Stephen A. Raffaelli, Jr.
Mr. (Lic #0225211914)
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"Steve has been great from beginning to almost the end. He has been nothing but supportive since we decided to put our house on the market. He gave us great tips on how to stage our home and how to prepare for the home inspection. He has been super patient with us in visiting multiple houses in search of our new home. Even with buying our new home, he keeps us posted with every little detail and explains things to us in laymen's terms so we are not overwhelmed by real estate jargon."
Mark Davis, Centreville (Buyer) Thu, 08 Oct 2020 23:26:58 +1000
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"Stephen Raffaelli was attentive and personable. His knowledge of DMV real estate market helped sell my property in less than a week."
John Roginski, Fallschurch, VA (Seller) Sun, 06 Sep 2020 23:42:22 +1000
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"Steve has been great from beginning to almost the end. He has been nothing but supportive since we decided to put our house on the market. He gave us great tips on how to stage our home and how to prepare for the home inspection. He has been super patient with us in visiting multiple houses in search of our new home. Even with buying our new home, he keeps us posted with every little detail and explains things to us in laymen's terms so we are not overwhelmed by real estate jargon. It's been a stressful but fun experience and we're anxious to close in on our new home soon."
Camille Davis, Centreville (Seller) Fri, 28 Aug 2020 02:46:14 +1000
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"Steve is very helpful with Connections for preparation teams to get your home in top shape to sell. These connections were important to us especially when there is a time frame to get your home on the market. Steve also made himself accessible to meet the painters, handyman, etc. at the house when we were not able to be there.
Thanks Steve Rafaelli!"
Sunny and Robert Katz, Alexandria Virginia (Seller) Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:21:06 +1000
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"Steve is already an incredible realtor; friendly, patient, thorough, thoughtful, and professional... but he really turns into a Superhero during the contract & closing phase. I would not be a happy homeowner now if he had not gone to bat for me during that process--he did not come to play, he came to WIN, and he knocked it out of the park!!! Very happy with my experience and I hope to work with him again in the future."
First-time homebuyer in DC (Buyer) Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:42:17 +1000
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"Stephen is a true professional. As a fist time home buyer Stephen walked me through the process and made me feel comfortable with my purchase. Any questions that I had he had an answer. I never felt like I was out of the loop in the process and that my voice and opinion was heard - which is extremely important when you are putting down a lump some of money!
The best part about Stephen was his patience and response time. He wasn’t rushing me into a decision and was always reachable. Even two weeks after I purchased the property Stephen continues to reach out to me to make sure everything is ok - you can’t get a better real estate agent than that!
I highly recommend Stephen to any first time homebuyers in the area. I’m surely going to be working with him again on my next purchase!"
Tyler Teresa (Buyer) Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:31:48 +1000
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"Stephen kept us informed. He communicated just enough. He took time to ensure the house was ready for potential buyers each visit. He helped with developing a counter offer by providing pros and cons to our initial reaction. I cannot thank Stephen enough for his professionalism, patience, knowledge, and executing his plan to sell our house."
Jim West, Fredericksburg, VA (Seller) Tue, 31 Dec 2019 04:50:19 +1000
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"Mr. Raffaelli is the best in the business, and in my opinion it isn’t close. He knows the market, knows the levers to pull (and not to pull) in offers and negotiations. He isn’t in a rush, nor does he try to talk his clients into anything. He listens, wants to understand his clients wants and needs, and simply takes the time to ask “are you happy with this direction?”. That goes a long way. I will never use a different realtor in DC."
Andrew Montgomery, Washington DC (Buyer) Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:50:00 +1000
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"Steve is very understanding and easy to work with. Moving during the holidays can be tough. We also appreciate that he doesn’t walk away after the sell but has many connections to help update our new home and will work with us in staging our current home to sell in the spring!"
Sunny Katz, Alexandria, VA (Buyer) Sun, 15 Dec 2019 01:18:31 +1000
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"Steve Raffaelli is going to ensure the process is painless and overall experience is positive."
(Seller) Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:04:41 +1000
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"Stephen did a great job."
Mark (Seller) Fri, 23 Aug 2019 06:09:34 +1000
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"Steve is the best realtor we’ve ever used. He is the best at negotiating contracts and over-delivering when it comes to the entire deal. He is the best in the business."
Ethan - Alexandria VA (Buyer) Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:07:46 +1000
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"My husband and I were first time home buyers. I was anxious about contacting a Real Estate Agent, there are so many companies and we were new to the area due to my husband being in the ARMY. We have moved all over the place just like many Military families do. Alaska, South Korea, Washington, Florida and South Korea (again) and now our last stop Virginia.
We did not have knowledge of the area let alone the real estate market. Before my husband joined the ARMY, I had worked in a real estate office for 12 years and understand how competitive and eager Real Estate Agents can be. A dear family friend who is a licensed Broker in Southern California referred Mr. Stephen A. Raffaelli, Jr.
From the first moment we spoke on the phone we had a great rapport. Stephen listened and heard what we were looking for. He was extremely knowledgeable of many areas, and homes, but he knew exactly what we were looking for after we discussed our likes, dislikes and wants. Stephen found our forever home on our first day out looking, and it was only the 2nd house we saw.
He was comforting and kept us in the loop once we put the offer in and the countering began. He countered in our best interest, explaining how and what he would counter, but only after he would ask us what we wanted to do, which; was extremely reassuring that we had ourselves an AWESOME Real Estate Agent.
Not only did we have a smooth escrow, due to Stephens updates and explanation of anything that came up, we ended up with a great interest rate due to a special that Stephen informed us about. All we had to do was ask our lender whether we qualified or not.
Stephen’s great personality and real estate knowledge was what made our home buying experience so much more exciting and quite frankly not as stressful as I had anticipated. He also included my children as much as possible which was extremely sweet.
I have recommended Stephen to other Military families and will continue to do so. I would also like to add that he never made it seem like we were a job or a bother and believe me I know I can be when I am stressed.
I can’t say it enough but Stephens personality and knowledge made this an enjoyable process.
Mr. Stephen A. Raffaelli, Jr. should give a seminar to other agents on how to be kind, positive and knowledgeable. His approach to communicating and understanding the needs of his clients and the way he was able to calm my anxiety by explaining in detail what exactly what was going on was just excellent.
We recommend Stephen A. Raffaelli, Jr. for anyone one looking for an AWESOME AGENT!"