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...
Should Landlords Accept Rent by Credit Card?
There was a time when only established businesses could accept credit cards. Fortunately, those days are long gone. Today, even individual landlords can accept rent by credit card. (Hint hint: landlords can accept rent by credit card and eCheck/ACH payments for free...
Renting to Roommates: 6 Tips to Keep Your Sanity (and Profits) with Several Signers
Being a mum of five should have made it much easier to deal with the disagreements of roommate-renters, right? Absolutely not! When you sign a lease agreement with more than one adult renter, things can get complicated quickly. What happens if one roommate moves out,...
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...
7 Common Landlord Repairs All Property Owners Should Know How to Fix
Rental property repairs and maintenance add up. Quickly. In fact, most landlords lose between 5-8% of their rents to non-CapEx-related repairs and maintenance, over the long term. Often it’s the kind of work that you could pretty easily do yourself, rather than...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.