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Getting ready to hit your summer vacation? You'll want to be sure you have your apartment ready to go for your extended stay away! Today on the blog, we are sharing a few steps to take to ensure your rental is prepared and stays in great condition during your vacation!

Covid-19 has affected many areas of our lives over this past year. One of the biggest changes is the way we work. Many companies have transitioned their employees to virtual workplaces allowing them to virtually move anywhere in the country they want! You can now earn a New York City salary but live in an affordable up and coming city like we have here in RVA!

Have you ever experienced living in an apartment with noisy neighbors or on a street with neighbors who seem to be up at all hours? Maybe this has even been you! Today on the blog, we are sharing tips on how to be a great and respectful neighbor to your fellow tenants in your building or fellow people on your street!

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed many ways we live our lives and handle everyday activities. With new restrictions in place, many industries have had to find new and creative ways to handle their businesses and day to day responsibilities. The leasing industry is no different! In the past, when looking for a rental, you most likely inquired online, set up a showing time, viewed the property and proceeded to submit an application. Due to the pandemic, our procedures with how we rent and show properties have shifted and today we will share the steps to take when looking into one of our units!

Renting a property is a much simpler process these days than it was 10-20 years ago! With all the advancing technology, submitting an application, signing a lease, paying your rent, submitting maintenance requests and more have become quick and easy things to do. As a property management company, we love having these technologies to make our jobs more efficient and the process for new and future tenants streamlined. Our online tenant portal, powered through AppFolio , allows our tenants and applicants to easily contact us! Here are a few advantages for using our online portal both as a new tenant or prospective tenant.

Managing properties throughout the greater Richmond area, comes with many different challenges! We are lucky to work with many different vendors and want to highlight a few of them over the next few months! We appreciate everything each of our vendors does for us and our tenants and owners each day!

When moving out of your rental, cleaning is one of the most important final steps! Once you have moved your furniture out, you will want to make sure to clean each of these listed areas. This list is what we send to our tenants but we also suggest reaching out to your landlord if you do not rent with us!

As we approach the winter months, we need to prepare for potential inclement weather. Many renters do not know the procedures to take when faced with below freezing temperature. In today's blog post, we will be sharing a few key items in your rental you will want to make sure are prepared for inclement weather!

As we discussed in this previous blog post, living with roommates can be challenging and bring different obstacles. Today on the blog, we are sharing how to find a great fitting roommate. Not everyone moves to a city filled with friends or is always comfortable living with their closest friends. Keep reading for a few simple tips to find your next roommate!