What to Expect to Pay for Today’s Investment Property Mortgage Rates
Captain Obvious here: a investment properties are supposed to make you money. Whether you renovate and flip the property or buy it to rent and hold onto it long-term, as a real estate investor you quickly find that financing investment properties is not the same as...
A 3%-Down Rental Property Loan? How to Use New Fannie & Freddie Loans for Investing
Earlier this month, Fannie Mae and its brother lender Freddie Mac launched new loan programs called HomeReady and Home Possible, respectively. Their purpose? To help low- to moderate-income borrowers with little cash buy a home. Which is great news for anyone looking...
More Cities Upping Legal Liability for Landlords: 5 Tips to Protect Yourself
Many, many years ago, I had a tenant who violated a zoning ordinance. The ordinance prohibited placing barbecue grills on apartment patios or porches. Mind you, this was not about use; it was about storage. Guess who received a violation notice from the local zoning...
New Study: Rental Properties the Best Investment of the Last 145 Years
Cats or dogs? Coffee or tea? Real estate or stocks? Age old questions. And while I’m a firm believer in both, sometimes you have to make a judgment call based on limited cash available to invest. What performs the best over the long term? For that matter, where do...
Renters Have Changed Drastically, But Have Landlords Kept Up?
What did renters look like 20 years ago? Form an image in your mind of the stereotypical renter from the late ‘90s. Got it? Perhaps you thought of people like the cast of Friends: young, single, not earning a whole lot. And you would be right… for 20 years ago....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.