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The Complete Guide to Selling Your Rhode Island Home
There are a lot of steps to selling a home. Here's some advice and tips learned from working with clients on BOTH sides of the transaction. Selling your [...]
Security Deposits as Last Month’s Rent?
Should you let your tenant apply the security deposit to last month's rent? BY SANDI WARNER, ESQ. Real Estate Broker/Owner with Warner Realty Group, LLC Share: September 14, 2017 [...]
What to Do When National Grid Cuts Gas Service During a Deep Freeze
If you are an out of town property owner in Newport, RI and have GAS HEAT and your property is vacant: Warner Realty Group will check your property [...]
Rhode Island Housing Down Payment Assistance Program for First Time Home Buyers
RIHousing’s new Down Payment Assistance Program – the First Down Program – is designed to help strengthen housing demand and increase homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers. The down [...]
Small Appliance Recycling in Rhode Island
My microwave broke today, the door latch won't catch and no amount of fiddling and exploring and attempting to discover the issue has resulted in a working microwave. [...]
Bats and How to Get Rid of Them.
Bats love old houses: All those crumbling chimneys, cracks and holes, and vents with missing screens are open doors for little mammals that can squeeze through a 3/8" [...]
5 ENERGY-SAVING TIPS FOR RENTERS
1. WARD OFF ENERGY VAMPIRES Alas, if only turning off an appliance was as simple as hitting the power button. Unfortunately, as long as it’s still plugged into [...]
Do you have a Cesspool or a Failing Septic System? If so this program might be for you!
Septic System and Sewer Tie-In loan programs Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, in cooperation with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and RIHousing, launched the Community Septic [...]
Are you Looking to Purchase a Home,but are not a conventional buyer. If so here are two new loan programs you probably have not heard of!
Beyond Loan Program WHEN OTHERS SAY NO, EMBRACE SAY YES. You’ve worked hard to establish yourself, but you’re not a conventional borrower, and that’s been holding other lenders back [...]
Pro’s and Con’s of Renting to Tenants with Pets
If you have a pet or used to have one back in the past, you’ll surely understand why most of the people consider their four-legged friends family members [...]
17 Rules Of Friendsgiving
It may sound like more fun to celebrate Thanksgiving with a bunch of friends rather than flying home and dealing with family. But it can be a real challenge. [...]
Roommate Round up
Welcome to Roommate Round Up! The service that helps individuals find a roommates safely and successfully. It’s no secret that finding affordable housing on Aquidneck Island can be [...]
Local Events in 2018 that you shouldn’t miss!
Annual Newport International Boat Show – September 13 – 16: One of the largest in-water boat shows in the country, NIBS features a full range of powerboats and sailboats [...]
Delaware Statutory Trust – pros and cons
Delaware Statutory Trust BY ELIZABETH WEINTRAUB Updated July 08, 2018 Many baby boomers who hold highly appreciated real estate assets may be at a stage of their lives when they are [...]
AirBnB and Fire Codes in Newport, RI
The Summer of '18 was a distressing one for many AirBnB property owners in Newport, Rhode Island. Property owners across the city opened notices from the Building Inspector's office [...]
What are the duties of Rhode Island landlords?
What are the duties of Rhode Island landlords? On behalf of Peter Regan of Sayer Regan & Thayer, LLP posted in premises liability on Friday, February 3, 2017. Under the laws of Rhode Island, [...]
An Easy Indoor Herb Garden Idea Perfect for Any Apartment
An Easy Indoor Herb Garden Idea Perfect for Any Apartment If you’re an outdoor person and/or love plants and fresh greens around you, one of the hardest aspects [...]
Renters Insurance and How it Protects Landlords
Blog & News - TenantCloud / March 16, 2018 As a Landlord you might not care if your renters have insurance or not, because you already purchased a [...]
Forbes Housing Outlook 2018: 6 Predictions From The Experts
In 2017 Americans learned to expect the unexpected, whether it be politics, weather or housing. Driven by record low inventory, little about the housing market went as forecast last [...]
To Rent or Not to Rent to Roommate’s?
Renting to roommates significantly widens the pool of qualified tenants whose dual income makes living in your rental property more affordable. However, renting to roommates or co-tenants sometimes requires [...]
6 Yard Hacks to Make Your Property More Attractive
If you own a home with a yard but aren’t exactly a professional gardener, you might be interested in learning some simple yard hacks to make your yard [...]