I cannot recommend Shaun enough as a realtor. He recently helped us to sell our townhome and…read morepurchase a larger house in preparation of welcoming our third child. From Day 1, he was incredibly responsive, detail oriented and truly cared about what was best for our family, not the quickest deal. He led us step by step through the listing and staging process, handled an open house and eliminated so much stress that can otherwise come from moving. For our home search, he suggested listings, showed up to properties with us and recommended an excellent inspector, electrician, and we closed quickly. It's easy to offer Shaun to anyone in the area looking to buy or sell. We were truly blessed to work with him and should we ever need to move again, he'll be my first call.

I'm a happy home owner because of Shaun…read more I lived in DC for 20 years before deciding that I wanted to buy a place. And since I use Yelp for everything else, I decided to see what the People said about realtors in the area. As you can see, Shaun has a lot of fans. I loved what people had to say about him but it was really the video on his website that convinced me to set up a call with him. Hearing Shaun talk about where he grew up, how he ended up in DC and how he runs his business seemed almost too good to be true. But he's the real deal. Shaun wants to help you find your perfect place more than he wants to just sell you a house. Since I was doing this completely on my own it was important to me that I felt comfortable with my realtor. And while I took friends on a couple showings, in the end it was Shaun that helped me figure out which place was right for me. He would gently point out things that maybe I didn't notice or tell me when something wasn't as big of a deal as I thought. When I tried to talk myself into something he would remind me of the reoccurring dream I had about more space and how maybe XX wasn't a good fit if that was still important to me. I was on the fence about whether I wanted to leave the District. I ended up buying in DC but Shaun did a good job showing me all around Old Town. He'd listen to what I liked and didn't like and then adjust what we would look at the next time And while I'm going to be a city mouse a while longer, I made him promise that when the time comes he will help me sell my current place and buy the next one -- I'm eyeing the Parker-Gray area. Lastly Shaun has a guy for everything. Need a lender, Shaun's gotta guy. Need an electrician, gotta guy. Inspector, check. And this network is just as solid as Shaun. His network walked me through everything as a first time home buyer. I hear people talk about how hard it is to buy a place and honestly that wasn't my experience, at all. Clearly buying a place isn't like picking a happy hour spot but once again Yelp pointed me in the right direction. I love my place and finding and buying it was a really great experience because of Shaun. If I could give him 10 stars and 2 energy drinks, I would.

Jin helped my family sell their single family home in Chantilly, and they were super happy to have…read moremet and worked with her after receiving a recommendation of her services. She was helpful and on top of everything. It was great to have open communication and lots of access for their questions and concerns. Every time they had questions, she was responsive and available. Her knowledge about the market and the selling process was valuable and informative. Given all of the steps of selling, Jin stayed so involved and had good relationships with other service providers as well, like cleaners and movers. She was present for the walk-through and settlement with my family, and she attended every meeting with the new home builders. That kind of presence and hands-on involvement was so important and something that can't be taken for granted, because other agents do not have that level of care. For any future inquiries, my family is happy to recommend her services.

We don't usually leave negative reviews, but our experience with our former landlord and real…read moreestate agent, Jin Wickwire, unfortunately ended on a very disappointing note. While the home-buying process itself was smooth, our move-out experience was the complete opposite. As a family with young children, we were repeatedly questioned and made to feel uncomfortable over normal wear and tear......things like minor drywall nicks that are expected in any home with kids. These were already being addressed on our end with a contractor, as we had communicated. Despite agreeing to cover repairs and forfeit a $3,000 deposit, we were met with unnecessary comments and a level of aggression that felt unprofessional and unwarranted. It was especially disappointing given that we chose to work with her over many other options, expecting a level of trust and respect in return. We believe in accountability and were fully willing to take care of any legitimate damages....but respect and professionalism should go both ways. Based on this experience, we would not recommend doing business with Jin.

