Joint Base Lewis-McChord · Pierce and Thurston Counties, WashingtonAustin Hellickson, LPT Realty · 206.940.0942
Battle BuddyVA Home Buying · JBLM

Send me your dates

A report date, or your best guess at the PCS window, is the most useful thing you can tell me. Tell me if you’re buying, selling or both, and I’ll take it from there.

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Tell me about the move

Only your name and one way to reach you are required. Everything else helps me come back with something useful the first time.

An email address or a phone number, whichever is easier to reach you on.

Buying or selling

Side of base, family size, school needs, a house you already like, a lender you already have.

Your details go to Austin Hellickson and are used to reply to you. Battle Buddy is not a mortgage lender; if you’re buying, I’ll suggest VA-experienced lenders for you to contact directly.

Office
1230 Fryar Ave
Sumner, WA 98390
Brokerage
Austin Hellickson, Managing Broker
LPT Realty

What happens after you send it

Your note comes straight to me. If you’re buying, the first conversation is about dates and priorities: when you report, when you can travel, which side of base you’ll work on, and what the house has to do for your family. From there I’ll send a written plan counted back from the report date, and I’ll introduce you to a couple of lenders who close VA loans regularly so you can compare them.

If you’re selling, the first conversation is about your timeline out and the choice between selling and renting. I’ll walk the house, price it, and help you line up the closing with your move-out date.

If you’re a veteran already living here and thinking about using the benefit again, we’ll start with your entitlement and what you want the next house to fix about the current one.

Talking it through costs nothing. If it turns out you don’t need me yet, you’ll at least leave with a clearer calendar.