Posts by Bryce Baschuk
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Bryce Baschuk, from most recent to least.
Amateur Landlord: Dealing With Bad Tenants
Bryce Baschuk | April 23rd 2012 | 6 Comments
UrbanTurf has received a few questions recently about how to deal with tenants gone bad, so we decided to re-publish an article from our Amateur... read »
$20,000 to Move Out: Anatomy of a TOPA Sale
Bryce Baschuk | March 29th 2012 | 13 Comments
UrbanTurf has been getting a number of questions recently about the city’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), so we decided to re-publish an... read »
The Not-So-Secret (and Profitable) World of DC’s Short-Term Rental Market
Bryce Baschuk | January 20th 2011 | 6 Comments
Short-term subletting has become a lucrative endeavor in DC. Bryce Baschuk explores just how successful some renters and companies have been in... read »
Free Rent? Incentives Still Exist in DC
Bryce Baschuk | January 10th 2011
Despite recent reports about the decline of concessions offered by apartments across the DC area, leasing professionals say that rent incentives... read »
Low Apartment Vacancy and High Rents Continue for DC Area in 2011, Report Says
Bryce Baschuk | January 5th 2011 | 7 Comments
Delta Associates has released its year-end report of the DC area apartment market which shows low vacancy, increasing rents and a probable shortage... read »
Fannie Mae Analysis Says Most Americans Want to Buy, But Will Rent for Now
Bryce Baschuk | December 13th 2010 | 6 Comments
Though most Americans still aspire to own a home, many are more willing to rent for the time being, according to the results of Fannie Mae's 2010... read »
Needle in a Haystack: Apartment Hunting in DC
Bryce Baschuk | November 29th 2010 | 4 Comments
High rents and low vacancy have made apartment hunting in DC harder than ever before. Bryce Baschuk gets the low down from the renting and leasing... read »
Amateur Landlord: Getting Up to Code
Bryce Baschuk | October 6th 2010 | 4 Comments
With DC’s rental market being red hot, converting a condo or part of a residence into an apartment can bring in some good extra income these days.... read »
Report: DC Area Apartment Rents Are Up, Vacancies Very Low
Bryce Baschuk | October 5th 2010 | 1 Comment
Rents for Class A and B apartments in the DC area have soared 7.3 percent over the past twelve months and vacancy rates are at just 2.5 percent, the... read »
Amateur Landlord: The Benefits and Costs of a Property Management Company
Bryce Baschuk | September 22nd 2010 | 24 Comments
A property management company can take a lot of the hassle out of renting out an apartment. In this week’s Amateur Landlord, we looked into what a... read »
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DC Real Estate Guides
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First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Northern Virginia
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods across Northern Virginia
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Ballston
Looking to Give People A Reason to Stay Past 6pm
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Clarendon
Happily Straddling the Line Between City and Suburb
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Columbia Pike
Arlington’s Neglected Stepchild is Getting a Makeover
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Crystal City
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
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Lyon Village
Developing An Air of Exclusivity?
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Rosslyn
Hitting Its Growth Spurt
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Shirlington
An Urban Village Hitting Its Stride
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Del Ray
Virginia’s Small Town Near the Big City
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Eisenhower Avenue
The Vibrancy Might Take a Few Years
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Huntington
The Quiet Neighborhood By the Beltway
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Old Town
Mayberry By The Potomac
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Parkfairfax
132 Commerical-Free Acres
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Downtown Falls Church
Staying the Same in the Midst of Change
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Tysons Corner
Radical Change Could Be On The Way
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Maryland
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods in suburban Maryland
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Annapolis
Small-Town Living in the State Capital
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Bethesda
Bedroom Community Gets Buzzing Cache
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Cabin John
In With The New While Maintaining the Old
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Chevy Chase
Affluence, Green Lawns and Pricey Homes
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Downtown Silver Spring
Experiencing a Resurgence After a Bumpy History
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Potomac
A Suburb on Steroids
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Rockville Town Square
Despite the Dynamism, Still Somewhat Generic
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Takoma Park
More Than a Little Bit Quirky
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Wheaton
A Foodie Magnet on the Verge of Change
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Capitol Heights
Kudzu, Front Porches and Crime
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Hyattsville
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
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Mount Rainier
Artists, Affordable Homes and A Silo Full of Corn
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National Harbor
A Development Rises Next to the Potomac
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Riverdale Park
A Town Looking For Its Identity
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Northwest DC
30+ neighborhood profiles for the city's biggest quadrant
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16th Street Heights
DC's Sleeper Neighborhood
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Bloomingdale
Where (Almost) Everyone Knows Your Name
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AU Park
One of DC’s Last Frontiers Before the Suburbs
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Brightwood
DC’s Northern Neighborhood on the Cusp
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Burleith
DC’s 535 House Neighborhood
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Cathedral Heights
Do You Know Where That Is?
