How you take title decides what happens to a Virginia home at death, divorce, sale and creditor claims. We read the Code of Virginia sections…
Virginia does not require well or septic testing at the sale of an existing home - here's what actually drives testing on a Richmond-area well-and-septic…
Some Richmond condos do not qualify for standard financing. Here is what makes a condo non-warrantable and what buyers can do about it.
Federal Pacific Stab-Lok, Zinsco, fuse boxes, split-bus panels and 60-amp service all show up on Richmond-area inspection reports. Here is what the federal record says,…
Virginia associations cannot stop you renting your unit unless the recorded documents say they can. What the Code allows, what it caps at $50, and…
What the Virginia DMV and the Code of Virginia require of household goods movers, how binding and non-binding estimates work, what valuation coverage buys, and…
A parent helping you buy a home in Richmond can be a co-borrower or a non-occupant co-signer. Here is how each one works and what…
Manufactured vs. modular vs. mobile homes explained, plus how chattel loans, VA/FHA/USDA financing, and Virginia's DMV title elimination process affect financing and closing.
What a wood-destroying insect report actually records, why vented crawl spaces and the regional climate produce so many findings around Richmond, who is licensed to…
Virginia law does not require your condo association to carry a master casualty policy; the declaration does. What that means for the drywall, the cabinets,…