I had an outstanding experience with Cityscape Realty. This is truly a 5-star real estate and…read moreproperty management company. Lisa Williamson, the owner, is exceptional at what she does. Her professionalism, dedication, and attention to detail set the standard for what a property manager should be. If you're looking for someone to manage your property, you won't find a better choice. Lisa ensures that properties are well-maintained and that tenants are both comfortable and responsible in keeping the home in excellent, move-in-ready condition. The entire Cityscape Realty team is personable, responsive, and genuinely cares about both owners and tenants. Whenever maintenance was needed, the process was handled quickly and efficiently. During our time as tenants, our HVAC unit failed during a hot period. Lisa immediately stepped in to make sure we were taken care of, providing temporary cooling units until repairs were completed. That level of care made a huge difference for my family. What truly sets Cityscape Realty apart is their commitment beyond just property management. Lisa and her team went above and beyond by helping prepare my family and me for homeownership. Thanks to their guidance and support, we were ultimately able to purchase the home we had been renting. My family and I are incredibly grateful for the years of excellent service we received. Cityscape Realty is truly one of a kind, and we highly recommend them to anyone in need of real estate or property management services.

I had the pleasure of working with Lisa and her team at Cityscape for the last year of my tenancy…read morein Richmond. Lisa was always kind, professional, and communicative. Whenever I had any questions, she was quick to reply and a true joy to work with. Lisa and her team made my residency an easy and enjoyable experience. I would highly recommend their services to anyone in the area and will always be thankful for the time I spent with their team as my realty group. To Lisa, thank you again for all your help this year. Best wishes to you! -John P Daly

I could not sing Dodson's praises any more highly and would recommend them over and over again to…read moreanyone looking for a management company. I'm on the Board for a condominium building in Richmond City and after years of trying to self-manage, we were referred to Dodson. We work specifically with an Association Manager named Foster. Foster has worked tirelessly to help our building when we've had emergencies (on or off the clock), to schedule a reserve study and attend our work/planning session, to organize our financials/ vendor contracts, and to maintain regular communication with the building's residents. While these points are written into our contract as expectations, I feel as though Foster goes over and beyond with the highest levels of professionalism and attention. Dodson has highly reliable companies that they've referred us to for varying needs. I was skeptical at first that there may have been some sort of "kick back" for referrals they give, but our contract with them clearly states that they accept nothing in exchange for their referrals,and at any point we can always select our own vendors outside of their recommendations; the irony is - their recommendations have actually outperformed our own previous selections! Their rates are affordable and I feel like we really get every penny out of what we pay. Last but not least, Dodson has a wonderful handy man, Knox, who is truly a jack of all trades. He's quite accessible, very reliable and trustworthy, and consistently does good work for everyone in our building. Thank you, Dodson (specifically Foster and Knox) for making our condominium building a much more smoothly run home!

Rented a property through them through VRBO. Although I canceled within the cancellation guidelines…read morethrough VRBO, the host refused to refund my deposit, claiming it was non-refundable. I had emails stating it was within the cancellation time, including the email from them that says it was non-refundable. After numerous attempts to contact them through VRBO, I still do not have my refund. I would not rent through them or VRBO again. Although I canceled within the cancellation guidelines through VRBO, the host refused to refund my deposit, claiming it was non-refundable.

After many years of managing my own properties, I decided to go take some stress off of my plate by…read moreletting Candice manage my properties in Woodlake and Short Pump. I had no idea of the amount of time I have saved over the last year. MONEY WELL SPENT! Candice and her team are knowledgable, friendly and even responds to email/text inquiries in a timely manner. I highly recommend these guys especially if you have a family, just starting out as a landlord or tenant, or just tired of being a landlord. Thanks again Candice and RVA!

After a few years we have had RVA and Candice manage your property and we thought everything was…read morebeing taken care of but we are finding out that the repairs that we paid for were not done. Thousand spent on repairs that were not done either correctly or at all. My view of how my property was managed has changed and I recommend anyone thinking about RVA to move away and if you do read the other reviews they might just have a better experience than I did but I don't think they are all true.

