Topic Choice

A.

 The topic I choose as my senior topic is real estate. My family always dreamed of buying a house and that dream became a reality by early 2010. After about two years of looking for a suitable home, home after home, some near and some far, my family and I finally found a home that would suit our needs, thanks to our realtor. He seemed to have my family's best interest at heart and listened attentively to and tried to find a house that would best suit our needs. I was oblivious to the entire process of purchasing a home and whenever I would go with my parents to the meeting they had with the realtor. At those meetings I heard terms that I was completely unfamiliar with; escrow, equity, different types of laws and many, many acronyms. As a result, I chose real estate because I would like to familiarize myself with the process of buying a house, with hopes of someday in the future owning a home of my very own.

B.

• iPoly Citizen: I plan to acknowledge and understand the needs of other people but still maintain my goals and ideals but adapting and compromising to the needs of others accordingly. This would be very useful in dealing with potential clients and fellow iPoly citizens.    

• Effective Communicator: I plan on being able to communicate in a persuasive manner but not so aggressive that I would drive away potential clients. The main form of communication in real estate is from the realtor directly to the world be client.

• Effective Learner: I plan to study under my mentor and independently, and maybe take a  pre-licensed course in order to grasp regulations and standards of dealing with real estate in the state of California.

• Effective User of Technology: I plan to use mainly computer to look up floor plans and schematics of a home and also in advertising a home.