Lisa DuBois, CRS, ABR Reviews

We have boxes to unpack, a house to clean, and a dozen errands to run, but we couldn't let another minute go by without sitting down to write a recommendation for our realtor (and hero) Lisa Dubois. When we decided to take the plunge and start looking for a new home in the Lake Barcroft neighborhood of Falls Church, VA we knew we wanted someone who knew the neighborhood well. We had bought and sold homes before but we knew the Lake Barcroft market was a unique one and we wanted someone who understood the intricacies of the neighborhood. Upon the raving recommendations of our friends and neighbors, we hired Lisa. We knew we wanted to try to buy a lakefront home and knowing how infrequently they came up, we decided to look at a short sale listing: a house that we had looked at earlier in the year, but not considered. Because of Lisa's experience in buying and selling homes, Lisa was able to show us what a wonderful home this truly could be and we decided to go for it. Buying a short sale is never an easy process, but Lisa kept us informed every step of the way, morning and night. She kept us focused and moving forward through all the ups and downs that come with buying a short sale. She worked closely with a title company and the IRS when issues popped up and really pushed to make this deal happen. She also worked closely with our lender to make sure we were on target for closing and kept our lender up-to-date. She made many personal sacrifices to help us get this home. On the day the previous owners were moving out, Lisa was at the house helping them pack and on a day’s notice, she was able to hire a large crew of specialized cleaners to come in and clear the house. Now that we have been in the house, she continues to offer advice and resources. When it came to selling our home, Lisa was just as impressive. Her background in marketing and her community contacts were extremely helpful in the selling of our home. When you work with Lisa, you have a whole team on your side: Lisa brought in a stager, contractors, and even a professional photographer to help us sell our home; when something needed to be repaired on the house, she got multiple bids from her contractors and negotiated the best prices for us. You can imagine how much time this saved us! Her marketing material, including brochures, postcards, online tours, a dedicated website, and online listings were beautiful and savvy. Because of her hard work and talent, our house was under contract in less than a month at our asking price. While all of that is impressive, what is really remarkable is that Lisa was able to keep our house under contract after the purchase of our new home was delayed. It was a complicated situation, but because of Lisa's stellar negotiation skills and professionalism she was able to make it work. We love our new home and can't believe how lucky we are. Who knows when or where we will move to next (or if we ever will!), but we know that if we do that Lisa will be our realtor. Lisa is assertive, but not pushy. She knows the market. She's always reachable regardless of hour or day or the week. She was responsive to our never-ending questions and handled the ups and downs with poise and an awesome sense of humor. While we specifically hired Lisa because of her knowledge of Lake Barcroft, we know she is just as knowledgeable of many other homes in the Washington DC area. The bottom line is if you are buying or selling a home, we recommend hiring Lisa Dubois as your realtor!

Lisa was recommended by a high school friend who had just left the business. We had no initial connection other than that, but after our brief time together, I can say that she is the best real estate agent with whom I have worked and purchased a home. Her number one trait? Dedication to my cause: the purchase of a home in quick fashion. She abandoned hearth, home and family -(well, almost - she did do 4 hours of charity work during the two days I was here:-) - to get the job done. I set the home parameters, time frame (2 days) and general locations. I flew in from the West Coast, and she and I searched for homes on Zillow and another site that she provided, we combined the lists, and searched and viewed and searched. We covered three NoVA counties in the searches. I had decades of experience with the area, but needed her deep knowledge of the real estate market, communities and homes. We found two homes within a day and a half to bid on. We had a contract on one within a week. Other traits? Funny, energetic, patient and tolerant of "I remember when stories" (go Milo T. Hoots!). Honestly? There is no reason to select another agent besides Lisa .

Lisa helped us buy our first home. She worked with us to find the right home in the school district that we wanted - even though this took a couple of years in a very tight North Arlington market. Lisa's positive attitude, cheerful personality, and thorough knowledge of the entire process gave us great confidence. She is a savvy negotiator and was able to broker a deal that got us in the house of our dreams. Lisa worked very hard as our realtor, and her excellent judgment and guidance would be valuable to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. We highly recommend her!

As first time home buyers, Lisa was extremely willing to slow process down and explain each step, as needed. Lisa seemed to have an army of people that she has used for years and were dependable. Lisa was very knowledgeable of the areas we were looking at and provided helpful (but not pushy) tips as to why certain location would make more sense than others.

Lisa had been recommended to my by a friend and I would have no hesitation to recommend Lisa to any future homebuyers.

Super professional and made us feel like we were her only client. Gave us some great tips on buying and selling. We couldn't have been happier!