Many thanks to our kind clients for their thoughtful and positive reviews of our services:
REVIEWS FROM SELLERS:
We could not have made a better choice than Larry and Jan to sell our home! They listed our house and we had a contract in 4 days! From the very beginning they were so great at helping us navigate the listing/selling process. Selling the home that we raised our children in was not the easiest thingwe’ve ever done, but we would not have wanted anyone else helping us move forward. If you’re looking for someone to help you sell or buy a home, you will not find a better team than Larry and Jan!
--The Youngs, Candler, NC
Larry and Jan Blunt are not only real estate professionals but highly esteemed professionals from other careers as well. They bring numerous skills to the table to help you find the perfect house or to sell your existing home. These skills include business and marketing skills, experience at successful negotiation, contract preparation, and then the soft skills that are really important, such as intuition, compassion and insightful forward thinking. Larry and Jan sold our home in 5 days and brought us a full price cash offer - what more can I say?
--J. Haber, Asheville
REVIEWS FROM BUYERS:
Jan and Larry are spectacular agents. My favorite thing about them is how well they really listened to our desires and found us homes that matched our wants. That made home shopping so much easier. Throw in their great knowledge, huge number of contacts, and super friendly personalities, and you knowwhy I say, "They made moving to the mountains FUN!" Saved us thousands of dollars too! The best home buying decision you will make will be to choose the Larry Blunt Team!
--W. Shearin, Etowah
Jan and Larry worked together as a great team. Our vacation property had been listed by two previous local realty firms without success. Jan and Larry gave me an accurate sense of what it could sell for, did excellent staging, and handled some "curve balls" the buyers tried to throw at us veryprofessionally. They were a joy to work with and I would recommend them without any reservations.
--B. Queen, Richmond, VA, home sold in Mars Hill, NC
Coming from California with a mother who was a real estate agent, working in real estate appraisals myself, and having to choose a buyers’ agent to help my husband and I across the country - we could not have ended up in better hands! From promptly showing up for property viewings, through all the legal paperwork, to the closing, they were available for any communication, and answered all of our daily questions. Thank you, Jan & Larry, for making us feel so important and cared for! We appreciate all the hoops you jumped through for us and having such an emphasis on the importance of relationships first, business second.
--A. Bourgeois, Asheville
My husband and I recently worked with the Larry Blunt Team on two overlapping home purchases. Buying one home can be stressful but managing two transactions was a daunting prospect. Selecting Jan and Larry to guide us through the process was the best decision we made. They possess comprehensive knowledge of western NC; promptly targeted homes that met our criteria; were flexible and generous with their time for home tours; responded quickly to texts and emails; provided in depth data and research on homes of interest; expertly managed our successful contract negotiations and home inspections while we were out of state; and helped to coordinate our closings with everyone involved. And beyond their impressive technical expertise and area knowledge, Jan and Larry are a great pleasure to work with. They are both kind, thoughtful, and fun to be around. It's because of Jan and Larry Blunt that our family is now happily settled in Asheville, and we can't recommend them enough.
--J. Upchurch, Asheville
Read LessLarry and Jan Blunt have been a team of sorts since the mid-1990s when they met and worked together at WYFF-TV4 in Greenville, SC—Larry as a News Anchor/Reporter and Jan as the Marketing and Promotions Director. Their career paths diverged in 1998 when they married and moved to Colorado, where Larry remained in TV news and Jan served as a local government communications director before moving back to the Carolinas in 2005.
For the next twelve years Larry was welcomed into thousands of homes across western North Carolina each evening as a main news anchor on WLOS-TV13. An 8-time Emmy Award winner, Larry also had the opportunity to visit communities across the region while writing and producing his weekly “Person of the Week” segment, celebrating the accomplishments of people from all walks of life.
It wasn’t until they became Realtors® in 2017 that Larry and Jan reunited in the workplace as “The Larry Blunt Team,” a fresh and satisfying career shift that allows the duo to re-purpose their professional skill sets while working in the best interest of their clients.
Jan’s tenure as Communications Director for Buncombe County Schools from 2008 to 2014 has been particularly helpful when working with families relocating in the area. Plus, her local government experience and Master of Public Affairs degree earned in 2015 from Western Carolina University have come in handy when questions arise related to zoning, building codes, and government policies, practices, and procedures.
Together, their combined professional experiences give Larry and Jan a unique insight and intimate knowledge of western NC and the wonderful people who live here, which they now put to good use as Realtors® with Beverly-Hanks. They enjoy serving as their clients’ trusted advisors, using their marketing and communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and neighborhood knowledge to exceed expectations and minimize stress throughout the home buying and selling process.
Over the years Larry and Jan have undergone many life changes and transitions, raising four children while moving between and within multiple states. As a result they are highly intuitive regarding the needs of their clients who are going through their own transitions, and dedicate themselves to making each one as smooth as possible.
Larry hails from Muskogee, OK and is a recognized member of the Cherokee Nation. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and has a BA from Purdue University at Ft. Wayne. He has won eight EMMYs and countless other awards, including a Silver Circle Lifetime Achievement Award from the television industry in 2015. In his spare time Larry enjoys pickleball at the Y and taking the couple's Cairn Terrier Toby on long walks.
Jan is a native of Richmond, VA, with a BA from Gettysburg College and a Master’s in Public Affairs from Western Carolina University. She is a graduate of Leadership Asheville and served 9 years on the NC State Employees Credit Union Advisory Board, Long Shoals Road branch, and on its Loan Review Committee. She is passionate about public education and the environment and is completing certification as a Workforce Housing Specialist to better assist first time homebuyers and all workers in education, public service, healthcare, and hospitality occupations obtain affordable housing.
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