Raj Purohit – Compass

Raj went above and beyond for us! My husband and I are VERY picky and it ended up taking us several years to find our first home. Raj was with us all the way. He was always available and worked around our schedules to show us homes at a moment’s notice. Raj navigated us through an extremely complicated closing process as the home we ended up purchasing was bank owned and had several liens against the property that needed to be cleared. We know without Raj’s help we wouldn’t’ be in our home today. We highly recommend Raj!

Raj was our agent when we bought a home in LeDroit Park, DC, in 2013. The five stars are for all-​around excellency: He is knowledgeable from A to Z, and is easy to work with. He saved us lots of «shopping around» time by quickly locating a solid property that matched our wish-​list, and closed the deal for us efficiently. Our offer was not even the highest one, but in large part to Raj’s work and negotiations for us, the seller chose our offer anyway. Raj instills confidence, and backs it up with real, solid work and results. (Zero bulldozing arrogance, but 100% knowledge, interpersonal skills, and finesse.) We’d definitely hire him again!

Raj really is the best. Like others here, my wife and I met Raj through a friend to help us buy our first home. From our first meeting, we knew we were in good hands. Raj explained the process and the fees we could expect in a clear and simple manner we could understand. Requests for house visits were always promptly answered and met on the properties with a smile — even when we underestimated how long it would take to get out to the ‘burbs and were very, very late. Twice. (Sorry, Raj!)
We felt like he got to know us so well that it only took a few sets of visits before we found the house that we knew would be our home, not only because it was what we were looking for but because we were able to place a smart bid amidst a competitive market.
You’re really in good hands with Raj and we can’t recommend him enough.

I initially met Raj through a colleague when I was in the beginning stages of thinking about buying a house. I knew very little about the process, and Raj took the time to sit with me for over an hour to not only talk about where to look and how to shop, but also to explain the mechanics of how it all worked – from making an offer, to inspections, to closing. He encouraged me to talk to other realtors so I could make a comfortable, confident decision. It was an easy decision to make: Raj is cool, calm, and collected. He respects you as the client – no hustle tactics, he doesn’t force you to make any decision you aren’t comfortable with, is easily accessible, and he is a wealth of information. He is willing to visit as many houses as possible, and even just to drive through neighborhoods to get a feel for them.
A bonus about working with Raj – he knows all the right people in the business and has great recommendations for lendors, inspectors, insurance, etc.
Raj made my first-​time home buying experience a breeze and was there every step of the way in a major life-​event. I can’t recommend him enough.

I met Raj through a friend of mine — he helped us both buy our first houses.
I was in a tax-​tricky — and time-​sensitive — situation, but Raj was patient and kind as he explained the steps. He even went out of his way to find a closing agent who was well-​versed in tax situations like mine. He also helped me find a mortgage banker I was comfortable with (who got me a great rate!).
Here’s a detail that sticks: often, especially as a detail-​oriented, type A, stereotypically Washingtonian personality, I feel like I have to be the one to remember every little thing. From the paperwork to the meetings to the appointments to thinking about how this transaction will affect that purchase — I often feel, especially with these kinds of major decisions, that the burden of remembering every last detail lies on my shoulders.
But this is not the case with Raj.
Not only was he on top of every detail and every appointment and every deadline, but he flagged things and anticipated things that nobody else had thought about.
It was terribly reassuring.
To echo others: can’t recommend him enough.

Looking for an informed, meticulous real estate agent who somehow balances attention to detail with a no-​pressure style that rare in the real estate field? Talk to this guy. Raj took on our 2014 listing for a duplex in Tenleytown, sweated the details like staging and prepping, adding great insights to the listing, and staying on top of the sale at every step along the way. Well-​attended open house[s]? Check. In DC multiple offers aren’t all THAT rare, how’d he do? He brought us five. Check. Then he gave great advice on how to compare them to where we were all on the same page on which one to take, all in under an hour. And all of that would merit him four stars, the fifth one is in my experience even more important. Low-​key. No pressure and easy to talk to. Have had three agents for other homes (on buying end and selling end) and I had very good ones before. He’ll be my first call next time.