We had been renting out our Arlington townhouse for almost a decade after we moved to the west…read morecoast. The decor was definitely worn down and dated so we were really looking for a realtor who was experienced with fixing up properties before putting them on the market, since we didn't have experience renovating houses or the ability to come back to Arlington for the sale. Renata was very responsive when we reached out to her and mapped out the process needed to quickly get our house on the market with the necessary renovations. She provided very detailed estimates of her recommended renovations and was very accommodating when we didn't think all of them were necessary. She had everything ready to go the day after the tenants moved out, oversaw all aspects of the renovations and staging, and had the house on the market in less than a month. We were able to leave all details to Renata to take care of and she didn't disappoint! We received multiple offers and had an accepted offer significantly above asking price within a week. If we ever find ourselves in the Arlington real estate market again we will not hesitate to work with Renata!

We've bought and sold a dozen homes so really have strong opinions and a lot of experience about…read morewhat works when it comes to realtors. Renata is the absolute best. Truly the gold standard. She is incredibly knowledgeable about the market, uses data to ensure you get exactly the right price for your home, and includes expert staging in her fee so you are showcasing your most valuable asset in the best possible light. But much more important even than her expertise are her warmth, compassion, and positive energy. She is always available, unfailingly helpful, practical, and creative. If you want your house sold in a weekend with a minimum of hassle and at the maximum price the market will bear, hire Renata. Best real estate decision we've ever made.

A Deep, Heartfelt Warning to Military Families & Every Renter…read more The Realty Solutions Group - My Experience I want to speak from my heart, not out of anger, but out of pain... and out of love for the next family who just wants a safe, honest place to live. As a military family, we move more than most people will ever understand. We uproot our lives because we serve this country. We carry stress, uncertainty, and sacrifice into every new city, every new home. The only thing we ask in return is fairness, honesty, and human decency. What we went through with The Realty Solutions Group broke something inside me that I didn't expect. We left that home professionally cleaned, documented, photographed, and ready. We did everything right. Everything. Yet afterward, the company submitted photos that were not from our home based on what we experienced: A different stove -- different color, different style -- not the one in the home. A refrigerator photo taken after our move-out, not the one we cleaned and photographed. Images that simply did not match the truth of the condition we left behind. And while we struggled to make sense of it, our family kept discovering that the business addresses they provided did not lead to their office at all one led to a counseling center, another to an unrelated private individual. Each time we searched, it felt like hitting another wall of confusion and darkness. The individuals involved in our experience were: Amy Cooper, Alicia Davis, Alexa Devine, and Terrance Harmon. Amy Cooper and Alicia Davis are listed as Realtors -- professionals who are supposed to uphold honor, truth, and the Realtor Code of Ethics. Knowing that made the disappointment cut even deeper. And yes, based on our experience, their actions violated Virginia's requirements for truthful documentation and timely deposit returns under Virginia Code §55.1-1226. But honestly... this is not just about laws. This is about humanity. This is about basic decency. People in this world are barely surviving. Families are hurting. Hearts are heavy. Everyone is fighting something silent and painful. Why lie? Why take from people who trusted you? Why add more suffering to a world already overflowing with it? Why treat people like they are disposable, like their hard-earned money doesn't matter? It broke me. But it also woke me up. And yet... I forgive you. Not because it was okay. Not because it didn't hurt. Not because I got justice. I forgive you because I will not let your actions poison my spirit. I forgive you because God told me to let it go, even if I still feel the sting. I forgive you because whatever you sow, you will reap -- in God's time, not mine. If you needed that money more than us... Then may God bless you. May He heal whatever led you down that path. May He soften whatever hardened your heart. Because you don't know what a family is fighting when you choose to take from them. To every military family, every single mother, every father, every renter just trying to live: Please... Protect yourselves. Document everything. Do not assume job titles equal honesty. Do not assume a smile equals integrity. Do not assume everyone means you well. My faith says release it. My heart says warn others. So I'm doing both. I pray that no other family feels what we felt. I pray that honesty becomes the standard again. I pray that people stop adding pain to a world already drowning in it. And I pray this reaches the right person -- someone who just needs to know the truth before they sign that lease. God bless you. And may God change the hearts of those who hurt others, because we need more healing in this world... not more wounds.

