PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - BEWARE!!!…read more If you are considering renting an apartment from these people, buckle up. This is required reading ... I am warning you now - DO NOT rent from these money grubbers. They will charge you a fee to sh*t in your own toilet. They will say anything they need to in response to this to appear like they are a people-centric business and that they "are sorry for my experience". Just know ...... THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT DOLLAR SIGNS. They are not sorry. They are morally corrupt liars. AVOID AVOID AVOID. God forbid an unforeseen circumstance arise that requires you to relocate, or even if you intend to buy a house .... you will be charged a non-negotiable "re-leasing fee" equal to 85% of one month's rent to cover the "administrative and operational costs" associated with getting the apartment re-rented. TELL ME HOW IT COSTS $1,530 TO GET A 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN EXETER RE-RENTED ..... that's how much they charged me to break my lease when I got a new job that required me to relocate to Florida. And on top of that it took them OVER A MONTH TO RE-RENT THE APARTMENT, which meant I had to cough up $1,850 to cover rent for another month when I had already moved out entirely and am now living in another state! A property management company that can't fill a unit with 45 days notice? Crazy. Are you even working???? Even crazier watching some of the showings and hearing the lack of urgency to re-rent telling prospective tenants "if you're not sure on this one we will have a bunch of other properties coming available in the next month or two". I've worked with 6 other property management companies and I have NEVER experienced anything like this. Truly god awful. They tried to charge me a maintenance fee for unlocking my door after hours when "tenant wasn't home". This was a maintenance request that was cancelled and not my problem that their system didn't update properly. The best part is that I WAS HOME and they knew it but still lied. I was in bed at 9:30pm when I heard someone barging into my front door. I ran downstairs and maintenance quickly shut the door and drove away. Maintenance then texted apologizing and I apologized that they didn't get the cancellation. (I have screen shots of these texts and of the subsequent charge on my account with their blatant lies). Only after they learned that I have a camera inside which records and saves all motion activity did they remove this charge from my account. Yes, I can see them unlock the door and yes you can see me immediately re-open the door after they hurriedly left to see who it was. Oh by the way, they added this charge to my account in MARCH (once I started becoming frustrated with their lack of urgency to fill the unit) saying it was overdue since 1/20/2025!!!! Again, money-grubbers. I cannot emphasize that enough. In one of our final email exchanges Jeff Way claimed they had to have a cleaner come in because "it smelled like cat in there pretty bad". (Mind you this is DAYS after the apartment has been DEEP cleaned, aired out and SHOWN TO MULTIPLE PROSPECTIVE TENANTS). This was an additional $120 charge they added to my account (that they reduced to $60 after I explained I had photo and video evidence of the cleaning I had done). Important to note - I am an exceptionally tidy and organized individual. I cannot function in a dirty environment and dusted, swept, vacuumed and steam moped WEEKLY. I love fresh air and always had the windows open, oh and by the way my place was FULL of plants (over 50) that purify the air. I spent 2 WHOLE days cleaning (not joking) and it was sparkling in that place when I left. You should see their "move-out cleaning checklist", which I followed to a T. I had 3 friends come by to pick up some plants I left behind for them, and my mother also stopped by to video the entire apartment empty and cleaned. All of whom said great things about the state in which I left the apartment. IT WAS SPOTLESS. Do not believe their lies in response to this. This is just ANOTHER example of their money-grubbing ways. I could go on and on, but I digress. It cost me $3,600 a) to break my lease and b) to pay for their lack of talent in marketing their units and bringing in new renters. TRASH. The writing is on the wall people. I had heard awful things about the company and still took the risk because the apartment was cute and I was in a bit of a time crunch. Seriously, please learn from my mistake. Do yourself and your wallet a favor - avoid this company at all costs or it will cost you more than you can even imagine. They are not worth the headache. Disgraceful, disgusting company. I am relieved to wash their filth off my hands for good.

Our son has rented with Arthur Thomas in North Hampton for almost three years. They have been very…read moreresponsive to anything that needed fixing/addressing. He has found more affordable housing so is breaking his lease, otherwise would not be leaving. We have dealt with Jeff Way and Kim Dziurdz. Ryan was going to show the apartment last Friday although he communicated that the showing had been cancelled. We appreciated him letting us know. Would highly recommend renting from them.

We have been renting homes in August from Sand Dollar Real Estate for probably close to 20 years…read more They have always been able to find a great place to stay for us and they are always responsive and helpful. Really. Zero complaints after 20 years? They have made our summers in Maine delightful. Thank you!

