Sixteen years of listing, showing, and closing homes across Somerset County — without the corporate polish, without the empty promises. Just clear advice, honest numbers, and a steady hand through every signature.
I started this practice in 2009 with a clipboard, a hand-drawn map of Hillsborough Township, and a stubborn belief that buying a home shouldn't feel like a transaction. Sixteen years later, the clipboard is digital — but the belief hasn't moved.
I work one client at a time. No call center, no assistant reading your file for the first time at the closing table, no listings ghosted by a junior agent two towns over. When you call, I answer. When you email, I reply the same business day. When you're standing in a driveway wondering whether the foundation is sound, I'm the one walking the basement with you.
Hillsborough is my home — I've lived off Amwell Road for nineteen years, my kids went through the district, and I've sold more than four hundred homes within a ten-mile radius of Route 206. I know which neighborhoods flood in a nor'easter, which septic systems the township will flag, and which streets hold value when the market softens. That local memory is the thing a national portal can't sell you.
Todd TJ James · Broker of Record
Full-service listings for sellers in Hillsborough, Montgomery, Branchburg, and the surrounding townships. Professional photography, a hand-built comparable analysis, and a pricing strategy grounded in what has actually closed — not what's still sitting.
Long-term rental placement for landlords and lease-up for tenants. I screen income, employment, and prior-rental references by hand — no algorithmic scoring, no skipped calls. Lease drafting and renewal handled in-house.
A hand-built comparative market analysis — not an automated estimate. I walk the property, pull the last eighteen months of closed sales within a tight radius, and deliver a defensible number in writing. The fee is credited back if you list with me within six months.
For buyers and sellers who want a second opinion, a sounding board, or a guide through a complicated transaction. Estate sales, divorce listings, relocations, and investment property analysis. No commission tied to the conversation — just advice.
A thirty-minute call or coffee at my office on Route 206. You tell me what you're trying to do; I tell you honestly whether I can help and what it will cost.
I walk the property, pull comparables, and deliver a written valuation with a net-sheet at three price points. Sellers see exactly what they'd clear at each.
Photography, MLS listing, signage, open houses by appointment. Every offer is reviewed with you in writing within four hours — no pressure, no games.
Inspection negotiation, attorney review, appraisal coordination, and a final walkthrough together. I attend your closing in person — every time, no exceptions.
I don't bury my fee in a stack of closing documents. You'll see the commission, the buyer-side offer, and your net proceeds on page one of the listing agreement — signed before a single photograph is taken.
Following the 2024 NAR settlement, buyer-side compensation is now negotiable and disclosed in writing up front. I'll walk you through exactly what that means for your transaction.
"If a number on the closing disclosure surprises you, I haven't done my job."
Fill out the form and I'll reply within one business day with next steps — usually a thirty-minute call and an on-site walkthrough. No obligation, no automated drip emails, no third-party sharing.