Jeff helped us buy our new home and sell our former home in Alexandria. He is an honest, patient,…read morecommunicative realtor who has great follow through. His expertise is much appreciated and it made the process so much easier!

TL;DR - don't sleep on making Jeff your realtor. Your life will be better for it and you'll be…read morehappy you bought a home and a future with his help. If you're on the fence about buying a house, find the prospect of the homebuying process daunting, or find playing the "real estate game" pretty distasteful (hi, that's me -- all of the above), Jeff Jacobs is THE perfect realtor for you. My wife and I met Jeff at an open house and immediately we were impressed by how disarming and reassuring he was. Looking back, I think a lot of that comes from Jeff being a genuinely good listener, and being exceptional at centering his clients' needs. He's got a really good sense of humor, too. Even after our first chance encounter, my wife and I were content to fly solo, but Jeff stuck with us; not engaging in any high-pressure tactics, but simply being consultative he won us over. He literally came over to our house (mid-pandemic) and chatted with us in our front yard as we sat around in camping chairs. Jeff was honest in his assessment about not only what we could afford, but what we should be targeting given the lifestyle that we want to lead. He also shared plenty of his own recent-homebuying knowledge which was invaluable in the process. We found our forever home pretty quickly with Jeff's help and went through a fast closing scenario, where Jeff and his team of experts had everything on rails and made completing the sale relatively frictionless (I may have given him a few gray hairs in the process, TBH). Ulimately, Jeff wants to see his clients happy and set them up for the best possible future. He still checks up on us, invites us to client appreciation events, jokes with us, and talks to us about life. What real estate agent does that in the DMV? This is the kind of white-glove relationship building you find in small towns, not big metro areas.

Over the last two decades I've owned and managed several rental units in Reston and for much of…read morethat time Mark Wilson, a man I've known and worked with for many years, helped me in vetting tenants, negotiating leases, and acquiring maintenance assistance when it was needed. It was always a smooth process. So when it came time to finally sell the final property there was no question in my mind who I would turn to handle the transaction. The sale was made as part of a 1031 Exchange which takes special expertise and Mark brought this and much more to the table making the entire process as efficient and as transparent as possible. His market analysis and subsequent contract negotiation was on the mark - pun intended - and we brought the sale to close in record time. Timing was important because of the Exchange requirements which necessitate closure within some very strict parameters. To assist in this Mark referred me to an excellent colleague of his in my acquisition market - Richmond, VA - and that proved key in making the entire process work. What could have been a tricky - and costly - procedure went very quickly and very smoothly. My time in the Reston market both as a resident and investor has now come to a close but were that ever to change Mark would be the first person I'd call to get it taken care of. He is a person of integrity whose opinions I value, skills as an agent I admire, and recommendations I have faithfully and profitably followed. If you're in need of a truly professional real estate agent, I highly recommend him to you. He does not disappoint. Thanks Marks!

I have worked with Mark for more than 20 years regarding home purchases, sales, and rental property…read moretransactions. He is great and highly recommend him for all your realtor needs.

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!

Brian and his assistant, Kristin are an amazing team of incredible professionals. They went the…read moreextra mile in each and every turn of the process, making it much easier on me and my family. We appreciated their responsiveness, professionalism, and expertise. The experience exceeded our expectations. Thank you, Brian!

My coworker recommended Brian to me. And after working with various realtors previously, I would…read morehave to say Brian and his team is by far the best realtor team I've seen. Selling a property is such a stressful situation because it involves a lot of processes and balancing between selling the current house and buying the next home. Brian and his team are extremely responsive. They are knowledgeable about various processes and stayed on top of everything. They really made the selling our current house and buying our next house a seamless process. During the selling of our house, Brian's market strategy landed us 10+ showings with in the first few days and an official offer the second day on market. We ended up accepting that offer since we are getting the full price we've asked for. On the buying side, I worked with Jenn on Brian's team. She is very responsive and knowledgable about the area we are buying and helped us obtained all necessary information for us to make the final decision on which house to buy. Throughout the period after we put an offer on our next house, she proactively communicated with the sellers, my lenders, various other parties, e.g. Title company, home inspector... to make sure everything is progressing. We bought the house without any hiccups. I highly recommend Brian to make your life a lot easier during the selling and buying.

I had the best experience buying my arlington townhouse with Steve! His network and connections in…read morethe industry made every part of buying and selling a home a piece of cake! The fact that he pulled off this amazing sell and buy during a pandemic is a testament to his sheer talent and hard work. You cannot possibly find a better real estate agent in this area. it is just not possible.

