Adriene Pessel of CENTURY 21 New Millennium

Highly recommend working with Adriene Pessel. She made buying a house in Virginia from Florida uncomplicated and even fun! As an agent, she takes the time to listen and understand her clients. The first time we talked on the phone she made an effort to learn our family's needs by asking questions and helping us understand the possibilities in the area. Next she took us through a presentation outlining the entire process of buying a home. When we flew in to look at houses for 48 hours we visited nearly 20 homes and we felt that we were able to get a good sense of the area. As a negotiator, Adriene is thorough. She walks you through all of your options so that you feel empowered and confident. She is the regional educator for Century 21 and as a trainer of real estate agents -- knows every rule in the book! If I could give Adriene 10 stars I would.

Adriene Pessel went above and beyond to provide us with the best possible service as our real estate agent. As out of state home buyers we were extremely nervous to buy a house, but with Adriene we felt comfortable and educated the entire time to make the best possible decisions for ourselves. Adriene made sure we were fully educated during every step of the house buying process, she always made herself available when we called, and she made sure we felt comfortable with every decision we made. We received such amazing service that we plan to use Adriene for every house purchase in the future as long as she is available, and we look forward to recommending Century 21 to anyone we know that is planning on buying/selling their home. Thank you Adriene for making our out of state and sight unseen home purchase such a smooth experience! Adriene was extremely relatable and easy to get along with. She was also an amazing educator! We have zero complaints from our experience! Thank you Adriene and Century 21!

As first time homebuyers (my wife and I) in an unfamiliar location, Adriene made sure to take her time to help us understand the process as well as the complicated area that makes up the DMV. She not only wanted to find us the perfect home to live in, but also helped us tremendously in thinking about our long term goals with the purchase. I would hands down recommend her to anyone in the area looking for an agent who is both knowledgeable in the business as well as genuinely wants what is best for the customer. A real pro whom we hope to count as our first friend in the area!

Like most everything else in life, selling real estate becomes more and more difficult the more complex it becomes. My sister and I, owners of a property in Northern Virginia, knew that selling it would be a difficult, challenging endeavor. We had had a limited feasibility study done, so we knew the land had development potential. But we didn't know much else. It was at that point, thanks to a fortuitous recommendation, that Adriene Pessel rode to the rescue. She instantly understood the complexity in front of us. But she also understood that success is much about just doing the work. And she, with her long experience in real estate, knew exactly what that work entailed. She evaluated the property and assessed how it should be valued. She set about putting together a project roadmap. She created a web page to showcase the property. And she began reaching out to her many industry contacts. Within a matter of days, we had the property under contract. Since the sale was contingent upon County rezoning, my sister and I knew this would be a lengthy process. What we didn't know was how many twists and turns things would take as that rezoning unfolded. There were legal issues. There were issues with the County. And there were issues with the adjoining property owners. Adriene Pessel understood all those things. She became the one person who shepherded all the issues to a successful close. She was the glue who held everything together. She was the person who, ultimately, made it happen. Through it all, Ms. Pessel was friendly, engaging, professional, and attentive. She jumped on every issue that emerged. And she proactively reached out at regular intervals to make sure things were moving along, and that we - my sister and I - were kept in the loop. Every occupation has a bell curve. There are a relative few on the left side of that curve who are truly expert, who consistently execute, who make things happen. They are the folks who prove the truism of the old 80/20 rule - the dictum that 20% do the heavy lifting; and these are the folks who are responsible for 80% of the success. Adriene Pessel most emphatically belongs in that elite, rarified company. She is a case study in how real estate can be dealt with when attended to by a true expert. My sister and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

I am so glad Adriene was there to help me in my home buying process. She went above and beyond in assisting me with my search, and making sure I was getting the best deal. She was a genius at writing up contracts and addendums that worked to my advantage. Buying a home is stressful enough but having Adriene by my side was very comforting. I would use her again and recommend her to anyone.

The referral to Adrienne was the most critical She provided a lot of unsolicited information and advice and guidance which helped me quickly make decisions She put my interest first in all her advise and solutions even if it meant she would get a substantially lower commission She kept checking up on me over a period of almost a year in my home purchase journey I will use her again for my next purchase