Portsmouth · Choosing a local realtor

Local Realtor in Portsmouth

We are Legacy Home Team, a Hampton Roads real estate team with LPT Realty. Portsmouth is a market we work, not a market we visit. A local realtor here prices a Portsmouth home block by block. Our team is led by Barry Jenkins, who started at 18 and has spent 25+ years in this Portsmouth market. Every local realtor says local. If you are comparing local realtors in Portsmouth, here is what we would show a friend first.

Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins
Team Owner · Lead Agent

Ask any local realtor in Portsmouth, us included, for their top 3 recent Portsmouth transactions. Proof is in the recent record, not the pitch.

How we work Portsmouth

We cover Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hampton, and Newport News as one market. A move across the water usually stays with one local realtor.

  1. Neighborhood reads. Olde Towne, Churchland, and Western Branch move at different speeds, and that shifts month to month.
  2. Pricing up front. You get our Portsmouth price read before listing, instead of after 3 quiet weeks.
  3. Marketing built to sell. Many of our Portsmouth sellers can point to contracts at or above asking.

A price opinion 2 months early tends to beat a price cut 2 months late.

Who we tend to fit best

Some sellers want a straight price read and a listing plan. First time buyers usually want a neighborhood by neighborhood walkthrough of Portsmouth. Military families come to us for Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, and VA loan questions. Buyers relocating from New Hampshire (NH), Massachusetts (MA), or New York often work with us remotely, by video tour.

If a VA loan is part of your plan, bring your entitlement profile to the first call. It can change what you are able to offer.

Olde Towne, Portsmouth, Virginia
Olde Towne, Portsmouth, Virginia
Churchland, Portsmouth, Virginia
Churchland, Portsmouth, Virginia

Homes for sale in Portsmouth

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Fair answers to the fair doubts

If you think of us as a Virginia Beach team, we are in Portsmouth year round. If you are worried about being handed off, you get one named local realtor on day one, so nothing gets lost. If you are not ready to list, the conversation is still free. If you cannot be here in person, much of our Portsmouth work already looks like that.

Read the recent reviews. Older ones describe an older Portsmouth market.

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Featured reviews

Showing 2 of 78 reviews. Rating and total above cover all reviews.

★★★★★
Jessica Spencer

The team was professional, supportive, and very easy to work with.

★★★★★
Janna Hartfield

Barry is a great negotiator and worked tirelessly to help us sell our home for more than we expected.

Our Portsmouth agents

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Local Realtor · Portsmouth
Tanya Thompson
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Julz Gat
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Jon Mironchik
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Chris August
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Matt Moubray
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Areas we serve

Start where you actually are

Most people find us asking what their Portsmouth home is worth, or which neighborhood fits. Either start is fine.

Request your free Portsmouth home value profile. Send us a message, and we will read your situation before we say anything about price.

Call Barry Jenkins · (757) 816-4037