CONNOR CT HOMES

Brokered by RE/MAX Rise

Candlewood Lake, Connecticut

Candlewood Lake · Rental Listings

Your lake house could be paying you.

If your Candlewood Lake home sits empty most of the year, that is real income going unclaimed in a rental market this tight. I list lake rentals on the MLS, screen the tenants, and run the process. You approve the renter and collect the rent.

Free

Rental analysis

MLS

Listed + syndicated

Screened

Qualified tenants

Start your rental listing

Two minutes now. A real rent number and a plan within a couple of days.

First name

Last name

Property address

Phone

Rental goal

Timeframe

Add property details (optional)

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Furnished

Lake position

Currently occupied?

Target rent (if known)

Anything else

By submitting, you agree to be contacted by Connor Kostyra (RE/MAX Rise) about your property. No spam, no obligation, and your information is never sold.

Got it. Talk soon.

Connor will personally review your property, pull real leased comps from SmartMLS, and follow up with a rent range and a plan.

Why owners list their rental instead of running it themselves

On the vacation rental sites, you are the manager. The pricing, the guest screening, the turnovers, and your town's short-term rental rules all land on you. A listed rental works differently: one qualified tenant, a real lease, and a rent number built from what comparable homes actually leased for.

Real MLS exposure

Your rental goes on SmartMLS and syndicates to the major portals renters actually search. It also goes in front of a lake audience most agents cannot reach: Candlewood Lake Living, the Facebook community I founded with 1,000+ local members, plus LakesideWatersports.com, our lake watersports brand, and the weekly Candlewood market reports.

Screened tenants

Application, credit, income verification, and background and eviction history through approved screening services, applied the same way for every applicant and in line with fair housing law.

Priced from real comps

Your rent range comes from 12 months of actual leased rentals in SmartMLS, not a guess. Annual number, plus the seasonal number if your home suits it.

The lake is not my market. It is my backyard.

Plenty of agents will list a rental. Renters find ours because we are woven into life on this lake, and owners trust us for the same reason.

109,958

Visitors to our lake platform
in the last 12 months

79,699

Visits in August 2025
alone

960,000

Google impressions
in the last 12 months

LakesideWatersports.com traffic. Source: Squarespace Analytics and Google Search Console, 12 months ending July 2026.

Connor Kostyra wakeboarding on Candlewood Lake, Connecticut — Connor over Candlewood. Photo: Lakeside Watersports.

Grew up on this water

Connor has lived on Candlewood his whole life and rides it as a competitive wakeboarder. Watch him on the lake →

Candlewood Lake Living

The Facebook community Connor founded, 1,000+ members who live on or love this lake. When a rental lists, it reaches people already looking for lake life.

LakesideWatersports.com

Our family's watersports brand puts Connor CT Homes in front of the people already out on the water every summer, exactly who rents lake houses.

Annual, seasonal, or short-term: pick the lease that fits how you use the house

Lake houses rent differently. Summer on Candlewood carries a premium, and the right structure depends on how much of the season you want to keep for yourself.

Annual lease

Steady monthly income, one tenant, the least wear on the house. The default for most owners who do not use the property themselves.

Seasonal lease

Rent the peak lake season at a premium and take the house back after. The classic move for owners who still want their summers, or their holidays, on the water.

Short-term

Short-term rental rules differ town by town across New Fairfield, New Milford, Brookfield, Sherman, and Danbury, and stays under 30 days carry Connecticut's room occupancy tax. If short-term is your goal, we check your town's rules before anything else.

Worth knowing: many owners net comparable income from one seasonal tenant on a proper lease, without the weekly turnovers, and without the regulatory gray zone. Your free rental analysis shows both numbers so you can decide with real data. General information, not legal or tax advice.

How it works

From "thinking about it" to rent hitting your account, without the property becoming your second job.

Tell me about the house

The form above takes two minutes. The address and your goal are enough to start.

Free rental analysis

I pull 12 months of leased comps from SmartMLS and give you a defensible rent range, annual and seasonal.

We list it

Photos, MLS listing, portal syndication, showings, and tenant screening. You stay out of the weeds.

You approve and sign

You pick the tenant from screened applicants and sign a proper CT lease. Your attorney reviews whenever you want one to.

Rental listing questions, answered

What does it cost to list my rental?

The rental analysis is free. If we list, the agent fee on most Connecticut rental listings comes out of the lease itself, usually paid at signing, and you get the exact number in writing before you commit to anything.

Annual or seasonal, which earns more?

It depends on the house and how you use it. A seasonal lease can carry a premium on the lake but leaves the house vacant part of the year. An annual lease earns steadily with one tenant. Your free rental analysis shows both numbers from real leased comps so you can compare, not guess.

Can I still use the house part of the year?

Yes. That is exactly what a seasonal lease is for. Many owners rent the peak lake season and keep the house for themselves the rest of the year. We structure the lease around how you actually use the property.

What about Airbnb or VRBO?

Those platforms can work, but you become the manager: pricing, guest screening, turnovers, and taxes are on you, and New Fairfield, New Milford, Brookfield, Sherman, and Danbury each handle short-term rentals differently. Stays under 30 days also carry Connecticut room occupancy tax. A listed rental puts one screened tenant on a real lease instead. If short-term is your goal, we check your town's rules first.

How are tenants screened?

Every applicant goes through the same process: written application, credit report, income verification, and background and eviction history through approved screening services. The same criteria apply to every applicant, in accordance with federal and Connecticut fair housing laws.

What are my obligations as a Connecticut landlord?

Connecticut sets rules on security deposits (capped at two months' rent, one month if the tenant is 62 or older), habitability, and deposit return timelines. I will walk you through the practical side and flag where your attorney should weigh in. General information, not legal advice.