Philippa Main

Obtaining the services of a real estate agent is much more than “finding someone to sell your home”. This is especially true if you are selling an inherited property as I was earlier this year.

A good real estate agent will know the area, know the laws and rules and will help assess your home and get it listed and sold for a “good price”.

A great real estate agent is a counselor, a partner in your effort, someone who “has your back” throughout the process in addition to doing all of the real estate work.

Philippa Main is an *outstanding* real estate agent and an even better person.

My father passed away leaving a home in Woodbridge, Virginia – the home in which I grew up and which contained almost 50 years of possessions. I contacted Philippa in March of 2026 to discuss its potential sale even as the house was in significant disarray while I engaged in the slow process of cleaning it out and sorting through the many things my parents had accumulated over the years. When she visited the home, I looked around and threw up my hands. Philippa looked around and said, “we can make this happen.”

I sought her out specifically because she mentioned having expertise in sales of homes that are inherited – a particular niche that involves a delicate dance of handling family dynamics, wills, probate laws and determining what, if any, money should be put into renovations or improvements that will get a reasonable return on the investment.

From our first conversation over the phone – which she took time to do in the middle of a busy weekend – Philippa was incredibly personable, easy to talk to and anticipated many of my questions and many of my concerns as we talked. By the end of our conversation, I felt like I was chatting with a friend who had expertise I needed.

Over the following three months, she was a (rapidly-responded-to) text or phone call away as I navigated getting the house ready for sale. She helped outline a schedule and a plan to list the home. She connected me with a large network of trusted service providers from junk removers to contractors to painters to flooring experts from whom I obtained estimates and some of whom I contracted to help clear out the house and prepare it for sale. While she always reiterated that she would back any decision I made regarding the house, I always sought her counsel when making major decisions such as whether or not to spend money on renovations and, if so, which ones were most important.

Of course, there were obstacles – some amusing, some less-so – but Philippa helped me handle each one with a confidence borne of having “seen it before”. That is an incredibly valuable thing when dealing with a stressful situation.

In the end, the home was listed in June and had nearly seventy showings in three days. The house sold for well over its asking price and after all of it I know some things:

The home could have been sold by another agent. But few, if any, others could have been a partner in the process the way Philippa was for me. She was a trusted resource, a confidant, a person who knew when to inject humor into a situation and when helping me vent was what was needed – she understands people and the process of selling an inherited home in addition to being a brilliant real estate agent who knows the area and who knows how to get the job done.

I couldn’t recommend her more for ANY real estate work but, especially, if you face the task of preparing and selling an inherited property.

Source: Zillow

Philippa made us question every other realtor we have ever worked with. She is extremely knowledgeable and transparent. I'd never hesitate to recommend her

Source: Zillow

Contacting Philippa to help us purchase a home in Northern Virginia was the best decision we made! Her years of experience buying and selling homes was apparent from our first conversation with her. From the beginning, she thoroughly explained each step of the home buying process to us and was readily available to answer every question (big and small) that we had. Her efficiency, professionalism, and organization made the process seamless and I felt prepared each step of the way because of her knowledge and guidance. She truly took the stress out of a relatively stressful situation! I would sincerely recommend her to anyone looking for a home in the Northern Virginia area and will absolutely use her services again. I cannot thank her enough for helping us find our perfect home in Fairfax!

Source: Zillow

Philippa helped us buy our forever home in Oakton. She is professional, easy to work with, informative, and does her job well. Thanks Philippa!

Angela and Naveen Reddy

Source: Zillow

Being from PA., I was not familiar with any realtors in the area to sell my mother’s home. I spent hours on line looking for the perfect realtor when I came across an article about selling “the worst home on the street.” After reading it, I knew I found the perfect realtor and I was right when we hired Philippa Main.

She is exactly what I wanted. She answered all of our questions and was available for us. She is honest in telling us what we needed to do to get the house ready. We did what she asked and she was right. We had multiple offers after listing.

If you want your house to be listed by someone who is committed in getting your house sold, call Philippa Main. It will be the best thing you ever did.

Source: Zillow