It’s time to move.

Your house in Fairfax is great and all, but certain circumstances have necessitated that you make a move to southern Virginia, or Georgia, or California — i.e., somewhere not here.

To sell the Fairfax house is the logical thing to do.

So you think. Sure, selling is the popular option, but have you considered renting out your home in northern Virginia? It’s a big decision, to sell or to rent your home, and one that hinges on several important factors; consider:

The permanence of your move

If your plan is to move away from northern Virginia for a few years, but then to move back, it may be wiser to rent your house. Imagine returning from states away and being… home. Not to mention the sales commissions you won’t have to pay for selling, and then purchasing two homes.

The northern Virginia property investment

The rental market in northern Virginia is hot hot HOT. If you choose to rent your Fairfax VA home, the tenants will cover your mortgage payment (and them some?!); this can be a great way to fund your retirement, or your kids’ college funds. There’s one great word that comes to mind: Equity.

The responsibility of being a landlord

It’s not all fun and games, being a landlord. The job — and it is a job — comes with stress, emotional and financial. Landlords in northern Virginia are responsible for the upkeep of property, and are on the hook when a tenant breaks a lease, or doesn’t pay their rent; and landlords in northern Virginia sometimes have to evict their tenants.

And just when you think everything’s going right:

Northern Virginia experiences a derecho storm, and your tenant wakes up to a giant hole, thanks to a giant tree in the roof of your Fairfax, Virginia home. While you’re on vacation.

What is a northern Virginia landlord supposed to do?

A landlord in northern Virginia is supposed to call the Management Pros, that’s what a northern Virginia landlord is supposed to do. Not only does Real Property Management Northern Virginia offer its clients a guaranteed Eviction Protection Program, but we’ll take care of the upkeep and the general property management, too.

Listen to the pros:

Don’t Sell; Rent Your Fairfax VA Home