They are extremely knowledgeable and overall great Folks. The Realty Solutions Group has been a…read moretrustworthy company since I chose them for property management. I've had my properties managed by them since 2016, and most of the tenants have been amazing. Alicia, Alexa, and Amy have kept me in the loop about the tenants' needs and property issues. I truly appreciate their honesty and professionalism. Whether dealing with great or difficult tenants, this company has been consistent, reliable, and upfront. I value honesty, decency, and respect in my business relationships, and Realty Solutions Group has shown all of these qualities. Thank you!" Honesty, decency, and respect are something that I look for with anyone I'm working with, and the Realty Solutions Group has been a Life savior over the years! Thank you!!

I have known Sherry a very long time. Her professionalism , honesty, knowledge and hard work is…read moresecond to none in the Real Estate arena. Her attention to detail and follow up is at a level that very few of her peers can match. Her integrity and willingness to go the extra mile for her clients is very well known. She has the innate ability to quickly assess what her clients needs are and develop a strategic plan to achieve the clients needs. Any one can hang a shingle and pretend to understand the market and try to be a professional but after you send a few minutes with Sherry you know you have partnered with a true professional who is elite in the area of properties. It is unfathomable that you will not be blown away by her tenacity in helping you achieve your goals. It is a shame that someone with a obvious axe to grind on a personal issue would say anything less on this format . Maybe Germany isn't use to working with such an outstanding professional. Who knows. A partnership only works if both parties invest in the goals and Sherry invests 100%. All I know is the people I know that have dealt with Sherry have been monumentally pleased. I highly recommend her.

This will be a long review, but I hope is useful for future buyers…read more First, let me go straight to the point and say that I would not recommend anyone to ever work with Sherry, specially if she was involved with the home renovation process. We purchased a home in September 2021 that Sherry had listed as fully renovated. When we met Sherry, she told us that she personally oversaw the renovations and that she was the one who selected the company that did the work. She also stated that she was so involved in the process that she even helped plant some of the plants around the property. Well, within just two months of living in the house we started to see things fall apart. First was the kitchen floor, by month three all of the grout in the kitchen was gone. As soon as it started to warm up, the chimney started to smell like smoke because instead of doing a chimney sweep, they masked the smell. The dishwasher was broken and even though Sherry stated that she hired a person to fix it, it has never worked, so we had to buy a new one. Sherry also lied about the age of the HVAC unit. Two months after moving in, we started to smell gas coming from the HVAC unit and once we got a technician to look at it, we were informed that the date written on it was incorrect. The unit was actually 22 years old. Lastly, Sherry informed us that the pool had the gunite replaced in July 2021. Well, we just had a pool company come to drain and clean the pool today and found out that it is in terrible conditions. The pool cleaners told us that based on the condition of the pool, the gunite has never been replaced and that there are clear signs that the previous owners did not take care of the pool. Bottom line is that Sherry is not a trustworthy person and I would caution anyone who is considering doing business with her.

Betsy and her team were the most fantastic people to work with when recently selling our house in…read moreBurke, VA. Besides being supernice and always responsive, they gave us great advice on preparing our home for sale, including the best staging service ever! We received 3 offers after only 4 days on the market! We accepted a full ask, no contingency offer! We could not be happier with Betsy's guidance and knowledge and the fact that she 100 percent knows how to market a home for sale! I could not recommend a realtor more than Betsy and her group as hey have guided my husband and I through this whole process with poise and ease! The professional photographs that she arranged along with the description of our home made it a breeze to sell! Trust Betsy with your next home sale!! I promise you will not be disappointed!! Best, Tracy and Dan Mickle

My wife and I have worked with Betsy and her team over a period of 20 years now across 6 different…read moretransactions. First a rental when we were just getting married, our first home (buy and sell), our forever home (buy) and a vacation property as a getaway during COVID (buy and sell). Across this we experienced buyers' markets, sellers' markets, some truly wonderful buyers and sellers, and one difficult seller going through a hard time. Through it all, there was never a time that my wife or I could ever imagine a better shepherd to lead us through the difficult and convoluted process of home sales. She is truly a pros pro in every regard - examining the market, pricing the home, staging the home, negotiating a final price, and then the complex and legal process of closing. She is with you all the way guiding you and ensuring you find the right home for your family, negotiate the best price, employ proper risk mitigation steps during the contractual phase in regard to the home inspection and evaluation, and even address the occasional hiccup that occurs post purchase. She takes the stress out of the process by shouldering it for you. On our two home sales as an example, with Betsy guiding us we had multiple strong offers, WELL above asking, before buyers had even had a chance to get in and look at the home in person. It was all through the pre-marketing work she and her team do so well. I can't recommend Betsy strongly enough and wouldn't engage in a real estate transaction with any other agent.