I would not recommend this company. Using Redfin would of been a better choice. I was very annoyed…read morewith the entire process, even-though the home selling and purchasing experience should of been a smooth and enjoyable process. 1. I had picked out my lot and options on my own before contacting Evan to make an offer with the builder. 2. I negotiated with Evan to receive a refund of 1% from the purchase of my new home, since I have already selected the options and the lot before contacting him. After the negotiations were complete he informed me he could not honor our agreement, since the builder provided a 2% sales commission instead of a 3% commission. 3. Evan had the sales manager of the new property negotiate with me directly, instead of going through him. 4. On the sales of my condo I was told I could get full price, if not multiple offers. Evan had a two hour window for my open house and sent an associate, instead of holding the open house himself. I only had three showings that day. 5. I had originally had a 4.5% total commission to be shared by the seller and buyer agent. Two days before listing of my condo Evan asked me to increase the commission to 5% as his market research had found that buying agents were not willing to show a property for a 2% commission as Compass was receiving a 2.5% sales commission. This should of been brought up before the listing of my apartment when I signed the listing agreement a month ahead of time. 6. I was offered an opening offer by a Redfin buyer $5,000 below asking prior to my open house and I felt Evan was working for the buyer instead of representing me as the seller. 7. At the closing of my condo Evan was not present and his assistant had sent the wrong closing time to the title lawyer, so I waited around an hour past my scheduled closing to sign the closing documents. 8. Evan never showed up to my final walk-through for my new property and blamed a scheduling error. 9. Two business days before closing I had already transferred all closing costs and down payment to the title company. The title company notified me that Evan had emailed them to include admin fees for Compass after I had wired my funds. I had to contact him that this was shady business practices and to remove the admin fees. 10. Evan never showed up to my closing day for my new property and just collected his commission. Horrible business practices.

If you are looking for a dedicated, hardworking, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic real estate agent…read morewith a great sense of humor, look no further than Zach Lipson of the Jason Martin Group. We worked Zach to purchase our first house in 2018, and six years later we didn't hesitate to call him again to help us find a new house and sell our first house. As before, buying a home with Zach was painless and low stress; he constantly kept us updated on the process and gave us a lot of advice to help us secure our dream home. Additionally, the process of selling our home with Zach was one of the easiest things I've ever done; Zach gave us a lot of wonderful advice on repairs we should make to help us get top dollar for our house (which we did) and was extremely communicative about what was happening and forms we needed to sign while we waited to close. We would highly recommend Zach for both buying and selling a house and are so grateful that Zach is not only our wonderful real estate agent but also a good friend.

Zach was great! Friendly, knowledgeable, good sense of humor. We liked that he was from the DC area…read moreand thus had a lot of experience and knew the real estate market very well. He put a lot of effort into finding us properties that suited our criteria. Given his background in construction and property management, he helpfully flagged potential problems for us in the houses we toured. He walked us through the whole process of buying our first home and advised us diligently, and was extremely responsive and communicative the entire time we worked with him, particularly in the critical hours we were putting in our offer on our new place. We love our condo -- it's in an ideal location, great condition and within our budget -- and we love that Zach helped us find this place! Would highly recommend!

Judi Shields was very involved with her personal life to adequately represent me. She was busy with…read morea family wedding and unavailable for days at a time and did not explain the addendum's she had me sign, costing me an extra half of a percent in commission. Additionally she left the country during the sale of the house and never told me that she was thousands of miles away for the closing. She said she had "other commitments and would be available by phone for the closing"! In fact, she was in a time zone seven hours ahead of Eastern Time and not readily available at all. She left Dan Metcalf in charge and if I called him, he would tell me that he wasn't the listing broker. The pièce de resistance was him leaving a message with the Title Closing Officer that I "wasn't nice" I have a photo of the message if anyone wants to contact me privately to see it. These people were supposed to be representing me! I had some questions the night before closing and instead of speaking to me, Judi & Tamar responded by threatening me with legal action accusing me of being in breach of contract if I didn't go to the closing in the morning. Gali, the supposed owner, left me a text message or email while I was driving to the closing asking if I was going to the closing and if she should come. I saw it when I arrived at the closing. I responded immediately that I was at the closing. She called a little while later screaming at me that her time was valuable and did I want her to come from Takoma Park to Rockville. I said I did. By the time she arrived the closing was finishing up. She did not say one word to me and no one from this group got in touch to even offer congratulations on the sale of the home. I strongly suggest that you look elsewhere for an agent. They are only interested in cashing your check

We entered our search for a suitable property to purchase with a lot of trepidation due to rapidly…read morechanging real estate market conditions and the constraints imposed by 1031 exchange regulations. However, at the end of the day the transaction went smoothly and we purchased a "dream home." While the happy result could be partly attributed to luck, Dan's and Gali's deep knowledge of the local market, efficient scheduling of property viewings and expert negotiation advice were major factors in our success. This is our second very positive experience with the Finn Family Group. Should we have future real estate needs in the Washington, D.C. area we will not hesitate to engage their services again.

We were downsizing and moving from Montgomery County to Calvert County and we went with John…read moreWilliams. I have to say this was the most stress-free, easy process that we've ever gone through. He made everything very simple, he explained everything to us and was very patient with us. The process took a few months and he was with us the whole time and I would heartily recommend him to anyone looking to sell and buy a home.

John was great for us as first time homebuyers, his knowledge of both the realtor side of the…read moreprocess as well as the maintenance side of things gave us a unique approach at what to look for in the perfect home. Communication was quick and consistent. I would definitely recommend John as a realtor!