Aaron Poling's (aaronpoling) Blog

I am a fairly new agent that is about to conduct my first open house. I am posting the open house online through the mls and several other sites. I put a sign and flyers in front of the house. Later this week I am going to pass out flyers to the surrounding community. My question is what else can...

Its official, I am a e-pro professional. I started the on-line course over the weekend and couldn't stop working on it. I love technology and think its vital to embrace for success in our future. I thought e-pro was the obvious choice for my first designation. I also like that there isn't a yearl...

Not that I think anyone has noticed but i havent blogged or posted in a few days. Its not that I havent wanted too but i have been pre occupied. A few days ago I started the epro certification class. I am almost complete with module 3, and wow i have already learned a lot. I belive that every rea...

I dont know how much of this you have ran into, but this house has been destroyed. I went to view this foreclosure home and couldnt belive how the home had been dismantled by the previous homeowner. I dont know the story but the home is a foreclosure and apparently the homeowner decided to take a...

I am sure everyone remembers their real estate priciples class, when eveyone you talked to stressed to pick a broker and office that would provide training. I took their advice seriously, I figured if everyone in the business was telling me the same thing it had to be important. That advice was o...

I just got this picture from one of our Local Real Estate attorneys. Having been a builder for a long time I have been to many closings but always being the buyer or seller. This picture was taken by Amanda Steiner one of the closing attorneys, the picture is of myself and the attorney that condu...

 I have written a few previous posts about online classes that I have taken through Realtor University. I have always been very intrigued by commercial real estate, coming from a background including a lot of commercial construction. Realtor University has just started offering a class entitled D...

 We are approaching my favorite weekend of the year, the annual Apple Blossom Festival weekend. It isn't in my home state of West Virginia but it is only about a fifteen minute drive south on I81 from the West Virginia border. There are lots of activities for everyone. It's a great weekend to che...

When i take on a listing, i belive that the mls system is our most powerful tool. I would also like to say that the picure on the mls is the first thing that customer and agents look at. In most cases if there is not a picture the listing will not even get looked at. Below i have listed a few thi...

Three Level Townhome, backs up to Stonebridge Golf Course, great open floor plan. Large Deck with beautiful views and a fenced in back yard. 3br 2.5 ba, huge living room with two bay windows, huge windows with lots of natural light. Ready to move into. This is a must see! Priced at 169,900 Front ...