Vashti Poor

It may surprise you that in spite of the fact Vashti comes from a real estate family, she didn’t plan on going into real estate. She was pretty sure she was going to be an actor/singer/musician/filmmaker/ceramicist/ photographer. Something like that.

Originally from Boston, she attended Boston Latin School and Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and later NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the Circle In the Square Theatre School in New York. After graduation, she worked in film and television production, spending several years at MTV Networks. Later, she did marketing for Island Records and New Line Cinema. She was totally addicted to the rat race and to city life, with no plans to leave. Ever.

That all changed in 2001 when she came “just for the summer” to help her father develop a marketing plan for a run down farm he’d bought in New Marlborough. She swam in the Konkapot River, and awoke to the sound of lambs bleating. She tasted delights from the burgeoning farm-to-table movement. She had every intention of returning to the city in the fall.

Then came 9/11. She put off her return to NYC, and a slower, creative life in the Berkshires began to seduce—and restore—her.

Before she knew it, she was acting at Barrington Stage, documenting farm life with a medium format Hasselblad, gobbling up live music at Club Helsinki, (then located in Great Barrington). She met her future husband, James, there. She toured regionally with his band, “Bella’s Bartok.” A few years later, her daughter, Zylpha, was born. In February 2014 her real estate career beckoned after all. She called Lance, and joined the LVRE team.

Real estate agents get a bad rap. The profession is often distrusted and maligned. This ain’t Glengarry Glen Ross, baby! Doing this job well means being part social worker and therapist. Along with providing savvy business advice and creative marketing strategies, she helps clients navigate through some of the most personal and emotional decisions of their lives. She helps them weather this intense process so they can reach real life goals.

It is a privilege to serve!