Realtor Profile

Name: Jessie Albert Braudaway

Company: Century 21 New Millennium

Address: 5990 Kingstowne Towne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315

Phone: 703/822-2328

Fax: 703/922-7888

E-mail addresses: soldbyjess@aol.com; j.braudaway@c21nm.com

Web site: www.jessiebraudawayteam.com

Year started: 1988

How did you get started in real estate? Before retirement from the U.S. Army, I teamed up with another military officer to start a property-management company. We formed Blackstone Real Estate in 1990 and franchised with Century 21 in 1995. In 1996, he decided to leave active real estate and, individually, the agents and staff joined Century 21 HBW Realtors, which later emerged as Century 21 New Millennium.

How long have you been with the current company? Since 1996.

Licenses and designations: Virginia real estate broker; notary public; accredited buyer agent; certified residential specialist; graduate, Realtor Institute

Associations: Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, OV-1 Mohawk Association (Military association for anyone interested in the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk aircraft), Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion

Awards: Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ lifetime top producer; Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ lifetime multimillion-dollar club; Century 21 Centurion producer for six years

Greatest accomplishment in the past 12 months: Helping clients find a suitable homes in the endless upward spiral of prices in Northern Virginia.

What is your area of specialty? Some 60 percent of my clients are military or government-related personnel.

Highest-priced home sold: $976,275

Most memorable house: This home was not the biggest or the best, but it entailed a broad array of events to get the home to market. First, the owners lived overseas and had not seen the investment home in years. Second, the tenants had abused the home, refused to leave at the end of the lease and had to be taken to court to get them out of the home. They had accumulated six or seven 40-foot Dumpsters of trash around the home, which they finally did clear away, with prodding, by the eviction date. Then there was the renovation needed to get the home into condition. Keep in mind that I had not met the owners and that $40,000 was needed to rehab the home. Fortunately, pictures provided to the owners convinced them that the repairs were necessary, and they agreed to the required work. Of course, with the owners living overseas, the effort fell upon me to oversee the work. While the work was still in progress, we rented the home at nearly twice the price the former property manager was getting for the home.

Worst experience: It was the purchase of a property by my client that affected several other buyers and sellers. My clients had limited reported income and low credit scores but a very valid need for the property. The listing agent was with our company. After our contract offer was accepted, the seller contracted for his retirement home, which was listed with another Century 21 agent. That seller, using his Century 21 agent, bought another home listed through another Century 21 agent. The lender for my clients failed to approve the loan as scheduled. This created a chain of events affecting all of the players above. We finally settled two weeks late, but with many phone calls and anxious moments. Fortunately, all parties were flexible enough and were able to settle afterward.

Age: 59

Family: Married, three adult children

Education: Bachelor of science in secondary education, majoring in math and history, Texas College of Arts and Industries (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville), 1966; master of arts in international affairs, majoring in public administration, Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., 1979; post-graduate studies, U.S. Army War College, 1987

Community service: Supporter of Century 21 Easter Seals, Adopt-a-Family and school programs.

Last book read: “Camp Kenedy, Texas,” by Robert H. Thonhoff

Last movie seen: “The Passion of the Christ”

What kind of car do you drive? 2004 Lexus LS 430

What is your personal dream house? It would be in close proximity to the ocean, a one-level with a finished walk-out basement and a three-car garage. It would be light and bright with a large wooded lot. It would be in an area of limited congestion but close enough to a larger city to be able to attend cultural events with ease.