Obtaining the services of a real estate agent is much more than "finding someone to sell your…read morehome". This is especially true if you are selling an inherited property as I was earlier this year. A good real estate agent will know the area, know the laws and rules and will help assess your home and get it listed and sold for a "good price". A great real estate agent is a counselor, a partner in your effort, someone who "has your back" throughout the process in addition to doing all of the real estate work. Philippa Main is an *outstanding* real estate agent and an even better person. My father passed away leaving a home in Woodbridge, Virginia - the home in which I grew up and which contained almost 50 years of possessions. I contacted Philippa in March of 2026 to discuss its potential sale even as the house was in significant disarray while I engaged in the slow process of cleaning it out and sorting through the many things my parents had accumulated over the years. When she visited the home, I looked around and threw up my hands. Philippa looked around and said, "we can make this happen." I sought her out specifically because she mentioned having expertise in sales of homes that are inherited - a particular niche that involves a delicate dance of handling family dynamics, wills, probate laws and determining what, if any, money should be put into renovations or improvements that will get a reasonable return on the investment. From our first conversation over the phone - which she took time to do in the middle of a busy weekend - Philippa was incredibly personable, easy to talk to and anticipated many of my questions and many of my concerns as we talked. By the end of our conversation, I felt like I was chatting with a friend who had expertise I needed. Over the following three months, she was a (rapidly-responded-to) text or phone call away as I navigated getting the house ready for sale. She helped outline a schedule and a plan to list the home. She connected me with a large network of trusted service providers from junk removers to contractors to painters to flooring experts from whom I obtained estimates and some of whom I contracted to help clear out the house and prepare it for sale. While she always reiterated that she would back any decision I made regarding the house, I always sought her counsel when making major decisions such as whether or not to spend money on renovations and, if so, which ones were most important. Of course, there were obstacles - some amusing, some less-so - but Philippa helped me handle each one with a confidence borne of having "seen it before". That is an incredibly valuable thing when dealing with a stressful situation. In the end, the home was listed in June and had nearly seventy showings in three days. The house sold for well over its asking price and after all of it I know some things: The home could have been sold by another agent. But few, if any, others could have been a partner in the process the way Philippa was for me. She was a trusted resource, a confidant, a person who knew when to inject humor into a situation and when helping me vent was what was needed - she understands people and the process of selling an inherited home in addition to being a brilliant real estate agent who knows the area and who knows how to get the job done. I couldn't recommend her more for ANY real estate work but, especially, if you face the task of preparing and selling an inherited property.

Philippa is a phenomenal realtor. She is very knowledgeable about the Arlington market and is…read moreespecially skilled around selling inherited homes. Her warmth comes though on every interaction. If you are selling a home in northern VA or selling an inherited home in this area, I highly recommend reaching out to Philippa. She is very generous with her time and skilled at what she does. You won't be disappointed!

I've bought many homes and after working with Nina and her team, this is the best settlement…read morecompany I have ever dealt with. They are responsive to all questions and issues that you may have. They triple check their work and make sure you understand everything that's happening. They also treat you like family instead of a customer, something that's rare in this line of work. They are Professional, on time, and courteous on all emails and phone calls. I would highly recommend them to all my friends, family, and coworkers. They deserve 10 stars!

Great work, very happy with their service. Nina and her team are very knowledgable, patient, and…read moremeticulous, explain you everything step by step. My agent has closed hundreds of houses and he told me they are the best team he has worked with. He decided to use their service in the future.

I want to express my sincere appreciation to House Buyers of America, Inc., for their outstanding…read morecustomer service during the sale of our home. From start to finish, the experience was seamless and professional. I especially want to commend Jason Cortina, Acquisition Consultant, for his attentive support, and Matty Green, Settlement Coordinator, whose dedication and extra efforts were instrumental in making this process successful. Everyone I interacted with was courteous, knowledgeable, and friendly, ensuring there were no surprises along the way. I highly recommend House Buyers of America, Inc., to anyone looking to buy or sell a home..

I engaged them for my home, as I was expecting a sudden transfer to another state. Their offer was…read more50% of market value, compared to another firm's 75% offer. I sensed they try to find the truly desperate homeowners. So, proceed with caution with your eye's wide open, getting multiple offers. I did not take their offer obviously.