Outstanding realtor!!! This is the realtor you want if you are serious about selling your home. We…read morehad a previous realtor who was terrible. Mr. Tarafa Homsi picked up our home during the worst possible time of the year, the winter season and during the holidays. The house had a contract on it within six weeks, during the worst possible time to sell a home. He tried a lot of different strategies, things I would never have thought of like having our house flyer and ad transcribed into a foreign language so as to target others who speak that language in Northern Virginia. He pulled in a large section of the population that our prior realtor never would have thought of. Mr. Homsi went the extra mile for us each and every day. Its easy to see why he's been in the real estate business for over 35 years. He takes care of every detail and makes it so easy on the homeowners to get their property sold. Oh, by the way, he is also excellent at working with divorced couples. He makes sure the working partnership, all emails and conversations are shared with both the husband and wife. The partnership worked well and Mr. Homsi facilitated that very well. I highly recommend you consider Mr. Homsi for selling your property or for finding you the ideal property to buy. I have only thus far used his services for selling a property, but I will likely use him for my purchasing my next property.

I was disappointed in DC Living Real Estate, even though I would say that the price we ultimately…read morereceived for the sale of our house was satisfactory, as were the number of days the house was on the market. In addition, the DC Living brokers worked hard. There were aspects, too, of our sale that would have tried the patience of any broker, and they remained cheerful and positive throughout. Some, and perhaps most, buyers would find the two principal brokers to be a good fit. Despite all of this, I found my relationship with one of the brokers to be among the most problematic I've had with a professional. I would urge anyone considering these brokers to make sure that they are equally comfortable with both, as their styles are quite different. My clear preference for dealing with the one with whom I felt I still had a good relationship was overridden at every turn. I particularly regret having agreed to dual agency. In effect, as soon as I had done so, I no longer felt I could receive reliable advice on the price negotiations, and later on the negotiations over the list of repairs. I'm pretty sure in retrospect that the buyers would have gone through with the purchase without the split-it-down-the-middle approach that dual agency invites. I don't know this for sure, and it is quite possible we would have made the same concessions had we been advised by a broker with no stake in serving the buyer, but with dual agency I couldn't be sure. I don't blame DC Living for having agreed to dual agency, although it wasn't clear until afterwards when I asked that they did not have a prior relationship to the buyers before meeting them at one of our open houses. Later, when the broker with whom I had a problematic relationship described a portion of the commission that they were kicking back to the buyer as having been granted to help make the deal work, it seemed curious. When I inquired, I was advised that the buyers had asked for it during the negotiations to bridge the gap between us, but it was not disclosed at the time it was asked for or granted, but rather later as a heads up in connection with a form that we would see at settlement. It didn't make any difference to the amount of commission we paid, but it dovetailed with the narrative I was developing in which I felt managed and not listened to or treated with genuine respect.

We have used DC Living - specifically Deb and Skip - for three purchases and two sales of houses…read moreacross the last decade. On the sell side, they got us record setting high prices for the block both times. On the sell side, they were incredibly patient with us, introducing us to various neighborhoods, faring stops and starts to our thinking about our readiness to move. In addition, they are real home experts - the best at recommending handymen/painters/floor guys and have excellent ideas on home improvement in general. They are pretty much our go-to house consultants. Couldn't recommend more highly.

Over the years, I've known people who have recommended Anne & Nate as their top realtors in the…read moreD.C. metropolitan area and now I'm a believer too! Anne & Nate were an amazing team for selling my D.C. home during the pandemic. I appreciated working with Anne & Nate's team because they quickly coordinated vendors -- such as painters, stagers, and photographers -- and quickly listed my home on the market. Anne & Nate were proactive communicators, attentive to all of the contract details with the buyer's agent & lender, and ensured accurate documentation for closing. Anne & Nate's local knowledge is evident with the way they seamlessly work with mortgage lenders, a title company, and the local neighborhood. Bottom line: If you're going to buy or sell a home in Washington, D.C. then you should definitely work with Anne & Nate!

I sent a few properties to Anne and said I would like to tour them. Anne responded to me, "Please…read moretour those neighborhoods yourself first and see if you like the neighborhoods before I take you to tour the houses." I went with another agent and closed on one of the houses. If you work with them, they will not be your agent, you will be their agent, and you'll have to prove to them that you sincerely want to buy the houses by making an extra trip to walk on the empty burb streets yourself. So unprofessional.