New Laws Criminalizing Landlords: Is Orange the New Landlord Uniform?
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 example took place in Kentucky, when a 69-year-old landlord was charged criminally because he leased to...
Butcher Judges? Know Your Landlord-Tenant Laws or Else!
Wouldn’t you think that a judge would possess some type of legal background? Not always! Often it is an elected position (read: all about politics). Someone knew someone, perhaps the popular town butcher, ran to be district judge and got voted right in. It’s...
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....
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,”...
Underworld: How to Spot Professional Tenant Vampires
Professional tenants are vampires. They suck the lifeblood of both your property and the neighborhood, moving in and then fixing a parasitic hold on the property to live rent-free for up to two years. If you think I’m being melodramatic, imagine paying the mortgage...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.