Peter helped us find our dream townhouse back in 2021, and we couldn't have asked for a better…read moreexperience. From day one, he truly listened to our needs and gave thoughtful recommendations about what would be a good long-term investment versus what might end up being a money pit. He wasn't the type to push for a quick sale--in fact, he pointed out property damage and issues we might've missed on our own, which really built our trust. He stood out among all the other real estate agents we attempted working with. Thanks to his guidance and expertise, we ended up getting our top-choice home in just eight days! The process was seamless from start to finish. Even recently, when we needed to relocate, Peter offered to help us find renters and has continued to be supportive. We'll absolutely be working with him again when it's time to sell. As first time home buyers, we felt we got amazing value for the services provided. Highly recommend Peter and the Red Cedar Real Estate team for anyone looking for a knowledgeable, genuine, and reliable agent.

Peter and his team are exceptional, highly responsive, and well-informed. We met Peter in 2015 and…read morepurchased a home in Maple Lawn. The best way to describe Peter and Red Cedar is high touch, white glove - concierge service. Peter knew the market and had a powerful team of equally adept realty professionals. Nothing happened without Peter's knowledge and he always focused on what was best for us: Initially meeting through closing. Here's where the professionalism goes to another level - Peter builds relationships with his clients, throws mixers, and checked up on us a couple of times per year. And, he DIDN'T ASK US FOR THE NEXT DEAL each time he subtly checked in on us over 5 years! He and his team cares about you - long term not just to get a sale. After 5 years of relationship building, we called Peter and the Red Cedar team for support. He came over. We completed representation paperwork, his AMAZING 360 degree Ariel and interior video/photography genius turned up and transformed our house into a buyer's beacon that sold our home within 24-48 hours of posting - FULL PRICE OFFER!!!! This is Red Cedar - all day long. After getting an offer, Peter and his team coordinate every document, appointment, and follow-up like a well oiled machine. The signing appointment was completely painless without any hiccups in the paperwork or payout - again, Peter and Red Cedar are professionals and the service providers (Ex. Title Company) were exceptional too. Thanks Peter and Red Cedar for your exemplary support, education, and caring over 5 years!

Philippa is wonderful and the best realtor I have ever dealt with. I needed someone familiar with…read moretrusts and successor trustees and she met all the criteria. She had a superb "selling your home guide" that had her personal experience as well as how the home would be marketed and including tips on moving. She started with numerous open houses and provided feedback on those as well as on individual appointments. The real good news on all that was the feedback she provided from buyer's realtors which enabled real time adjustments as needed. Her communication throughout the entire process was flawless and timely. And her responsiveness to my numerous inquiries was almost immediate. Would highly recommend her to everyone selling a house in Falls Church or Northern Virginia. You will not be disappointed and you will be thankful you hired her!

This letter will serve as my very high letter of recommendation for real estate agent and broker…read morePhilippa Main. She assisted my brother and me with the sale of our parents' home in April 2022. I have worked with many real estate professionals on several transactions over the years and can say with confidence that Philippa is one of the best I have ever used. Philippa has the qualities that make her an extremely successful and effective agent. We found her extremely knowledgeable and well-attuned to the super fast-changing market of early 2022. She was always attentive to our concerns and very responsive to questions, often responding immediately no matter the time. She showed great attention to detail enabling the sale to be made in less than a week. Our mother had recently passed away and we were raw with grief. Furthermore, we live in California, so it was even more important that we could rely on someone like Philippa to take the reins from beginning to end and that is exactly what she did. She was able to interpret and solve all the questions pertaining to our mother's Trust without the need for outside lawyers, and this was a great convenience to us. We also feel that we got the highest price possible for the house based on her pricing strategy and advice. Philippa exceeded our expectations in every way. The sale went very smoothly and we closed on time. I would not hesitate to recommend Philippa to anyone in need of a listing agent or for the purchase of a home. We interviewed three other agents before deciding on Philippa and she did not disappoint. Every detail was perfect, from the fantastic professional photos, the listing description, to the impeccable transactional aspects leading to the close of escrow. In a nutshell, she is a top tier professional, intelligent, tenacious, fun and talkative, bright and conscientious. If you need an agent/broker then hire Philippa Main. You won't be disappointed.

