John Poltrock is now a Certified Investor Agent Specialist! This CIAS Designation is focused in Residential and Commercial Investing for cash flow. This special training is to help investors identify real estate properties for sale in Murphy NC that return an investor with positive cash flow.  Experienced and trained in analyzing the investment, John can calculate the CAP rate of a property vs. another, the Cash-on-Cash Return, and much more.

Training also includes important strategies for buying real estate utilizing strategies such as:

• 1031 Exchanges
• Self Directed IRAs
• Property Management
• Investor Goal Strategies
• Property investment Analysis
• Exit Strategies
• and much more!

In addition, he is also a Certified Residential Specialist by the Council of Residential Specialists. That places him among the top 5% of local Realtors.

Looking to invest in real estate? Contact John Poltrock and The Poltrock Team today!

The Poltrock Team at RE/MAX Mountain Properties in Murphy NC – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com – Call us Toll Free at 1-866-Murphy-NC or 1-866-687-7496 – Murphy’s #1 Real Estate Team

This past weekend was the 2010 RE/MAX Client Appreciation Picnic right in downtown Murphy at Konaheeta Park! It was a huge success and the weather was perfect. We had over 300 folks RSVP to the event. It was a great opportunity to say thank you to all our customers, clients, and friends who help us grow our real estate business.

**Note on the pictures above** You can click the image to open the full size image so you can actually see it!

We had some great barbecue from Herb’s BBQ on 64, big bounce houses for the kids, Eventmasters providing the entertainment and music, door prizes, and more! Not only that, nature provided us some great entertainment with some spectacular colors. That’s right – let the Leaf Season begin! This weekend really started kicking it off, so we have a couple weeks of some really great fall colors.

So go ahead, mark it on your calender for 2011! It’ll be on the second Saturday in October – always the weekend after the John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival.

The Poltrock Team at RE/MAX Mountain Properties – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com – Call us Toll Free at 1-866-Murphy-NC or 1-866-687-7496

Previous REMAX Client Appreciation Picnic in 2007

That’s right! We’ve been working for months now to develop our new Murphy NC Real Estate blogsite at www.iLoveMurphy.com – and it’s here! It’s got tons of new features that you won’t find anywhere else, so be sure to check it out.

Here are some great features in our newly redesigned website:

• Use the most advanced MLS Search Tool Available and see ALL the real estate listings for sale!
• Watch VIDEO TUTORIALS of how to make our website and real estate search tools work for you
• Sign up for our Murphy NC SOLD Real Estate Update each month
• CHAT with us online – anytime we’re online too – right from the site!
• Use our “Dream Home Finder” to find homes for sale that fit what YOU’RE searching for
• Subscribe to our Blog by email or with our RSS Feed
• Connect to us on Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-In
• Get area information you can’t find anywhere else
• and more! Not only that, we’re constantly adding new content to help you

Contact us today and let us know what we can do to help you with your Murphy NC Real Estate needs.

The Poltrock Team – Murphy’s #1 Real Estate Team – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com – Call Toll-Free 1-866-687-7496

After many recommendations from our clients, we have found a way to make your search for real estate for sale in Murphy NC better! You can now search the entire MLS for FREE with no sign up required. Now that, we’ve always had. Here’s features our new SUPER ROBUST search engine!

• Get EVERY picture available of homes, land, and commercial real estate for sale! Before, there was one. Now, there are many!
• You can still search by the standards: MLS number, List Price, Bedrooms, and Baths
• Now Search by the size of the land
• Search by the area – yup! Just like we do! You can narrow it down to Ranger, Bellview, Unaka, Andrews, you name it.
• Search by frontage – creek, river, lake front, all that good stuff!
• Find homes by the Subdivision – now where else can you do that?!?
• Search by the County
• Search by the Zip Code
• and to one up it, SAVE your search and your FAVORITE listings! If you build an account, you can do it all and even set yourself to receive automatic notifications. How cool is that!?

So start searching your way and enjoy this great new system! We still welcome feedback as we continually improve our online resources for you to find and buy real estate in the mountains of Murphy NC.

CLICK HERE to Use our New Online MLS Search Engine for Real Estate in Murphy NC

The Poltrock Team – RE/MAX Mountain Properties in Murphy NC - Call us Toll Free at 1-866-687-7496 – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com

With the new release of Skype Mobile from Verizon Wireless, The Poltrock Team now reliably uses Skype as a full time real estate communication method! Reach us at Skype username: johnpoltrock

We’re constantly searching for new venues of communication for our clients, and this is the latest release! We’re on Facebook, Email, Google, Blackberry, Toll Free, Telephone, Cellular, anywhere you need us! If there’s something we’re missing, let us know.

So call us totally free on Skype from anywhere in the world! We’re taking real estate to a whole new level and Skype helps us get you there. Give us a call today.

The Poltrock Team – REMAX Mountain Properties in Murphy NC – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com -  Toll Free 1-866-687-7496 or 1-866-Murphy-NC – Skype: johnpoltrock

John Poltrock is now a Certified Residential Specialist by the Council of Residential Specialists. This designation and certification places him in the top 3% of all the Realtors in Cherokee County and in the top 4% of Realtors nationwide by both experience and education.

