Kevin Tsan guided me through the entire process from beginning to end. He took the time to find out…read morewhat I was looking for by listening to me and asking smart questions. He explained the house buying process and the extra effort needed to succeed in Arlington Virginia and DC area. He referred me to a great local lender. He advised me where to look, what to look for, and how much to bid. At every step of the process, he told me exactly what needed to be done next. At the same time, he was never pushy and always ensured I was comfortable with what I am getting into. Kevin fully understand the VA/DC market and by following his advice, we ended up succeeding on getting the offer ratified. He held my hands and educated me every step of the way: from mortgage bankers, to desirable neighborhoods in our range, to home inspectors and contractors I could trust. Any question I had, I'd receive an incredibly detailed and informative response, and I learn way more than I would have in the hours I'd spend online trying to figure it out for ourselves. What I appreciated most about Kevin Tsan is that he was a completely genuine person, and always had my best interest at heart. In such a crazy market, I ended up house-hunting for a while. In that time, I rode a rollercoaster of emotions, but always knew I could trust Kevin Tsan to keep us level-headed and focused on the goal. On top of all that, he remains to be a great person to know even after their work is done. He is absolutely amazing recommendations for anything you might need for your home: movers, gardeners, handymen, plumbers, electricians, etc. Anytime I need to hire someone for something house related, the first thing I do is email Kevin for recommendations. If you are looking for a buyer's or seller's agent in Virginia and DC, you aren't going to find anyone better than Kevin Tsan. Thanks to Kevin Tsan I have been able to find the right home for investment and couldn't be happier. I know exactly who to call and refer my family and friends!

I have had two awesome real estate transactions with Kevin. He worked really hard to get the price…read moredown on my purchase and got me over asking on my sale. He goes out of his way to help with everything. Highly recommend.

Had a wonderful experience with Dave Wagner while searching for a new home in Maryland! He was able…read moreto recommend several great choices based on what we were looking for, he helped us look at quite a few options in person, and when it came down to the house we wanted he helped us create a competitive bid which beat out at least two others. Every step from initial contact to closing was super easy. He is an excellent communicator, very knowledgeable about Maryland real estate, and I never once had to follow up and ask if something was being done...he was on top of everything. This was a huge relief because we were looking for houses during a time that we had started new jobs, had killer commutes, and literally had almost no brain power or energy to be worrying about if our deal was on track. If you like someone who is easy to work with, friendly, flexible, super knowledgeable, and very organized and detail oriented, Dave is your man.

Working with Lise to sell my home was a pleasure! A process that could easily be a nightmare was a…read moredream. She knows what she's doing and does it with skill and grace.

My husband and I met Feras at an open house in September 2025. While that house wasn't what we were…read morelooking for, Feras worked with us until we did find the right home for us. He always responds quickly to texts and emails, and he answered all of our questions and gave us his honest opinion of each property that we saw. We just closed on our first home, and we're very grateful that we had Feras with us to guide us through the whole process.

Rich exceeded our already-high expectations during the sale and purchase of our home. He got our…read morehouse under contract within three days of being on the market and closed within 30 days for an amount over our listing price. During the process of getting to "sold," we found that Rich cares, is a man of high integrity, is knowledgeable, works hard, and has an experienced team that adds value during the selling process. He has earned a consistent high rating for a reason. From the first time we met Rich at one of his open houses, we got the sense that he was extremely knowledgeable, engaging, and cared about being the best realtor out there. Then we checked his reviews and saw that he was highly rated, which was consistent with our first impression. Therefore, we held onto his contact information, and when it came time to sell and buy our new house, we felt confident that Rich was the best person to help us. After working with Rich, we found our impressions were reality. He has a great eye for detail and an experienced team that led us to getting our house ready for sale. Rich provided many tips on how to stage our old home and make it look great. He hired a professional stager, Linda, who gave us great tips to make the house look its best with the items that were already there. Photos of our home were great and even though we didn't need to use flyers (because our house sold so fast), they also looked great. Once we were under contract, he had a team efficiently handle all of the administrative steps to get ready for closing. When Rich said he would do something he did it. We felt great about Rich because we knew that he was doing his best job for us, and we can't thank him enough for this! He cared about us as if we were his most important customers, even though we only met him at an open house for the first time. I suspect all of his customers feel the same. With regards to helping us buy our new home, we purchased a new construction home, so we don't have much experience with Rich in terms of him showing us homes. However, when selecting options and lots for our new home, Rich provided some good tips on things to consider, and helped us walk through the newly built home to make sure there weren't any deficiencies. We were happy that we had his knowledge as we purchased our new home as well.

