Virtue Real Estate Services: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
+2 others
Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
Virtue Real Estate Services
Virtue Real Estate Services earns a modest overall score. It has positive customer ratings from a small review record, along with strong business credentials.
Overall score
#41 of 60 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Claimed
- Avg rating
- 4.6 (9 reviews)
- BBB status
- Not accredited, A+
- Founded in
- 2018
About
Virtue Real Estate Services buys houses for cash around Richmond. It's been in business since 2018. Josh Marcus owns and founded the business. Sellers skip repairs and pay no closing costs.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Any condition
- Terms:
- As-is Covers closing costs Fast closing Flexible closing
- Situations:
- Inheritance Probate Foreclosure Tax delinquency
Score breakdown
Is Virtue Real Estate Services legit?
Yes — our research suggests Virtue Real Estate Services is a legitimate business. We found a profile claimed by the company, matched BBB and Google business profiles, 9 third-party reviews and review activity within the past year.
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Company bio
Virtue Real Estate Services buys houses for cash around Richmond, Virginia. It's been in business since 2018. Josh Marcus owns and founded the business. The company says he's a real estate graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.
It considers inherited homes, rentals, and houses with water, foundation, or termite damage. Sellers can skip repairs and cleaning and pay no fees, commissions, or closing costs. Once they accept an offer, sellers choose the closing date that works for them.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family
- Condition(s)
- Any condition
- Terms & perks
- As-is Covers closing costs Fast closings Flexible closing
- Seller situations
Where they buy
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Ownership
- Owner
- Josh Marcus
- Based in
- Richmond, VA
- Founded
- 2018
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Richmond area
Contact
- Website
- selltovirtue.com
- Phone
- (804) 256-7711
- Contact address
- 1806 Summit Ave Suite 300 PMB 2012Richmond, VA 23230
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#41 of 60 similar
Virtue Real Estate Services has a mixed overall score, mainly because there’s little customer feedback to work with. Its lifetime average is 4.6 stars across only 9 ratings. There isn’t enough feedback to assess how consistently the company performs. Its strong business credentials include an A+ BBB rating. Recent review activity is limited, with only 1 review in the past 6 months. That’s too little feedback to establish a recent rating trend.
Virtue Real Estate Services vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 69 | 92 | 90 | 90 |
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| Recent activity | Low | High | High | Medium |
| Founded | 2018 | 2002 | 2023 | 2006 |
| BBB status | Not accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ | Not accredited, F | Not accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Local | Local | Multi-state | Regional |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Bottom 50% in VA
Virtue Real Estate Services has a generally positive customer experience profile. Most lifetime ratings were five-star, while 1 low rating reduced the lifetime average. The latest 3 months contained 1 1-star rating — just 1 rating, too few to establish a sustained trend. Its Customer Experience score of 69/100 places it below the middle of comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was mostly positive: 9 rated reviews averaged 4.6/5, with 8 five-star ratings and 1 one-star rating. Reviews dated back to 2021. Our methodology adjusts small rating samples toward the typical company rating, then maps the adjusted rating to a score and applies a small review-depth deduction that decreases as the record grows. Volume credit grows with every rating, with an additional small adjustment that grows fastest over the first few hundred ratings and then slows. It strengthens the distance from the neutral, sample-adjusted 4.5-star signal; this record received a 0.04% adjustment to that signal. This added 0.01 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit. The confidence limit also constrained the score.
Recent ratings. The latest 12 months contained 1 1-star rating. The latest 6 months contained 1 1-star rating. The latest 3 months contained 1 1-star rating, through October 22, 2026.
Rating trends. The 3-month average fell from 4.56 lifetime to 1.00 — down 3.56 stars, or 78.0%. The five-star share fell from 88.9% to 0.0%, down 88.9 percentage points. The recent sample contained just 1 one-star rating. It was too small to establish a sustained decline.
Common themes. Review-theme analysis was unavailable for this review population. We could not identify common themes from the available analysis.
Review relevance. A reconciled review-relevance breakdown was unavailable. We did not treat unclassified reviews as irrelevant.
Recent activity
Top 50% in VA
Company activity · As of October 22, 2026 — our latest collection date.
Virtue Real Estate Services has recent review activity. Its small review record limits how confidently we can assess its pace. It received 1 review over the past 6 months, matching the median for similar companies. The company also claimed its directory profile, but we lack purchase figures. Its Activity score of 61/100 places it around the top 46% of comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Recent review volume. 3-month counts are higher than the median for similar companies; 6-month counts are equal to the median for similar companies; 12-month counts are lower than the median for similar companies. We counted 1 review over 12 months, 1 over 6 months and 1 over 3 months. Similar companies had median counts of 3, 1, and 0, respectively.
