Metropolis is a company that is strangely managed. On several occasions my two condo accounts have…read morehad incorrect balances. It is disturbing that the incorrect record keeping balances range from $500- $1500. I'm finally moving away from the drama and don't wish this management company on anyone. --Tired of dealing with.

Our HOA was managed by Metropolis from November 2017 to April 2026. I became a resident in 2021…read more During this time, there were concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving the former HOA President and Metropolis owners. For a period, the former HOA President operated without broader Board involvement. Work was authorized and completed without documented community awareness, competitive bids, or formal approval. In 2023, payments exceeding $12,000 were made to the former HOA President for work performed; requests for prior invoices were not fulfilled. There was also a direct payment to owner, Smita Pai, exceeding $4,000; Metropolis has refused to provide an explanation of services provided for this invoice. Requests for the independent auditor's identity, engagement letter, and audit findings were not completed until legal counsel became involved. The association has since initiated a forensic audit to review financial management and use of funds. In 2026, the HOA provided notice to terminate the contract in accordance with Virginia Code 55.1-1837 (60-day notice). Metropolis did not accept this timeline. A complaint has been filed with the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and is currently under review. DPOR also indicated the company is operating under the name MCM, LLC. Additional issues during the management period included an expired DPOR license, inaccuracies in financial records, limited responsiveness, lack of on-site support, restricted access to the management portal despite repeated requests, and inconsistent enforcement of community policies. I will update this review once we receive the results of our forensic audit, but in summary: Please save yourself, your fellow Board Members and your community from Metropolis. Working with Metropolis will result in losing the respect and trust of your community, as well as your hard earned money.

Peter helped us find our dream townhouse back in 2021, and we couldn't have asked for a better…read moreexperience. From day one, he truly listened to our needs and gave thoughtful recommendations about what would be a good long-term investment versus what might end up being a money pit. He wasn't the type to push for a quick sale--in fact, he pointed out property damage and issues we might've missed on our own, which really built our trust. He stood out among all the other real estate agents we attempted working with. Thanks to his guidance and expertise, we ended up getting our top-choice home in just eight days! The process was seamless from start to finish. Even recently, when we needed to relocate, Peter offered to help us find renters and has continued to be supportive. We'll absolutely be working with him again when it's time to sell. As first time home buyers, we felt we got amazing value for the services provided. Highly recommend Peter and the Red Cedar Real Estate team for anyone looking for a knowledgeable, genuine, and reliable agent.

Peter and his team are exceptional, highly responsive, and well-informed. We met Peter in 2015 and…read morepurchased a home in Maple Lawn. The best way to describe Peter and Red Cedar is high touch, white glove - concierge service. Peter knew the market and had a powerful team of equally adept realty professionals. Nothing happened without Peter's knowledge and he always focused on what was best for us: Initially meeting through closing. Here's where the professionalism goes to another level - Peter builds relationships with his clients, throws mixers, and checked up on us a couple of times per year. And, he DIDN'T ASK US FOR THE NEXT DEAL each time he subtly checked in on us over 5 years! He and his team cares about you - long term not just to get a sale. After 5 years of relationship building, we called Peter and the Red Cedar team for support. He came over. We completed representation paperwork, his AMAZING 360 degree Ariel and interior video/photography genius turned up and transformed our house into a buyer's beacon that sold our home within 24-48 hours of posting - FULL PRICE OFFER!!!! This is Red Cedar - all day long. After getting an offer, Peter and his team coordinate every document, appointment, and follow-up like a well oiled machine. The signing appointment was completely painless without any hiccups in the paperwork or payout - again, Peter and Red Cedar are professionals and the service providers (Ex. Title Company) were exceptional too. Thanks Peter and Red Cedar for your exemplary support, education, and caring over 5 years!

Resideone was responsive and very professional. Anytime when I have questions or concerns, they…read morecover it. I would highly recommend

Reside One made the whole home buying purchase nice and easy! I highly recommend to anyone in the…read moreMaryland area starting their home buying journey!

