SparkRental
  • Free Landlord Tools
    • Rental Application & Screening Reports
    • Free Tenant Check
    • Lease Agreement
    • Rent Collection
    • Tenant Notices
  • More Free Stuff
    • Calculators
      • Rental Cash Flow
      • Depreciation
      • FIRE Calculator
      • House Hacking
      • Compound Returns
      • Prorated Rent
    • Interactive Maps
      • Best Cities for Rentals
      • Cheap Real Estate
      • Housing Heat Map
      • Anti-Landlord Laws
      • Property Taxes
    • Course: Ditch Your Day Job with Rentals
    • Webinar: FI in 5 Years
    • Crowdfunding Chart
  • Loans
  • Learn
    • Rental Income Blog
    • Podcast
  • Sign Up
  • ~Sign In
Select Page
How to Deal with Bad Contractors

How to Deal with Bad Contractors

by Emma Dudley | Last updated Jun 11, 2021 | General Property Management, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 15 comments

Working with contractors ranks among the hardest parts of real estate investing.  However, as a real estate investor, unless you have a property manager, working with contractors unavoidably comes with the job whether you are building a property, remodeling or making...
When Can Landlords Break a Lease Agreement?

When Can Landlords Break a Lease Agreement?

by Emma Dudley | Last updated Jun 4, 2021 | General Property Management, Leasing Issues, Spark Blog | 12 comments

In most cases, landlords cannot break a lease agreement mid-term.  For that matter, tenants aren’t allowed to do so either, even if they often get away with it. It’s hard to chase down tenants and actually collect money for early move-out.  Here’s what landlords need...
How to Use a VA Loan for an Investment Property

How to Use a VA Loan for an Investment Property

by Emma Dudley | Last updated Nov 17, 2021 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 13 comments

Real estate investing requires money, and usually more than we like when buying an investment property.  Fortunately, you can leverage other people’s money to buy our own assets. But navigating the world of investment property loans is stressful and oftentimes...
How to Buy a Fixer-Upper Without Getting Burned

How to Buy a Fixer-Upper Without Getting Burned

by Emma Dudley | Last updated Nov 18, 2021 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 10 comments

For those who love renovation projects, the idea of buying a fixer-upper — either to keep as a BRRRR or to flip and sell — is intriguing. Buy low, sell high, and all that.  Except it doesn’t always happen that way. Before investing in a fixer-upper home, consider all...
Average Property Management Fees: Common Costs & Negotiation

Average Property Management Fees: Common Costs & Negotiation

by Emma Dudley | Last updated Apr 19, 2021 | General Property Management, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 8 comments

Becoming a landlord is stressful enough without getting nickeled and dimed by property managers.  When you hire a property manager, you delegate the labor of advertising vacant rentals, screening tenants, signing lease agreements, and collecting rent to them. For the...
« Older Entries

Recent Works of Brilliance

  • Ep. #99: Self Storage Investing & Syndications with Tom Dunkel
  • How Much Do Different Types of Flooring Cost?
  • The 8 Best Short-Term Investments to Hold Money for Real Estate Deals
  • Real Estate Crowdfunding Investments: The Easiest Way to Diversify?
  • 10 Secrets to Sell Your Property Faster
  • Is It Too Late To Invest in Real Estate? (The 2-Minute Drill of Life)

Looking for Landlord Loans?

Compare landlord lenders and fix-n-flip lenders on our simple Loans chart.

Compare Loan Terms

Free Landlord Tools

free tenant background check Free Background Check & Rental Application

free lease agreementFree Lease Agreement

tenant credit reportTenant Letters & Eviction Notices (All States)

rental listingsRental Listings Syndicated to Zillow, Trulia & More

Spark Rental Around the Web

Spark Rental Press

$100-250K in Unsecured Credit Lines

Open rotating credit lines as a real estate investor! Get a quote or see how it works:

The Charming & Witty Founders of Spark Rental

Denise Supplee Spark Rental
Denise Supplee is a landlord and former property manager, with over a decade's experience in legal forms for landlords and property managers. She's also a champion mom and licensed realtor.


Brian Davis - Spark Rental
G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor and writer who, along with his wife and daughter, spends most of the year overseas. He loves hiking, exotic wine, travel, and food, not necessarily in that order. He plans to reach financial independence by age 42.


Our goal in building Spark Rental? To help other landlords & property managers automate their rentals like we've done, so they can spend more time with the people and passions they love.

Recent Posts

  • Ep. #99: Self Storage Investing & Syndications with Tom Dunkel
  • How Much Do Different Types of Flooring Cost?
  • The 8 Best Short-Term Investments to Hold Money for Real Estate Deals
  • Real Estate Crowdfunding Investments: The Easiest Way to Diversify?

More Info

Pricing for Landlord Software

State Landlord-Tenant Law Summaries

Contact Us

Phone: (833) 258-7778

Security & Trust

SparkRental BBB Rating

SecurityMetrics Credit Card Safe

Trusted Site Seal

SSL Certificate