Kristin Burns of CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty

I live in FL and my sister (owner of the property in Dumfries, VA) passed away Feb 21, 2023. A friend of my sister recommended contacting Kristin as she had worked with her husband Joe for a number of years. When I arrived at my sister's home Feb 27, contacted Kristin Feb 28 to see about starting the process of selling the home as it was in the Family Trust. Due to having to go to Probate for portions of my sister's estate, the sale was not able to be accomplished until the present with sale finalized Mon Jul 10, 2023. Did not know about Kristin until my sister had passed and was then recommended. But those items (about realtor integrity) did become very important as the weeks and months passed as Kristin displayed great kindness and patience toward my situation as I was navigating through this process. Did not anticipate the home to sell as quickly as it did. When the listing went active online Jun 22, the first appointment at 11am turned out to be the new buyers of the home. Was pleasantly surprised and grateful for such an unexpected outcome. The quick sale of the home was due to Kristin's expertise in knowing what would need to be done in getting the home in the best condition possible in preparation for sale. This included getting the home deep cleaned after the Estate Sale concluded, then having the interior repainted, rooms recarpeted, items needing repair taken care of, and the install of the new roof as part of the closing. Also the staging of the interior of the home was exceptional and no doubt contributed greatly to the prompt sale of the home. Really appreciated Kristin's knowledge and contacts of all the appropriate entities to expertly handle the various aspects of the home quickly that needed to be addressed in preparation for the sale. Due to the lengthy time period between my sister's passing and actual sale of the home, was very grateful to have Kristin representing me through this process as Realtor, especially displaying great patience since there was a lot of uncertainty during the Probate process. Am not sure if a lot of other realtors would have been willing to endure such a long, sometimes uncertain outcome to the now conclusion of the sale of the home. Am very grateful to Kristin for guiding me through the process of selling of the home with detailed emails of related information and always keeping me in the loop either by email or by text. Kristin's expertise in the selling of the home was exceptional and I greatly appreciate it.

Kristin Burns provided exceptional service throughout the home selling process. We were first time sellers so asked a tons of questions. She was patient and always had spot on suggestions. We took her advice and we are sure that helped us get a quick sale that came in over asking price. We will certainly recommend her to our friends and neighbors in the Northern Virginia area.

Kristin Burns is a true professional and expert in her field. She went above and beyond expectations from preparation of our home for market, advertising once our home was listed, and seamlessly efficient closing. We were first time home owners and she made the entire selling experience smooth and dare I say, enjoyable! We are beyond satisfied and highly recommend Kristin to anyone in the Montclair/Woodbridge/Stafford region!

Kristin Burns is an absolute professional and all around brilliant person. We first worked with her when we bought our home as an out of state military family and immediately knew we could trust her, so there was zero doubt that we'd work with her again when it came time for us to sell. She has intimate knowledge of the area and all aspects of the home buying and selling process. She educates clients in a way that makes things easy to understand and when you need her help to make a decision you know you can trust her opinion because she truly cares and knows what she's talking about. She's organized, responsible, and is there with you every step of the way.

Kristin came highly recommended and did not disappoint. There were unexpected challenges that she navigated with patience and diligence.

I have been able to learn a lot about how experienced, professional and honorable Kristin Burns is through our friendship as next door neighbors for 25 years. There was never any question that we would use Kristin to help us sell our home of almost 30 years. She is as honest as the day is long and she took such good care of us during the whole process. We had already moved to our new home several hours away, but dealing long distance was not a problem for Kristin. She really went over and above to advise and help us every step of the way. She always had the answer to my questions about the process. She was very gentle and tactful if I needed to be reassured that any perceived problems could be solved. And all the wrinkles were worked out and we had a very satisfactory outcome. We are very happy with the ease of the sale. We had multiple generous offers, after an open house, by following Kristin's advice. We can recommend Kristin Burns without reservation.