Tim Kelly entered the mortgage business in 2006, at the height of the last housing boom. He joined Countrywide Home Loans — one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders at the time — as an assistant for a high-producing lender. Almost as soon as Tim entered the...

When Mansoora Dar first got her real estate license, she was too shy to tell anyone she was a real estate agent. “I thought they would think I was trying to ask for help or get business out of them,” Mansoora admits. Mansoora was only focusing on small rental...

“Stay hungry, stay humble.” “2017 … life was all over the place, and I was struggling to figure out my next steps,” Brett Selestay, a REALTOR® with Property Collective, begins, laughing as he recalls this time of his life. That year, Brett was wrapping up his time as...

All too often, new agents launch their real estate careers with the hopes of having a flexible career, only to find themselves on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Perhaps the greatest gift of being a REALTOR® is flexibility, while the greatest challenge is...

"I am all about integrity, commitment, and standing behind my word. I'm deeply dedicated to the people that depend on me. My goal is to be a reliable, go-to person that people have confidence in and trust," Shannon Doyle begins. In both her personal and professional...

“Do not judge me by my successes; judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” —Nelson Mandela Noel Tuggle has been friends with Eric Pearson since they were high schoolers. When they were in their early twenties, they worked alongside each other...

In 2003, Josh Dukes and his wife, Judy, purchased their first condo in Northern Virginia. The couple worked with Bruce and Sharon Wasz, two well-respected real estate agents. “They sold us a house but treated us like family. They made sure we made the right financial...

Chris Brown is a natural leader. While she may not have always known exactly what she wanted to do, growing up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, she knew she wanted to be her own boss. As the captain of her high school basketball, volleyball, and softball teams, she led her...

When it comes to moving, experience is important. You want someone who not only knows what they’re doing, but who also understands how to maintain a highly successful business. As we know, longevity in business hinges on excellent customer service. With over 37 years...

“The traditional home improvement process doesn’t work for real estate,” Olivia Mariani begins. “However, Curbio was built for real estate. It was built to get every listing to closing with smart and fast home improvements.” It’s a Win-Win Virtually every real estate...