Recent review pace. Its recent review rate is above its lifetime average, but the record is too small for a formal pace classification. Its 6-month rate was 1.3× its lifetime average pace, compared with 2.6× over 3 months and 0.6× over 12 months. Recent rates averaged 0.2 reviews per month over 6 months, 0.3 over 3 months and 0.1 over 12 months, versus a lifetime average of 0.1. The record contains 9 reviews dating back to 2021. This is below the 20-review minimum for classifying pace.
Review freshness. Its latest review on file was September 14, 2026 — less than 6 weeks old as of our last data refresh. 11% of all reviews appeared within the last 6 months, and the average review age was about 4.5 years.
Other business activity. Virtue Real Estate Services claimed its directory profile. We have no completed enhanced screening, business interview, or reviewed purchase figure on file.
Credibility signals
Top 50% in VA
Virtue Real Estate Services has a strong credibility profile. We identified the company’s leadership, business structure, and buying model, supported by a broad online presence. BBB lists 2018 as the business-start year. We have 5 years of documented review history. The main limit on its score was website depth and transparency. We found no specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags in the retained source material, so there were no deductions.
Verification. We identified Google, BBB, Facebook, Yelp, and Trustpilot profiles. The BBB records we reviewed list the profile as not accredited. They list an A+ rating. Its Google Business Profile was verified. Virtue Real Estate Services claimed its directory profile but has not completed enhanced screening with our team.
Website assessment. The website was accessible when checked on September 29, 2026. The website scored 85/100 for depth and transparency. It includes company background, team information, buying and service information, the process and terms, and customer testimonials or work examples.
Business details. We identified Josh Marcus as the company’s founder. The BBB records we reviewed identify Josh Marcus as owner/CEO. BBB lists the business as an LLC. The business information we reviewed identifies it as a direct buyer. No related businesses or DBAs were identified.
Track record. BBB lists June 17, 2018 as its business-start date, June 17, 2018 as its incorporation date, and October 14, 2020 as its profile-opening date. Reviews on file date back to January 15, 2021. Our records contain 9 dated reviews from 2021-01-15 through the accepted cutoff of 2026-10-22. There is too little review history to describe a reliable pattern.
Complaints and red flags. No specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags were identified in the retained source material.
Verification checklist
4 of 5 baseline checks are supported by the evidence in our records.
Baseline checks
- Business identity: Confirmed through Google Business Profile and BBB profile
- Current business presence: Website accessible at last check; published phone number
- Public feedback: Limited evidence: 9 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2021
- Recent activity: 1 review in the recorded 12-month window; latest 1 month before collection
Additional verification
- BBB status: A+
Company-provided information
- Claimed profile: The company claimed this profile
Meeting these baseline checks is not a guarantee of current availability or a particular experience or transaction outcome. Compare offers, read reviews, and have a professional review any offers and contracts before moving forward.
Review explorer: Virtue Real Estate Services
We do not yet have enough substantive, customer-relevant review text for a reliable theme analysis.
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How we researched and scored this company
Methodology
We research each company using its website, business profiles, and third-party customer reviews. We use company sources to understand its services and terms, and distinguish those claims from independent evidence. When available, we also draw on interviews with company representatives and sellers, and relevant public records.
When there is enough evidence, we calculate an overall score out of 100 using 3 categories:
- Customer experience (67.5%) reflects customer satisfaction, based primarily on average customer ratings and the number of reviews supporting them.
- Recent activity (20%) reflects recent review volume, how recently the company received a review, and how its recent review pace compares with its history. Reviews are a signal of activity, not a count of completed home purchases.
- Credibility (12.5%) considers business verification, website transparency, public engagement, and documented operating history.
Use the company or location identified on this page when interpreting the evidence. A broader company record may not describe every local office. Review history is separate from the company’s founding date.
Limited evidence can restrict what we can assess. A company may appear without a score, and a small review sample may not represent a typical seller’s experience. Scores summarize the evidence available to us; they do not predict an offer price or guarantee a sale or service quality.
Sources
- Company website, website information up to date as of September 2, 2026; website content analysis completed September 3, 2026.
- Better Business Bureau, profile information up to date as of September 3, 2026; complaint data up to date as of September 3, 2026.
- Google, profile information up to date as of September 21, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 22, 2026 (no new reviews).
- TrustPilot, review data partially collected on September 18, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 19, 2026 (no new reviews).