Donna Hamaker

Donna was incredible to work with. She asked all the right questions, showed us fantastic homes, and made the closing process pain-free. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy in Virginia.

I have worked with Donna as my buyer's agent in purchasing my first home and as my seller's agent when I later sold it. Donna provides above and beyond service to her clients. She is an expert in the Northern Virginia area and has a flair for people and home decor. She is the kind of person who advocates for her clients in ensuring we get fair prices.With the purchasing of my first home, she was exceptionally attentive to assessing what I was looking for and where I wanted to be and making that happen. And when it came time to sell my home, she was the key to getting my home under contract in mere days from it going live on the market.

From Day 1, Donna was supportive and communicative with my family as we sold our home of 28 years, ensuring we felt confident about every step of the process. She gave very shrewd advice on how to update our home, while considering our budget, and provided us with detailed research and reports when pricing our home. She provided us with detailed steps that were easy to understand, individualized to our family's needs.We not only got an amazing price, we had complete trust that everything was above board and priced appropriately. We had so many compliments on how she staged the house and her listing description, as well as how her enthusiasm and honesty really showed through every step of the way!

Donna is, without a doubt, the best realtor in the area. She has all the qualities you look for in an agent (attentive, responsive, knowledgeable, respectful, incredibly nice to you while not being a pushover). She doesn't look for a quick sell but instead ensures that what you get is exactly what you want. Our home buying experience was incredibly smooth - we were a bit wishy washy to begin with, not expecting to buy anything for 1-2 years, but Donna still took the time to meet with us so we could see what was on the market in our price range without pushing for a sale. When we found something and had to act fast, her responsiveness was unparalleled and she ensured everything was taken care of from beginning to end, always taking the initiative.Also, it's incredibly helpful to have a realtor who's plugged into the local community and knows a lot of the companies whose services you'll need. That's the kind of person Donna is. The best.

Donna was an absolute joy to work with. We felt supported, heard and valued as her clients. Her knowledge of the real estate market in the DMV area is incredible and her passion shows - she was always available to chat at odd hours and worked super quickly to get our offer in on our home when offers were due two days after we toured it! She was so patient with us on our journey to purchasing our first home and we are so happy with it. She did an amazing job helping us navigate all the processes involved from financing to insurance. I couldn't imagine using anyone else!

Donna is just wonderful. From the moment we called her to chat about selling, to the day we closed on our new home, she listened to all of our concerns and to what we wanted in a new home. No question was too small for her to answer thoughtfully. With her help, we were able to prepare our home well and complete both transactions smoothly. There are a lot of circumstances one can't control in this process, but she did so much work with every detail to make it all happen smoothly.

Donna listened and, more importantly, understood what we were looking for and how to win in this market. She is patient, professional, trustworthy, and adds a unique value to the home buying process by being an active member of her community. In addition, other realtors respect Donna. In multiple places we looked at, the seller's agents were familiar with Donna and knew she was honest and professional.

...It is very refreshing to work with someone who is a person of integrity; and more importantly Donna loves her line of work. Have not run across many people in the DC metro area who sincerely enjoy what they do on a daily basis.Donna is well versed in the real estate industry; has excellent contact in the community, and continues to educate herself accordingly. If she does not have an immediate answer for you, she will do her research and get back to you promptly. In other words, Donna really knows how to get the job done, with a professional flair!!!

I have to give a big shout out to Donna Hamaker, our amazing real estate agent... we couldn't have gotten through the last few months without her. For anyone local who needs an agent, I could not give you a greater recommendation.Just a few details that separate her from the rest: she gave great suggestions on how best to get our house ready for sale. She was a wealth of resources, from house cleaners to handymen to title companies to lenders to couch cleaners, and they all were the best of the best and reasonably priced. She publicized our house everywhere... she hosted a brokers open, and neighbors open and a regular open house, with food and drinks. She got us three competing offers on our townhouse, and was savvy with the other brokers the whole way through.There's much much more, so feel free to contact me so I can gush! Thank you, Donna! We're honored to have you as our agent!

Donna did a great job handling the sale of our house in Arlington and the purchase of our house in McLean. She dealt with a difficult client (me) and kept on top of everything, and saved my wife and me a lot of stress and hassle. It could not have gone smoother or more the way I wanted it.

I had an incredible experience working with Donna. As a first time home buyer in Arlington, I needed someone experienced in this area and willing to assist us to navigate the unfamiliar market. She was very patient during the decision making process and provided great insight. I am certain that her expertise allowed us to find and purchase our first home.

Donna was the best part of the buying process. She knows almost all the agents in the area and has more knowledge than anyone I know of the area... I plan on using her every time I buy/sell in the future.