Should Landlords Rent to Illegal Immigrants?
*Note on Terminology: Conservatives and liberals can’t even agree on terminology, with conservatives using the pejorative “illegal aliens” and liberals using the cuddly “undocumented immigrants.” We’ll split the difference here and use the term “illegal immigrants,”...
Renting to Roommates: 6 Tips to Keep Your Sanity (and Profits) with Several Signers
Being a mum of five should have made it much easier to deal with the disagreements of roommate-renters, right? Absolutely not! When you sign a lease agreement with more than one adult renter, things can get complicated quickly. What happens if one roommate moves out,...
Renters Have Changed Drastically, But Have Landlords Kept Up?
What did renters look like 20 years ago? Form an image in your mind of the stereotypical renter from the late ‘90s. Got it? Perhaps you thought of people like the cast of Friends: young, single, not earning a whole lot. And you would be right… for 20 years ago....
Landlord Credit Requirements Across the Country
This is a guest post from Diana Bolboaca, featuring recent credit and leasing data from RENTCafé. As a landlord, you know that tenant credit reports are one of the most crucial factors in the tenant screening and approval process. Nowadays, rental applicants are...
Should You Become a Section 8 Landlord? The Good, The Bad, & The Truth
Heard tales of guaranteed rent payments, courtesy of Section 8? Furnished 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 lower risk of rent defaults. But...Learn More About:
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The Charming & Witty Founders of 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 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.