“My first time buying experience was hectic in this crazy market, but I wouldn't have gotten through it without Jennifer. I highly recommend her for all of your realtor needs. She was always responsive, knowledgeable, flexible, and honest.”
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“My first time buying experience was hectic in this crazy market, but I wouldn't have gotten through it without Jennifer. I highly recommend her for all of your realtor needs. She was always responsive, knowledgeable, flexible, and honest.”
“Jamie is the best realtor I have worked with -- responsive, very knowledgeable, a real personal touch. She helped me through a difficult personal time and negotiated a solid contract for our new house. I told her I wanted to … clone her. Have told everyone what a great experience we had and highly recommend her!” Show More
“Stop right here, this is the best agent you will find! James Strum was incredibly insightful and intuitive about the market and was honest with me about what to do and what to expect. Everything he told me was right! … He sold my home quickly in Glen Allen, and one of his agents, Jamie, helped me purchase a home in Short Pump, and she was awesome as well. James also works with an incredible network of vendors, and I used his contacts to make some repairs before we put my house on the market.” Show More
“James was awesome. We had been renting our house in Midlothian after relocating in 2012. We told James that we wanted to sell the house as quickly as possible. He listed the house at the end of … April and we closed June 1 at our target price. He was responsive, available, and dependable. 1. He did a good job getting us to list the house at the right price--and identifying where to cost-effectively invest in upgrades to sell quickly. 2. We had high-maintenance renters living in the house--James was excellent at managing them as we put the house on the market. 3. He did a great job staging the house and positioning it online. 4. The first (and only!) weekend he did an open house we had 20 visitors. We had two fair offers within four days of the open house. He represented us well during negotiations and we were very happy with the final price. We will recommend James to all of our friends and family buying and especially selling in Central VA.” Show More
“We used James to buy our house when we moved to Richmond three years ago based on a reference from a friend, and recently chose to use his firm to sell our house when we moved from Richmond based on … the original experience. I am a very analytic person, and was extremely impressed by the quality and depth of James research regarding the market for our property. He even suggested we go above the price that I originally discussed with him, which shows he had our best interest in mind and was not just interested in making an easier sell. Thanks to James, we got several thousand dollars above the original asking price that I was envisioning. I would highly recommend James and his firm to anyone looking to buy or sell a house in Richmond, as his knowledge of the Richmond market, quantitative nature, and work ethic (the guy was sending me emails after I went to bed and before I got up) make him the ideal realtor.” Show More
“James Strum and his team are truly professionals. My experience from the first phone call with James to discuss selling my house to working with Jamie Richardson on searching for my new house was truly an awesome experience. The … entire Strum group was truly a pleasure to deal with and you can tell they all take pride in their jobs. Jamie Richardson in particular did an awesome job helping us find our new home, Jamie worked tirelessly while helping us find our new home and went above and beyond are expectations. We are very thankful for Jamie’s work ethic and will gladly recommend Jamie to anyone that we know selling or buying. If I sell and buy again I will definitely contact Jamie Richardson and the Strum Group again. Thank you again Jamie!!” Show More
“James helped us find our first home. James was very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. With his guidance we were able to find a house that not only worked within our budget, but for our family size and in our desired … location. James steered us clear of houses that we liked, but would've been far too much work for us as first time homeowners (and I'm so grateful for that now that we're in our new home). He helped us stay focused and precise in our search so that we weren't overwhelmed or looking at houses that would't fit our needs. James helped us navigate not only finding the house, but our mortgage, and the company for the home inspection. One thing I heard a lot from other people was "don't use the inspector your realtor suggests because they will just try to help them get the house sold". James absolutely suggested a great inspector that saved us from buying a house that needed major repairs. I felt completely supported in walking away from the first house we made an offer on when the owners wouldn't budge on the repairs. James gave us realistic goals of what to offer and what to ask for throughout our home buying process. The process through the closing was seamless and easy and he was available for questions whenever and was whenever we needed him. After the inspection he was able to get us what we needed to get some major repairs completed, and we even had enough left over to fix some other things as well. It was a long process from beginning to end, but James made it as easy as possible. I would recommend him to anyone who's looking for a new home and we will definitely use him again if we need to purchase our next home.” Show More
“Drew was able to advise me on a competitive offer on a home in the fan. It is a tight market and there were multiple offers; however, we got the house I wanted without spending too much. Drew … was able to get contractors in within 48 hrs of inspection to quickly negotiate a dramatic drop in price. He was nice enough to even get me some house warming gifts, and follow up after closing on the house. I would definitely use Drew again on any other real estate deals. ” Show More
“We highly recommend working with Jamie when it comes time to buy/sell a home. I had accepted a job relocation out of state when we reached out to have him sell our house. He was very helpful when … it came time to prepare our home for listing recommending things we needed to address and worries we had that turned out not to be worries at all. We were a little nervous trying to sell our home in December (not the prime time to do so), but Jamie assured us that he would get us top dollar within 30 days. We listed the house on a Wednesday and had a FULL PRICE OFFER in 5 days (as Jamie promised we would accept nothing less!). Jamie is a determined, knowledgeable, detail-oriented professional in the real estate market. His contacts in the industry including other agents and residential contractors made the process seamless and headache-free. Neighbors looking to sell their home have asked for his contact information already. Working with the James Strum team was a great experience! He has certainly set the bar high for our future real estate transactions.” Show More
“James was an amazing realtor! He was super helpful every step of the way during our home-buying process! We used all of the inspectors that he recommended and were very pleased with them as well. We would … highly recommend James to any of our friends or family! We didn't feel like we had to do very much because he did it all! He exceeded our expectations! Thanks, James!” Show More
“Cole was easy to work with. We enjoyed the process and it was very easy. We would recommend him to other buyers. He and his company make home buying a simple and straightforward process.”
