Foreign Service Homeowners

If you are a Foreign Service Homeowner interested in hiring the best professional property management company in Northern Virginia for Foreign Service Officers, WJD Management is the premiere choice. We have been proudly been serving the Foreign Service Community for over 35 years and nearly 70 percent of our clientele are Foreign Service Officers. We have an excellent reputation in the FSO community marked by years of commitment and service in property management. We understand that when a Foreign Service Officer has to relocate overseas, they often need to locate a property management firm quickly and our agency is designed to respond immediately. In our experience, Foreign Service homeowners need a firm that specializes in residential property management and has the infrastructure in place to manage multiple properties at a high level, while still staying connected to the local community. At WJD we maintain a core mission centered on being the only local firm that does not have a real estate sales arm. In our opinion, the most important question that a Foreign Service Officer should consider when hiring a firm is whether the real expertise and focus of a given property management firm is on management or on sales. The answer to this question is usually a pretty precise indicator of the quality of the service you will receive.

By definition, people in the Foreign Service do not live here so if they have made the decision to hire professional property management, they want to hire the best. There really is not a lot of difference between a Foreign Service homeowner and any other absentee homeowner, but there are definitely some very different considerations in terms of expectations, with communication being paramount. WJD Management uses proprietary software giving our owners a web-based owner portal. Further, WJD submits rental proceeds to FSO clients electronically rather than printing a check, mailing it to an overseas postbox and hoping that it gets there. Email and a state-of-the-art web portal provides instant and ongoing communication with Foreign Service Officers who wants to know what is going on with their property.

What sets WJD Management apart from everyone else (aside from the fact that we do not have a real estate arm) is our experience. We are proud of our integral role in chartering the local NARPM chapter in Northern Virginia and work hard to stay active in our industry and local community. As an industry leader in residential property management, WJD has been featured in several publications over the years. Read more about our expert insight at WJD in the News.