Adam Garrett's Signature
- Adam Garrett
- Jun 3, 2023
- 8 min read
Updated: Dec 17, 2025
Adam Garrett's Real Estate Pages
My primary website is this one: https://www.abgre.com/
My Zillow Profile (most of my sales listed)
My Realtor.com Profile (the highest # of former client recommendations provided in one place)
About Adam
I serve full-time at Garrett Realty Partners & have since May 2014 when I started in the marketing department before transitioning to sales in February 2015. I have received awards for volume 5 years including gold awards from a few associations for a year where I did over $8,000,000 in sales (VPAR & HRRA). However, throughout my career, I have prioritized unmatched service and offerings over sales volume. That helps to explain how I put together perhaps the most comprehensive list of programs to reduce home costs in Hampton Roads before my 1st volume award. Most of what you see on my website today was produced in 2022 or later, and I've dedicated far more time than most agents on media, i.e. my arguably unmatched multi-city/county median area photos & Matterport neighborhoods, which has counterintuitively caused my sales volume to drop drastically due in part to limited time & how much potential clients rely on bandwagon effect when selecting a prospective agent/broker.
Today, I am pleased to have available a number of unmatched offerings and resources for buyers and sellers in SE VA across the 5 MLS I have access to.
I serve throughout 757 and 804.
Related:
Buyers
I have some at least arguably locally unmatched Digital Resources for Buyers, including the following:
Weather Hazard Guide to Help You Narrow Location & Paid First Street Subscription for Property Specific Flood Risk Data & More
Catalog of Real Estate: Credit & Financial Resources
I also have access to up to 6 MLS & have done the research to create the best public data in Eastern VA available about which MLS to use for a search based on city & county.
My on-the-ground resources include:
(Unheard of) Matterport 3D virtual tours for Buyers w/ Matterport Pro 3 of House Interior & House Exterior When the Buyer Won't See the House in Person Prior to Home Inspection Deadline, When Permitted by Seller
(Unheard of) Audio Recording Availability for In-Person Buyer Showings
& more!
Related:
Sellers
Seller's Guide (Compilation of >100 of My Articles)
Flexible commission options based on the price tier & marketing package chosen.
In this section you'll find:
A. At least arguably locally unmatched options I provide for sellers
B. Likely top 1% options for sellers
C. Typical options Adam provides for sellers
A. At least arguably locally unmatched:
The best 3D tour platform available (Matterport) for every listing, including at least partial 3D exterior (amount of exterior depends on package chosen & yard size), with the best 3D camera as of December 2025 compatible with that platform (Matterport Pro 3) for every listing, including defurnish options, measurements, dollhouse view, view from above for floorplan-like view, & more.
Aerials for every listing
Adam's median quality of area photos for diverse neighborhoods, blending:
a kayak to capture photos not otherwise possible, including as a way to launch a drone for additional legal airspace flight
collages (depending in part on commission choice, w/ best options for 3% commission packages)
signs that show the name of locations (depending in part on commission choice)
excellent captions on the Multiple Listing Service (depending on commission choice, w/ best options for 3% commission packages).
(unheard of) Matterport home & neighborhood integrated 3D tours are available in many cases when amenities are present starting at 2.5% commission levels.
Matterport home & nearby area amenity integrated 3D tours starting at 2.5% commission levels.
The top showing platform available (Showingtime) with detailed instructions on how to best use it for sellers and with additional details even for buyer's agents beyond the templates I integrate directly into the listing (i.e. text Adam 24/7) & Showingtime info facing buyer's agents/brokers
Open houses with 5 security cameras I provide to enhance security (with 3% commission package).
More in-depth details on offer preferences for buyer's agents based on multiple offer types.
B. While possibly not unmatched, the following are also notable & likely top 1%:
Premium snack & drink selection for 3% commission packages (including a glass-faced wine cooler I provide for the first 2 weeks of most listings)
Picture taken from a <$200k listing of Adam's, demonstrating his high standards even for lower price properties
Functional staging available for 3% commission even at $150k+ properties, i.e. (w/ some depending on occupancy & all requiring absence of certain pests like fleas)
Interior & exterior floor mats
Footies
Toilet paper
Soap
Hand towels
Plunger/toilet brush
Poo-Pourri (it's the little things :))
I have access to 4 MLS directly and 2 more indirectly, tailoring which MLS are used based on price and location, with the best quantitative approach I've seen publicly available to noting which are necessary, and with a $300 add on fee, can have access to another MLS that provides up to 100 pictures (while 50 is typically sufficient even when integrating area photos for properties on <.5 ares and >2500 sq ft, a higher max is helpful for high acreage, high square foot, &/or multi-unit properties) and a greater word count max than any of the others, which can autopopulate into many sites better than would be possible if I relied exclusively on local MLS options.
