Property Management Blog

The importance of good photographs

Got a home for sale or rent? A great property can sell itself but you’re not doing yourself any favors by making the home do all the work. There are many tactics you can use to get your property in tip-top shape before potential buyers take a peek but it all starts in one place: the photographs in your advertisements.Poor photos can...

Three ways hiring a property management company will help you

Having a little bit of help in life always makes things easier. Your family helps around the house with chores and your co-workers help complete certain projects.We help each other all the time in life by holding doors, retrieving dropped items and other mundane tasks we hardly notice throughout a day. Why? Not only because it’s the...

Five property management tips for finding the right property for you

Buying your first investment or rental property is much like buying a home, but there are a few other factors to consider when the property is also a source of income. As the top property management company in Richmond, we love to help first-time real estate investors get on their feet in a competitive industry.1. Determine your price ran...

Good places for good habits

Each year, New Year’s resolutions start just about the same way, don’t they? With great intentions, high expectations and a burst of motivation to remake ourselves in relation to our relationships, finances or health. But how do we keep this momentum rolling when the hype of the season is over and we are left trying to build a...

Shop Local for Richmond

A huge focus throughout the year 2020 has been placed on community, or maybe more so the lack of it, and it has almost wholly been a side effect of the pandemic. This year we have traveled less and stayed closer to our communities in the Richmond, Virginia, area. Even within our community, we have a smaller radius of travel. We are missin...

How to be a part of the Giving Heart Community Thanksgiving Feast

The year 2020 has been one for the history books. Between the occurrence of a once in a century pandemic, unusually high social unrest and a fearsome presidential election, we as Americans have been left a little strained and stressed. Some of us have been able to weather these hardships better than others, and we all know that sometimes ...

Three things we are so thankful for in Richmond

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we can almost taste turkey in the air, roasted to a perfect, golden crisp with all the fixings on the side. Of course, this food heavy holiday is about more than getting a slice of grandma’s famous pie and trying to fight off a nap before the big game ends. It is a time to take into accoun...

Three frightening films to watch this Halloween

A coolness is in the air here in Richmond. The leaves have begun to change their colors and fall from the trees, which is a tell-tale sign that Halloween is just around the corner. As with many events throughout 2020, Halloween may not be the same as in years past thanks to the pandemic era we are living in. While there are lots of spooky...

Should I hire a property manager for my Richmond rental property?

Have you been trying to decide if you should hire a property manager?This is a common decision that many landlords face. Some landlords decide to do it on their own, others hire a single resident manager and some choose a property management company.Your time, needs and financial situation may all be deciding factors on what you ultimatel...

How much does professional property management cost?

You may be wondering what it costs to hire a Richmond property management company and if it’s really worth the extra expense. Let’s first address the latter part of that sentence. Deciding whether a property management company is worth it depends a lot on your circumstances.If being a landlord is your full-time job and you hav...