Avoid this company at all costs. Unreliable and dishonest…read more This company took over management of our property after an acquisition. They were impossible to reach when needed, and they neglected to pay our building's water bill for months, leaving us with thousands of dollars in back payments and threats of water shutoff. When we terminated our contract, it took repeated emails over a month just to gain access to our HOA's own funds. Even after we cut ties, they continued managing a single unit in our six-unit building. When a maintenance issue in that unit required access to the basement, a shared space they no longer had authority over, they changed the locks without notifying a single owner. Everyone was locked out of their own personal property for the entire weekend. They later claimed they posted notices and knocked on doors. That's completely false. No one was contacted. Worse, they tried to deflect blame onto one of our neighbors, saying she didn't know who to contact, despite the fact that we're a small, self-managed building where all the owners communicate regularly. When we requested the original lock be restored, they refused and said they'd just provide new keys, so now every owner has to carry a third key unnecessarily. Evernest showed a complete lack of professionalism, communication, and respect for residents. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

Evernest, "one of the nation's largest property management companies"... "understand[s] the…read moreimportance of leveraging reviews." (their words) With strategic, cash-incentivized intent, their pleasant rental agents actively request 5-star reviews IMMEDIATELY upon signing rental agreements--well-before residents know what it's like living the horrific experience typical in an Evernest rental. After reporting issues with both unit toilets upon move-in (our unit was in Williamsburg)--amongst many, many other issues--and having been assured in-writing by Evernest "work-orders were in place," those work orders were cancelled, with NO notification to first-time renters, college-student tenants. Three months into residence, awaiting their first water/utilities bill, the City showed up to the door, sharing there had to be a massive leak. Surprise! One of the toilets reported upon move-in was the culprit.The two tenants' first quarterly water bill was in excess of $3000. The City, aware of Evernest's predatory and exploitive practices---especially in college town rentals--lowered the bill to $2600.90. TWO YEARS later, we STILL await that $2600.90 reimbursement. Evernest continues to deny any responsibility, citing inapplicable lease references, and providing misinformation about the well-documented lived experience in the rental property. Tenants never got a mailbox key. Evernest told them to go to the post office and have one made; they could not get mail for weeks. Tenants never got a parking pass--were told to contact the HOA, who responded angrily hearing from renters, and not landlord/owners. Tenants arrived to a fully filthy unit, with no smoke detectors, no exterior stairway lighting, and under-unit supercans overflowing, enticing wildlife. While we await our $2600.90 reimbursement from Evernest, we want to make sure would-be renters nationwide understand the full experience in an Evernest property...by "understand[ing] the importance of leveraging reviews." Caveat, Renter; don't make our mistake. Rent from Evernest at your own risk.

I rented a four bedroom apartment with Real Property Management. The folks within the office are…read moreincredibly friendly and professional. More importantly, they return communications quickly and promptly. \ I will say that we have had quite a few more issues with our apartment than we had been led to believe existed. However they are prompt in responding to all maintenance requests and so far this has remained a minor issue because of such.

Very disappointed with how our security deposit was handled. After move-out, $375 was deducted for…read more"gutter cleaning," but no invoice, receipt, photos, date of service, or explanation was ever provided. This was especially frustrating because we had the gutters professionally cleaned before moving out and submitted the receipt as part of a formal dispute. Despite months of calls and emails, we received no response or resolution. We also emailed and left voicemails for the Principal Broker, Lyndi Morrone, and never received a call back, which felt extremely unprofessional. The property owner was unaware of the dispute and indicated that RPM manages the security deposit without keeping owners informed. Based on this experience, I do not recommend renting from this company.

If you're looking for a property manager in the 757 area, I highly recommend Steve Warriner. His…read morecustomer service is truly outstanding. He always returned my calls right away, had answers ready, and even went above and beyond by providing solid referrals to help me with my rental property needs. It's not easy finding someone this professional, responsive, and helpful in the property management world. Steve made the whole process smooth and stress free. Definitely 5 stars!

We engaged Metro Realty in order to find tenants for our rental property. Steve was responsive and…read moredetail oriented about his vetting process. He successfully presented a tenant. We are so appreciative. I would definitely recommend him.

Two months into my partnership with KeyRenter, and I couldn't be happier…read more From day one, the team set clear expectations and followed through every step of the way. Communication has been consistent and proactive--especially during the transition from my previous property manager, which could have been complicated but felt seamless. My tenant can now easily pay rent online, I have full visibility into payments and disbursements through the owner portal, and--most importantly--her account is now current, which has been a long time coming. After 23 years of working with property management companies, this has been my best experience by far. Highly recommend.

