by Emma Dudley | Last updated Feb 9, 2021 | Advertising & Tenant Screening, General Property Management, Leasing Issues, Spark Blog |
Pets cause more wear and tear on your property. They can be loud, messy, and add friction with the neighbors. As a landlord you have the right to allow or prohibit pets in your rental units. Normally, it constitutes a business decision: do the pros of accepting pets...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Jan 29, 2021 | Advertising & Tenant Screening, General Property Management, Leasing Issues, Spark Blog |
Heard tales of guaranteed rent payments, courtesy of Section 8? Deposited by the government, and paying higher-than-market rents? If these stories perked up your ears, you’re not alone. Section 8 landlords can make good money, with a lower risk of rent defaults – at...
by Kim Pinelli | Last updated Dec 9, 2020 | Advertising & Tenant Screening, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
It doesn’t get any more “turnkey” than buying a property with tenants already renting it. But that doesn’t mean that buying a property with tenants doesn’t come with its own risks. The tenants and former landlord had their own way of doing things that may differ from...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Jul 6, 2020 | Advertising & Tenant Screening, Spark Blog |
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives. As we all try to keep up with all the ways the coronavirus is impacting real estate investors, many landlords are scrambling to figure out how to fill vacancies during the pandemic. Landlords and...
by Guest Author | Last updated Nov 13, 2019 | Advertising & Tenant Screening, General Property Management, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Every real estate investor tackles home renovations sooner or later. Materials wear out, home styles change. Home updates are simply inevitable in the lifespan of a property, if you buy and hold real estate for the long term. As an investor, you naturally want to get...
by Guest Author | Last updated Nov 20, 2019 | Advertising & Tenant Screening, Leasing Issues, Spark Blog |
Guest article by Alex Tkachenko from RentBerry. When should you collect a holding deposit, as a landlord? And what laws govern them? Deposits, of both the security and holding variety, are regulated by state landlord-tenant laws in the US. Which doesn’t...