I can't say enough about how great Kenneth was as our realtor. I was not the one purchasing, but I…read morewas helping my boyfriend who was looking for his first home to buy in Rockville. Kenneth was INCREDIBLY patient. We went to look at so many properties together, almost every week for 2 months, and we really took our time--and Kenneth never rushed us and was super encouraging. My boyfriend went for 2 properties before he finally got one (third time's a charm right?). This covid market is incredibly hard on buyers during this time, with the best looking properties receiving 10+ offers. Kenneth was very spot on in estimating how much a place would go for, and what it would take to try and beat the other offers--the only reason my boyfriend lost to one, for example, was because my boyfriend just wasn't willing to go any higher, but we found out Kenneth was right (of course) on what it would've taken to win. Kenneth is incredibly responsive and so easy to talk to. We are extreme night owls, and my boyfriend hates checking his email. Kenneth is so easy to reach (we communicated via messenger), and so responsive. And even late at night at 2 AM, my boyfriend felt awful messaging him, but Kenneth was truly okay with it and was still awake, and still responded. I always ask a lot of questions, but my boyfriend asks a LOT of questions (sorry bf haha), but Kenneth has always been able to answer all the questions, or looked into it if he didn't know the answer. One VERY valuable knowledge Kenneth possesses (aside from his spot on realtor instincts) is he's familiar with renovations and can give you a rough estimate of how much a renovation for, say, a bathroom, would be. His family apparently works in that field, so it was pretty neat and informative to ask him to estimate how much a kitchen renovation would cost (while looking at the sad sad kitchen), so we can take that cost into consideration. This was also valuable where Kenneth could advise what to renovate to ensure value add, if we were interested in the property. Last, Kenneth is just so generous and nice. One time after seeing 4 houses, I asked him later that night how the rest of his day went, and he said that he was so tired, he fell asleep at a home depot parking lot (which I found hilarious). But, I found out later that he was at the home depot to buy materials to help his client (seller) polish her "as is" property, and without her knowing :). He's a great person to work with--you won't regret it! Thanks for everything, Kenneth!

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 had a terrible and very disgusting experience with one of the Real State Agents who work for this…read morecompany. I contacted Simin Soltani via the Zillow website to schedule a visit to one of the apartment in rent. See below: 1) In my initial email, I was very specific on the date and times I was available. I mentioned that I was only available on 5/20 after 12pm (see screenshot from Zillow) 2) All the communications after my initial email via Zillow were by text message, which I believe is very unprofessional. She mentioned she was available at 7pm and I said I needed to check if I could make it (See screenshot of the text message and note no date is mentioned) 3) I requested a confirmation via email of the conversation via text message. Her answer was "I will be there" 4) Simin called me on 5/19 at around 7:15 pm. She was very rude and disrespectful and hung up on me stating that I told her to meet that day at 7. I called her back and said she got confused and we agreed to meet in Saturday... She hung up again I have worked with many other real state agents in the past and I was never this disgusted with the lack of professionalism and work ethics that this agent showed. I hope the company has a serious talk with her as this work ethics is completely unacceptable.

Working with Simin Soltani was a wonderful experience! She was patient, kind, helpful and flexible…read more We often had to change appointment times because of work and she was very gracious. She helped us find a rental first. Most agents don't put a lot of effort into rentals because that is not a main source of income, but Simi worked tirelessly with us to help us find the right fit. A year later she helped us find our dream home to buy. She is very knowledgeable about the area as well as architecture so she was an asset in helping us find a quality home in the right neighborhood. She truly wanted to help us find the RIGHT Home and not just make a quick sale and commission. We loved working with her and it's a little bittersweet that she helped us find a such perfect home because we know we won't get to work with her again any time soon. Please call Simi, you will not be disappointed.

I've worked with Eddie twice now looking for rentals, and while I did not find an apartment this…read moresecond time around by the time my current lease ended, he did help me and my roommate find a perfect condo for the two of us within our budget the first time. He's been a great partner to work with both times - very responsive, and a huge advocate for you during the process! I would definitely recommend him if you're looking for either a rental or a purchase, and I'm sure I'll be reaching out to him again when I'm ready for my next place.

Eddie was absolutely AMAZING to work with! We cannot recommend him enough. My husband and I found…read moreout we were moving to North Virginia and started looking at housing on our own and we quickly became overwhelmed and stressed by the research. I was given Eddie's contact and I do not regret getting in touch with him. He has helped us from beginning to the end, has been extremely responsive, and well informed (he knows what he is doing!!). We were afraid we would not be great candidates because of our animals but we found the perfect place for us on the start date we requested and in our budget. His communication is fantastic and he fought for us to make sure we had the best place to live. There aren't enough words to express how grateful we are to have found him. Do not hesitate to reach out to him! Thank you again Eddie

