Ok, for me to update my review here since I've has more experience with this company. The 5 star rating remains, I would bump it up to 10 stars if I could. Not only did I have a great experience renting and selling my place, I also learned some lessons along the way.
I originally bought my condo with NVAcondos, and decided to rent it out for investment purposes a.k.a to move back home and save money for a minute. I had my condo listed to be rented out with another agency because I took my parents advice and went with their realtor.
Lesson 1: Your PARENTS ARE NOT ALWAYS RIGHT.
My condo sat around for 4 months with no one in it. No bueno.
Since I had such a great experience buying my condo from with NVAcondos I decided to give them a shot at renting it out. I had a tenant moved in and paying rent in 3 weeks. FML for not going with them in the first place. That's 4 months of rent people, 4 months!
Lesson 2: If you're trying to sell your 1986 Buick Skylark, don't take it over to HBL.
My parent's realtor was used to dealing with single family homes, not smaller abodes. Of course they weren't going to be able to rent my place out.
They also did all the leg work for me such as running credit scores to make sure my tenant wasn't a bum, weeding out all the tenants who were trying to move in with 7 of the closest family members or worse 2 - 100 pound labs, 6 stray cats, 7 birds, 1 snake, and 25 feeding mice, and working out lease terms and move in dates. They found me a great tenant. He paid his rent on time, I didn't have to hunt him down once, AND he wasn't even a whack job. If you've ever tried to rent your place out by yourself you know what I mean.
Lesson 3: (Although I really learned this one on my own) Never try to rent your apartment/townhouse/single family home out on your own, you're not a realtor.
People are freaking crazy. 1 posting on Craigslist trying to rent out your place will teach you this life lesson. Let the people who are used to judging the quality of renters do their job.
When my guy moved out I was ready to sell my condo.
Lesson 4: Owning your own home is freaking expensive.
Unfortunately I learned this lesson during the worst time to sell one's home ever.
My agent's name was Rich and he was fantastic. Throughout my whole ordeal he was very honest and straightforward with me. He told me what to expect and that's what I got. His experience and knowledge was very comforting. When I was selling my home we go a few lowball offers, which is apparently common in this market. He told me to hold out for something better; I did and in the end I got a great offer. I didn't quite make money, but I didn't end up losing too much either.
Lesson 5: Your realtor's experience is beneficial, especially in this market.
The whole NVAcondos team was actually great and they're very reachable. I was even able to contact them via text which is perfect for me.
If you're in the market to rent a condo/townhouse, get a renter for your condo/townhouse, or buy or sell a condo/townhouse I highly recommend this company! read more