Experience:
Horse person for myself
July 1956—present
Life long horse person
Broker/Owner for Valley of Virginia Real Estate
June 2006—present
Horse person for myself
July 1956—present
Life long horse person
Broker/Owner for Valley of Virginia Real Estate
June 2006—present
Founder for Cooks & Connoisseurs
January 1982—September 1996
Retail gourmet foods, tools for the cook, bakery, wine & beer, cooking school, coffee shop in New Bern, NC
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Specialties:
Fine Homes, Horse Properties & Land in the beautiful Valley of Virginia.
Serving Rockbridge & Augusta Counties of Virginia including towns of Lexington
Fine Homes, Horse Properties & Land in the beautiful Valley of Virginia.
Serving Rockbridge & Augusta Counties of Virginia including towns of Lexington & Staunton
"quality professional service in a friendly rural atmosphere!"
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Certifications
& Awards:
Virginia REALTOR Leadership Academy class of 2007
Lexington Buena Vista Rockbridge Association of REALTORS - REALTOR of the YEAR - 2007
Virginia REALTOR Leadership Academy class of 2007
Lexington Buena Vista Rockbridge Association of REALTORS - REALTOR of the YEAR - 2007
President LBVRAR 2008
Certified Ethics Instructor
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Interests:
Horses, Dressage, PNH, Gardening, Jewelry design, Quilting design, Photography
About:
Representing Your Best Interests in Real Estate
2006 Realtor of the Year ~ VAR Leadership Academy Class of 2007
Representing Your Best Interests in Real Estate
2006 Realtor of the Year ~ VAR Leadership Academy Class of 2007
Candy Lynn brings a wealth of knowledge with her to the practice of Real Estate.
As a second generation REALTOR®, she has experience beyond her years as a licensed broker. In 2005 Candy opened her own firm Valley of Virginia Real Estate on her farm in Raphine. Sally Claeys joined the firm in 2006 as a Residential Specialist. A consistent multi-million dollar producer, Candy’s goal is to offer all her buyers & sellers the VERY BEST in client services.
Equally at home navigating the city streets of Lexington, Staunton & surrounding towns or the beautiful countryside and farmlands of our beautiful Shenandoah Valley , Candy enjoys finding that just right home or property for all her clients.
“A lifetime of horses” brings the particular knowledge required to be especially helpful when working buyers and sellers of horse properties.
Uniquely qualified to be a REALTOR®, Candy brings sound business knowledge from starting & operating her own Specialty Food Retail Store & Cooking School, “Cooks & Connoisseurs”, in New Bern , NC for 15 years. The store started with 300 sq ft and grew to 3600 sq ft with a staff ranging from 8 -20 depending on the season. The store is ongoing under the new owners.
Candy’s education background is diverse, starting with a BFA from East Carolina University with a major in Ceramics and a minor in weaving. A firm believer in continuing education, she has taken classes at both at the community college and university level in numerous subjects including: Horse Facility Design, Horse Care, Microsoft Office & WebPage Design.
Professional education is ongoing as well. She earned the National Association of REALTORS® e-PRO Technology Certification & ABR Accredited Buyer's Representative. She is a member of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society. In 2005 she received her Virginia Brokers License. As part of VLA class of 2007 Candy has been involved in an intensive year long program devoted to Leadership. In Sept 2007 Candy was certified to teach the REALTOR Code of Ethics. Currently Candy is being certified as a Pre-Licensing Instructor for Real Estate & writing several courses that she will teach to REALTORS for Continuing Education credits.
Professional achievements include being named the Lexington- Buena Vista- Rockbridge Association of Realtors “2006 REALTOR of the Year”.
Currently Candy is LBVRAR MLS Committee Chair, LBVRAR President. She is also a Member if the Delegate Body of Virginia Association of Realtors & has just been appointed to the VAR Information Management Advocacy Group for 2008, chair VAR IMAG Social Media Workgroup.
When not working with clients, Candy may be found riding Willy (her home trained dressage horse), gardening , designing jewelry or quilting.
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Testimonials:
"Candy Lynn helped us find the perfect horse farm!
After looking for more than a year all over the state, with many realtors,
"Candy Lynn helped us find the perfect horse farm! After looking for more than a year all over the state, with many realtors, we were lucky to find Candy.She was professional, patient, and good -humored throught-out the process. We love our new farm and we can't thank Candy enough! Tricia & Norm BoutinSeaHorse Farm South"
Tricia & Norm Boutin Wed Feb 23, 2005
"Candy Lynn sold our horse farm operation for us. My husband and I are near retirement and, though the business was very successful, we had reached a point in our lives where change was necessary. Candy has had horses and ridden for a long time and so she was able to understand how functional the farm was. Also, horse people have their own language and she “fit right in” with whoever she showed the farm to. In looking; for a home to buy she very quickly caught on to the type of situation and house that we wanted. In no time she found that house for us and we just love it. She stopped by just last night and was as happy as we are in seeing how we had fixed it up to suit us. There is no way we can thank her enough for making this lifetime change so easy.Roscoe and Sarah IrvineFour Winds Farm, Raphine,VA"
Roscoe and Sarah Irvine Sat Jan 1, 2005
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