We recently worked with Kristy to buy our first ever house. We're a young couple and Kristy was…read morepatient with us and willing to explore almost all of Northern Virginia for our dream home. she never pressured us or made us feel uncomfortable with the process of buying a house and allowed us to take our time. Kristy advocated for us and has even had great recommendations for other parts of the house buying process. We are so grateful to have worked with her and will for sure use her in the future. 10/10!

We recently worked with Lara Hopewell to buy our new home in Loudoun County and she was awesome to…read morework with from day 1. She spent time giving her perspective on the market and easing my concerns about getting started before we had a formal contract with her. She was willing to see many houses throughout our search as we looked at too small and too large homes until we found one right in the middle. Lara was fun to work with, she was always upbeat and helpful. More than anything we felt like Lara was 100% focused on our needs as a family, not about closing a quick deal, not about optimizing her commission, and not about what would have been easy. She felt like part of our family and that she was as invested in finding the right thing for us as we were. She was always thinking strategy for us when she saw we had some interest in a home, and her communication with the other agents was awesome as this approach helped us gain insights and positioning. She talked us through the strategy to make our offer to win against 7 other buyers and we still felt like we got great value for our home. Our only regret is that we used a different agent to sell our prior home and it would have been much smoother and more positive experience with Lara by our side! We also worked with Kim and Kristina at different portions of the closing process and both were great, they were communicative and responsive and gave great information when we had questions.

She talked me out of not closing because the basement was wet saying we could fix it at seller's…read moreexpense and so far it has flooded 4 times 6 inches deep. If you are looking to sell a home ...Michelle is great. However, I would be hesitant to use her for purchasing a home. I bought a home with her and my brother sold his home using her. He and I were both pleased.. BUT later when I was looking to move...I thought she had my best interest in the process. UNTIL she didn't. I have suffered for that since. On the day of walk through for closing...it was raining and the basement was wet. I had said over and over when we saw homes that had mildew and mold in the basements that I cannot have that. I have had lung problems since birth and cannot survive mold or mildew. So... I said...we cannot close. I cannot buy this house I love, because I cannot get flood insurance here. She called a contractor friend who said this is what you need to fix it and it will cost $5,000. So the seller put the money in escrow and it would not be released until I approved of the final repairs to the basement to prevent flooding. Then I agreed to close with that stipulation. Guess what...it was not fixed and I have had my basement flood 4 times in the years I have lived here. Each time I have to remove drywall, carpeting, padding, flooring, etc. Anything on the floor gets thrown out (furniture etc.) I hire professionals for water remediation and they come in with big dehumidifiers and fans to dry it out. Noisey and expensive.. Then hire a contractor to put drywall back and refinish the basement...Then cost of replacing what was lost (furniture etc.) This is very expensive. Nobody will buy this house now knowing it floods. I put in a sump pump but still have to deal with water damage when the basement floods. My wheelchair ramp was built with composite material but turns out the contractor used wood support which rotted when it got wet so I have to replace it too. I moved here because I could not make my other house handicap accessible. Now that I made this one accessible...I have to deal with floods and mold. NOT happy. I have since found out that the seller pays the real estate commission for the buyer's realtor...so of course Michelle Perkins wa getting paid by the seller so she really did not serve in my best interest after all. I got duped.

A year and a half ago, Michelle and the lovely ladies at Entitle Processing helped me (and my now…read moreex-husband) perform a short sale on our home. They were patient, compassionate, and hard working - through their diligence (and our steady supply of pens and stamps) they negotiated a short sale for us while we were on the other side of the US. I highly recommend working with Michelle and her team. You will receive A+ care!

Kenneth was highly flexible and went above and beyond in helping my parents close a deal and help…read moreme move into our new condo. He showed excellent business acumen and negotiated the most effective price for us. I highly recommend working with him.

