Property Management Blog

$2100/month - Available immediately! Updated & well maintained townhome in the Bryarton community. Large open floorplan with 3 fin lvls, 1 car garage, fenced yard, deck backing to trees and open space. Hardwood floors, gourmet kit w/huge island, stainless appliances. Luxury master suite with vaulted ceilings, lux bath w/soaking tu...

How can you resist such a sweet face?? So many people have pets and by restricting pets in your rental property, you reduce the number of prospective tenants that may be interested in renting your home.  Research has shown that households with pets tend to stay longer in a property, therefore decreasing your turnover expenses.  ...

$2950/month     Barden Oaks Drive, Oakton, VA This home is now vacant and ready for immediate move in!  Excellent location in Oakton - close to Vienna metro, I-66, schools, shopping and more.  3 level home with garage.  3 spacious bedrooms, luxury bath, laundry upstairs, full basement with rec room and fu...

Thank goodness most people are nice, cooperative and want to do the right thing.  Then, there are the rest…   Luckily through a thorough screening process we have been very fortunate to have our properties rented by wonderful people but sometimes, people change. There are a lot of definitions of “difficult&rdq...

I’ve often had property owners who have come to us say “Well, I really never did inspections or went to the property much because my tenant paid their rent on time so I figured everything was fine.” Scary, right?  No matter how good a tenant may seem, it’s critical that you do regular inspections during th...

Almost daily I come across situations that are worth writing about and lessons I learn that are important to pass along.  Recently, I was talking with one of our clients who manages his home himself and does a good job.  He just asks us to list it for rent every time a tenant leaves and we’re happy to do provide that servi...

Looking for a "move in ready" rental in Fairfax in the beautiful community of Glen Cove?  This townhome is completely updated and improved with lots of style!  Gourmet Kitchen, granite, stainless, tile, lighting, hardwoods, beautiful bath renovations, low maintenance back yard deck, amazing basement den with egress window. Gre...

Real estate is local and our Northern Virginia rental market is very resilient.  We are lucky to have the government and many large companies here that keep our economy strong.   Our market, however, is very transient so rentals are consistently in demand.  There are many tenants who can easily qualify to purchase a ho...

As we come out of the holidays, I’m noticing the Northern Virginia rental market activity has already picked up.  It was very slow in the last quarter of 2015.  Many of the homes that were sitting on the market with no activity in December are now getting shown to prospective tenants and we are receiving applications. ...