Northern Virginia Real Estate and Community News Blog

George Flood founded Key Home Management with me in 2010.  He has been a best friend and fantastic business partner every single day we have worked together.  George passed away on Sept 4th of metastatic melanoma.   He was very proud of our company and the way we treat our clients and tenants.  We had always plann...

Virginia just passed new laws imposing VRLTA on owners of more than 2 properties in Virginia.   In the past this only applied to owners of more than 4 properties in close proximity - this is a significant change in our opinion and we want all owners, especially those owning more than one rental in Virginia, to understand its impact.  W...

We have the most amazing tenants - THANK YOU for your diligence and care!   Not a single report of a frozen or burst water pipe after the recent near-Zero temps throughout Northern VA!

Less than 1 mile to Springfield Metro - 3 br t/h in Devonshire - deck and fenced rear.  Walk to restaurants and shopping!  Coming March 2014 $2200

ALERT to all tenants - be careful with the ICE!   Tenants with sidewalks are reminded that in Fairfax Co, Alexandria and Arlington you are responsible for clearing the walk in front of your townhouse or single-family home.  Please also be aware that some Ice Melt products are toxic and can be deadly to pets!   More snow is forecast f...

To all our tenants in Northern Virginia, and our Landlords around the world, Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Hanakkuh too!

If you live in a townhouse or single family home, have you made sure your outdoor spigots have been winterized?  Not sure how to do that?  Check out the Maintenance Tips on our website under "Tenant Maintenance Tips."   Other things to check:  furnace filter (change every 2 months unless you have a special filter), clear leaves from ...

We've activated the E-Pay feature in Tenant Portals - so now tenants can log into their account to make one-time or recurring rent payments.

Happy 3rd Anniversary to Key Home Management!  We've come a long way in a short time, but we still are dedicated to hands-on, personal service to each of our owners, properties and tenants.  Our employees and families joined us in celebration at Il Fornaio in Reston, one of George's favorite Italian restaurants and one I highly recommen...

COMING SOON - We will activate the Pay Rent Here feature in Tenant Portals!  We've had lots of requests to do this, and so we've decided to make this happen for you!  It will allow tenants to log in to make a one-time payment that posts REAL TIME to our property management software (marks tenant's rent as PAID), or to set up recurring p...