How We've Helped Arlington Buyers and Sellers

Most of what we do never shows up in a listing photo. 

 

These are real transactions, start to finish. What we recommended, why, and how it ended.

 

Data below as of September 2026

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How Do You Sell Your Home When You're Retiring and Moving Out of State?

Our client was retiring in Arlington, Virginia and moving to Arizona. The summer 2026 market was slow and they feared their house wouldn't sell. We sold it for $30,100 over list price.

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Do You Have to Sell Your Home Before You Buy the Next One?

Our clients each owned an Arlington townhouse and wanted to buy one house together. We thoughtfully sequenced all three transactions so they never had to buy under pressure.

Petworth to North Arlington Case Study

How a D.C. Family Won a Westover Home Against Seven Offers

We helped a growing family sell their Petworth townhouse and purchase a four-bedroom in Westover. The Westover property drew seven offers in the fall (the slow season), but our escalation structure is what helped us win.

Selling a Parent's Home in Arlington VA

How Do You Sell a Parent's Arlington Home From Another State?

Our client was living in Florida and buying a house in Arlington, Virginia. The home in Donaldson Run needed three bathrooms redone, new floors, and paint throughout. Here's how we managed all of the renovations before our clients left Forida.

Selling an Arlington Rental Property

SELLING AN ARLINGTON RENTAL FROM TEXAS

Our clients asked whether to sell their Arlington, Virginia home or maintain it as a rental. We advised them to keep renting to tenants. A year later they were done being landlords, so we helped them sell it for $1,590,000 in the first week.

Moving From D.C. to McLean VA

NORTHWWEST DC TO NEW CONSTRUCTION IN MCLEAN

Our clients had a one-year-old and a DC townhouse. We spent months comparing McLean, North Arlington, and Falls Church City. The house they bought went under contract in two days.

 

 

BUYING AND SELLING AT THE SAME TIME IN ARLINGTON

BUYING AND SELLING AT THE SAME TIME IN ARLINGTON

Our clients needed to sell before they could buy, without a home-sale contingency weakening their offer. We prepped their house months early. It sold $115,000 over asking, three days before they closed on the new one

When Your House Doesn't Sell  The Davenport Group

REPOSITIONING A NEW BUILD THAT DIDN'T SELL

A developer's new build sat six months without an offer while carrying roughly $10,000 a month in interest. We repriced it, restaged it, and relaunched it in late January. Two offers in 30 days.

 

 

Buying an Off-Market Home in Arlington  The Davenport Group

ONE CAR, TWO KIDS, AND A LEASE RUNNING OUT.

Renting in Bethesda with a July lease running out, one car, and two kids starting school. They needed to walk to Metro. We found them a house a quarter mile from East Falls Church before other buyers saw it.

Buying Before the Offer Deadline  The Davenport Group

THEY PAID ASKING AND STILL WON

The listing set an offer deadline for Tuesday at 5. We had it under contract on Sunday, at asking price, before the other buyers ever got to write anything.

 

 

Beating an All-Cash Offer  The Davenport Group

THEY BEAT A CASH OFFER WITH A MORTGAGE

A Vienna house drew an all-cash buyer, and our clients needed financing. We structured the escalation and the terms around what the seller actually cared about. Under contract four days after it listed.

Buying a For-Sale-By-Owner Home  The Davenport Group

BUYING A FOR-SALE-BY-OWNER HOME

Only a handful of homes sell in their target neighborhood each year, and they'd already lost one. The next was for sale by owner, never listed. They kept every contingency and still got repairs and a credit.