"If you're contemplating buying or selling residential real estate in Northern Virginia, I highly recommend Elena Gorbounova at 'YourSkylineConnection' at RE/MAX Allegiance. I have been a small time real estate investor for 47 years, and I can say unequivocally that Elena is the single best Realtor I have ever encountered. Her dedication to her clients is unparalleled. She is relentless in her pursuit of the best deals and has an extremely effective network in place of bankers, lawyers, appraisers, contractors... everyone involved in ensuring that you get the best possible deal. With the results that she achieved for me, she had to make an extra effort, because it was a difficult sale: my property was not as attractive as alternative, competing properties. When the prospective buyer she had found for me bombed out, within 72 hours she found another buyer and thus, was able to close the deal. And I was out of the United States, at sea on a cruise ship the entire time. People employ superlatives all the time, but to say that Elena is among the best of the best is no exaggeration not just in Northern Virginia, but nationwide. If she's on your side, you've got a lot. She knows the markets in Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington, McLean, Chantilly, Fairfax, Reston, Manassas, and all towns in between. Although she sells four to five properties a month, you feel as if your property is the only one that matters to her. In summary, I will say when you go with the best, namely Elena, you benefit like the rest."