Miller and Smith builds beautiful homes and even my private inspector said they use quality…read morematerials. With that being said, they use quality materials but their follow through and contractors are horrible. Nothing but problems from day one in the sales office, through out construction and now living in the home for 30 days. Repeatedly have to take time off work to have contractors come back for multiple visits to fix issues. No electrical in bathrooms, water heater not working, garage door opener stopped working, leaking pipe in garage with mold on it, cut cable lines during construction, missing outlets... you name it, its happened with our house. I understand things happen during construction and im normally a patient person but the way these items are handled, the lack of compassion or even general customer service or support is the reason they are getting a 2 star rating. Not even sure why im giving them 2 stars with how frustrated i am but the home is cosmetically beautiful just not functioning. Miiller and Smith really needs to improve their follow through and supervision of subcontractors during construction and after the owner occupies the home they need a better support system or they just need to hire better quality contractors. Miller and Smith hires a company called ProHome which is supposed to provide all warranty support - they are a total joke and add ABSOLUTELY NO VALUE to the new home. They are actually just a 3rd party who you now have to manage on top of managing all the actual issues. They have no power or show no want to help you aside from their responsibility of scheduling appointments with the different trades if you have an issue. They do not care that the plumber had to come to my house 3 times and the electrical company also took 3 visits to get things workings. Customer service is the worst. If I had the option i would totally cancel the home purchase. Be prepared to take multiple days off work, wait during 6 hour arrival windows and multiple visits because they cant seem to get it right the first time. You'll get a beautiful bathroom but the tile work will look as though a child cut the tiles and the outlets wont work but you could look at it and imagine how great it would be to take a hot shower once your hot water is working again. I dream big. One day I will actually be able to enjoy my brand new home. So if you have endless time off work and have zero other responsibilities, MILLER AND SMITH IS THE WAY TO GO.

A builder that doesn't bother to paint the garage walls of $1 million homes? Who does that? The…read morecommunity looks cheap from the street when garage doors are open.

If you want to find a rude and unprofessional agent, please give her a call. Just like all the…read morecomments others left here. I do not understand how a unprofessional and rude business owner still survive. When I called in regarding one of her listing, I said I'm from xx company and I have a client who is interesting in her listing. Then she said " why don't you disclose you are an agent? " I have no idea where she comes from and what she mean by not disclosing I'm an agent. If you want to have fun, taste and learn what rude mean in a professional world, she would be your perfect teacher.

Very unprofessional company!…read more So I'm on the hunt for commercial space in Northern VA, and I come across listings by Tysons Realty. I sent Pauline Thompson (who is the owner) an email which was very detailed, and included my contact information. It's been a week now and she hasn't called or emailed me, and today I sent her a follow up email. Pauline responded via email 2 hours later, and her reply (word for word): i answer the phone 24/7 Then a minute later, I check my phone, and noticed a voice mail from Pauline...she said: "got your email, you got mine, so that says I answer my phone 24/7!" Whoa...so you couldn't contact your prospective client a week earlier and just help me? Or give a Hi, sorry, etc. Nothing! The way she's handled this entire process has been completely rude and unprofessional! I'll be looking for another real estate firm to work with going forward.

We initially contacted Dan after seeing "COMING SOON ORANGE LINE LIVING" signs outside some of the…read morehomes we lusted after during our house hunt. Upon meeting Dan, his knowledge of the orange-line housing market was very impressive. This guy lives in the neighborhood and certainly knows the comps. In an era of multiple bids, Dan helped us realize that beyond just throwing money at a new home, there are others ways to write a very competitive offer. Additionally, Dan was also able to get us several viewings of townhomes before they came on the market - something I think gave him a huge edge over other realtors in the area. Because of the shortage of inventory (especially townhomes) in Arlington County, this makes all the difference in the world. Dan also offers a "one-percent off" for buyers guarantee (check out his website) which we thought was a great touch. Throughout the whole process, Dan was extremely responsive (which is very important to a first-time home buyer) - even helping us through a mortgage crisis while he was on his honeymoon. In the end, we couldn't be happier with our new home. And we'll certainly be contacting Dan and his team down the road when we start thinking about selling :) BONUS: "Orange-line living open house" sign twirlers by the Clarendon metro. How can you not love that!!??

Thanks to Rachel Morrison and the whole team for everything! Rachel was the ultimate professional,…read moreincredibly responsive and a superb communicator. You can tell she is immensely passionate about her job and making her clients happy. I couldn't imagine having gone through the home buying process with anyone else! Thanks again!

My wife and I worked with Yony and the DMV Team to purchase our 2nd home. Yony also listed and…read moresold our condo during the process. We ended up finding exactly what we wanted in a great school district. Yony really came through for us. He is very knowledgeable. He's quick to respond and great at understanding your needs. I highly recommend Yony.

It is gratifying to know someone dedicated to doing a great job. I would like to give a shout out…read moreespecially to Yoni Kifle, his professionalism and understanding in buying our home exceeded our expectations. His excellent service, frequent communication, professionalism and dependability are sincerely appreciated. In this highly competitive market, he proved to be an able negotiator. Most of all, we are so pleased that every phone call to answer our questions or calm our concerns was returned so quickly. Thanks, in his case, certainly is not enough! He went above and beyond and we would certainly recommend his services to anyone that is interested in buying a home. Sosina