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Practical guides to leasing, buying, and investing in Richmond-area commercial property — organized by location and product type.
Investment · Richmond
Public 2026 reports publish Richmond cap rates for multifamily but not for retail or industrial. Here is every figure I could verify, with its source and period, and how to use cap rates without being misled by them.
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How commercial property is valued in Richmond: the income, sales comparison and cost approaches, when you need a certified general appraiser instead of a broker opinion, and how to appeal an assessment in the City of Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield.
Richmond’s old warehouses and storefronts can carry up to 45% of eligible rehab costs in combined federal and state credits. Here is who qualifies, how the approvals work, and how owners turn credits into equity.
The 1031 rules are federal, but the scramble for replacement property is local. Here is how the identification rules, the 180-day clock, and boot work, and how to run a Richmond search that finishes on time.
Selling a commercial property in the Richmond area is a sequence: price it on income, assemble a clean offering package, choose how to market it, then manage the buyer from LOI through due diligence to closing. Here is each step, with the Virginia-specific rules and costs sellers run into.
A practical guide to Richmond net lease investment: what triple-net really covers, how cap rates get set, how 1031 deadlines and Virginia transfer taxes affect the deal, and what to verify before you close.
On a Virginia commercial sale, the seller owes the grantor’s tax and the buyer customarily pays the state and local recordation tax on the deed and on any new deed of trust. Here are the rates, a worked example for the Richmond area, and how the split is negotiated.