Legal Lowdown: What Makes a Lease Agreement State-Specific?
“I’ll just use this free template I stumbled across online as my lease agreement.” – Attributed to the Common Newbie Landlord, scientific name Stultus novitius. If the idea above has ever occurred to you, you’re probably lucky enough to have never been to rent...
Security Deposits: 5 Common (and Costly!) Landlord Mistakes
How much security do security deposits actually provide? Security deposits are only as effective as the policies landlords have for them. But most mom-and-pop landlords end up learning the hard way that security deposit mistakes are among the costliest they can make....
Fortified: 10 Tips to Tenant-Proof Your Rental
People are clumsy, dirty, accident-prone Tasmanian devils. That goes double for children. Homeowners are no better, but they have so much money invested in their property that they take more care not to damage it. But renters? Forget about it. Tornado inbound,...
7 Hacks to Cheaply Redo Your Property’s Kitchen & Bathrooms
(Photo courtesy of Creairtive.com) Real estate experts love to tell property owners how important it is to redo their kitchens and bathrooms. Easy for them to say – they don’t have to foot the bill for the expensive renovations! But they’re not wrong, either....
Unstable Ground! 5 Real Estate Disruptions on the Horizon
What are the odds that artificial intelligence will render real estate agents obsolete in the near future? If you answered “nearly 100%” then you answered right. At least according to a recent Oxford study on artificial intelligence. Scary stuff? Maybe. But is...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.