7 Common Landlord Repairs All Property Owners Should Know How to Fix
Rental property repairs and maintenance add up. Quickly. In fact, most landlords lose between 5-8% of their rents to non-CapEx-related repairs and maintenance, over the long term. Often it’s the kind of work that you could pretty easily do yourself, rather than...
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...
Visualizing Rental Cash Flow – 3 Graphs Showing How Landlords’ Money Moves
Cash flow is not about what happens in a “normal” month. In a “normal” month, your expenses will probably be minimal. And then a not-so-normal month hits, and you’re slapped with a $2,500 expense! So when rental investors forecast cash flow, it’s about averaging out...
Tenant Turnovers: Costs, Retention & How to Make More Money (Infographic)
What’s the #1 profit killer for landlords? You guessed it – tenant turnovers. Between repairs and property upgrades (new paint, new carpeting, etc.), vacancy costs, advertising costs, time spent showing the property, and of course fixing any serious damage...
Are Rents Collapsing in Major Cities?
As a real estate investor, you’ve probably wondered “What happens if housing markets collapse?” It’s one of the biggest fears and questions we hear from our passive income students. One answer is that it’s uncommon for real estate values to go down – it happens in...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.