I am Alex Sharp, the owner/broker. Following my graduation from the University of Virginia with a degree in economics, I started out farming apples, hay and cattle in Rappahannock County. Having negotiated many leases and even a lease with purchase option and looking to improve my grasp of real estate I enrolled in a 'principles of real estate' course at Lord Fairfax Community College. I had no idea that this was THE course needed to become a rea...