Virginia Beach is shaped by turnover. Navy families rotate through Norfolk, Oceana and Little Creek on moving orders, tourists flood the Oceanfront each summer, and condo owners at Sandbridge or the resort strip rent by the week.
That gives service firms a reachable audience, but a mixed one. A renter on Granby Street and a homeowner in Kempsville want different offers, and a landlord in Ghent wants a third.
Meta can show your ad to almost anyone, so the risk is showing everything to everyone. Area layers keep each ad tied to the streets you serve.
Licensing for brokers and contractors stays with the firm that holds it, and ads say only what the license holder can back up.