Construction-to-Permanent Loans Around Richmond: How a One-Time Close Works and What the Lender Wants Before You Break Ground

How a one-time-close construction-to-permanent loan works, drawn from HUD, Fannie Mae, VA and CFPB pages, and what a lender wants before construction starts.

Fences and Property Lines in Virginia: Who Owns the Fence, Who Pays and What to Check Before You Buy

What the Code of Virginia says about division fences, what Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield say about fence permits and height, and what to check about…

Short-Term Rentals in the Richmond Area: What the City, Henrico and Chesterfield Require Before You Buy to List on Airbnb

What the City of Richmond and Henrico County require for a short-term rental permit, what Virginia law allows localities to ask, and what we could…

Negotiating Repairs After a Richmond Home Inspection: Repair Request, Credit or Price Reduction

How to negotiate after a Richmond-area home inspection: what Virginia contracts allow, how repair requests, credits and price reductions differ, and how lenders and appraisers…

What Goes Into a Richmond Home Listing: Photos, Floor Plans, Video and What the Seller Controls

What a Richmond listing package normally contains, what the CVR MLS photo rules say, and what sellers should prepare, approve and ask their agent before…

Best Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near Youth Sports Fields and County Athletic Complexes

Six Richmond-area communities matched to county athletic parks, with addresses and field counts read from county park pages, and who each area is wrong for.

Best Richmond-Area Neighborhoods for Commuting South to Petersburg, Fort Lee and Hopewell

Five Richmond-area neighborhoods for a commute south toward Petersburg, Hopewell and Fort Lee, sorted alphabetically and tied to VDOT exit numbers and Army directions.

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near the Virginia Capital Trail: Where the Paved Trail Actually Runs

Five Richmond-area places along the paved Virginia Capital Trail, placed by the Capital Trail Foundation's own mile markers: Manchester, Shockoe Bottom, Church Hill, Rocketts Landing…

Best Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near a Community College Campus: Reynolds and Brightpoint (Formerly John Tyler)

Eight Richmond-area neighborhoods near the Reynolds Community College and Brightpoint Community College campuses, chosen by campus address and listed bus service rather than price data.

Best Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near a Major Hospital: Henrico Doctors’, St. Mary’s, Chippenham, Johnston-Willis and VCU Medical Center

A guide to seven Richmond-area neighborhoods near five major hospital campuses, using campus addresses, named roads and road mileage, with no claims about quality of…