Martinsburg, WV

I have seen my fair share of these so called Real Estate reality shows. From Flip this House, to Flipping out, & MillionDollar Listings. What concerns me about them is that they make everything look so easy. Real Estate is not as easy as it looks on TV. Theseguys buy these so called "steals" and then make tens of thousands of dollars on them. What they don't show is all the stuff going on in the background that ends up on the cutting room floor. So the next time you see one of these realty shows with an easy flip think twice before you think it's as easy as it is on TV.

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 couldnt belive it, it made me think Wow is real estate so bad that there is no need for their section in the book store. Then I realized that the real estate books were just moved to the section beside them, the personal finance section. Which makes sense, its personal finance that is so bad. I had to laugh! Its funny that with our economy the priority over real estate and personal finance is board games. Maybe this explains a lot.

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

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Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

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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. After answering a few questions about the listing, it was obvious that the house didnt meet their needs. I asked if I could send them some other listings through email. They told me they didnt have internet access and didnt want to give out personal information. I told them that I understood and I am not a high pressure salesman. I offered to snail mail them listings that fit their criteria and if they didnt want to they never had to call me and I would never contact them. They agreed and gave me their address. Some agents that I told the story too told me I was wasting my time, I agreed but I still sent the listings. A few days later I recieved a phone call asking to show a listing. Since that time we have looked at several properties and it looks like we could definetly be heading towards a deal. Most of the time doing this would have been a waste of time, but you never know. Dont give up and take advantage of opportunities even if you dont know they are opportunities. Good Luck out there!

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpoling.com

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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 is no cell phone reception and dial up internet, so i will truly be able to get away. If I am not forced to I tend to never take a break, this time I wont have a choice. It will give me a chance to get re-energized for next week. i leave tomorrow afternoon and wont be back until Sunday night. Have fun without me. Ill see you next week. Aaron

Aaron Poling

Long & Foster

www.aaronpolingsblog.com

www.aaronpoling.com