About Lee Williams
I've spent 24 years helping people buy homes in Northern Virginia, and most of my work is VA lending. I hold Rate's VA Loan Expert designation — their internal VA training and certification. Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Arlington, Alexandria, Stafford — Springfield, Burke, Kingstowne, Woodbridge, Ashburn, and the communities around Quantico, Fort Belvoir and the Pentagon. Here's what I've noticed after two decades: most veterans meet their lender third. They find an agent, they start looking at houses, and only then does anyone explain what their VA benefit is actually worth. By that point they've often already talked themselves out of something. Three things I hear constantly, and all three are usually wrong: I used my benefit already. I need money down. A VA offer looks weak to a seller. Every one of those has an answer, and none of them take long to explain. That's why I built Veteran Advantage around a 15-minute VA benefit check — no application, no credit pull, no pitch. You get a straight answer about your entitlement before you start looking, which is when it's worth something. Rate VA Loan Expert. Scotsman Guide top 1% originator. Washingtonian Top Mortgage Professional. 250+ client reviews averaging 4.9. Licensed in Virginia, DC, Maryland and Florida. *Rate has no affiliation with any government agency. Source: Scotsmans Guide Top Originators 2026, Washingtonian Top Professional 2026*

