We live here too — and we have a vested interest in seeing your community thrive.
Landmarc is the oldest independent, locally owned community association management company in the Fredericksburg area — serving Central Virginia continuously since 1992.
We're small enough to provide personalized attention, and large enough to provide expert service. Second-generation, family-owned, and accountable to the communities we manage because they're the ones we live in.
Landmarc began in 1992 as Bowman Real Estate Services — a subsidiary of what is now the A. Smith Bowman Distillery — created to support the company's property holdings. Over the years it grew into a full real estate firm.
In 2016, we made a deliberate decision: to focus exclusively on what we did best — community association management. Through every chapter, one thing never changed. We stayed locally owned and independently operated.
While national consolidators have acquired or displaced other local firms across Virginia, Landmarc has held its independence. Today we're a second-generation, family-owned company — and when something goes wrong in your community, you're not calling an 800-number. You're calling people who have been serving Central Virginia for decades.
Founded
Established as Bowman Real Estate Services, supporting the distillery's property holdings.
The pivot
Refocused exclusively on community association management — the work we do best.
Next generation
Ryan Fernett steps in as President, carrying the company into its second generation.
192 communities
The largest, longest-tenured independent firm in the Fredericksburg area.
“Small enough to provide personalized attention, large enough to provide expert service.”
The capability of a larger firm. The accountability of a local partner.
Strong financial controls, in-house accounting, established processes — and then the part most firms can't replicate: it comes down to service.
Longest-tenured independent firm in Fredericksburg
Local ownership means our reputation is personally tied to the quality of service we deliver. We've stayed independent while national consolidators absorbed our competitors — because continuity and accountability matter more to boards than scale.
AAMC accreditation, PCAM-credentialed leadership
We hold CAI's company-level AAMC designation — awarded only to firms that demonstrate the highest operational and ethical standards. Both Ryan and Gail Fernett hold PCAM, the top individual credential. Most local competitors hold neither.
Managers who stay — and a team that knows your community
Manager turnover is the industry's top pain point — boards are tired of rebuilding relationships. Our average manager tenure of nearly six years, 95%+ client retention, and a longest-tenured manager at 24+ years mean you work with people who know your community by heart.
Dedicated, in-house financial management
All association accounting is handled in-house by degreed professionals — never outsourced. It's the first thing new transition clients notice as different. Early budgets, auto-launched financial statements, and a structured collections process keep boards out of surprises.
People you'll actually reach.
Our leadership is hands-on. When concerns escalate, the president steps in directly — not a regional manager three states away.
Credentials boards can verify.
CAI's company-level accreditation — held by few local competitors.
of management staff hold at least one industry credential.
Licensed Virginia common-interest community management firm.
President serves on CAI's Virginia Legislative Action Committee.
Professional, personal, above and beyond.
Always reachable
Named, accountable managers and a 24–48 hour response standard. Routine questions resolved on the first call; a 24/7 emergency line staffed by live operators.
Proactive, not reactive
Weekly Board Briefs, auto-launched financials, and governance issues flagged from day one — so boards don't have to ask in the first place.
Personally invested
We live here too. Deep local vendor relationships, built over 33+ years, get our communities priority response other firms can't get.
Let's talk about your community.
If your board is ready for a management partner that treats your community like its own neighborhood, we'd love to hear from you.