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Northern Virginia Real Estate Agent Earns Divorce Specialist Certification

RE/MAX Select Properties, Inc. a Northern Virginia Real Estate Company, agent Tobin Seven completes training to become certified real estate divorce specialist.


ASHBURN, VA. April 2, 2014 – Professional Realtor® Tobin Seven of RE/MAX Select Properties, Inc., Northern Virginia Real Estate Company, has earned the Real Estate Divorce Specialist (REDS™) Certification, which is issued by the non-profit Financial Divorce Association. Seven is one of few who has earned the certification in the state of Virginia.


“Every year 1.2 million couples get divorced. And over 70% of these divorce cases involve either buying a home, selling a home or both.   Divorcing couples often go through one of the most stressful times in their lives, and they need all the help they can get—not just anyone’s help, but knowledgeable help that only a Real Estate Divorce Specialist™ (REDS) can provide.  I am only one of eight Realtors in the state of Virginia  who have earned the nationally recognized Real Estate Divorce Specialist™ certification, “ said Tobin Seven REALTOR® / Veteran.

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Seven trained to help clients address legal aspects of the divorce process as it relates to real estate. He studied various legal rulings, tax policies, and regulations. This specific training allows him to help his clients who are going through a divorce take advantage of certain tax laws that are specific to selling a home during the dissolving of a marriage.


“Tobin brings to the team a wide variety of skill sets that homebuyers and sellers will relate to,” said Jim Stakem, Co-Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Select Properties, Inc. “As a native to Northern Virginia who has served our country he has accomplished several real estate designations.”

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Seven is currently a member of NAR®. He is also a certified Accredited Staging Professional®, Senior Real Estate Specialist®, certified Military Relocation Professional MRP®, certified e-PRO® and a designated GREEN representative.


To contact Tobin Seven, call 703.327.6800 or email tobin@soldbyseven.com.


RE/MAX Select Properties has more than 50 Associates serving Loudoun County. To see a list of all RE/MAX Select Properties listings, to find a real estate professional and for more information on their fundraising efforts visit www.myselectproperties.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.


About RE/MAX Select Properties, Inc.

RE/MAX Select Properties was founded in 1987 in Sterling, Virginia by Jim and Phyllis Stakem. It has grown to a network of over 50 Sales Associates in multiple offices throughout Loudoun County, VA. RE/MAX Select Properties has the highest per agent annual production of any real estate franchise in the Northern Virginia Area.


RE/MAX Select Properties, Inc. teamed with Boulder Crest Retreat, a local rehabilitation center for service men, women and families.. After transforming their annual holiday party last fall, the team of professional real estate agents raised more than $3,400 for the organization.


RE/MAX is proud to help raise money and support charitable organizations like, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Children’s Miracle Network and The Loudoun Interfaith Relief.


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