In additional to being northern Virginia property managers, my husband and I are also active real estate investors. We are always looking for ways to maximize the return on our investments, just like we would with any of the properties we manage in our portfolio. Here are some things you can do.  Update and Improve the Investment&nbs...

Whether this is the first time you’ve ever rented out your home, or you’ve rented it out and managed it yourself or with the help of a friend, you probably still have some great questions. We have a list of things you should ask any property manager, and today we’re highlighting a few of the most important interview ques...

Owners ask us what they need to do to get their property rent ready. Today, we’re sharing some tips on what you can do to make the inside and outside of your northern Virginia rental home ready for potential tenants.   Property Management Northern Virginia: Outside the Home Curb appeal is important. People look at your...

At Richey Property Management, we are real estate investors just like you, and we are always keeping an eye on what’s going on in the market, specifically in our area of northern Virginia. Today, we’re sharing some information on what to expect from the northern Virginia rental market.  Reston and Tyson’s Corn...

At Richey Property Management, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to use products and services that increase our customer experience and make our processes more efficient. We want our staff and owners and tenants to enjoy working with us and be successful. So, we’re talking today about some of the new things we have d...

Today I want to touch on a couple of landlord laws in northern Virginia that are particularly important for rental property owners. First of all, if you own more than four rental properties, you fall under what is called the VRLTA, or the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act. There are things required of you that are a little bit diff...

Today we are talking about how to handle late rent and what happens if you have to evict a tenant. Every landlord we know hates it when they don’t get the rent at the beginning of the month. Time goes by quickly when rent is late, and before you know it you’ll be in the first week of the new month with last month’s rent ...

One of the things a lot of landlords don’t think about and a lot of property managers don’t do is to rekey the rental property between tenants. In Virginia, it’s not a law, and in a number of states it’s not a law, but in about 17 states it is a legal requirement to rekey your property between tenants. My feeling i...

One of the things we do as a property management company to protect your investment is ensure regular inspections are being conducted. You should always look for that same service in the company you choose to work with. This doesn’t mean an inspection once or twice a year. To protect your property, at least three inspections should ...

Today we are going to talk a little bit about marketing your rental property. Before you even begin marketing, you need to get that property rent ready. That’s something a lot of people forget to do. Sometimes, clients want us to get their home on the market while tenants are still living there, and we know work needs to be done ...