Does it cost more to buy or sell a home with Certified Residential Specialist? They may have more real estate experience and more training than the average real estate agent, but Certified Residential Specialist don’t cost any more. In fact, their expertise may actually save you time and money when your buying a home or increase your profit when you’re selling one. So when you’re looking for a real estate agent, look for a Certified Residential Specialist.

John Poltrock is your Murphy, NC Certified Residential Specialist

Call Toll-Free (877) 837-3002 and demand The POLTROCK TEAM! – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com – Homes and Land in the Mountains of Murphy, North Carolina

RE/MAX Mountain Properties an their real estate agents will be hosting a seminar April 22, 2008, which is free to the public. It covers ways seller can present their home in a manner to give it the greatest likelihood to sell. A light dinner will be served as well.

Guest Speakers will include:

• Chris Vaughn – Professional Landscaper – will talk about inexpensive landscaping techniques to make your home have better curb appeal
• Shannon Hogsed – will be talking about staging techniques on your home’s interior to make potential buyers want to make your home theirs
• Mark Stalcup – Hometown Appraisals – will be discussing pricing your home to sell and why this is so important in today’s market
• The owner of The Lazy Elk – Home Furnishings and what they have to offer

Come join us! Just call our office at 877-837-3002 and let the front desk know you will be there.

Murphy, NC — March 21, 2008 — John and Jessica Poltrock have just returned from their stay in Greensboro, NC where they completed a highly specialize course in residential real estate buyer sales strategies conducted by the Council of Residential Specialists of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

The course is one in a series of professional education sequences required to qualify for the coveted Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation. Learn why you should demand to work with a CRS and how we work.

"The growing importance of negotiation as well as sales strategies in today’s residential real estate market were addressed by the instructor of the course," said Jessica. "The many and varied needs of the buyer, who is making what is probably the largest single purchase of a lifetime, is dealt with in this advanced course."

The segments of the course included counseling techniques, understanding human behavior, and professional knowledge of the required steps in the real estate sales sequence.

The Council of Residential Specialists Courses are presented throughout the U.S. in affiliation with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, as part of its on-going program of promoting professionalism of the residential sales associates.

The completion of this course leaves John less than three months from obtaining CRS Designation for paperwork processing. Jessica lacks a mere one course.

Want to work with The POLTROCK TEAM? Put them to work for you! Use our Dream Home Finder, use our website to search Our Listings or the MLS, email them, or just call them at (877) 837-3002.

When you want results, demand The POLTROCK TEAM! John and Jessica Poltrock – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com – Call Toll-Free (877) 837-3002 and demand The POLTROCK TEAM!

In our real estate market, we have so many clients coming to purchase a second home or land they can enjoy now and in the future. Dreams of retirement, log cabins, mountain views, and warm fireplaces can quickly be dismantled by the wrong bank. Why? A variety of reasons come in to play.

Out of town banks are usually the ones to avoid – but not because they’re bad banks. We run into this commonly because many of our clients come from out of town and want to use the same one they have all their accounts with. This makes sense for convenience and sometimes even for the interest rate. Where it runs into problems is they are unfamiliar with our market and require double appraisals, forms, and other things that are simply not commonplace in our area.

Who to use? We have many local opportunities that will prevent many of the kinks that can occur before they happen. Each buyer and property is totally unique, so different banks and lenders will fit certain instances better. Some of the good choices include:

• Nantahala Bank
• BB&T
• Appalachian Community Bank
• SunTrust Mortgage (Now located conveniently in our office!)
• United Community Bank

Most every one of these banks can meet or beat any bank rate out there, so why go through the hassle of an out of towner? Want a personal testimony on why not to use a local bank? Ask a fellow RE/MAX agent from New York who is buying a property here. Visit www.JackiePratt.com and ask! And if you’re looking for New York real estate, she’s the top gun!

You Can also visit our Gotta Guy List, which is local Recommended Contractors and more in Murphy, NC

John and Jessica Poltrock – REMAX of Murphy, North Carolina – The POLTROCK TEAM – Homes and Land in the Mountains – (877) 837-3002 – JohnP@remax.net - www.MyMurphy.com

Realtors are an excellent way to not only buy homes or land, but to find out who the best sub contractors, vendors, stores, shops, dealers, and any other place to buy “Stuff” and services. This is very often taken for granted, and if you merely ask, you will receive.

For example, I can tell you the best grocery stores in Murphy. I know where to buy meat and where not to. Need a lawn service? How about a contractor to build a house? Garage? Best place to buy a washer? What about the best burger joint in town (and no, McDonald’s doesn’t count.)? What school district would you trust with your kids? You name it… we know it or can find out.

I can send you to the right person just about every time when you’re looking for something in Murphy, North Carolina. Cherokee County is a big place, and so is every other county. No matter where you’re at… save yourself the trouble… ask a Realtor.

John Poltrock – REMAX Mountain Properties – www.MyMurphy.com – JohnPoltrock@gmail.com – Call us toll free at 1-866-687-7496