meet doreen polanco
At Central Delaware Real Estate Academy, our mission is to empower the next generation of real estate professionals. That mission depends not only on well crafted curriculum and quality resources, but also on the heart of our program: the instructors who bring experience, insight, and passion into each lesson. Doreen Polanco, our Sales Instructor, is also a brokerage owner, distinguished real estate broker, and agent in Delaware and Maryland.
Here’s a closer look at the story, values, and expertise Doreen brings to our program.
From Delaware Roots to Real Estate Leadership
Doreen is a lifelong Delawarean who found her way to real estate in 1992. She’s since built a reputation for integrity, competence, and deep local knowledge. Over decades, Doreen has supported transactions involving residential resale, new construction, investors, farm, land, commercial and property management.
Along with her business partner, she opened a real estate brokerage in 2004 in Dover, Delaware. She also currently serves as the Delaware and Maryland Broker of Record and the company’s Rental Director, overseeing and guiding about 100 local REALTORS®.
When Experience Meets Education
As the Sales Instructor at Central Delaware Real Estate Academy, Doreen is the bridge between theory and real world application. Here are a few of the strengths she offers students:
Local Market Mastery – Having spent her life and career in Delaware, Doreen knows the nuances of the area and what buyers and sellers expect.
Versatility in Transaction Types – Her breadth of experience includes not just residential home sales but also investors, property management, commercial, farm and land, and new construction.
Mentoring Mindset – She is comfortable guiding newcomers through the learning curve of real estate, helping them understand contracts, guidelines and regulations, ethics and client communication.
Leadership at Brokerage Level – As a broker and co-owner, she understands not just the sales side but also the business operations beneath the surface.
Passion and Commitment – Doreen’s long standing dedication to Delaware real estate and her involvement in community and business circles give her credibility and authenticity in the classroom.
Her approach tends to be hands-on, with anecdotes from past deals, real life scenarios, and an emphasis on applying knowledge immediately.
What Students are Saying
Local recent pre-licensing students have shared overwhelming positive feedback on the educational experience that Doreen provides as our Sales Instructor. Students have found her to be “very informative and knowledgeable” along with “inspiring me to be the best REALTOR® I can be.” Students have found that her real life examples have been very helpful along with her Jeopardy games have been great for studying.
Choosing a real estate education provider is about more than licensing. It’s about quality, mentorship, and connection to the local real estate market. We’re proud to be partnered with a local leader in the real estate community.