For top real estate agent in Virginia Helen Merjos, real estate is a platform to serve her clients, community, and world at large. “Every transaction has some sort of purpose, each one unfolding like a story.” This Virginia Beach top producer has a gift for reaching people, whether helping first time buyers find the right house or using real estate to fund churches worldwide.

Helen is grateful for her Greek heritage father and mother for teaching her a strong work ethic. Her father was an entrepreneurial business real estate investor, which is where her love of real estate began. She spent her summers working in the family theme park business. Following college, she worked for Omni Hotels in Virginia Beach, as Sales Manager to Director of Sales, always willing to lend a hand to other departments, and led her sales team to the top in domestic and international sales.

She left Corporate America to spend time with her family and raise her children, Peter now 22, and Elena, 17, which are her greatest blessings. After fourteen years of marriage, and a new season in her life, she launched a career in commercial sales. “I had a real heart for real estate and loved every aspect,” she shares. After a few years, she expanded into the residential market, multi-family and luxury sales. When the economy was in a downturn, she decided to join Benham Real Estate Group, a faith-based brokerage, also sharing her core values, of being faithful in the little things and bringing value to all you do. She expanded to REOs and foreclosures, which added to her portfolio of diversity, that has included everything from vacant land, multifamily, relocation and military buyers to high end waterfront properties. She also enjoys her investor clients that work on rehabs, to beautify neighborhoods, and give first time buyers a chance to own beautiful refurbished homes.

Helen’s mission is to be where Integrity Meets Service and has assembled a professional team to best serve her clients. That team includes everyone from photographer, various inspectors, to a great mortgage and title company all working together. “Everyone chips in to help. It is like a well-oiled machine with communication and attention to detail being the key in every transaction” she says. Outside of real estate, Helen is active in Wave Church and her passion for serving others extends from her local community to globally. Along with dear friends, Peggy and Toby, they flip homes with 100% of proceeds going to build churches. They were able to fund churches in India and Tanzania in tandem with ICM, that have creative ways of building thousands of churches around the world.

Last year, Helen was honored to help A21, that is helping abolish human trafficking. With other members of her church, Helen went to Thessaloniki Greece on a mission trip to gather knowledge and walk the path of those who had been smuggled in from other countries. She along with others contribute funds to help A21 raise awareness, rescue victims, educate airport officials, and bring justice to the traffickers. “I wanted to leave a legacy for my children and generations. “I wanted my children to learn the value of doing something of purpose in this life, to give back to their community and be world changers.

Faith and glorifying God is important to Helen. “I started in real estate as a single mom in a job that was 100% commission, which took total faith, hard work and perseverance. This business is not for the faint at heart, and all about helping others turn their dreams into a reality. Whatever you sow, you’ll reap.” “At the end of the day, we need to have a heart of a servant. This takes humility, honor, and above all else, unconditional love. You’ve got to love people to be in this industry and see things from their perspective and vision. Real estate is my passion and purpose to reach people and make a difference.”

For more information on Helen Merjos, visit www.integritymeetsservice.com. Contact Helen Merjos at helenmerjos@gmail.com or (757) 715-2775