Thank you, Franky and Team!…read more If you are looking for a house in the DMV area, Franky is the perfect agent! HE IS THE PERSON WHO HELP US TO FIND THE HOUSE JUST WITHIN THE 2nd OFFER in NICE AREA! My husband and I met Franky at one of the open houses in Washington DC. At that time, we didn't have any idea about the home-purchasing process. Even Though we searched online, we still got lost since we didn't know what the first step was and what our priority was. Franky helped us to understand the overall process, and encouraged us to think about our future life to set the goal of home-purchasing. Even Though we were not his clients at the moment, he gave us a 1-hour presentation of the whole process with the pamphlet. When we decided to go with Franky, he tried his best for us to find our FIRST HOME with some of our considerations. Since both of us work full-time, he made house-tour appointments or meetings (regarding making offers) after work hours. After our offer was accepted, Franky and his team gave sufficient advice regarding everything, such as locking the mortgage, depositing, final walk through, and the settlement! It took only 6 weeks to move into the new home since we started to look at the house to buy. As you can see my name, I am a foreigner and the whole process seemed overwhelming for me. However, Franky helped my husband and I to relieve the stress by communicating with the selling agent and title company. (Oh, I heard that he speaks English as well as Spanish). If my friend who came from foreign country asks me to recommend any agent, I will recommend FRANKY and his team! I am writing this review in my new, cozy room, where I dreamed about since I immigrated here. I can convince that if you work with Franky, you will never regret.

I had the pleasure of meeting Franky Hoyos to assess our house sale. Franky stood out as offering…read morethe most detail-oriented & analytic pricing recommendation, coupled with an eye for the subjective & aesthetic factors that should also be considered in pricing strategy. Most of all, I was impressed with Franky's work ethic, he puts his heart into representing his clients, which is a rare find in a realtor.

Excellent service. Excellent people. Exceptionally seamless transaction. Thank you, Awo Title. You…read morekilled it again! 10 out of 5 stars! * * * * * * * * * *

I will highly recommend AWO Title to anyone who may require their services…read more The president,Benson Awosika,his hard working and dedicated staff amongst which are Tosin Gbadamosi Esq, Stephanie Duarte,Brandy Davis and a long list of dedicated staff get things moving at AWO Title,LLC. Their systems and facilities are secure and they operate under very strict security settings so as to protect the personal information of their clients and other vendors who do business with them. Even though the transaction that brought us to AWO Title is completed,I will definitely be added to very satisfied long list of customers and clients who keeps on coming back to AWO Title for their future title or other real estate , estate planning,business law and real estate law needs. I highly recommend AWO Title for all your real estate,title and escrow needs. Am 100% positive about AWO Title and a very satisfied client. Michael DaCosta ESQ DCL Washington,DC Metropolitan Area.

Look no further for all of your settlement needs. This is THE place to go to ensure that you are…read morewell taken care of and all of the details are accounted for. Whether you are going about your purchase on your own or with a realtor, you're simply not going to be taken care of any better than they do at Settlement Ink. Joy was true to her namesake...a true JOY to work with and get to know. Her and her entire team were incredibly thorough and truly made us feel like we were valued customers and friends. I cannot recommend Settlement Ink highly enough and will be returning for their services for any settlement needs we may have in the future!

Joy and Amanda made the whole experience of closing on our condo sale really pleasant. Due to HOA…read moreproblems, we had to complete the paperwork twice, and each time was easy and streamlined thanks to the folks here. They are warm, fun, and organized. They were very helpful with anxiety due to some last minute delays, and we are super grateful to them for their help. You will definitely get great service and enjoy working with these folks!

great service handled a small escrow issue very well . would…read moreuse again in a minute. it could have gone south quickly

I learned of Avenue Settlement through a recommendation and was very pleased with their service…read more David and team were professional, helpful, friendly, and very responsive. They helped us with necessary paperwork that provided tax advantages we weren't previously aware of. Everything went smoothly and without a hitch.

Completely disorganized, first of all. Then the two individuals I spoke with after 7 hours of…read morerequired Zoom classes were misguided individuals who potentially thought I was really stupid. They both sounded stupid, poorly trained, and only equipped to serve "old school" and "cookie cutter"methodologies. What on earth is the educational background of these people? Nonexistent? GED? I felt like they both were reading unchanged scripts. Folks...please update your scripts to 2025 or stop wasting people's time with lies about first time homebuyer grants when you really don't help individual situations.

