Originally from Virginia, Skip spent many years on the move and finally found his way back to the Blue Ridge Mountains. After receiving his Master's from Virginia Tech he decided that the New River Valley, with it's outdoor amenities, authentic mountain music, and welcoming sense of community was the perfect place to call home. He now shares his love for both the mountains and music with his wife and two daughters. Whether it's spending time in ...
Bought a Single Family home in 2026 in Christiansburg, VA.
Skip did an amazing job helping us buy our property. As first-time homebuyers, we had many questions and concerns going into the process. Skip took a considerable amount ...
Skip did an amazing job helping us buy our property. As first-time homebuyers, we had many questions and concerns going into the p...
5.0
1/12/2026
• MichaelMadigan4
Sold a Single Family home in 2025 in Hethwood, Blacksburg, VA.
Skip is proactive, knowledgeable, thorough, and understanding. He is also personable and a very good communicator. It was very comforting throughout the process to have...
Skip is proactive, knowledgeable, thorough, and understanding. He is also personable and a very good communicator. It was very c...
5.0
1/11/2026
• mbeex
Sold a home in 2025.
Skip gave useful, constructive feedback about what absolutely needed to be done in order to be market ready and also shared possible outcomes if certain tasks were not co...
Skip gave useful, constructive feedback about what absolutely needed to be done in order to be market ready and also shared possib...
5.0
10/17/2025
• cindybuckeye
Bought and sold a Single Family home in 2025 in Christiansburg, VA.
Skip Slocum of Roots Realty is excellent to work with, as a buyer and a seller! From the first house we bought 8 years ago, to this current year where we sold that house...
Skip Slocum of Roots Realty is excellent to work with, as a buyer and a seller! From the first house we bought 8 years ago, to th...
5.0
5/5/2025
• rebecca hamilton 207
Bought a Single Family home in 2025 in Downtown east, Blacksburg, VA.
Skip supported us tremendously throughout the process of buying our home. He is highly knowledgeable of the area and the market. The education that Roots Realty provides ...
Skip supported us tremendously throughout the process of buying our home. He is highly knowledgeable of the area and the market. T...
5.0
2/20/2025
• hnf2209
Bought and sold a Single Family home in 2025 in Radford, VA.
We had the pleasure of working with Skip when buying our new home, and I couldn't be more grateful for his expertise and support throughout the entire process. From start...
We had the pleasure of working with Skip when buying our new home, and I couldn't be more grateful for his expertise and support t...
5.0
10/15/2024
• Brennan Shepard
Sold a Single Family home in 2024 in Radford, VA.
Skip was great! He knows the region, makes complicated transactions feel easy, and has a positive outlook. He makes the process fun and approachable. Skip provided detail...
Skip was great! He knows the region, makes complicated transactions feel easy, and has a positive outlook. He makes the process fu...
5.0
4/7/2023
• robinboucher5
Bought a home in 2023.
Skip made it a quick and easy process by repping us in the purchase of rural property outside of Blacksburg, VA. He negotiated our purchase agreement, ridding it of an ou...
Skip made it a quick and easy process by repping us in the purchase of rural property outside of Blacksburg, VA. He negotiated our...
5.0
4/7/2023
• mboucher315
Bought a home in 2023.
Skip was a pleasure to work with and made the whole buying process very easy and stress-free. He had great insights and suggestions, was extremely responsive and very hon...
Skip was a pleasure to work with and made the whole buying process very easy and stress-free. He had great insights and suggestion...
5.0
4/1/2023
• hcodron
Sold a Single Family home in 2023 in Alleghany, Blacksburg, VA.
It's a pleasure to write this review for Skip and Alma Fore, his administrative assistant; they are STELLAR! I was an out-of-town seller, which could have made the proces...
It's a pleasure to write this review for Skip and Alma Fore, his administrative assistant; they are STELLAR! I was an out-of-town ...