Central Virginia Real Estate

About Nolen Real Estate

Created from a multi-generational entrepreneurial family.

Thomas Nolen

Jim & Paige Nolen*

Thomas Nolen’s father, Jim*, began his real estate career in the mid to late seventies with Falling River Realty, one of the first real estate companies in Appomattox. He then went on to create an ERA franchise, Jim Nolen Real Estate Company*, with fantastic training and amazing folks, which included Thomas’s Mom, Paige.

Paige became one of the top ERA agents in the state and a real estate expert in her own right for many years. During this time period, Thomas was ‘behind the scenes’ scraping and painting signs as well as performing lawn maintenance of properties (he was an early teenager).

Thomas Nolen

After selling the company in the early nineties, Jim and Paige worked for a short period under C21 locally. A few years later, Thomas graduated from college, became licensed, and joined them at their United Country franchise of Jim Nolen Real Estate* in 1998. 

*Nolen Real Estate is not affiliated with Jim Nolen Real Estate

Today

Nolen Real Estate is a culmination of hard work, determination, integrity, experience, and a giving mentality based on the Golden Rule: all core values of Jim and Paige Nolen*.

After Jim* passed away and Thomas had 20 years of Real Estate experience under his belt, he had a vision for a new brokerage and opened his own independent office to continue serving the great folks in Central Virginia.

We continue this journey and train leaders inside our office with those amazing values in mind.

*Nolen Real Estate is not affiliated with Jim Nolen Real Estate

Real Estate Professionals

Our Team

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Thomas Nolen

Principal Broker

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My hobbies include hunting with my son and daughter, kayaking, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, coaching my daughter in basketball, and spending quality time with my wife.

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Drew Bonner

Licensed assistant

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I began my real estate career at the age of 25. I have a strong passion for helping people obtain the American Dream of owning a home. I am a member at Providence Church in Lynchburg. I love spending my time with my beautiful wife and children.

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Seth Parris

agent

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Raised in Appomattox, I have a deep connection to the community. As a third generation consulting forester educated at Virginia Tech, I offer a robust ecologic and economic perspective for any land or residential real estate needs.

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Simon Nolen

Agent

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As Thomas’s son, you can imagine the impact Real Estate has made on my life growing up! I am also very passionate about fitness and love to help others.

NRE Alumni

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Addie Nolen

Part-Time Assistant

Drew Bennett, Assistant at Nolen Real Estate

Drew Bennett

Assistant

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50+ Five Star Reviews

See why our clients come back again and again...

Another wonderful experience with Thomas and Nolen Real Estate! We have known Thomas for 18 years and he has helped us through several difficult real estate transactions and offers. He recently helped us sell the property that we first bought with him 18 years ago. We can not say enough good things. Thomas is always extremely professional, thorough and attentive to the details. He is a wealth of real estate knowledge and consistently provides great advice to ensure everything progresses smoothly. When looking for land in the area, we would recommend Nolen Real Estate without hesitation!
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Jason H. 2/13/2025
Thomas is an awesome agent! He is very knowledgeable and keeps us informed. He even provided an in depth market analysis which most realtors do not provide. He keeps up with the latest methods of listing and selling and implements what he learns. If you want things done right, call Thomas.
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Beth J. 2/25/2015
Thomas sold our house for us in 2017. He took the time to walk us through all the steps and made it a painless process. If we buy again, it will be through Thomas.
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Josh Jennings 6/02/2018
David was always professional and ready to help with all our questions. As someone who manages properties, he has a lot of knowledge to share. We even got to see how great a team he has with Drew helping out at times. This is a wonderful team and I can’t recommend them enough. They treated us like family and cared about every detail.
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justin w. 9/01/2024
I am a local builder and have listed with Nolen Real Estate many times. Thomas and Drew are great to work with and very attentive to their client's needs!
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Kelly M. 4/02/2020
Our experience with Thomas Nolen was wonderful. He was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. He made buying our first home a awesome experience! Highly recommend having Thomas as your realtor!!!
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Bridget S. 9/02/2018
Thomas has been there every time I thought I was ready to sell my home. He patiently added to my file each time I decided I wasnt ready.He without a doubt was there every step of the way this last time when I asked for the for sale sign.Couldnt have gotten through this process without hia expertise and friendship.
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GETSPF100 7/06/2017
Excellent realtor who provides complete service to his customers.Thomas helps with recommending subcontractors who timely repairs.He has served as our realtor for both a 2005 land purchase and a 2017 residence sale.
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markhoss43 7/06/2017
We are first time homeowners and we could not imagine have going with another real estate company!!! We met Drew Bonner who is an agent for Nolen Real Estate months before we actually got a home & Drew was down to earth and very encouraging when we did not get the previous home. Note: Drew was not our agent at the time! Months later we reached back out to Nolen Real Estate agent Drew and He jumped right on our needs. He was hands on and He cared for our sale as if it was His own house purchase! Another great part about the company was we got to interact with Thomas Nolen who is the owner & He was just as great as Drew. The company treated us as family & not just another sale!!! THIS IS THE BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH!!! We love them dearly & Thank God for placing amazing people in our paths!!!
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Veronica C. 12/21/2020
As a young first time homeowner I had virtually no idea what I was doing. I met Drew at the perfect time, because I had just about given up faith in finding what I needed and was ready to settle with renting. Thanks to him I was able to find exactly what I was looking for. He was totally an answer to many many prayers! Drew was available for any and all questions I had 24/7 (and I had plenty!) He was so patient and knowledgable and professional and made a very stressful process much easier. I cannot recommend him enough!!
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Paige Breeden 1/19/2021
What a wonderful experience my husband and I had both in the purchase of our dream land and with the sale of our former home (which sold in 8 days). Thomas and Drew rose to every challenge that was presented during each process. We most definitely recommend Nolen Real Estate for all real estate needs. Highly professional service combined with outstanding client care is the Nolen gold standard. Thank you Thomas and Drew for your wonderful client gatherings and for supporting our Veterans and military service branches through your donations of time and events. Outstanding! Keith & Marcie
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A G. 12/14/2019
He was quick to get our offers to the sellers to beat out other competitive contracts we were up against. In this hectic market my husband and I were so grateful to work with Seth. Working with him gave us as well as the sellers peace of mind knowing we would get things done. Happy to have worked with Seth who played a pivotal role in helping my husband and I land our first family home together
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Danielle S. 6/22/2022

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