I worked with Kenneth Wang twice, and hopefully many more, as a title attorney. I cannot stress how…read moreimportant it is to find an agent that treats you as a priority, even knowing he has many other clients and tasks to get done. Having an agent respond at a timely manner is what keeps this industry moving. Kenneth has been great in both transactions. We received the ratified contracts and got the job done! I have no complaints about his quality of work and would instead praise his attention to detail. Kenneth also does not focus on the commission and leave/disappear after the closing. We had a post-closing issue on whether the sellers had taken bricks from the property. Kenneth took it upon himself (after the seller's agent and seller would not replace the bricks or pay for them) to go to home depot and replace the bricks himself. Furthermore, he has been very accommodating on meeting times and location. He makes it so working with him is easy and flexible. I HIGHLY recommend Kenneth Wang as a realtor in all of DMV area!

John Paul was the absolute BOSS who recently helped us sell our home in Warrenton, VA, and there…read moreare simply not enough awesome words in the dictionary to describe what a pro he is. From start to finish, he made this process entirely painless and smooth as silk. John Paul is a MACHINE. I wish I would have started with him, but we went with another realtor for a couple months. Crickets, really. Not as responsive as we would have liked, etc. We switched to John Paul on a Tuesday, and had more showings in the subsequent week than we had for the previous 8 weeks! We had an offer less than a month later, and we cruised into closing on with zero drama. John Paul is a consummate professional who is skilled in his trade. If I move back to NoVA, he's the only guy I will trust to take care of our home needs. Honestly, you simply can't do better than him. He's reachable just about 24/7, fully versed in the latest advertising technology, an adept negotiator, and just an animal at going after the sale. You cannot go wrong here.

This man is a rock star. He kind of fell into our lap based on one simple but crucial first action…read morethat symbolizes his operating style. When we originally started looking to buy, we had no agent and put feelers out to find one. Neither of us are big phone talkers and prefer texting. That was clearly stated in every email we sent out looking for a realtor....to please text only. It got immediately irritating with the phone blowing up with calls and voicemails. We felt like chum thrown into shark-infested waters and def didn't know who to trust! Only JP respected that simple request...and from then on, once we met him and started working with him to purchase a particular home under construction, we were hooked. He is just THERE always, to the point that I worry about his work/life balance! I guess that's good for his clients. I mean INSTANT response if you have a question or concern, always. And we dealt with a very very frustrating gauntlet of a couple months because of the home being under construction, some communication lapses and incredibly exasperating lender shenanigans, literally up to a half hour before closing. I'm telling you, we wanted to drive off a cliff at times. JP kept us sane. He was like a loyal bulldog, always looking out for us, (nicely) cracking skulls to get answers from the other players in the deal. Working with him always feels like you have a friend who has your back. He clearly recognizes that for many buyers (and sellers, too!) these aren't just business deals and numbers...this is your LIFE. Buying and selling is stressful as hell for a lot of us, especially when it's something you only do a few times in life and JP is a reassuring, competent, loyal, knowledgeable and reliable force that you want looking out for you during what is often a very snaggy and unsettling process. Could not recommend him enough!

Working with Chris was one of the best decisions we made throughout our entire home search process…read more From day one, he carried himself with the utmost professionalism .... never pushy, never rushed ...always making us feel like our goals were his top priority. We originally came to Chris looking for land, and he proved immediately that he truly knows the Fredericksburg area and surrounding region inside and out. His depth of knowledge gave us real confidence that we were in the right hands. What happened next was something we didn't expect: on a whim, we decided to take a look at a few resales just to see what was out there .... and we found our next home. Without missing a beat, Chris pivoted seamlessly and guided us all the way to closing. That kind of flexibility and attentiveness to what his clients actually need is rare. Throughout the entire process, which spanned a few months, Chris was consistently responsive, resourceful, and creative. When challenges came up, he found solutions by thinking outside the box rather than hitting a wall. And through it all, it was genuinely painless. If you're looking for an agent who is knowledgeable, patient, and truly invested in your best interest, look no further. We cannot recommend Chris highly enough!

Chris and his team are awesome! Very efficient, very knowledgeable, and they think like investors…read morewhich I love. Chris has helped me purchase and sell homes in the Fredericksburg, VA area, but he also helped me look around Richmond, VA for investment properties. He was always on time and had great behind-the-scenes information on the investment. I've leaned on him for real estate and financial advice several times. If you're moving to the area and you need local expertise with genuinely deep business knowledge, Chris and his team are the way to go!