“James promised us a quick sale, and we got it! Some of it was our house, of course, but he negotiated us a great offer, after guiding us through the best repairs to make to get top dollar on … the house. He helped find us good contractors to prepare the house, and was very available every step of the way. I was dreading the process, but it was actually incredibly easy with James. He was recommended by a friend who had the same experience as us! Thanks, James! ” Show More
“We stumbled across Cole and quickly realized we could not have dreamed up a better realtor. He is incredibly knowledgeable, and even more important - was very honest with us. There is no doubt that we would not … be moving into our dream home if it wasn't for his intelligence and enthusiasm. We highly highly recommend Cole !” Show More
“this guy is a beast he will do anything to make sure you get the best deal possible i highly recommend using him on your next house purchase. he is great at coordinating and planing and he plays all his … cards right in your favor. As stated before he will do anything to make sure you get the best deal possible. He made my first home purchase so simple and easy again i highly recommend using him.” Show More
“Jamie earned this rating, no question. We had been speaking with multiple agents, and she was the one who took the initiative and made it happen - so she earned our business by sheer force of will. Anyone who works … that hard to look out for us is an asset we couldn't pass up. Jamie is great to work with, and pivots readily when situations change. For a first time home buyer, she guided me through each step and helped us understand the finer points of what the process entailed. At no point did I feel like I was left hanging, and Jamie kept me informed throughout the closing process.” Show More
“Mr. Strum could not have been more attentive and helpful in literally every single part of the home buying process. He was patient in showing possible homes, never once making me feel pressured or trying to sway me a … certain way; however, he was always thorough with answering questions and looking at the ins and outs of each house depending on my interest level. He listened to me, gave strategic suggestions and went to bat for me in the negotiation process, putting me at ease through it all, and getting me down to the price I was comfortable with. He guided me through all of the details of purchasing the home (inspections, loans, closing, insurance, home improvements before move-in, etc), again, never being overbearing or making me feel he was trying to force me to use certain people, but giving me those options and guiding me through them when I did decide to go with his suggestions. I have highly recommended him to friends and family members in their home buying and selling process due to his flawless job with me. I have been in my home for almost 3 years and he continues to check in every now and then making sure there aren't any issues that I may need help figuring out who to call to get them fixed/covered. You will not be disappointed in this EXTREMELY hard working and dedicated real estate agent. He will make you feel like you are his only client, when that is certainly not the case!” Show More
“My husband and I used James to purchase and sell our old home. The new home we purchased was for $425k and the home we sold was $205k. He was was always contacting us with updates and feedback … and made us comfortable through both the buying and selling process. He not only became our life long agent, but we now look at him as a friend. Thank you James for you knowledge, your understanding, and your responsiveness.” Show More
“Cole Atkins and The Strum Group are simply the best! Cole guided us and took care of us throughout our new home purchase and we trusted him implicitly throughout the process. Cole is responsive, he is thorough and he is … the master negotiator. Cole organized the survey, the inspiration, the contractors and he was on a ladder, himself, in our crawl space to ensure all work was complete before closing. We haven’t purchased a home in over 20 years and Cole was so patient and so knowledgeable with our million and one questions. We were so impressed with our experience buying our dream house that we’ve asked Cole to list our current home and we know he will do an outstanding job and get us the price we want. We highly recommend Cole Atkins and The Strum Group to our friends, family and everyone in Richmond! Simply the best!” Show More
“Jamie Richardson was absolutely fantastic to work with when purchasing our first home. She was very responsive and helpful throughout the entire process and I would highly recommend the use of her services.”
“Cole is the best! He went above and beyond! Can't thank him enough. We went through a lot but he helped get the house! He was there for any questions we had no matter what they were!”
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