Manley Nelson
Chief Problem Solver
- License #CARnmanley
- License #164559
Manley, "not your normal Realtor", Nelson, combines youthful energy with almost 40 years of experience and 1000s of transactions under his belt. With over 3 decades as a real estate broker, Manley's strengths encompass:
- a keen understanding of the real estate market/cycles
- exceptional negotiation skills
- unique project management capabilities
- cutting edge marketing strategies
- land acquisition and development expertise
​Licensed as a Broker in 1986, Manley has built and/or remodeled 48 homes, has developed 3 residential communities, and has been a sales and marketing consultant for residential land developers in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia and Oregon. He has worked onsite for several communities - BlueGreen Corp., Winding River, Pronghorn Golf Club, Balsam Mountain Preserve to name a few.
Manley attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1983 as a biology major. He played on the VMI football team, was a biology major and received the prestigious Military Order of the World Wars award for academic and athletic excellence. He graduated from James Madison University in 1988 and upon graduation helped his real estate father develop Quail Woods Estates.
In the 1990's, Manley became an expert professional mountain bike racer but, following a severe leg injury in a 24 hour race, he went back to focusing on real estate. in 1886, at the age of 31, Manley developed a Community he named Spring Mountain in Fort Valley, Virginia, as an "environmentally sensitive community." Surrounded by the George Washington National Forest, this 400-acre family farm deserved preservation. Manley designed the subdivision for minimal impact with the homes tucked away in the woods and 200 acres of pastures left undeveloped. Manley has since come to be regionally recognized as a "Land Man" for his work in land acquisition, entitlement, development and creative approaches to marketing. He is a member of the Realtor Land Institute of NC.
After working for many large real estate brokerages (Beverly-Hanks, Coldwell Banker, eXp, and others), today Manley runs his own brokerage firm, PinDrop Group, LLC and construction firm, Manley Construction Management, Inc. With his wide breadth of experience in all things real estate, PinDrop Group offers not only exceptional services to homeowners, homebuyers, and home builders alike, but also provides clients with land acquisition and development consultation and management services. Manley is a "connector" and a "helper" essentially.
Manley's sincere desire to help his clients coupled with his drive to get it done right means your real estate dreams become a reality. What Manley doesn't already know, he'll find out for you. Whether selling homes or land Manley prices himself on mitigating potential problems before they happen.
His comprehensive understanding of the rules, regulations and the law of brokerage, land development and construction provides his clients with a significant advantage. He operates with the highest ethical standards and knows what can and can't be done to make certain his clients "win".
Real Estate is local, Buyers are worldwide. Manley aims to bring them together.
Manley's marketing strategies are simple and direct, yet cutting-edge. Because of the many hats he's worn in the world of real estate, he's adept at coming up with new ways to market properties for maximum local and national exposure tin order to achieve multiple simultaneous offers. This allows his Sellers to choose the best possible Buyer. No matter what the dynamic of the current real estate market (high or low inventory; high or low interest rates) Manley's marketing strategies and unparalleled negotiation skills will bring multiple, committed and qualified Buyers who will purchase your property for the best price.
