Two brokers, one Starling Avenue office and a stake in Martinsville’s rental market

A homeowner weighing a sale and a landlord looking for someone to manage a rental can start at the same address in Martinsville. At 18 Starling Avenue, Berry-Elliott Realtors brings residential sales and rental management into one office, with two local brokers sharing ownership.

Doris Berry is the principal broker. Her co-owner, Mary Rives Brown, is the managing broker. Their team includes a specialist whose work takes a different course from a purchase or sale: Tinsley Brazauskas handles property management. The firm leases and manages both single-family homes and multifamily housing in Martinsville and Henry County.

For an owner thinking about selling, the brokerage offers a market analysis. The starting points include where the house sits, what shape it is in and how the asking price compares with local market conditions. A buyer looking at the same region can search by community. Bassett, Fieldale and Ridgeway are separate choices, a useful distinction in a market that extends well beyond a Martinsville mailing address.

Those two sides of the business put the brokers in touch with people at different moments in the life of a home. A sale ends in a closing. A rental calls for someone to keep managing it after the lease begins. Berry-Elliott’s Martinsville office handles inquiries for both at 276-656-1111.