my girlfriends parents in Clarksburg for her grandmothers 80th birthday. Her parents live right next to the mountain where there...

As a real estate agent I know that finding leads and clients are the most important thing you should do for you business. The most basic and effective marketing you can do is pass your card to a potential prospect. So that means have your cards with you at all times, not most of the time, all of ...

I held my first open house this past Saturday and Sunday, although not very successful I definetly figured out what I did right and what else I needed to do for next time. This is definetly not a complete list but I made this list during my many hours of waiting for someone to show. I hope it he...