I just moved to Blacksburg and could not be happier with my experience with PMI. I used their…read morecompany when I was in Charlottesville and was floored with the customer service and understanding that they gave me. I truly felt liked the cared about my experience every step of the way and would highly recommend them to anyone looking to rent a property.

Michael Johnson is the most arrogant and unprofessional person I've met in the property management…read moreindustry. We hired him to find a renter for our home and he was argumentative and very unhelpful. I ended up finding the renter through my own ads and we still paid him. He made several mistakes in the lease paperwork. I would not recommend him or his business. I'm surprised he hasn't been sued for misconduct yet.

Absolutely the worst landlord experience in my life…read more I think he thought my housemate and I were undergrad students, but we both were working professionals. He would harass us about the most mundane things, and cite made-up laws that didn't even apply to us. He would always say things in his notes like "do we need to bring your parents into this?" when he was clearly being irrational in the first place, and I haven't had parents to for over a decade, friend, thanks for bringing it up. He would leave nasty notes about the lawn being too tall within days of having it mowed by a landscaping crew--in fact, THE overpriced landscaping crew he forced us to use since they're friends of his. He threatened to have my car towed from the driveway when the inspection sticker expired by a couple days while I was out of town. After we were a month in, he said having a girlfriend over for the night more than 4 times in a calendar year was a breach in contract and threatened to evict us if he caught us doing something like that. He revealed proudly that he often drives by multiple times a day, saying he checks up on all his properties like that. He would come over unannounced and keyed in without notice on two occasions in the middle of our lease. Our neighbors complained to us that he would come over frequently to fish for things We were doing wrong, when we were friends with all of them. These same neighbors had piles of complaints about promises this Landlord had made about trimming trees back, paying to have the leaves from his trees removed from their lawns, fixing fences, etc.. when We were the ones who regularly raked for and did odd-jobs for these same neighbors, for free. He would go out of his way to only confront only the one housemate that would let him yell at him. When he was at his most amicable, he would quote bible verses, pop TV icons and football commentators, and get them all wrong. My housemate and I both worked for the University, and we ran across people who had worked with this landlord character prior to his inheriting this apartment business from his mother, and they all had the same things to say about him: absolutely impossible to work with, dumb as nails, and completely illogical. It was not until a particularly venomous visit he made to our place about halfway into our year's lease, again in my absence, that I threatened to sic my lawyer on him--citing many of these things and more--that he left us completely alone for the rest of our time there. I absolutely suggest getting some real law advice when he starts pretending to have an arsenal of little-known laws at his disposal to inflict his warped religious views on you. He did not give us the option to renew =)

I lived in one of Barry's properties for 5 years when I first moved to Charlottesville. Barry was…read morevery attentive when anything needed to be fixed. He was very easy to reach in case of an emergency. Barry was a great landlord. Also, I met my future husband who, at the time, was renting another one of Barry's properties next door to mine. Barry is a longtime resident of Charlottesville and has rented properties for many years. He does a great job.

WARNING: Braden Does Not Take Smoking Violations Seriously…read more If you are an owner who chooses Braden because they only represent non-smoking properties, please be aware that they do not take smoking violations seriously. I first reported a tenant smoking on a balcony on August 28, 2025, and two months later, the tenant is still smoking on the property. Their responses have been slow, inconsistent, and dismissive. They've used words like "investigation" and "immediate action," but in reality, weeks pass without follow-up, and the violations continue. They refuse to communicate directly with me even though I am the neighbor directly impacted by the tenant's actions, leaving me feeling unsafe and unheard. Braden's tagline is "Bridging owners and residents to create a home." Part of making a home is being a respectful neighbor. If Braden doesn't care about how lease violations affect the people living nearby, that's a problem. In their initial email dated August 28, they confirmed that "smoking is prohibited in any area of the dwelling or the premises" and stated that the issue would be addressed promptly. Two months later, the tenant continues to smoke on the property, yet their recent communication suggests that no further action is being taken because there is no visible interior smoke damage. This shift directly contradicts both the lease language and their earlier statements about taking the violation seriously. I've provided clear, dated documentation of repeated smoking incidents, and it's disappointing that those reports have been met with silence or vague assurances rather than resolution. I'm no longer asking for intervention, but I wanted to ensure the written record reflects what actually occurred. I hope that in the future, your management team applies its stated standards consistently and with genuine care for the communities affected by your tenants' behavior.

I was helping a family of Syrian refugees find an apartment. We found three bedroom on Braden's…read moreweb site, looked at it with a Braden representative and signed a lease. Braden then came back to us and told us that Virginia law did not allow a family of that size to occupy a three bedroom. Fair enough, although they knew from our application and our conversation with their rep how big the family was. The lease has been canceled, a month later, I'm still trying to get my security deposit back. They keep telling me it's coming, but I've yet to see it. Since this was their mistake, you would think they would make some effort to correct this, but apparently not. They have been thoroughly unprofessional. Edit: They finally returned my deposit, over a week after they promised it, and they returned it to the wrong person! I was co-signing for someone else, and they returned the deposit to them rather than me. I played using my credit card! A fitting end to a completely screwed up process.

If you are a property owner in the Charlottesville, VA area planning to lease your property, call…read moreWallace Gibson! She managed the leasing of my home for the past year. I returned to occupy the residence and found it in the virtually the same condition I left it. I was reluctant to lease but I am now glad I did with her help. The leasing fee is well worth the peace of mind you get with the Gibson Management Group serving your interest!

