Planning on moving sometime soon? Dreading packing all of your belongings? Luckily, we're offering some tips to make the process a little more bearable. You could end up saving time and money. See below for a few of our favorite packing hacks. 

You've felt it yourself at some point. The weather starts to get warm, you open up your windows, and you're tempted by a change of scenery. Whether that change is a vacation, a move, or some home renovations depends on your specific situation. However for this reason, as well as high home sales in June, early Spring becomes the most popular time for listings.

Following a recent industry trend, it seems apartment renters throughout the country should be prepared for an extra expense to be added to their bills if it hasn't been already: renter's insurance. According to a 2012 survey of apartment companies by the National Multi Housing Council, more and more of these companies are requiring their tenants to obtain rental insurance as part of their lease agreement. In fact, from 2011 to 2012, the percentage of companies requiring rental insurance for all their building's tenants jumped from 62% to 84%, with further increases expected in the years to come. As one company executive puts it...

Staging your home correctly is an essential part of getting it sold or rented. However, many believe that a property can't be properly done without being expensive, but that's just not true. Here are some tips you can use to improve your staging without ever opening your wallet.

  Without fail, winter is always a busy time for maintenance crews. If you're the landlord of multiple rental properties, you can expect quite a few phone calls from tenants because of weather-related issues. Do yourself a favor and perform some cold weather maintenance before it gets really bad. This way, you'll spend more time cozy and warm this winter.  

We are officially inviting YOU to take part in our annual Turkey Drive through Southeastern PA GoBundance Food Drive, which aims to feed 200 families in our local communities. This year, our company goal is to provide 50 families with Thanksgiving meals. These meals will include all the Thanksgiving essentials -- turkey, stuffing, potatoes, corn, beans, rolls, cranberry sauce and  pumpkin pie.

Social media engagement is a must for the modern professional, especially for those of us in real estate. If you do it correctly, social media can be an excellent marketing tool for your business. However, you could end up wasting time and losing potential clients if you take the wrong approach. 

You have a brand new rental property in an up and coming neighborhood, but can't figure out how to attract young and trendy renters to fill it. Studies show that Generation Y prefers to rent rather than buy, making them an ideal target audience for many property managers. That being said, you may need to revamp your marketing style to get the newest generation of renters to check out your listings.

Every year the Diversified Real Estate Investors Group (DIG) holds a Trade Show & Vendor Night, and it is a Rentwell to participate! This year the show is on August 28th at the Fort Washington Holiday Inn. Be sure to stop by our table between 6 pm and 9 pm to talk with members of the Rentwell team and learn more about our business.

ABOUT US:  Rentwell is a quickly growing Property Management Firm who is seeking an energetic Property Manager to add to our team.