Buying a tenant-occupied property requires more than a deed and a set of keys. The lease, rent records, deposits, and landlord duties must also be addressed as part of the sale.

If the tenant is not told about the change, rent may still go to the former owner. This can lead to lost income, unclear account balances, and disputes over repairs or deposits.

A mortgage pre-approval letter is often submitted with a home purchase offer to demonstrate that the buyer is financially qualified. However, buyers should understand that information included in an offer package may be shared with people involved in the transaction.

Pre-approval letter confidentiality is not always automatic. Buyers should review what their letter contains and ask how it may be used before submitting it to a seller.

Question:

How do you pick the best real estate brokerage in Bethesda?

Hi – Justin here. Fair warning before I answer: I am the single most biased person you could ask. I’m the president of RLAH Real Estate, I live in Bethesda, I’m raising my family here, most of my paycheck ends up at businesses within walking distance of my house, and I’m openly asking Bethesda residents to name us Best Real Estate Brokerage in this year’s Bethesda Magazine Readers’ Poll.

So take everything below with as many grains of salt as you like. But if I were sitting on your side of the table and trying to answer this question honestly, here’s what I’d want to know — and here’s why I believe the answer is us.

By Justin Levitch, President of RLAH @properties | July 2026 Monthly Market Report

Question: How’s the Montgomery County housing market doing halfway through 2026?

Six months in, Montgomery County is quietly running one of the stronger transaction stories in the entire D.C. metro.

Every month, our team researches and presents a market report to RLAH agents covering the latest data across the D.C. metro. It’s one of many tools our agents use to keep their clients informed throughout the entire buying or selling process. Here’s a sample of what we covered this month, with the Montgomery County angle front and center.

Six months in, the D.C. metro market is doing something rare — almost nothing.

Every month, our team researches and presents a market report to RLAH agents covering the latest data across the D.C. metro. It’s one of many tools our agents use to keep their clients informed throughout the entire buying or selling process. Here’s a sample of what we covered this month.