The Pledger and Polanco Team

The Pledger & Polanco Team at Slate Real Estate is a Top Producing Team in NE FL. With a combined 12 years in the industry, customer service is their top priority. Erika is the listing specialist and is a certified professional property stager and her designations include seller representative specialist and certified real estate negotiation expert. Yordan is a veteran of the US Navy and a buyer specialist. He holds designations as a military relocation professional and accredited buyer representative. The Pledger & Polanco Team are Real Producers Top 500 in 2021 and closed over $38 million in 2021.

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In this episode, Yordan and Erika discuss how important it is for agents to be interacting with other agents, even if it's just for conversation or networking. Jordan mentions that it's important to foster relationships with other agents to have an edge over the competition. Erika agrees and says that it's important for agents to be consistent with their lead gen methods, whether that means making phone calls or sending emails. Finally, Yordan and Erika share a funny story about one of their clients that they found quite humorous.

[00:01 - 13:04] Opening Segment

• Introducing Yordan and Erika to the show
• • Slate Real Estate
  • Brief Background and career
• How Erika got into the real estate

[13:04 - 33:16] Keeping Agents Successful

• The importance of giving back to the community
• The importance of educating yourself in an ever-changing industry
• • Attending classes on the purchase and sale agreement
• New agents should dedicate at least a portion of their day to learning about the business

[33:17 - 53:10] Interacting with Other Agents and Maintaining Relationships with Clients

• Confidence is key when working with buyers and sellers
• Have pre-listing inspections to help identify any potential issues before listing
• The importance of interacting between agents both buyers and sellers
• • To gain insights into the industry
• Consistency is key in maintaining relationships with past clients and customers
• Being on the lookout for opportunities to reach out to past clients, and to keep them top of mind with regular communication.
• Events are an important way to connect with past clients and show appreciation

[53:11 - 58:06] Closing Segment

• Who you know versus what you know
• Final words
• See the links below to connect with the Pledger and Polanco team!

Quotes:

"It's surrounding yourself with the right people.”

"You have to treat every customer uniquely."

"You never know what opportunity you're gonna get."

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