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City of Newport Residential Parking Program
The Residential Parking Program restricts curbside parking on designated residential streets from May 1st to October 1st of each year to holders of Resident Parking Permits, visitor passes or temporary permits. Under this [...]
Vacancy vs. Price Reduction
Vacancy isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s a financial loss. Take a rental priced at $4,000/month. That’s $48,000/year if it’s fully rented. But if it sits vacant for just one month, income [...]
Co-Signers and Their Role in the Leasing Process.
Realtors conduct extensive research on behalf of property owners to ensure an applicant will make a good tenant. This is done through an application process that includes checking [...]
New Law NOW in Effect Increases Notice Periods for Rental Increases
On June 24, 2024, the Governor approved a new law that will increase the amount of notice that a landlord must provide a tenant before a rental increase [...]
New Lead Laws 2024 RI and How to Comply
The Rhode Island General Assembly approved several new lead laws in the 2023 legislative session. Below is a list of those laws and when they go into effect. [...]
Apartment Living with Pets
Apartment Living with Pets According to Apartments.com survey, more than 70% of apartment renters in the U.S. own dogs or cats. Apartment living with pets can be challenging [...]
Sugar Ants – How to Get Rid of Them!
Why Sugar Ants Love Your Home? Like all pests, ants are looking for food, water and shelter. Early on, you might only see a few ants but when [...]
Assesment Increases in Newport
If you are a property owner in Newport you likely have received a notice from the city with your increased property value assessment. Newport on the whole has [...]
Projected Home Prices 2024
(NEXSTAR) — Home prices in Rhode Island are expected to keep rising in 2024, according to a new report from Realtor.com. The increases will continue even as other [...]
Security Deposit 101
Rhode Island Security Deposit Limit Most states limit how much security deposit a landlord can collect. In Rhode Island, landlords are allowed to collect a security deposit [...]
Tenant Fees and Expenses When Signing a Lease
Tenant Fees and Expenses When Signing a Lease: Application Fee An application fee is one of the first and most common charges you will come across as a tenant [...]
New Lead Safety Rules for Rhode Island Rental Properties!
Are you a Rhode Island rental property owner? Is your property built before 1978 like pretty much 90% of the property is in Rhode Island? Are you ready [...]
Rental Application 101 and How to Make yours Stand out!
Rental Application 101 and How to Make Yours Stand out! As a prospective tenant, you and your rental application need to stand out in a sea of other [...]
Cast Iron Pipes in Older Rhode Island Homes
Buying a Homes In Rhode Island’s Aging Water Infrastructure where cast iron pipes abound! If you're thinking about purchasing in Rhode Island or you're a homeowner in Rhode [...]
Security Deposits: When One Tenant is Moving Out and Another One is Moving In!
https://youtu.be/nxKRoljctnY How to Handle a Security Deposit for Multiple Tenants on One Lease when one or more tenants are moving out and new tenants are moving [...]
Rhode Island’s Spring Market is Popping Up!
Watch Our Latest Video! Home Prices Continue to Rise in Rhode Island! Spring has sprung in Rhode Island! The daffodils are popping up and so is the [...]
Secrets to Buying and Selling Waterfront Property: What you need to know!
https://youtu.be/MRlGukYHkNU Picture yourself on the lawn of your waterfront New England home; sailboats lazily drifting by in the setting sun as the water is ablaze in [...]
What Will Take New Realtors to the Next Level
https://youtu.be/iYNdue7dga4 Four things every new real estate agent should do to find success. To all new real estate agents: Congratulations! This is a very exciting time, [...]
Finding a Home’s Value During the Sale
https://youtu.be/LkkHYbDYWgU Answering three common questions about appraisals to prepare sellers. Are you thinking about selling your home? If so, how exciting! This process means a [...]
Sell for More Money by Using These 3 Steps
These three points will help you improve your home and sell for more money. What improvements will increase the value of your home? This is the question [...]
3 Scripts Every Agent Needs in Today’s Market
https://youtu.be/KR9RUSbvVWk These three scripts will help you navigate a difficult housing market. If you didn’t know, we had a major shift in the market in the [...]