We don't just invest in properties. We invest in communities. Distressed. Undervalued. Overlooked. We take what others walk past and build something worth being proud of.
Village Housing Builds Communities "One Block (BRICK) At A Time"™ | USPTO Reg. No. 6,507,003
Village Housing was founded on a simple belief: a good home changes everything. We acquire, rehabilitate, and return distressed residential properties to productive use — creating pathways to homeownership, building community wealth, and providing stable housing for those who need it most.
Village Housing targets the properties others walk past. Vacant. Abandoned. Distressed. We transform them into assets that communities can be proud of — creating homeownership opportunities, housing for veterans in transition, and neighborhood revitalization that lasts for generations. Every project is a commitment. To the block. To the neighborhood. To the people who call it home.
Village Housing focuses on two core activities: residential rehabilitation for investment and resale, and distressed property acquisition for community revitalization across Virginia and Maryland.
We take properties that are broken and make them whole. Full gut rehabs through certificate of occupancy. Cosmetic upgrades that move the appraisal needle. We own the entire process — acquisition, permitting, contractor management, and final disposition. Nothing gets handed off.
This is why Village Housing exists. Vacant lots. Abandoned row houses. Blighted blocks. The properties that drain neighborhood value and crush community pride. We target them, acquire them, and build them back — including the Blythe Properties. This is not a side project. This is the mission.
If you have a property that's upside-down, in foreclosure, or sitting vacant — we want to talk. We close fast, buy as-is, and put every acquisition to work for the community. No property is too far gone for the right team.
We don't show up to a distressed property acquisition without knowing exactly what we're looking at. Three decades of hands-on real estate expertise — distressed properties, military housing, property management — informs every project we take on.
Licensed since December 1995, with the first transaction a Veterans Affairs Compromise Sale. Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) with 8 short sale closings totaling $1.9M (2012–2016). Deep knowledge of foreclosure, REO, and hardship transactions informs every acquisition we evaluate.
Certified Military Relocation Professional (MRP) with personal experience as a retired U.S. Marine Master Sergeant. Deep understanding of the housing challenges facing veterans, active duty families, and service-disabled individuals — the same people Village Housing is built to serve.
Active residential property management experience across Virginia and Maryland — including two performing rental holds created through rehabilitation projects. Tenant placement, lease administration, and long-term asset management expertise applied to every investment decision.
Four days after his 17th birthday — his mother and father both signed the enlistment papers — he stood on the Yellow Footprints at Parris Island. Born in Baltimore City. Boot camp had begun.
Retired after 22 years of service — earning his GED in uniform, his college degree after retiring. Licensed in Virginia since December 1995.
18 years managing multi-million dollar federal telecom contracts for 25+ agencies. Deep fluency in procurement, vendor management, and contract execution. Retired December 31, 2025.
Launched the investment and rehabilitation business in 2018 under the Village Housing trademark — a federally certified SDVOSB built to serve communities and veterans through real estate.
Retired from federal service. Fully focused on investment, rehabilitation, and the community revitalization mission — as he always has been.
Ron Ginyard grew up in Baltimore City as the middle child of a single-parent home — stepping up early to care for his siblings, selling greeting cards door to door, delivering newspapers. The instinct to serve never left him.
He didn't finish high school the traditional way. He earned his GED while serving in the Marine Corps. Then his college degree after retiring. Then 18 years of federal service. Proof that the path matters far less than the will to keep moving forward.
Village Housing is the culmination of everything Ron has learned across three careers and 50 years of public service — military discipline, federal contract management, and 30 years of real estate expertise — applied to a single, uncompromising mission: take the properties that communities have given up on and turn them into something that lasts. Something that matters. Something worth coming home to.
Ron currently lives in Alexandria, VA. He is a husband, father, grandfather, and servant leader.
Four certifications. Earned — not given. Every one a signal that Village Housing has been vetted, verified, and is ready to work.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration VetCert Program.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small, Minority-Owned Business certified by the Virginia Dept. of Small Business & Supplier Diversity.
Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise certified by the Maryland Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs. Active in the eMMA procurement system.
Village Housing Builds Communities "One Block (BRICK) At A Time"™ — registered federal service mark, International Class 37.
We Want To Hear From You If You Have
✓ Distressed & vacant property leads
✓ Short sale & foreclosure referrals
✓ Municipal & government partnerships
✓ Veteran housing initiatives
✓ Investment & rehabilitation joint ventures