News Flash! Recent honors for Candy!
2006 Realtor of the Year
VAR Leadership Academy Class of 2007 (one of only 20 Realtors accepted)
Representing Your Best Interests in Real Estate
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 Vice President & is currently unopposed on the ballot for LBVRAR President for 2008.
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.

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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