In 1999, Rich helped us purchase out first (and only) house here in VA. Several years later, Rich…read morealso helped our daughter purchase her condo. Rich made it a very easy process since we lived out of state at the time and didn't know anyone to help with the process. Over the years, we have kept in touch with Rich. He has been a good source of recommendations for just about anything.

Henry did an outstanding job helping me and my wife find and rent the perfect house. After about a…read moremonth of searching on our own and feeling discouraged, we met him at a showing and immediately saw how professional he was. A few days later, we decided to work with him, and within just two days, we had secured the perfect home. Henry really listened to what we wanted, made excellent suggestions, and showed us a house we ended up loving. He then moved quickly, contacted the listing agent and landlord right away, presented our profile in the best possible light, and made the whole process feel easy. He is the definition of a true professional: responsive, knowledgeable, serious about his work, and incredibly quick to reply to texts and emails, even on weekends. I highly recommend Henry to anyone looking for a realtor who is proactive, reliable, and genuinely excellent at what he does.

I had the pleasure of working with Henry Nam throughout our renting journey, and he has been…read moreexceptionally helpful since day one. We started looking for a house about two months early, but Henry never once complained. He was more of a true friend than just an agent. His listings cover most of the houses in the Maryland area, and his communication is top-notch. After we found a house we liked, Henry was incredibly involved and detailed throughout the entire process, from submitting the application to the day of the walkthrough and getting the keys. He even provided access to Updater with the necessary steps before moving, including utilities, internet, movers, and more. He is well organized, polite, and always willing to help and answer any questions. If you're looking to buy or rent in Maryland, HAWT Homes is where to go. We're very thankful for the call that connected us with him. If we ever need to move to another rental or decide to buy, HAWT Homes will definitely be our go-to agent.

Matt is a consummate professional, easy to work with and very knowledgeable. He exceeded…read moreexpectations by successfully marketing and selling out all eight condo units in Lanier Station in Lanier Heights at proforma in what was a very complex and challenging new condominium development. Most importantly, he was patient and communicated in a way that instilled trust within our partnership. Separately, he helped my family and me find and purchase our current home at a very favorable price. We will work with him again and strongly recommend him to others!

Matt was amazing; he closed the initial deal at the price we asked, and made sure we got the…read moreproperty by seeing us all the way through to closing. He reassured us through some bumps with the lender and helped us make sure the deal happened on time and at the right price! We really relied on his expertise and he was supportive, professional, and wonderfully attentive to our needs throughout. Really glad we had his services on this.

Kadjologo (aka Kadjolo or Cassie) is an astute, conversational, helpful, likable realtor. I…read morecouldn't be more impressed with his skill! One of the unique things he does is hosting themed open houses ( I.e homes in NE under $400,000) that are no pressure ways to learn about what's out there. I actually found about those via a Meetup group and his skill on the home tours won me over. He helped me in a clutch to achieve my homeownership dreams!

Fantastic service, a realtor that understands the market intricacies and trends. He will find you…read morethe perfect house based on your wants and needs and will advise you to ensure you are making a value based offer. Never in a rush to hurry a client into purchasing just to make a commission. He even follows up months after the transaction to ensure everything is okay. Fantastic realtor and one of the best in the DC metro area