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Chevy Chase DC
Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase
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Cleveland Park
Coming Back After A Rough Year
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Columbia Heights
DC’s Most Diverse Neighborhood, But For How Long?
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Crestwood
An Island of Serenity East of the Park
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Dupont Circle
The Best of DC (For a Price)
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Foggy Bottom & West End
Where the Institutional Meets the International
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Forest Hills
Ambassadors and Adventurous Architecture
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Foxhall Village
350 Homes Just West of Georgetown
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Friendship Heights
A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live
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Georgetown
History, Hoyas and H&M
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Glover Park
One of DC’s Preppier and More Family-Friendly Neighborhoods
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Kalorama
A Posh View From Embassy Row
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LeDroit Park
A Quiet Enclave in the Middle of the City
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Logan Circle
Trendy Now, But Not By Accident
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Mount Pleasant
Sought-After Homes Surround Main Street in Transition
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Mount Vernon Triangle
From Seedy to Sought-After
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Palisades
The Long, Skinny Neighborhood at the City’s Northwest Edge
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Park View
It’s Not Petworth
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Penn Quarter/Chinatown
DC’s Go-Go-Go Neighborhood
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Petworth
Getting a Vibrancy of Its Own
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Shaw
The Duke’s Former Stomping Ground
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Shepherd Park
DC’s Garden of Diversity
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Spring Valley
A Suburb With a DC Zip Code
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Takoma
Not To Be Confused With Takoma Park
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Tenleytown
Not Quite Like Its Neighbors
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U Street Corridor
The Difference a Decade Makes
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Woodley Park
Deceptively Residential
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Adams Morgan
No Longer DC’s Hippest Neighborhood, But Still Loved by Residents
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Southwest DC
The little quadrant that could
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Southwest Waterfront
A Neighborhood Where A Change Is Gonna Come
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Northeast DC
Profiles of 10 neighborhoods in NE
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Brookland
New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace
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Deanwood
A Little Bit of Country Just Inside the District’s Borders
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Eckington
Not to Be Confused With Bloomingdale
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Fort Totten
Five Years Could Make a Big Difference
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H Street
A Place To Party, and To Settle Down
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Langdon
The Northeast Neighborhood That Few Know About
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Michigan Park
A Newsletter-On-Your-Doorstep Community
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NoMa
Evolving from a Brand to a Neighborhood
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Rosedale
Ripe for Investment Right About Now
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Trinidad
The Difference 5 Years Makes
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Woodridge
Big Houses, A Dusty Commercial Strip and Potential
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Southeast DC
6 neighborhoods from Capitol Hill to East of the River
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Capitol Riverfront
Still Growing
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Hill East
Capitol Hill’s Lesser Known Neighbor
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Congress Heights
Gradually Rising
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Hillcrest
Notable for Its Neighborliness
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Historic Anacostia
Future Promise Breeds Cautious Optimism
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Eastern Market
A More European Way of Living
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Off the Beaten Turf
Overlooked parks, shops, cafes, and miscellany throughout DC
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro
