Virginia Lee Properties

I am not usually one to leave reviews, but the rental market in Richmond is hard to navigate, so hopefully this can give someone some insight! I rented from VA Lee Properties for this last year and Ben is the best landlord I've ever had in Richmond. As a VCU student, I have been renting in the fan for almost 5 years. He is very kind and communicative, and every maintenance issue I had was quickly resolved. The building is a bit older, but I have absolutely loved living in my apartment on Grove. My mail is always safe, I have never had any sort of issue with bugs or other critters, and the entrance area is always clean. I highly reccomend renting from Ben!

I've been renting from VA Lee Properties for about a year and have renewed my lease for another year. I was very skeptical of this company after reading reviews, so I figured I would add an up to date review. While the properties are old and definitely need work, they are spacious, have a great location, and are very well priced. The landlord, Ben Shepherd, is very friendly, helpful, and easy to deal with. He always responds to emails within the hour when the office is open and he actually fixes any problems addressed. While the maintenance staff is spread pretty thin, just a few people taking care of a lot of buildings, they are always extremely friendly and a lot more timely than maintenance through other companies--they actually get the job done.

Adam H. Adam H. Richmond, VA 0 friends 1 review Share review Embed review Write an update Edit review 5.0 star rating 1/4/2016 Reading the comments below I would have to disagree with most of them regarding my personal experience with Virginia Lee Properties. The current property manager Ben is very professional and personable. The maintenance team is exceptional and very courteous. I would absolutely recommend Virginia Lee Properties to anyone who is interested renting from a company that's attentive and fair. Any maintenance issues were resolved quickly and Ben kept me in the loop every step of the way. I could not of asked for a better team of people to rent from.

I've rented various apartments (from both private landlords and larger rental companies) over the last 8 years in Richmond and my experience renting from Virginia Lee Properties has been, by far, the best. I strongly recommend their business. Ben, the landlord, is most helpful and very responsive, in addition to seeming approachable and understanding. He is also very communicative with his tenants about any issues that may arise. Great experience!

My son put a deposit and signed a rental agreement, then I've convinced him to change his mind. Reason? The properties are not up to everybody's taste and standards. Yes, it is lovely, clean, but - somewhat outdated. If you like to live in a lovely Fan district, in a building that is oozing history, but can disregard the fact that it might need updates - then it's not for you. I've anticipated to have a hard time getting out of the signed lease, but was VERY pleasantly surprised! Reading about turnover of the staff in reviews on the other sites, I hope that, for the sake of current residents, one staff member will stay there for a long time - property manager Ben Shepherd. I encountered a lot of property managers in my life, most of them keep in mind the interests of landlords only, not