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About Jim

Slow blogging this week.

Busy Week. My mom, Betty Duncan (no longer available) is out of town this week, so I am covering her business as well as my own. Will blog when I can … lots of news happening in the City and County … anybody want to submit a story?

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I have been been representing buyers and sellers in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and Central Virginia since 2001. Get local insight born of experience.

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Testimonials Matter

Testimonials Matter

I despise self-promotion. But, the Nest team make it easier to do so, so I did a four-part series on Instagram with some of my clients' testimonials. This is the part where I say ... if you have a question about the Charlottesville real estate market,…

Three Things I’d Have Done Differently in My Real Estate Career

Three Things I’d Have Done Differently in My Real Estate Career

Three things I would do differently if I were starting my career over? Maintain my client database better. Asked for client reviews/testimonials. And saved them on the blog. Hired an assistant earlier The consistently exemplary and amazing team at Nest Marketing have put together templates…

A Positive Review

A Positive Review

I rarely post about myself, but this review on Zillow struck me because it's 1) awesome and 2) so insightful about the real estate process. Sometimes, I do what I do well. Thank you. (read the whole thing) "As a homebuyer you don't *need* to…

Previewing a Bio Video

This is likely to be one of the more consistent videos I'm going to send to clients for the next two years ... Thoughts welcomed. https://youtu.be/1Ws1z-NJVKg

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My goal is simple: help my clients – buyers or sellers – make good decisions.