James had our back during the entire time we searched for our "rest-of-life" home. He loved the challenge of meeting our criteria: our budget, our desire for a single level home, to reside within 20 minutes of Asheville, & to have sufficient space to accommodate a grand piano.He was patient & never asked us to compromise our vision. After nine months of searching, we found the home of our dreams: beautiful home, beautiful mountain views, peaceful country setting, and African Watusi Longhorn cows right next door. Through James, we learned how to make a competitive bid, deal with more than one mortgage company to compete for our business (which ended up saving us thousands of dollars), & he hooked us up with incredible resources & saw each detail through to completion. He was responsive to all of our questions & concerns, & we highly recommend him & are grateful for him!