Update in photos. To…read morethose in RVA who own a property with tenants OR to who are currently looking for rental housing: I retract every positive statement that I've ever made about my property "management" company, Keyrenter Property Management Richmond. TLDR version of what's below: they are unorganized, have very questionable business practices, do not communicate well internally, will relay mixed messages to both owners and tenants, and will 100% drop you as a client like a hot sack of potatoes when it's inconvenient for them to do their job. What started out as a seemingly great arrangement has turned into an absolute nightmare. On July 6th, I received notice that my tenant of three years was not renewing her lease again. That same day, I sent a very casual reply email to KeyRenter saying that I was contacting my realtor to discuss the POSSIBILITY of selling vs continuing to rent. On July 13th, without speaking with me or confirming anything AT ALL, I was contacted by the general manager, Jeanine, with the tenant CCed in the email stating that they had sent her deposit to me and that I was taking over property management effective immediately. This was just as I was going to Alaska for ten days, so the timing was terrible and created a massive amount of stress as I struggled to get in touch with them to resolve it. They had "assumed" that I was listing the property right away, so simply dropping the last month and a half of their contract was apparently protocol. They apologized when they realized their blatant error, but they left the tenant's deposit in my possession and just told me I'd be responsible for disbursing it with 45 days of the tenant moving out. Then, while I was busy trying to sell my Palmyra house and buy another in less than a month, my tenant contacted me to tell me she got a $600 water bill. I immediately contacted KeyRenter and filed an emergency maintenance request on the tenant's behalf. My tenant works long shifts and doesn't have a lot of down time to sit on hold with Richmond Utilities, so I called them, and after an hour and a half on hold, I was told that only my tenant could speak to them about the bill or schedule a time for them to come out to the property. Almost a week passed, and KeyRenter did nothing. I then asked them to send a plumber to the property preemptively in case there was a problem that could worsen over time. Three days later, KeyRenter replied and brushed me off, saying that Richmond Utilities would handle it. After a second week passed, I asked again, and they finally sent out a plumber. Fortunately the source of the problem was that the toilet was continuously running, which was an easy fix. However, that still left my tenant on the hook for both her $600 bill and also the second (likely) large water bill she'll receive for the two weeks that elapsed prior to the toilet getting fixed, since KeyRenter neglected to send someone out sooner as I requested. After that situation, they told me that I would need to conduct my tenant's move-out walkthrough and collect the keys. I do not live nearby, and these kinds of things are what I hired a property management company to handle (move-out walkthroughs are listed as an included service on their site). I reviewed the entirety of my contract, and I emailed back pointing out that these things were specified nowhere in it, again asking them nicely to do their jobs and let me know when they had it scheduled. One person, Mary, provided me with the date that KeyRenter would be conducting this; Jeanine then replied saying that KeyRenter would not be conducting one at all and that I must have misunderstood an automated email. I forwarded her coworker's (not at all automated) email to her. After that time, everyone else stopped responding, and I was unfortunately left to deal only with her. She has since been disrespectful, dismissive, and not at all concerned with the predicament she's left me to handle or the awkwardness and inconvenience she's created for my tenant. I'm filing complaints both with the franchisor and with DPOR, and I cannot wait for them to experience the levels of panic and stress that they forced me to endure since the beginning of July. Per their website and what the owner claimed when I hired them, "You want to work with a company whose corporate values are an extension of their personal values. This principle is what has led KeyRenter Richmond to become an industry leader in our area. Our success stems from treating you the way we'd like to be treated. We focus on values, ethics, customer service, client satisfaction, innovation, quality, and personal service that gets results. When you work with us, you get access to a team whose foundation is built on integrity, honesty, and accountability. We genuinely care for our clients and the community they represent, and that is reflected in our care and service." This is all nothing but a bold-faced lie; do NOT fall for it like I did, and steer clear.

As a property owner I am absolutely delighted with the service from Pollard and Bagby! All of…read morethese bad reviews come from bad tenants who don't pay their rent, I believe.

