Check out 4535 Monmouth Street, a townhome in Fairfax, VA for rent!

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4535 Monmouth Street is a townhome in Fairfax, VA available for rent.  This home is a beautiful, like-new townhouse in Fair Chase near Fairfax Corner.  The home has new/refinished hardwood, new carpet, updated bathrooms and kitchen, 2 car garage, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and a finished basement.  The property also sits 1000 feet from Eagle … [Read more...]

Keep Cool While Cutting Down Energy Bills this Summer

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Because we work with so many different vendors every day, we are so glad to have such exceptional ones.  With reliable and affordable service, our vendors are critical in maintaining your home to good standards.  We will continue to feature different vendors as guest bloggers on our site to give you important and relevant information straight … [Read more...]

Property Owners- Thinking of selling? Changes coming this summer.

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If you own property in Northern Virginia and are thinking of selling this year, a new bill that will go into effect this summer could affect you when you sell. Northern Virginia has faced and continues to face many challenges when it comes to transportation.  It affects our daily lives, our health and the ability of businesses to get … [Read more...]

How long is too long to keep a difficult tenant?

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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" tenant.  The most obvious is one … [Read more...]

Should an owner charge extra rent for a pet?

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We love pets- especially dogs but as we all know they do take a toll on any house.  We have two big dogs and my floors take a beating as well as what used to be my nicely manicured yard!  But every pet owner will tell you that we can certainly put up with a lot because they are so darn cute. Now, we also own rental property and someone else's … [Read more...]

New Property Management Association President!

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In an effort to always be improving our business and to stay on top of changes in the property management industry, we are involved not only locally but on a national level as part of NARPM (yes it's a mouthful) but it's the National Association of Residential Property Managers.  We are lucky to have a roundtable of great property managers in … [Read more...]

We’re Growing!

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We are excited to announce the addition of two outstanding professionals to our Richey Property Management team this fall! Please welcome Caity Jones and Nickie Secrist to Richey Property Management. They will both be dedicated Property Managers serving different accounts and will work to enhance the experience our clients have with … [Read more...]

Senior Moves- Making a smooth transition

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One growing demographic market is that of the baby boomers- many of which are seniors.  Many have lived in their homes for a very long time and are reluctant to go to the newly popular "55 and older" communities.  They are perfectly happy living where they are but unfortunately reality begins to set in and it becomes harder and harder to maintain … [Read more...]

Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Values

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Whether you are renting or own property in Northern Virginia, everyone wants to know "How's the market doing"?  Every month we will post the latest information about values in our area from the prior month  (April stats should be available soon).  If you have any questions or are considering purchasing another investment property or if you are … [Read more...]

Ask The Expert – What if your home is damaged by hail?

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Spring is here and with it will come rain showers and sometimes hail.  There have been many hailstorms in our area that have caused considerable damage and we always rely on the experts to educate us on what we need to know about any particular subject.  This time, we've asked Steve Gotschi, President of DryHome Roofing and Siding (one of our … [Read more...]