12 area residents learn real estate sales skills in Polley's BestStart course 

Jan. 30, 2006

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.  – Twelve Greater Philadelphia area residents have completed the Jan. 14, 2006, edition of “Best Start,” an introductory real estate sales skills course, at Polley Associates in Newtown Square. All earlier took courses at Polley to prepare for Pennsylvania’s state real estate licensing examination. 

Best Start, a course offered exclusively by Polley, is designed to help people entering a career in real estate to be productive within their first 90 days in the business. 

Participating in the class were Johanna Erwin of Cedarbrook Road, Ardmore PA; Melanie Patterson of Jansen Avenue, Essington PA; Tracey Jones of Madison Road, Lansdowne PA; Bridget Kelly of Red Oak Circle, Springfield PA; Dorothy Brooks of East Winona Avenue, Norwood PA; Ana Goughan of Bayard Road, Upper Darby PA; Susan Kessler of Bellemead Avenue, Havertown PA; Linda Drake of Harbour Ridge, Downingtown PA; Anne Marcel Burkitt of Greenes Way Circle, Collegeville PA; Joseph Myers of Kimberton Road, Phoenixville PA; Richard Tesar of Ridgeview Drive, Pottstown PA; and John Bradley IV of North Garfield Avenue, Glenolden PA.

Topics covered with the group during the course included how to approach and work with mentors in a real estate office; how to gear up for future success; how to create a marketing strategy that attracts potential clients; how to choose best marketing methods (including some that are free or cost only pennies per prospect); the Internet's impact on the real estate business and how it affects clients; how to use the Internet and e-mail to communicate with prospects and clients; how to manage real estate business affairs; and how to use technology to benefit clients. 

Founded in 1971, Polley Associates is one of the largest and most successful real estate career schools in the United States. It offers courses at dozens of locations throughout Pennsylvania.

Polley Associates is an affiliate of The RealtyU^® Group, the nation's largest provider of real estate education, real estate training, real estate books and real estate courses. RealtyU^®'s real estate school network has 250 campuses, 400 real estate instructors, and dozens of websites dedicated to broker and agent career development, offering 2,500 online real estate courses.