When we were ready to sell our house, we offered the listing to Mark, and had a disappointing…read moreexperience. We had worked with his firm to buy the house and, in retrospect, I think we gave the benefit of the doubt a little too much the first time around. Both times, he was not straightforward with us about pretty fundamental stuff that we'd tried to establish from the beginning. He was also not especially positive to work with, and none of the contractors he recommended were positive either. On the selling end, what we were looking for was a realtor to work with us as teammates in selling our house, allowing us a little bit of input into how the house would be made over for the sale. We were selling a vintage colonial house in MD, so it made sense for it to be presented just a hair differently than a modern high-rise condo in downtown DC, for example. Of the realtors we interviewed, Mark had the most disagreements with us about how to make over the house, but we thought he would be the most straightforward person to work with. So before offering him the listing, we asked how differences of opinion would be settled, and he said he'd ultimately defer to us. After six weeks of waiting on his primary stager, Mark finally brought over another one, Bona Gjoni (who has iffy reviews on Yelp). We wanted to be open-minded, and we agreed to at least 80% of what she said. However, she was very hard to work with; she was cold, rarely spoke to us (she mainly just addressed Mark), and she frankly seemed put off that we were there at all. (Mark later explained that they usually just stage vacant homes.) We suggested that if she told us how strongly she felt about her suggestions on a scale of 1-10, we could use that to inform our decision -- but she rejected this idea out of hand and said she's "a 10 on everything." She wanted us to paint our kitchen a specific shade of light brown (!) because "all [her] clients do that". (Shouldn't design be tailored to the property, not the same for all?) Oddly enough, what was a dealbreaker for Mark was when we disagreed with Bona's directive to paint our whole fireplace a glossy jet black. This seemed way out of character for our parkside country-mouse colonial, and we emailed Mark to ask if we could take a breath before deciding whether to proceed with Bona -- while emphasizing how important it was to us to make sure *he* was comfortable with all the choices made. He said we should leave all these decisions to the professionals, and wrote a long message about how experienced he was. When we said we get it, we just want to be *a* part of the team to some extent, he abruptly emailed us to bow out of the listing because of the fact that we "have your own ideas of how you want to present and market your home." This was a real curveball a month and a half into working with him. We didn't have any particularly zany ideas for our house -- it seemed like the problem was that we wanted any input whatsoever. Then I realized that all 3 of the references I'd called from his recent sales were seniors who had already moved into assisted living and had him handle 100% of the preparation process -- maybe that is his jam. So it seems like Mark prefers to only work with sellers who do not want any input at all; that's fine if that's his choice -- the frustrating thing was that he was not straightforward with us from the beginning, even though we tried to be very straightforward with him. We had shared all our opinions/preferences on the house during the interview stage, so none of it was a surprise. We had even directly asked about how he'd handle differences of opinion. If he had been honest from the beginning about his "my way or the highway" approach, it would have saved us all a lot of wasted time. In the end, the realtor we ended up selling our house with was outstanding: very kind, smart, and straightforward; his stager and most other contractors were excellent (super nice, very responsive, and did quality work); and we were thrilled with the results. So all's well that ends well, but much like in our buying experience, Mark did a bait-and-switch. We told him exactly what we were looking for, he accepted enthusiastically, and then he changed things up on us later in a non-straightforward way. Our hope is that an honest review can be helpful to others trying to choose a realtor that will suit their needs.

Mark Meyerdirk is a rock star, plain and simple. Super organized, on the ball, and extremely…read moreknowledgeable about the DC market. We saw a listing in pre-sale and loved it. Mark went to bat for us and within an hour he'd sent us spreadsheets of comparable homes, pricing trends, and his impressions on what we should offer. He also advised us to write a personal letter to the seller. He surmised correctly from the condition of the house that the owners would likely prefer an early offer so they don't have a parade of people coming in and out of their lovely home. He was so right! The offer price he suggested was higher than the asking but not astronomically high. After reviewing all the data he shared, we followed his advice for the offer price and also spent some time writing a personal letter to the seller. It worked! Even though the sellers had another pre-offer, they accepted ours. Mark was not done. Since we were first time home buyers, Mark walked us through all the steps to closing. He communicated by email and text and answered questions at all times of the day and night, be it 7AM or 11PM. His working style fits right in with the typical DC type-A crowd, who (like me) want things done yesterday. Finally, we closed and then went out for drinks with Mark. He even bought us a surprise house warming gift that was incredibly thoughtful and personal. Mark is such a personable and likable guy. He'll adapt to your working style and roll with the punches. His communication style is straightforward and (thankfully) completely lacking the typical real-estate patronizing tone. I cannot recommend him enough for the DC market! Apart from being our agent, he is now our friend and we look forward to that friendship. Kudos to Mark. Even my angry cat is happy!