McLean Property Management.
The Right Tenant. Guaranteed.

Our standard Perfect 10ant System™ already runs deeper than most PM companies — credit review, criminal background, employment verification, landlord references, and income-to-rent ratio analysis. For McLean properties renting above $3,800/month, we add a supplemental layer: we verify the source of relocation packages, cross-reference diplomatic housing allowances against published embassy schedules, and conduct a personal reference interview where warranted. We also review prior rental history across multiple jurisdictions, not just Virginia. For properties above $6,000/month, we treat it as a private client engagement and customize the process accordingly.

This is one of the most misunderstood issues in the McLean rental market. Many intelligence community employees and contractors work for agencies or contractors that prohibit employer disclosure on personal documents. Treating this as a red flag will eliminate your best tenant pool. We verify income through alternative means — bank statements, pay stubs that show net pay without employer identification, security clearance status letters, and direct contact with cleared contracting firms who can confirm employment without disclosing the end client. We've placed IC community tenants successfully for years. This requires discretion and process — we have both.

Yes. Embassy and diplomatic tenants are a real part of the McLean market and come with unique considerations: housing allowances paid directly by the embassy (often quarterly in advance), diplomatic immunity protections that technically limit eviction ability, and lease terms tied to posting rotations rather than standard 12-month cycles. We structure leases for diplomatic tenants specifically — including advance payment requirements, embassy contact protocols, and clear property condition documentation. We do not place diplomatic tenants without a supplemental addendum that addresses these unique risks.

The Perfect 10ant System™ is our 10-point tenant verification process: (1) Identity verification, (2) Income verification (minimum 3x rent), (3) Employment verification, (4) Credit analysis, (5) Rental history review, (6) Previous landlord interviews — this is the one most companies skip, (7) Criminal background check, (8) Sex offender registry check, (9) Bankruptcy screening, (10) Foreclosure & short sale history. Every applicant, every time. No exceptions. This is why our eviction rate is under 1% across 2,000+ placements nationwide.

McLean properties fall under Fairfax County jurisdiction, which uses the Fairfax County General District Court for eviction proceedings. Virginia law (VRLTA) governs the process, and Fairfax County courts are generally efficient — a non-payment eviction can move through the process in 30–45 days if properly documented. However, contested evictions involving lease violations can take 90–120 days. Our <1% eviction rate across 2,000+ tenants placed means we almost never get here — but when we do, we handle the filing, court coordination, and transition entirely. That's included in your management fee.

A 10% traditional PM fee on $4,200/month rent is $504/month, or $6,048/year. Our flat fee is a fraction of that. Over a 5-year tenancy — realistic for a quality McLean tenant — that's a difference of $25,000+ that stays in your pocket. And unlike percentage managers, our fee doesn't grow when your rent does. When your rent goes from $4,200 to $4,600, your PM fee stays the same. Ours does too.

McLean properties at this level don't rent from Zillow organic traffic alone. Our marketing for premium McLean properties includes: MLS-syndicated listing reaching relocation agents and corporate housing coordinators, direct outreach to HR departments at companies in the Tysons Corridor, embassy housing coordinator networks, and targeted digital advertising to executive-relocation intent audiences. We also use professional photography — not stock, not phone shots — because at $4,500/month, the listing is competing with everything else in that range in the DC metro area. First impressions are everything.