Vacancy Coming in Winter? Take These Steps to Get Ahead Fact, moving during the winter is more difficult for renters. This means landlords should expect and prepare for less activity in the rental market from Thanksgiving through the start of April here in Connecticut. Of course, the easiest way to avoid filling vacancies in the winter months would be to align your lease's end dates with the prime summer rental season, but things don’t always go as planned. If you end up with a tenant who wants to move out in the middle of winter then, what can you do to help fill that upcoming vacancy fast ..read more

Strategies to Get the Most from Your Single-Family Rentals The market for single-family rentals remains extremely active. Here in Connecticut, Robert C. White & Company is filling units at a near-record pace in 2022. With new construction still behind schedule and at a premium, things don’t look like slowing down with rentals either. We’re Connecticut’s leasing and property management experts when it comes to single-family property. Let us show you how we maximize rental returns on single-family homes for our owners each and every month!The body content of your post goes here. To edit th ..read more

What Should Landlords Be Looking For at Inspections? Inspecting a rental property is an important practice for landlords. Typically, they are done at least once during a tenant’s lease period and when tenants move out or in. Their main purpose is to help the landlord determine how much of the security deposit should be returned to the tenant. Inspections can also save the landlord from bigger and more costly long term repairs by allowing them to monitor their property regularly. Let us tell you more about how and how often to perform rental inspections so you can save yourself that valuable ..read more

Solutions to Improve Your Lease Renewal Strategy Good landlords understand that lease renewal is almost always a better option than searching for new tenants! Searching for tenants means time and money spent marketing the unit and screening applicants, and the added cost of a possible vacancy. Without a smart lease renewal strategy, you’re at risk of losing hundreds if not thousands of dollars in revenue while you hunt for quality tenants. Robert C. White & Company has put together this list of strategies to better position you for lease renewal success! Here in June of 2022, we are stil ..read more

The Pros and Cons of Renting to College Students Rental properties located in college towns & cities can be fantastic investment opportunities. The thing is, many landlords overlook or pass on these areas because of the type of properties and tenants they perceive to be there. College students are typically young, unemployed, immature, and don’t have a credit or rental history! How is a landlord supposed to work with that! Well, even with all that, renting to college students still presents benefits to the savvy landlord. The Benefits 1) Recurring High Demand in Area  Maybe the nic ..read more

Consider These Town & Cities For Your Next CT Investment Clients and customers are constantly looking for advice about what towns and cities they should invest in to succeed. As property managers though, we don’t think about strictly profits when we recommend a town or city to invest in…we think about your peace of mind! How easy will it be to fill vacancies? Is the location desirable for renters now? And will it continue to be in the future? All of these questions and more should be asked before you purchase any rental property, but here is a list of five Connecticut towns and cities th ..read more

The Best Rental Features to Attract Quality Tenants Are...? In 2022, what conveniences & amenities are tenants looking for? Well, we specialize in single-family homes here at Robert C. White & Company, but do handle every type of rental property. When it comes down to it, we’ve got a good idea of what renters are looking AND asking for. From feedback we'eve collected at showings, to tenants surveyed after their lease ends, here are 10 things we know most modern renters are looking for in a rental property! 1. Good Location Location, location…right? Most tenants want to be in the hea ..read more

Learn These Investing Lessons Early, Then Succeed! At Robert C. White & Company, we have licensed agents and property managers that are also real estate investors themselves. Their personal experiences allow them to offer unique insights and lessons that they wish they’d learned sooner! So, after polling around the office, we’ve put together a list of 6 critical real estate lessons we’d wish we’d known before we started investing! Take a few minutes to read below in order to save yourself time and money as you start your real estate journey. 1. House Hacking is the Perfect Way to Start I ..read more

What makes residential property management different? Residential property management companies oversee "income" or "rental properties" on behalf of an owner. In practice, a residential property manager is a “landlord-for-hire,” one that takes over all of the day-to-day responsibilities an owner would typically do on their own like collecting rent and scheduling repairs. The types of properties they manage tend to include single-family homes, individually owned condos, townhouses, or small multi-family buildings with less than 6-8 units. Now let's discuss exactly what you'd expect of a resid ..read more

EVERYTHING LANDLORDS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SECURITY DEPOSITS! Updated & Revised Jan 2022 What is a Security Deposit? Definition: A SECURITY DEPOSIT IS ANY ADVANCE RENTAL PAYMENT OTHER THAN AN ADVANCE FOR THE FIRST MONTH'S RENT OR A DEPOSIT FOR A KEY OR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT. A SECURITY DEPOSIT REMAINS THE TENANT'S PROPERTY BUT THE LANDLORD HOLDS A SECURITY INTEREST IN IT. BY LAW, SECURITY DEPOSITS MUST BE KEPT IN AN ESCROW ACCOUNT IN A CONNECTICUT BANK.  Security Deposits in Connecticut: Do's & Don'ts Landlords Beware: Fines and Imprisonment Do you know the legal penalties for not dealin ..read more