I LOOOOOVE seeing all of these negative reviews. This lady is the absolute worst human being on the…read moreplanet. We were renting a house. 1717 Old Forge Road (come find me, lady). Fine house, no problem. During a storm, a tree on the property fell onto the neighbor's home. We called and asked what the next steps should be and she told us it's not her problem and hung up. Also, when we moved out, we left it cleaner than when we moved in...and she still charged us. Wallace Gibson is a crook and deserves all of these bad reviews. She also has lipstick on her teeth.

Westgate Apartments is OK. Sometimes they would provide residents with less than 24 hours notice…read morebefore they entered the apartment for non-requested maintenance, which violated the lease and the law. When I called to tell them I needed more time to find a suitable place to put my dog, they refused, acknowledging that the lease required them to provide at least 24 hours notice but saying that they were going to come in anyway. They did this on at least 2 more occasions. None of this maintenance was an emergency, so I am not sure why it was so difficult for them to send out the notices a little earlier. When I moved out, they again violated the law and the lease by failing to send my security deposit within 45 days. Other than these failings, the apartments are nice enough.

Had a very good experience with them. Rented an apartment temporarily, for about three months, due…read moreto a work assignment in C-ville. They rent a few short-term apts but most are regular year leases. The Tarleton Square apartment building, where I stayed, is one of several they own and operate. The location is great, right downtown, walking distance to downtown mall and the bus station. The bus system is extensive for a small town. Condition of the building is very good, 1950s building but is well maintained. A couple of small maintenance issues, which were resolved within a day or two. Very nice, definitely recommend this company.

Would never EVER live with Godfrey ever again. I rented from them in the fall and the house had…read moremold on every imaginable surface and a contractor I called to look in the house thinks there was a carbon monoxide leak as well. Whitney is extremely rude and showed 0 concern for major health hazards. Once we found the mold, she immediately sent a lease termination and we moved out promptly. I've contacted her about the mail that was never forwarded and she was again awful. Never ever work with the scam artists at Godfrey management no matter how appealing the prices are!

Zero stars, the RUDEST AGENT EVER, new to area looking for an apartment and she calls back 24 hours…read morelater, to say the property isnt ready till Aug, not like the internet is says is available immediately! Then after I asked for anything else open now, she is not prepared nor uses customer service advantage to hold me as a client, but tells me she doesn't know her inventory well enough and to go to website and try again! I tell her I myself have been a realtor and would never treat a potential client in a manner or tone as hers! She hangs up on me mid sentence!! RUDE I CAN IMAGINE HER PROPERTY PICTURE LOOKS HORRID SO THE AGENT MUST BE AS WELL IN MANAGING PROPERTY, BTW 2416 SUNSET RD CHARLOTTESVILLE!!! TRASHY AGENT GETS NOTHING IN RATING AS FOR STARS!

Maintenance services are great. Jamie came to clean my air condition for a scheduled maintenance…read morevisit and was able to help me with another issue in the apartment. He was really helpful and polite throughout his service. I highly recommend!

My child was at Camden Plaza. She loves it there. Clean, safe and convenient to grounds…read more Woodard Properties has been easy to deal with and responds to maintenance issues quickly and competently. The low reviews are from years ago.

My wife and I had a very bad experience with another management company when we rented our…read moreCharlottesville property and after some checking decided to go with Nest. Although they were themselves having some staff changes that would enough to take up all their time, thanks to a very dedicated manager, Ms. Ally Albrecht, who would make sure everything ran smoothly, taking care of any misunderstandings and confirming things with us on a timely basis. Nest went through that personnel change and runs smoothly because of her initiative and determination. We highly recommend them and, Ally, can't thank you enough for all you did for us. Take good care of yourselves also, Roger and Eliza

I rented through Nest for two years. I found that they were responsive to service requests, but…read moregenerally speaking were a fan of "nickel-and-diming" on the security deposit. The property I rented was hastily constructed and serviceable, but on the whole...flimsy. Despite a thorough clean upon move-out, we were charged for items like "trash removal", "replacement of light bulbs", and for replacement of carpets that were, quite frankly, very-low quality to begin with, and something that would need to be replaced through "normal wear-and-tear" (there were no carpet pads under the carpet when installed, for instance). Normal wear and tear of low-quality items means you have to replace them faster than if they were of higher, more durable quality. We were also charged for things that were assessed as faulty prior to the beginning of the lease. Not to mention the fact that property was immediately rented out to new tenants, I consider the way that the security deposit was assessed to be overly punitive compared to other companies that I have rented with in the past. None of this is necessarily worth the fight with them over the nitty gritty (which I'm sure they recognize), but it's certainly enough to prevent me from renting a property managed by them in the future.

Tara at Real Property enjoys harassing people people and providing the worst service. Buyer beware:…read morethey will rent you a dumpster and refuse to fix anything and let you out of the lease. When you ask for repairs, they scoff at you, offer a fake and canned apology and then fail to repair. She has more excuses than you could shake a stick at! Horrible!

We used RPI to manage a rental property. After two years we decided we'd had enough of their…read moreshoddy, careless management. Our agent was unresponsive on every level. When there was a problem, his response was unbelievably ignorant. All RPI did was drain our monthly account by charging us exorbitant and unnecessary fees. We were able to get in touch with bookkeeping, and figured out that our agent had run up over $1k in 'repair' bills to the refrigerator in our property. We weren't informed about anything at all and had to find out by noticing that our monthly statement had dwindled to practically nothing because we were continually being billed for literally everything RPI could come up with. Do not use this company to manage your property unless you have money to burn.