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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 Apr 16, 2021 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 0 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 Apr 2, 2021 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 0 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 Mar 23, 2021 | General Property Management, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 0 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...
How Many Mortgages Can You Have as an Investor?

How Many Mortgages Can You Have as an Investor?

by Emma Dudley | Last updated Mar 9, 2021 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 0 comments

While homeowners don’t typically have to worry about how many mortgages they can have, real estate investors do. They don’t just want a primary residence and maybe a second home — they want to build a portfolio of as many income-producing properties as they can.  And...
Who Pays Which Closing Costs on Real Estate?

Who Pays Which Closing Costs on Real Estate?

by Emma Dudley | Last updated Mar 2, 2021 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 0 comments

Closing costs add up quickly, for both the buyer and the seller.  To put it simply, closing costs include all those extra fees and taxes in a property transaction. They usually range from three to five percent of the sales price of the property for the buyer, and even...
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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.


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G. Brian Davis is a landlord and real estate investor with 15 rental properties. Husband, rental industry expert and compulsive traveler, Brian visited ten countries last year.


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.

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