Cultivating Roots

in Northern Virginia
01 · Buying

Find the one
you’ll stay in.

your complete guide

We start with coffee, not a listing sheet. Where do you want to be in five years — and what does the morning look like when you get there?

From pre-approval to keys in hand, we walk each step beside you. No pressure tours, no jargon — just a quiet, capable guide through the biggest purchase most people ever make.

Dogwood Homes buyer guide cover
free — for you

The Journey
Four gentle steps
01

Listen first

We learn what your life needs from a home — schools, yards, commutes, light — before we ever pull up a listing.

02

Get ready to move

A trusted lender, a clear budget, a pre-approval you can act on the day you find it. No surprises at the table.

03

Tour with intention

Curated showings, honest feedback. We tell you when a house is wrong for you, even if it's beautiful.

04

Offer, inspect, close

We quarterback the paperwork, negotiate the repairs, and hand you the keys on moving day — often with flowers.

02 · Selling

Listed with care.

let your home tell its story

The difference between a house that sits and a house that moves is rarely price. It’s preparation, photography, and the story the listing tells on the very first scroll.

14 days
Average time to contract on a Dogwood listing
102.4%
Average sale-to-list ratio, past 12 months
$0
You pay toward staging, styling, or pro photos
165+
homes sold in and around Prince William and Fauquier
Request a home valuation
What’s included
  • 01
    Market analysis
    A clear, honest read on what your home will sell for and why.
  • 02
    Styling + staging
    An in-home consult with our stylist. Furniture and fresh florals on us.
  • 03
    Editorial photography
    Natural-light, architectural photography — not MLS flash-shots.
  • 04
    Custom listing book
    A printed piece buyers take home. They remember yours.
  • 05
    Private broker preview
    Shown first to the top 50 agents in the region.
  • 06
    Full open-house service
    We host, we follow up, we report back every Monday.
03 · Downsizing

Less house,
more life.

a gentler next chapter

Downsizing is rarely about square footage. It’s about freeing up weekends, being closer to grandchildren, and trading the mower for the morning paper.

We’ve walked dozens of families through this specific season of life. We move at your pace — not the market’s — and we coordinate the movers, the estate sale, the lawyer, and the listing so you only have to answer one phone.

Our partners on call
  • ·Senior-move managers
  • ·Estate-sale specialists
  • ·Elder-law attorneys
  • ·Trusted handymen + stagers
  • ·Bridge-loan lenders
Questions we hear
from families like yours

Earlier than most people think. Downsizing while you're healthy and energetic means you choose your next chapter — rather than it choosing you. We often start the conversation five years before the move happens, and that's exactly right.

With no rush and no pressure. We work with trusted partners to help manage, sort, donate, and preserve what matters — room by room, over weeks or months. Nothing important ends up in a dumpster.

No. We have lots of options for minimize the stress. Between post settlement rent-backs, strategic timing and in unique cases-a bridge loan, we coordinate every detail to make sure the timing lines up perfectly.

We treasure it as you have over the years. Our listing team photographs the light at the hour you first loved it, and we share the story with buyers who will love it too. That's not sentimentality — it's how it sells fastest.

A quiet conversation
Come sit with us before you decide anything.

No presentations, no pressure. We’ll walk your home and share what we see — and you’ll leave with a plan, whether you move this year or in five.

Schedule a home visit
05 · Contact

Let’s talk.

the first conversation is always ours to buy

Coffee, a phone call, or a walk around the block — whichever feels easiest. We’ll answer in one business day.

Phone
571-399-5975
Email
amanda@amandamacy.com
Office
Manassas, VA
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04 · About

Founder

Amanda Macy
Amanda Macy
Founder · Realtor®

Originally from Baltimore County, Amanda has called Northern Virginia "home" for more than 23 years. Over the last decade, she has been recognized by Washingtonian and Northern Virginia Magazine as a "Top Realtor" and Elite Producer. Licensed in Virginia she specializes in the Northern Virginia area and has sold 165+ homes from Arlington to Fredericksburg and everywhere in between.

In a high-stakes real estate market, Amanda has been known to get creative and competitive in order to win incredible homes for her clients. She is a fierce negotiator and a resolute professional, guiding and consulting her clients to make sure they get everything they're looking for when buying and selling properties.

Amanda's strong professional network is a tremendous benefit to her clients. She employs a dedicated team to facilitate smooth and swift closings from start to finish.

Amanda is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University. She lives in Manassas with her husband and their three BUSY daughters.

She loves meeting and engaging with new clients and she has a hustle that's hard to match!

23+ Years in Northern Virginia
165+ Homes Sold
TOP Washingtonian & NVA Magazine

“She made the whole process feel like a conversation, not a transaction.”

The Lindsey family · Manassas, VA