Relocating to Hampton Roads
Receiving orders to Hampton Roads can bring a lot of questions—especially if you've never lived here before. Where should you begin your home search? How will a particular home affect your commute to your duty station? What should you know about the different cities that make up the area?
Military Veterans Realty helps active-duty service members, veterans, and their families understand the area before they ever arrive. We'll talk about what matters most to you, narrow down your home search, and help you make informed decisions throughout the relocation and home-buying process. If you're planning to use your VA home loan benefit, visit our Military & VA Home Buyers page for additional guidance.
Understanding Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is made up of several cities, and choosing where to live isn't as simple as picking the city closest to your duty station. Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, and Newport News all cover large geographic areas, and commute times can vary significantly depending on the specific home and destination.
Rather than making assumptions based solely on city boundaries, we'll look at individual homes in relation to your duty station, desired commute, budget, and other priorities.
Virginia Beach • Chesapeake • Norfolk • Suffolk • Portsmouth • Hampton • Newport News
Your Duty Station & Commute Matter
For many military families, commute time is one of the biggest considerations when choosing a home. A property in the same city as your duty station isn't automatically the closest or most convenient option.
We'll consider the location of each home in relation to your assigned installation so you can better understand what the commute may look like before deciding which properties make sense for your search.
Your home search should be based on the location of the individual property
—not simply the name of the city.
Serving Military Families Throughout Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is home to numerous military installations, and Military Veterans Realty works with service members relocating throughout the region. Whether you're arriving in Hampton Roads for the first time or returning after being stationed elsewhere, we'll help you become familiar with the area and focus your search around the needs of your household and assignment.
Naval Station Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Naval Air Station Oceana
Dam Neck Annex
Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads
Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story
Your PCS Relocation Plan
1. Talk Before You Arrive
We'll discuss your orders, timeline, duty station, desired commute, budget, housing needs, and the priorities that will shape your home search.
3. Start Your Home Search
Once you're ready and pre-approved, we'll focus on homes that match your criteria and help you evaluate your options.
2. Learn the Area
We'll talk through Hampton Roads geography and help you understand how different property locations may relate to your commute and home search.
4. Prepare for Your Move
As your move approaches, we'll help you stay organized and connect you with useful Hampton Roads resources for settling into your new home.
Researching Schools & Local Resources
Families relocating with children often want to research schools as part of their decision-making process. Because every family's priorities are different, Military Veterans Realty can direct you to independent resources where you can research schools and other community information for yourself.
Our Tools page also includes helpful links for local utilities, property and community information, moving resources, Virginia DMV, USPS address changes, flood information, and more.
PCSing or Moving Away From Hampton Roads?
Relocation isn't always about moving into Hampton Roads. If orders, retirement, or another life change are taking you elsewhere, Military Veterans Realty can help you prepare and sell your Hampton Roads home.
From coordinating around your moving timeline to handling portions of the transaction after you've left the area, we'll help keep your sale moving forward even when your next chapter has already taken you somewhere else