I am a first time home buyer, and I am just starting out going into this very blind. I would like…read moreto say I don't know what I would do if it were not for Home Free USA, they are the kindest and most patient people that I have ever met considering when you buy a house people just see dollar signs and that is it; and one of the reasons why it took me so long to start the process until I met LaChelle,Gigi, Milan and many, many others. I look forward to working with them every step of the . Thanks HOME FREE USA

As a prospective renter, my experience was very poor. The man who showed me the apartment I was…read moreinterested in was very nice, but didn't know much about the property or me (he was waiting in a different unit than the one I wanted to see because he got mixed up). That would have been fine. But what really annoyed me was the application process. The management is not familiar with more modern ways to verify employment and income (such as third party service) and insisted on unredacted pay stubs - which is much less secure. The interaction as we went back and forth was rude and reminded me of scammers trying to get one to divulge information urgently (because so many people are interested in the apartment!) at the cost of better judgement. In trying to get more information from me they cited their "policies" but being unable to articulate why their policy insists on having the information I didn't want to share (like my pre-tax deductions) This conversation was not with some mid-level employee but what seemed to be the owner. I should hope he could articulate the reasoning behind his own policy! To me, this company clearly orients themselves to customer service of property owners, not renters. Which fair enough, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. To the reader/renter: Don't let these people bully you!

I am very excited to lease with Rent the District. My roommates and I found a beautiful home on…read moretheir site, and from my very first correspondence with Hanna via phone, the communication has been flawless. Prompt responses to emails, quick answers to phone calls, transparent updates throughout the process, and even reassurances to call you back if they are tied up at the moment (and they actually call back as soon as they can!) Since my roommates and I are all out of town at the moment, and unable to tour the property in person prior to signing the lease agreement, Hanna assured me that her assistant Johnny would send me a video tour the following day. And sure enough, the next day - Johnny had a detailed video tour of the home in my inbox. Any question I had about the property, Johnny was able to answer. We so look forward to working with Hanna and her team during the duration of our lease agreement. If the last week is any indication of how our experiences will be as Rent the District tenants, I very much look forward to staying at this property. Hanna and Johnny were both very friendly, and professional. I will recommend Rent the District to any of my friends who look to rent or have property management services in DC. Thank you again!

When we first started with Scout Properties, things were great. Our first manager, Nick, was…read moreprofessional and easy to reach. But after Victor took over, everything went downhill fast. I'm not sure Victor ever really knew who we were and I can't be sure he ever visited the apartment before things really went to crap. He completely missed a major toilet leak--even after the tenant moved out--which left us with a cumulative $5,773.14 water bill. Then Scout didn't handle the tenant's voucher renewal properly, with no warning to us, which made the tenant move out early and cost us rental income. Even worse, we've now been stuck for several months without a tenant and have had to cover all the turnover costs ourselves. Despite that, Scout still charged their full management fees while barely responding to us. All of a sudden, Scout dropped us as clients (including our neighbors who were clients also), kept the fees, and stopped returning calls. Our next‑door neighbors had the same experience -- and told us their tenant was even offered an apartment at another property managed by Scout. Everything started fine but turned into one expensive, stressful mess. Don't hire Scout Properties unless you want poor communication, big bills, and months of lost rent.

You get what you pay for, their units aren't that expensive, and it's for a reason. I thought I…read morescored a deal when I recently moved into a unit on Bunker Hill Rd (early June) managed by this team, however, I have had a mixed experience. While some communication has been responsive, the overall condition of the apartment and follow-through on certain issues have been disappointing. Upon move-in, the unit was not thoroughly cleaned. There were hardened food splatters in the microwave, a dirty stovetop, stained cabinets, filthy outlet covers and light switches, and windows that looked like they had never been cleaned. One of the bedroom windows didn't open at all. The living room and bedroom floors were also worn and splintered--rough enough to tear pieces off my mop while I was cleaning. I submitted an inspection report with photos and received a response from the property manager acknowledging the concerns. A bathroom wall hole was patched (though the repair was done without any coordination or notice), and I was told the chipped toilet tank issue was being reviewed with the landlord. As of now, I haven't received a follow-up. I was also told the technician would be reminded to be more mindful of cleanliness, as the workspace left behind wasn't ideal. The most concerning issue, however, was finding a roach inside the microwave--before I had even used it. That was the final factor that led me to submit an early lease termination notice 22 days after receiving the keys. I'm giving 3 stars because rent payment through the portal was convenient, and Victor did respond to some of my concerns (however, it felt like he never responds to an email in its entirety). But the move-in experience, unresolved maintenance issues, and poor communication has bothered me entirely. I hope more attention is given to preparing units for future tenants and being more efficient in communication.