Our family has rented cottages through Sand Dollar Real Estate (in Kennebunk, Maine) for decades…read more We cannot speak highly enough about the outstanding services they have provided to our family. The cottages are always lovely - well maintained - and the staff at Sand Dollar Real Estate couldn't be more accommodating, responsive and friendly. This is truly a top notch business owned and run by highly professional and caring people.

To be honest and not exaggerate, Royal Oak Apartments is the best place to live in the United…read moreStates. From the maintenance staff to the office personnel, everyone is so nice and respectful. They care about their tenants and their well-being. If tenants have a maintenance issue in their apartment, it takes them just a few hours to fix the problem, not days or weeks like other places. I really love living here.

I just completed my first full year at Royal Oak Apartments, and I can honestly say this has been…read moreone of the best living experiences I've ever had! From day one, everything has exceeded my expectations. The maintenance team is truly outstanding--fast, reliable, professional, and always so friendly. They go above and beyond every single time. The office staff is equally amazing: welcoming, responsive, and genuinely invested in making residents feel at home. The community itself is peaceful, quiet, and absolutely beautiful--such a relaxing place to come home to. The location is perfect too: close to center of town and everything you need, yet just far enough away to feel calm, private, and serene. Royal Oak Apartments really offers the best of both convenience and tranquility. I'm so grateful to live here and highly, highly recommend it to anyone looking for a wonderful place to call home!

Lucas and Francesca were professional, responsive, and took excellent care of my property in Old…read moreOrchard Beach, Maine for 2025 and part of 2026. Communication was always clear, maintenance issues were handled quickly and I felt confident knowing my property was well cared for with their management team. The owners online calendar was awesome. It showed when my property was rented, for how long and and income earned. My summer rental was booked the entire summer. Their attention to detail and their commitment to quality service stood out. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable and trustworthy property management. They are the best! Pia CA

Lucas and Franny did an incredibly fantastic job in managing our summer rental in Wells, Maine in…read more2025. They graded out with an A+ perfection in every facet of responsibility you could imagine from a management team and more. Whether in the quality of their photos, management of supplies, their dedicated cleaning crews, repairs, maintenance, or special care for each tenant, they were superb. Lucas was unbelievably skilled in getting max exposure to our rental, resulting in a revenue stream that was almost three time more than my management team in the past two years. Franny always took a personal interest in seeing to the every need for each group of tenants, and it showed in receiving nothing but 5.0 star ratings from all of our vacation visitors. Bottom line ... we had our home fully booked for the entire summer, and were delighted in seeing Lucas and Franny do such a fabulous job for us. Simply said, they are the absolute best. Ken

This was a decently nice place to live with some pluses and some minuses. Pluses: GREAT area…read more You are literally about 2 miles from downtown. It's what I miss the most. Very clean area, not noisy at all. Very safe, and well lit parking lot as well. I felt totally fine going for a jog at dusk in the neighboring housing area. They also allow pets, which is pretty cool. They have an outdoor pool and lounge area as well. Really nice once the sun went down. Why not during mid-day, you ask? See next paragraph. Minuses: The pool area. PACKED with kids, all through the summer. Hardly ever enough lounge chairs. Many times you had to take two table chairs and prop your feet up until you could swipe the one or two loungers when someone left the area. But, back to the kids. I don't mind well-behaved kids, but I do mind noisy kids splashing me while I suntan and yelling 'DAD, WATCH! WATCH! WATCH!' about three thousand times a minute while I frustratingly try to read a new book I had just picked up. I guess it just comes down to the fact that the place has alot of young families living there. Oh well. You do have a balcony back at your apartment, so maybe you can catch a few rays there instead. The only other minus is the landlord/management. Seems like they're not on their game. They changed landlords 3 times in the 3 years we lived there, and it seemed that there was confusion over many issues. Once when we moved away for a summer, we were told our apartment looked great and we would be receiving our complete security deposit back. Apparently they changed their minds, because we received about 1/4 back instead, with a bunch of cleaning costs written in. It's not a bad place to live, but I would definitely suggest shopping around to check out the other complexes in the area to compare and contrast before deciding.

My husband and I were looking to move here. We had been offered an apartment at a discounted rate…read moreand we were getting all set to move. One month after or planned moving date and we still hadn't received a lease agreement from management. We were wry disappointed that management was so scatterbrained and inconsiderate. Now we have nowhere to live and we start working in the area in a few weeks. It could have been wonderful, Sagamore Court, but you totally dropped the ball. I could have done a much better job than they did.

I rented 2 times from this company. There were a couple of issues but everything has been resolved…read more I had previously mentioned there was an unmitigated mold issue but since then this HAS BEEN FIXED. The neighbors we had were friendly. If you do have to deal with anyone in this company, Michael LaPlante is very respectable and understanding.