Scheduled a tour for an APT. Guy was 30 Minutes late to a showing with 4 groups waiting for him…read moreeven thought you have to confirm the appointment 2 hrs before! The front office had no idea where he was, didnt care. complete waste of time and effort and didnt even get to see the apt. no respect

I have been a tenant of Butler Realty for 2 1/2 years and my experience has been OUTSTANDING!!!!!…read more He and his wife (Amy) are the most caring landlords who truly want your business to succeed. My office is located in the 21 Professional Center (2025 E. Main Street) - Richmond, Virginia, and I love it! As a matter of fact, I started out on the 1st floor and then moved up to the top (2nd) floor (larger space). The transition was smooth and I'm so glad I came to this building. Being located in an upcoming, vibrant area of RVA, "everything" is so easily accessible and convenient. For example, parking, restaurants, grocery store, pharmacy, the interstate, etc. We have 24 hour access to our building--7 days a week, and it is a secure building. The upkeep of our building and offices is wonderful--including painting, carpet, clean restrooms which offer music, wonderful conference center that seats 10+ people, and even storage (when available). Let's not forget to mention the awesome facilities team who do an amazing job keeping our building clean. When it comes to help with installing added fixtures to enhance my office, they are so quick to assist (no wait time!). Bottom line... If you are seeking a professional place to run your business, PLEASE call Butler Realty for Mr. Bob Butler is one awesome landlord!!! Sincerely, Deone McWilliams, Owner of Flavor News USA/ Editor-in-Chief of Northside Vibes, the GOOD NEWSpaper.

I have rented 2 office spaces from Bob Butler over the last 7 years and he is an absolutely great…read moreleasing agent. Butler realty is family owned and operated and they are good people. I would be hard pressed to lease office space downtown from anyone else!

Extreme heat killed more Americans in 2023 than any other year over nearly a century of keeping…read morerecords, according to research published in the American Medical Association. My family and I moved into a property managed by Byrd Property Management during this time. I happened to be undergoing treatment for a traumatic brain injury at the time as well. Clearly it was an not ideal time to be moving-- during extreme heat with a brain injury--but it was nonetheless what we were working with. Due to my brain injury, I was experiencing what my occupational therapist described as "autonomic dysfunction," which made it very difficult for me to regulate my body temperature, breathing and blood pressure. Therefore, I was extremely vulnerable to heat injury- during this period of time. Also vulnerable was our youngest son, who was born with special needs and has sensory issues, and my husband--a retired military officer and decorated combat war veteran with a service-related disability that requires him to use a machine to help him breathe. Needless to say, working air conditioning and adequate ventilation are not optional for us but mandatory for our wellbeing, and arguably a matter of life and death for some of us. Unfortunately less than a week after we moved in, our air conditioning stopped working. The temps soared above 100 degrees on many days over the course of the next month, and we spent many hours during the day at Starbucks or somewhere with air conditioning. It felt like torture to me on some days when all I wanted to do was take a nap, as my brain injury caused me such extreme fatigue, but it was too unbearably hot to sleep in my own home. And at night, when we had nowhere else to go to get cool, we had no choice but to sweat through our sheets at night, tossing and turning, unable to get comfortable enough to sleep for an entire month while our air conditioning remained broken. Some portable ac units would have been appreciated, but we were not afforded even a scant modicum of care; instead our family was subjected to extreme heat and inadequate ventilation for an unreasonably prolonged period of time. Meanwhile the fine folks at Byrd couldn't be bothered to even offer us a fan. Not that a fan would have been much help, as only one downstairs window would open; the rest were stuck. So we were unable to even benefit from the cooler night air by opening up windows. It was truly miserable, unbearable and oppressive in that home. It was nearly impossible to sleep when it was 85 degrees inside. We tried putting cold wet rags and towels on our bodies and heads and lying in front of a fan, but it didn't take long to heat up again. Inadequate rest at night combined with prolonged exposure to extreme heat resulted in a marked increase in my symptoms. Because most of the windows wouldn't open or accommodate a window unit, out of desperation we bought some portable air conditioning units for our bedrooms that cost us about $1,000. But unfortunately, we could only run one at a time or else the breaker would trip and all of the power would go out upstairs. We tried many different configurations of surge protectors and extension cords to no avail. We could only run one unit at a time and cool one bedroom. Needless to say, these conditions did not make us feel valued or appreciated. We felt like we were being punished for something, but we didn't know why. Maybe they didn't appreciate us complaining about the habitability and condition of the property so much. Nevertheless we continued to pay our rent on time and did our best uphold our obligations in good faith. I'm afraid we cannot say the same for Byrd. Based on results, Byrd seems to consider it optional or "a courtesy" to abide by the laws which govern their conduct, laws that are intended to keep the public safe. From our perspective, Byrd has done nothing but FAIL to uphold their duties, including but not limited to the most fundamental duty of care, putting vulnerable tenants wellbeing and very lives at risk. It warrants investigation. Would not recommend. And this wasn't even the worst of our experience, not by a mile. It got downright creepy when random dudes started showing up at the door unannounced, some didn't speak english so I had no idea why they were. Not cool. The homeowner regularly delayed responding to maintenance requests for weeks or months, if at all. It reminds me of something that might be on a meme: He doesn't always respond to tenant's maintenance requests, but when he does, he sends non-english speaking contractors to their homes many weeks later and without notice, C'mon, man!