Posting to Facebook (w/ 3% package) w/ options for highly effective partnering efforts between seller and agent to do more than the agent could on their own
Premium multiformat video available depending on price when 3% commission package is chosen or a la carte, i.e.:
C. There's also the more typical things I do (though you'd be surprised at the number of agents who don't do some of these), like:
Hiring a pro photographer for every listing
(The best ones I hire have very limited reviews, so most agents/brokers don't know about them, while I've seen companies with high reviews & high ratings do some things that you might have a hard time believing, i.e. sending me aerials for the wrong house and not covering the bathrooms in a virtual tour in a 2 bathroom house)
Physical sign
Flyers developed by the marketing department at my firm
Autofed from MLS to over 100 websites
Related:
Agents
Referrals:
Information for Buyer's Agents When Adam Represents a Seller:
Information for Listing Agents When Adam Represents a Buyer:
My combination of thorough buyer education including what's likely the most comprehensive buyer's guide in SE VA, top 1% video visuals, digital tools, physical tools, & candid showing style mean that your sellers have a lower probability of contract fall through due to home inspection with me than with a typical buyer who performed a showing with another agent.
Unmatched Tools I've Published that Other Agents Can Use (but please don't plagiarize):
Master Spreadsheet for Prospective Home Purchase Considerations
Which Multiple Listing Service(s) Are Needed to List in SE VA?
House Issues by Year "this is gold. Thanks so much Adam, amazing!" - Home Inspector
Adam's Offerings
Video Visuals for Buyers & Sellers
See "Buyers" & "Sellers" sections above for more about what I offer unique to each.
Accolades & Certifications
Top 3% buyer’s agent in 2020 (& top 8% overall) by volume in Hampton Roads (REIN) not including my sales outside REIN MLS in 2020
For more on my awards (i.e. HRRA gold & 2 VPAR golds), go here.
NAR Designation:
Military Relocation Professional (my page for active duty)
Related Certification:
Adam is a licensed real estate agent in the Commonwealth of Virginia. License # 0225216530
Contact Adam
Cell 757-879-9651 (call or text 24/7)
Fax 757-873-2410
Email: agarrett@ggrva.com
I'm also available on Zoom where I have a commercial account which is excellent for initial meetings & subsequent meetings.
Skype: adam.b.garrett
Telegram & Whatsapp (use my cell # above)
See also "Personal Social Media" below.
Personal Social Media - Let's Connect!
Feel free to add me as a friend or follow me on any of these accounts, whether you're buying, selling, an agent on another side of a transaction, etc. If we don't know each other, please send me a message when adding me or following me including sharing who you are and what prompted you to connect (i.e. "I found you on Google & I'm looking to buy a house in Hampton").
Travel "Hacking" Assistance
If looking to travel to VA for buying or selling a property you don't yet occupy at the moment, Adam offers unmatched travel hacking expertise among local real estate agents to drastically reduce your travel costs &/or enhance your traveling experience. For those with a written brokerage relationship or listing agreement with him, he offers a free consultation for travel related to a purchase or sale. Options for a VA trip include free rental cars, free hotels, free flights, some free meals, free train rides, etc. He also has published SE VA area information, an unmatched SE VA spreadsheet going over differences between cities like tax rates & price per square feet, SE VA hotel information, & SE VA information on things to do.
Even if not looking to buy or sell, Adam provides fee-based consulting for travel hacking, with some charitable exceptions & discounts in certain scenarios. For those who have bought or sold a property with him, Adam also offers a free session.
Join my travel-hacking Facebook group of over 5000 people here.
Tenants
Adam offers a wide variety of services to tenants: from property tours, area tours, walk-through inspections, & more. In some cases, my work is covered by a relocation company. When you weren't directed my way by a relocation company that's paying me on your behalf, you can find more details on my page on tenant assistance, including what I offer as well as my fees.
My Faith
Life verse:
1 John 4:16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
If you'd like to join my FB group where I share more from a faith-based perspective, go here.
See Jeff Rich's recommendation here in case my faith, which is very important to me, is a concern in case you have had negative experiences with Christians.
