by Denise Supplee | Last updated Sep 30, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
Heard tales of guaranteed rent payments for landlords who rent to Section 8 tenants? 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 collect rents reliably, with fewer...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Apr 16, 2024 | Property Management, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Years ago, I had a tenant who violated a zoning ordinance. Local laws prohibited placing barbecue grills on the rental property patios or porches. Mind you, this was not about use; it was about storage on the outside of the residential property. Well, guess who...
by Rick Blumenberg | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
Have you ever had a tenant damage your property? If not, count yourself lucky. As a landlord, the more important question is “How can I prevent tenant property damage?” And, if the worst happens, how do I handle tenant damage to property? How to Prevent Tenant...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Apr 16, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
New Yorkers love to complain about rents. Which is precisely why New York City has more rent-controlled and rent-stabilized units than any other city in the country. With rising home prices and rental rates rising again after falling in the Covid-19 pandemic, here’s...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Apr 16, 2024 | Property Management, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Image Credit: Officer Bimblebury under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license When did we as a society start criminalizing landlords? Like so many other creeping, insidious changes in our society, it didn’t happen overnight. An early...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 28, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
The Big Picture on Our Prorated Rent Calculator: Prorated rent refers to charging a tenant for a partial month’s rent when the lease starts or ends mid-month. For instance, if a lease begins on September 25, the tenant would owe rent for the remaining days of...