Wethman Group – Keller Williams Realty

Working with Nikolai and the Wethman Group was the single non-​stressful thing about our entire moving process! Nikolai is absolutely exceptional — thoughtful, considerate, patient, and not pushy at all. We trusted him completely and the process of working with him was seamless. In every aspect, he went above and beyond to help us with our house search, locate a great bank, work through logistics, and answer any and every question we had about the entire first-​time buying process. Even if the question was beyond his scope (what type of loan to get, how to make repairs etc.) he went out of his way to find out the answers for us. We intend to recommend the Wethman Group to absolutely everyone we know.

We just bought a house in Alexandria, VA.
My wife’s job responsibilities required us to move from West Palm Beach, FL to the DC Metro Area.
Initially we were assigned a relocation specialist realtor at another agency as we did not know any agents or brokers in the area. What we got an old school «here are some listings, go find yourself a house» type of approach.
A friend recommended the Wethman Group and the experience was amazing.
Katie called me back within 15 mins of my phone call to set up a time to discuss in detail. She brought in Nikolai Goranov, who became our main point of contact.
Right from the start we knew that Nikolai and Katie were professionals. Nikolai came up with a map of all properties within easy commute to my wife’s work, with our specs and according to school ranking.
Since we were in Florida, he took videos of the properties we considered. We put on a bid on our current house without having step foot in it all because he did all the heavy lifting.
He is a skilled but reasonable negotiator and knows the value of real estate in the area.
We are extremely happy to have met both Nikolai and Katie and we would recommend their service to anyone.

I can’t say enough about my home buying experience with Nikolai and Katie of The Wethman Group. Nikolai and Katie expertly guided me through the entire process without a hitch and in short order. They are both very knowledgeable of the Northern Virginia housing market and gave me great advice and perspective when determining how much to offer on my home. One thing I greatly appreciated was Nikolai and Katie’s responsiveness. From my initial contact with Katie and Nikolai, to the necessary back and forth during the offer, acceptance, inspection, finance, appraisal, and closing process, they were both available (especially Nikolai who was my primary contact) by text, email or phone whenever I needed them. I also liked their use of e-​signatures for document purposes. It was so much easier to sign and initial documents from my tablet or mobile phone. Nikolai and Katie are very pleasant and easy to work with and I would highly recommend them to anyone and would use them again in any future real estate transaction.

Katie is wonderful. She’s very professional, very calm, very helpful. She responded to all our questions and concerns quickly. What I really appreciate is how she did not insert her opinions or emotions into a process that was already emotional for us. We’ve worked with at least five other realtors before, and no matter how knowledgeable or smart they were, we always felt burdened by their opinions about the properties that we saw. Katie sticks to observing the facts, and she never blinked at any request or concern that we expressed. She is licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and DC, which turned out to be valuable for us, as we switched from one state to another.

I met Katie many years ago at a breakfast where a writer from the Washington Post was interviewing experts in the local real estate world. Katie was among the half dozen or so folks invited.
Since then I have worked with her on several of her deals over the years, and likewise, I have asked her advice, especially in North Arlington, where there are such varying prices among similar homes. She may have an accountant background, but she also «gets it» when it comes to sensing what a property is worth.

I felt very comfortable working with Katie the second I met her. She is very knowledgeable in her field, and has degrees to back it up. I’m very much a numbers person, so I really appreciated that Katie had a background in accounting (CPA), as well as her MBA. She understood the overall financial impact of purchasing a property. She was also no-​nonsense in her approach to showing us homes. She told us her opinion of what was right or wrong with it. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind, or sugar coat a home for us. Instead she told us any potential issues we could face with purchasing the property, or ways to fix things that we didn’t like. I liked that approach, as I never felt pressure to buy anything. I highly recommend you to use Katie as a Realtor, as I have already recommended her to several of my friends. I actually received her information from a friend of mine. This to me speaks volumes, when people are willing to pass along your name!

The Wethman Group were great to work with — very thorough from beginning to end of the home buying process! We worked with Katie and her team to purchase an investment property. She and her team were prompt in getting us listings and doing background research; they were available at convenient times to see houses; they had excellent recommendations for other vendors we needed along the way (such as a mortgage broker and home inspector); the offers and closing went smoothly; and their post-​buying follow-​up has been much appreciated (including a binder of all our important documents they prepared for us and follow up to check in and see how things are going). We also really liked their use of technology, which made our lives easier (such as electronic signing of forms so we didn’t have to get together in-​person each time we moved something forward). Thanks for all of your help!

I am a huge fan of Katie Wethman and her team. I was referred to her by a colleague after having had been through two other agents who were pushy, unprofessional and who clearly cared more about getting me to put an offer on ANY place rather than one I liked. Katie was super informative, she took the time to really listen to what I was looking for and she also gave me an enormous amount of very well organized (and thus not overwhelming) information that was really helpful for me, especially as a first time buyer. Two days before we were to close, my lender realized he couldn’t get it done and Katie immediately referred me to another lender who sealed the deal within two weeks! I was so stressed but Katie was cool and calm throughout.
I just moved, two years later, and I used Katie and team to sell my place. Again, as this was the first time I was going through the process, she took the time to explain the process in detail and the market statistics, her thoughts on pricing, how to stage our home, timing of when to list, etc… We had a few offers within four days of listing and despite a difficult realtor on the buyer’s side, Katie was calm and collected the entire way through, keeping us informed as we went along.
I wish I could replicate her on the West coast!!!

Katie and her team are truly amazing. They helped me find a great house in my price range, and took the time to cover in great detail the ins and outs of home buying. They are professional and easy to work with and Katie is extremely knowledgeable and intelligent.
Hire them asap! You wont be disappointed!