About Berkeley County, WV

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 yearly fee that has to be paid. The course was entirely on-line so it can be done at your own leisure according to your schedule. You can take up to six months to do it, or you can go my route and refuse to stop until your done. In case you are wondering I do highly recommend this to everyone. Thanks Aaron Poling

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

www.aaronpoling.com

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 real estate agent should take the epro class. New technolgoies are replacing the old at a dramatic rate, and we need to stay on top of it or we are going to loose business. The class breaks down everything in its simplest forms so anyone on any technology skill level can learn from it. If anyone wants to know anything about the epro process, just let me know. If you are an epro and want to give me any advice, please do. Thanks Aaron

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

www.aaronpoling.com

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 as much of the house with them as possible. All the interior doors were missing, the vanities were gone, entire kitchen gone, plumbing in basement cut loose, light fixtures gone, even closet shelving and the fireplace mantle were gone. I feel like I am in a cartoon called The Grinch that stole the foreclosure. Below I posted a few pictures, let me know if you have seen something like this. Thanks Aaron

The Mantle Gone!

Kitchen Cabinets, Appliances Gone!

Even the Breakers were taken!

Bathroom Vanity Gone!

Maybe if they would have as spent as much energy trying to pay for the house instead of dismantling it they would have been able to keep it.

Thanks Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

www.aaronpoling.com

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 one of the reasons I chose to work for Long & Foster. When I had first got started I had tons of in office training that really helped. Then they sent me to a training they have called Star Builders. This training takes rookies from several of their offices and have them train together, so it gives the newbies a chance to network with each other. Our trainer was a top producing agent, Carol Harold out of the Foxcroft Ave, Martinsburg WV office. The trainer gives you real world advice and prepares you for both sides of a real estate transaction, from start to after closing, because the agent is a very successful active agent you are getting "real life" scenarios thrown at you. The course also covers how to build your business, technology, how to find business with prospecting and farming, how to prepare yourself for business, etc... I feel so much more prepared for the real estate industry after completing Star Builders. I have to thank Long & Foster for caring about their agents, my manager Margie that made me enroll in class, and definetly Carol Harold my instructor who is willing to share her knowledge and help other agents, in and out of the classroom. Thanks Aaron

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

www.aaronpoling.com

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 conducted the closing, Dave Pill. I consider both attorneys very good friends of mine, which would explain why they had me pose for this picture of me recieving my first check from a real estate closing as a real estate agent. I want to say thanks to Amanda, Dave and everyone at Pill and Pill. In my opinion they have set the mark that all professionals should strive to reach. Their team is second to no one. Thanks Aaron

See How Happy I Look!

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com