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About John
John is a Valley of Virginia native who has dedicated numerous years assisting clients navigate their way through the real estate process, bringing a unique and highly knowledgeable assessment of the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. He is quite detailed, thorough, and determined to exceed his client’s needs as well as their high expectations.
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John has served the Commonwealth of Virginia as a member of the Virginia State Police as well as the Supreme Court of Virginia in the capacity of Magistrate. After retiring from the Commonwealth, he owned and operated a real estate and development firm in the valley prior to being recruited for a position within Navy Federal Credit Union where he also retired.
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John is a Virginia licensed Real Estate Broker, Premier status and Land Consultant which includes being a certified (NCCER) Construction Project Manager along with extensive land studies including Valuation and Transaction of Energy and Environmental Assets, Subdivision Development, 1031 Exchange, Agriculture & Transitional Marketing to name just a few.
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Having a background in the above required the highest level of professionalism, dedication, and integrity which is and has been the mainstay in John’s real estate and law enforcement professions.
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Thinking about using a Land Consultant?
I am a consultant for both Sellers and Buyers of land and or property with acreage and dwellings but never consulting both in the same transaction.
First off, I consult Sellers on their past use of the property causing them to understand what their property is worth and if they desire to sell the property whole of parcelize or fragment the property depending on what the outcome to the Seller and their desires.
From the Buyers point of view, I provide consultation to analyze a real estate purchase by diagramming out and talking with a knowledge who is not emotionally attached to the outcome. There are numerous questions that we would begin with and certainly add many more as the consultation progresses. This would be the first step in the process.
A second and third step would be coordinating all the information into a form where the Buyer can make an informed decision prior to submitting an offer or doing the same during the required Study Period.
A fourth step could be to work with the Buyers local attorney on contract terms in developing an offer. The local attorney may not have the benefit of the first, second and third steps the Buyer and the Land Consultant have taken up to this point.
The fifth step is to explore whether the Buyer has a desire to continue working with me as a licensed real estate broker trained in these types of situations or I can consult on an hourly bases of what ever the client desires and not venture into a real estate fiduciary relationship. Sometimes the process evolves as both parties’ progress and the relationship will work itself out to the benefit of all involved.
As a Land Consultant, I am really just a researcher and an investigator which has taught me how to uncover facts and present solutions and not become personally invested in a particular outcome. What we need to do ultimately and accomplish is to bring the Buyer a “let’s move on or lets shift to another property” that may be more suitable for the Buyers present goals.
