Blog Post New Year’s Resolution - New Property Manager?

New Year’s Resolution - New Property Manager?

Happy New Year!  Hoping that 2021 is already off to a great start for you!  During late December and early January, we often receive calls from self-managing landlords who have made a decision to hire a professional property manager.  Sometime these decisions are ...
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Blog Post Latest Constraints on Evictions in Virginia Due to COVID

Latest Constraints on Evictions in Virginia Due to COVID

While you’ve likely heard that the CDC Eviction Moratorium expires at the end of this month, Governor Northam included emergency legislation in the Virginia Budget last week that significantly impacts the eviction process in our state.  Effective immediately the follo...
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Blog Post When Will the Tenant be Charged for Maintenance Needed During the Lease?

When Will the Tenant be Charged for Maintenance Needed During the Lease?

We’ve written several blogs regarding deductions from a tenant’s security deposit at the end of the lease term.  Landlords also often ask about charging tenants for maintenance needed during the term of the lease that seem to have been caused by tenant actions.So...
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Blog Post We are Busy Helping Landlords with Things They Didn’t Know They Needed!!

We are Busy Helping Landlords with Things They Didn’t Know They Needed!!

When I speak to new landlords, they have usually decided to have their property professionally managed because they don’t want to get a call in the middle of the night about a clogged toilet or because they don’t want to worry about tenants trashing their home.In the ...
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Blog Post Evictions Possible – With Conditions!

Evictions Possible – With Conditions!

I’m sure you’ve heard that the CDC has “extended” the Eviction Moratorium through the end of the year.  We met with our attorney last week to get his interpretation on what actions we can and cannot take on behalf of our landlordsWe’ve been adv...
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Blog Post 13 Most Important Things You Need to Know if You Plan to Self- Manage Your Own Investment Property

13 Most Important Things You Need to Know if You Plan to Self- Manage Your Own Investment Property

Nationwide, nearly two-thirds of all rental properties are self-managed by their landlords.  This statistic holds true locally in Prince William County as well.  Each year, in December, as many of these landlords start thinking about their New Year’s resolutions, ...
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Blog Post A Note to our Fellow Real Estate Agents Regarding Processing of Applications

A Note to our Fellow Real Estate Agents Regarding Processing of Applications

To our fellow agents who are showing our listed properties and presenting applications for our managed properties – We appreciate those agents who are working with renters and addressing that important segment of the housing market.Please remember that we are representing t...
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Blog Post New VA Law Regarding Tenant Repairs is Aimed at Slumlords - Not at You!

New VA Law Regarding Tenant Repairs is Aimed at Slumlords - Not at You!

Currently, under the Virginia Landlord Tenant Act, if a landlord does not make a critical repair within 30 days, the tenants can file a Tenant Assertion and pay their rent to the court until the landlord completes the needed repair.Effective July 1st, tenants will have another o...
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Blog Post Inclusion – It’s the Law and the Right Thing to Do

Inclusion – It’s the Law and the Right Thing to Do

When Jill Malloy of Long & Foster Real Estate taught a Fair Housing Zoom Class last week, she opened by saying “Where people are allowed to live influences everything else in their lives.”  Her statement stuck with me all day.With today’s national ...
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Blog Post Lots of New Laws that Impact Landlords!!

Lots of New Laws that Impact Landlords!!

Each year, the General Assemble passes several bills that directly impact landlords through an update of the Virginia Landlord Tenant Act (VRLTA).  This year, an unusually high number of new laws will become effective July 1st.   Here is a quick summary that landlords s...
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