8 Little-Known Lease Clauses to Protect Landlords & Their Rental Properties
Most landlords know that it’s important to have a signed, written lease agreement. But is a two-page freebie you scrounged up somewhere online going to protect you? The quality of your lease contract matters. That’s a lesson far too many mom-and-pop landlords and...
12 Secrets to Success for the New Airbnb Landlord
Ever been curious about how much you can raise your revenues by, with Airbnb? We tracked down several Airbnb experts to provide their keys to success, for new Airbnb landlords. They were quick to point out that managing a short-term rental business is not for everyone...
Private Parts: How Far Should Landlords & Investors Go for Privacy?
“When I was your age, we actually had this thing called privacy!” Is privacy dead? Long live privacy? I’ll let the politicians and data pirates debate that point, but here’s what I do know: landlords and real estate investors are juicy targets for lawsuits, so they...
A Family Affair: 8 Ways to Irresistibly Attract High-ROI Family Renters
Kids. Dogs. Cats. Sound like an unholy trinity for high-impact, high-damage to your rental properties? That’s not necessarily untrue, but it’s also not the whole story. Why should landlords go out of their way to attract families? For starters: they stay longer. No,...
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,”...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.