Bonnie Rivkin

Five Stars, highly recommend! We were new to Alexandria, and had little knowledge of the area. We received exceptional service from Bonnie and Courtney. The Rivkin Group was extremely knowledgeable, communicative and available for same-day showings. They worked within our budget and educated us on the best parts of town. All “coming-soon” listings were immediately sent to us, day and night, and they customized a plan for showings around our schedule. Their attentive communication and responsiveness made this nerve-wracking process more than comforting. Bonnie and Courtney are active members of the community, which added to their invaluable expertise and professional network with listing agents. You need and want agents who have an established rapport in the local area, and these ladies have all the connections! They proved this competitive market was no challenge for them. They guided us with realistic expectations and prepared us to be smart and aggressive with our offer. Ultimately, they helped us beat out multiple offers on our dream home in Seminary Hill Alexandria. We could not have navigated this wild market or secured our forever home without this team! Superior experience start to finish. They also come with amazing recommendations for contractors, lawn service, moving companies and more. Full-Service!

We absolutely recommend Bonnie and Courtney, the mother-daughter dynamic duo, as your next Realtors! They were always accessible, professional, and patient with our many questions. Their combined expertise and strengths enabled us to do what now seems an incredible feat . . . sell a home, buy a home, and move in all in the span of a few weeks. The Rivkin group expertly helped us navigate purchasing our perfect home – despite a competitive market, a coveted neighborhood, and sellers who initially did not want to sell to us as we had a contingent-based offer. The Rivkin group made it happen. And with only two weeks to get under contract on the home we were selling, Courtney and Bonnie sprung to action to ensure our condo was sale ready, expertly advising about how to “stage” our home using our own items (as we were still living there) – spending hours helping strategize how to make our furniture work for us . . . the place looked amazing! With the Rivkin Team’s expert help and sage advice, we then managed to go under contract to sell our condo in only four days, receiving multiple offers and accepting an offer tens of thousands of dollars over our list price! Despite the tight timeline, competitive market, and multiple moving parts, Bonnie and Courtney remained calm throughout it all, and we could not be happier with how everything turned out. We cannot thank Bonnie and Courtney enough for their thoughtfulness and expertise throughout this process!

I worked with Bonnie years ago when I purchased my condo in Old Town Alexandria. When it came time to sell in 2021, I called her. I was living out of state and selling a home that you can’t see or visit is extremely stressful. Bonnie arranged for an amazing contractor, Carlos, to aid in fixing some repairs. Carlos and Bonnie kept me apprised of costs, sent pictures before and after, and were honest about what was necessary and what would help the home value. Bonnie also personally staged the home as we were in a hurry to put the home on the market and didn't want to wait for local companies time to arise. She was available to answer all of my questions and I felt she responded promptly to my concerns about the property and sales process. I also had the opportunity to interact with her daughter and real estate partner Courtney and I was impressed with Courtney’s diligence throughout the process. I would happily recommend them to a future buyer or seller.

Enjoyed working with The Rivkin group of professionals, that are so knowledgeable of the Northern Virginia market, to therefore help in the most efficient sale of our property, and helped in the seamless transition, with family in California??