11/19/25 Dane Gibson with Byrd came to my door looking for the owners of the property I rent. His…read morefirst interaction with me was "how long are you going to be here (living here)?". Yes, very odd way to introduce oneself. He explained he had a meeting with the owners and I advised him they bought a new property and do not live at this address. When queried, he volunteered he was not the agent who represented them in that sale but thought they might be in need of a property manager. I assured him I thought he was mistaken and not a relationship I would have entered into if they'd been represented by a property manager. Fast forward to 12/1/25 when I receive an email from Dane letting me know he is taking over responsibility of managing my lease. No other information, other than the request for an in-person meeting. Zero notice from my landlords about any changes. Owners of the property are quick to dismiss any repairs needed at the property and are generally very combative on the subject of repairs (to the point of showing up with camera to document in a false narrative way to try to prove the issue does not exist, when it does!). Second, third opinions to try to get a different answer from vendors. Penny pinchers. Not the first impression I had of them when signing a lease, but nonetheless what the reality is after putting pen to paper. Four days in with with Dane and interaction has been vile. He's gone so far as to insinuate the list of open repairs and pest control needed at the property are not "legitimate" and if deemed not necessary, I will be billed for them. Stop right there. I have a valid, fully enforceable lease with the owners, not Byrd Property Management and am very aware of what language is and is not in my lease. He's also set up my account in their 3rd-party app incorrectly so all previous payments 9/19/25 (date of lease signing) to 12/1/25 and security deposit paid directly to landlord through Zelle (the arrangement I have with the owners) is paid in full, but shows past due in Byrd's system with 10% late fees to the tune of nearly $7k - the optics are terrible! Byrd keeps sending spam emails about selling me their renter's insurance for $10.50/mo plus $4.50 junk fee to go with it (yes, a 43% admin junk fee). Today I get a new notice that my "new lease date is approaching" so provide us xxx information - no Byrd, my new lease date is not approaching (my legally binding owner-provided lease is in effect until 10/1/25), so any information you require should have been provided by the owner of the property. Again, my lease terms I agreed to with the property owner will not be changing (there was no amendment and the owner chose not to involve me in notifying me of any changes he wished to make - he did not give notice, did not get my consent to share my personal information, did not notify me he had signed up with Byrd; therefore, the lease in effect with the owner signed and dated 9/19/25 is the only lease we are working with - I do not have a lease with Byrd Property Management). Owners previously were notified of cockroaches 2 months ago (10/13) and agreed to pest control contract (home is infested with cockroaches from previous tenant), but have since reneged and left me to live with giant American cockroaches living under the bathroom vanities, behind kitchen cabinets and tile, the attic, the crawlspace, and God only knows where else they have colonized - the pests keep crawling down the living room wall from the whole house attic fan in the foyer. There are very clear laws in Virginia about habitability and providing a pest free home (pests render it uninhabitable). I happen to be highly allergic to cockroaches and have been bitten by them, so now have to sleep with lights on. Disgusting! Cockroaches carry diseases. The owners got their own pest control company on 11/11 to come out for a second opinion and to verify if there was an issue (spoiler alert, there is) - the company sent them an estimate for treatment (and yearly contract) and explained the cockroaches existed long before I moved in. Owners agreed to sign contract, "just send it over and we will approve it". Nearly a month later and no contract signed. Owners don't like the answer that their home who had two previous tenants before me (and was never covered under a pest control contract) has cockroaches! Dane is encouraging owners not to comply and to drag this out, wants to get a third opinion hoping for a different answer (only photos and notes from one of the companies say otherwise, plus an estimate from the second opinion - a company hand-picked by the owner to assess and treat BTW, but that backfired because there's a cockroach infestation!). So Byrd Property Management has proven to me that property managers (who rarely have tenant's interest at heart) are in fact slumlords and hired to aid owners in doing the least amount of maintenance and preventative treatments possible. Zero stars. Do not recommend! Run away!