Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest family-owned residential real estate company in the United States, welcomes Padrica Blissett to its Kempsville office, in Virginia Beach, Va. Blissett will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers.

“We are very excited and fortunate to have Padrica join our team of highly trained professionals,” said Lisa Frates, manager of the Kempsville office. “The combination of Long & Foster and Padrica unique skills and knowledge will no doubt provide the highest level of service to local buyers and sellers.”

Blissett participated in Long & Foster’s LEAP program, an extensive training course for newly licensed sales associates, as well as associates returning to the field of real estate. The program’s curriculum covers contracts, agency, prospecting, business planning, finance and working with buyers and sellers. Blissett holds membership in the Hampton Roads Realtors Association.

“I joined Long & Foster because the company provides such thorough training for new sales associates. I took the real estate class offered by the company and felt joining the brokerage was the best choice for me,” Blissett said.

“The dynamics of today’s residential real estate market are constantly changing. Participating in our LEAP program has provided Padrica with the right tools to meet those changing dynamics,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “We welcome Padrica to Long & Foster, a company that has helped local buyers and sellers reach their homeownership goals for more than 45 years.”

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