by Brian Martucci | Last updated Sep 22, 2023 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
Rare is the departing tenant who leaves their unit in truly pristine condition. More often, the situation falls somewhere between “Fine” and “What happened?” — with the occasional “What the…?” thrown in for good measure. Even when the space is spic and span, it needs...
by Jim Cirigliano | Last updated Sep 19, 2023 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
I have a theory that nobody likes insurance. Don’t get me wrong, it’s important and often required by law or by lenders. But insurance is just so psychologically unsatisfying. I don’t know anyone who’s really excited to get their sweet new coverage. At best it gives...
by Guest Author | Last updated Jan 8, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
Almost half of California’s residents live in rentals. The cost of living, especially rental rates, has risen dramatically over the last two decades, creating some of the least affordable rental housing in the world in many California cities. California’s...
by Jim Cirigliano | Last updated Aug 25, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
What is a skip tracer? It sounds like some kind of cool, futuristic sci-fi job — like a cyberpunk private eye who tracks people down through a network of intergalactic wormholes. And in a way, that’s exactly what it is, minus the cyberpunk theme and the part about...
by Michael Lewis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
“At what point should I hire a property manager?” Sooner or later, most real estate investors question whether to hire property management to make their rental income truly passive. I did, and I decided that for me professional management was almost as important as...
by Emma Dudley | Last updated Sep 14, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
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...