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My husband, Tom, and I have now worked with Debra to find two houses and to sell 3 (we had a rental property). We trust her implicitly. She gives excellent advice on preparing homes for sale and staging them simply. She rolled up her sleeves and helped us to work and get the prep work done as well. She has a wealth of experience and her concierge services helped us to find folks who did carpet stretching/cleaning, painting, etc. and were quality folks at reasonable cost. With her advice, each of our places sold very quickly, even pre-pandemic. Debra is certified to work with seniors. With retirement in mind, she helped us to find a good neighborhood, stay within a comfortable price range, and to choose options during purchase of two new homes. We talked about how our choices would be important for re-sale, but little did we know at the time we would be selling our "retirement home" within 3 years. Her advice is sage. Debra is a deeply caring and selfless person who does her utmost to help others through a process that definitely has a lot of ups and downs. She is very wise and we're so glad to have her as our real estate advisor and now a dear friend. Tom T and Laura Q

Our experience using Debra Penne as our real estate agent was exceptional. We contracted Debra to be our ‘Buyer’s Agent’ in April, 2020, during the height of the Covid epidemic. We had sold a home in Richmond and had 180 days to purchase another property to qualify for a 1031 Exchange. Inventory was limited, as many potential sellers had decided to not list their properties during that precarious time. Debra helped find the available properties that met our interests and provided the documents to support the fair market value and potential rental income. But those are services that any good agent is trained to provide. Debra’s extensive experience in real estate really came into play after this initial process of identifying the property we wished to purchase. This purchase was complicated in 2 ways: complying with the rules of a 1031 Exchange AND that the purchase property had a third party, a relocation firm, involved in the sale. Thus, the offer to purchase and other negotiations and inspections became much more complex and time intensive than any other real estate purchase we have made. Debra worked tirelessly and very professionally to navigate the very involved paperwork required to satisfy multiple entities, and enable this purchase to be completed. She was exceptionally responsive, answering our phone calls late into the evening and promptly communicating with the other parties involved in the sale. We highly recommend Debra Penne for any real estate need you may have. Cynthia and Robert S.

We chose Debra for the concierge services she offers as part of her practice. We live in Canada now and our home needed a lot of TLC due to previous tenants. Debra organized and oversaw all the work required. On top of that, she did all the paperwork remotely and used the latest technology to make the long distance deal go smoothly. We never had to come back to North Carolina. We would definitely recommend Debra - especially if you want someone who will work with your through the entire home selling process from home preparation to closing

We met and spoke with Deb and she was helpful and patient with us as we had various and changing needs as our search progressed. Deb is the ideal of professionalism. We have dealt with numerous realtors in another market and most of them did not have the attention to detail and perseverance that Deb brought to process.

I could not be happier with the way this sale went. The agent was professional in the way she handled all matters. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing to sell a home, then turnaround and buy another. The experience far exceeded my expectations.

Debra was amazing. She was able to sell my place in two days! She made selling my home a breeze. She went over and beyond what any agent would do to help me. Knowing she was taking care of my sale made moving out of state easier.

I cannot praise Debra Penne more highly. She was excellent on all fronts and went much further than I would have expected from a real estate broker -- working to get the property re-listed after it was taken off the market, making herself available to come for all important aspects of moving to closing, and giving advice on many aspects of the property and house.

Debra sold the property of an acquaintance, she was extremely helpful with them and had great disposition to get the property ready for the market and guide them through the whole process. As far as my experience with her, Debra was very easy to work with, we sat down a couple of times to talk about paperwork requirement, the details of the sale process and then pricing and sales planning. During the whole time she kept me updated of possible leads, then prospective buyers and finally assisted through the final negotiations. Overall, it was a pleasure working with Debra. I was quite busy with work and work-related trips and she kept the buyer's agent aware of the situation and maintained communications with me through out the process. I highly recommend her.