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Passive Investing: Group Real Estate Investments
Learn how to invest passively in real estate syndications for 15-50% Returns
Active Investing: Landlord Tools & Software
Tools from free property management software to interactive maps to free ROI calculators
Group Real Estate Investments: Co-Investing Club
Buying and managing investment properties takes a lot of work and money. If you invest by yourself, that is.
So we decided to go off the beaten path: not only do we invest passively in real estate syndications, we do so as a group. Every month, our Co-Investing Club vets a real estate syndication deal together on a video call. We bring the syndicator on the call to answer questions, and whoever wants to invest in that month’s deal can do so with as little as $5K.
Compare that to the $50-100K needed to invest in real estate syndications by yourself, or to cough up as a down payment on a rental property.
All deals allow non-accredited investors. All deals are optional. And all deals target 15-30%+ annual returns.
We know you’re not familiar with it, because we don’t know anyone else doing this. So read up on how group real estate investments work, and don’t by shy with your questions!
Compare Real Estate Crowdfunding Platforms
Not ready to invest in real estate syndications or rental properties yet? No sweat — start with $10 in a real estate crowdfunding investment.
But not all real estate crowdfunding platforms are created equal. Some we love and invest our personal money in. Others… not so much.
To demystify the world of real estate crowdfunding, we compiled a list of the 17 most popular real estate crowdfunding platforms, along with “At a Glance” highlights to help you decide which ones are a good fit for you. They include short-term real estate investments like Concreit and long-term investments like Arrived. Real estate equity investments (Fundrise) and secured debt investments (Groundfloor). Fractional ownership in individual properties (Lofty) and pooled funds (Streitwise). And every combination in between.
Don’t be intimidated. We’ll even tell you which ones we invest in personally. And if you have questions, we’re an email away.
Compare Loans for Investment Properties
We’ve vetted rental property lenders for you.
From interest rates to loan-to-value ratios (LTV), we’ve put together several comparison charts for investment property loans.
Rental property loans are inherently different from short-term fix-and flip loans, so we broke them down into two separate charts for easy loan comparisons.
And if you’re cash-strapped, read up on 17 Clever Ways to Come Up with a Down Payment for a Rental Property.
Never worry again about how you’ll finance your next investment property!
Learn Real Estate Investing
We invest a ton of time in making our articles and free real estate tools awesome, from our free real estate investing calculators to our interactive maps to our how-to tutorials.
Enjoy the latest from our real estate investing blog!
Groundfloor vs. Fundrise: Which $10 Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Performs Better?
If you’ve checked out our comparisons of real estate crowdfunding investments, you know we love both Fundrise and Groundfloor. Both of them beat publicly-traded REIT returns by over 24% in 2022, and they offer simply ways to diversify your portfolio. But which one...
How to Use Dollar Cost Averaging with Real Estate & DCA Calculator
Like the idea of steady investing every month in real estate, but don’t know how to do it? Many investors (myself included) use dollar cost averaging to invest in stocks. It’s easy, because you can buy shares in an ETF for $50-100. That’s a lot harder to do with...
How to Invest in Real Estate: 15 Strategies for Real Estate Investing
I love real estate investments as a source of income. Whether you’re looking to earn a quick return through wholesaling or flipping, or earn ongoing passive income from rental properties, there are dozens of strategies for real estate investing. Most real estate...
DSCR Loans: Requirements, Pros & Cons for Real Estate Investing
Heard of DSCR loan programs as a real estate investor, but not sure how they work (or what DSCR even means)? Many private portfolio lenders use DSCR (debt service coverage ratio) rather than borrower income to qualify loans. That keeps the underwriting about the...
Contingent vs. Pending: What Does Contingent in Real Estate Mean?
When you buy or sell an asset worth hundreds of thousands — or millions — of dollars, the legal contracts get complex. Quickly. And while “pending” and “contingent” may sound similar to laypeople, they mean slightly different things in real estate legalese. You need...
Interest Rates on Loans for Investment Properties: March 2023 Rates
Wondering what interest rates you can expect to pay on loans for investment properties? It depends on your credit score of course, and on your other risk factors as a borrower. But it also largely depends on what type of investment property loan you borrow. Here are...
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“I am an absolute fan of all things SparkRental. The website is very easy to use and the customer service is great! I can also always count on SparkRental with their weekly Tuesday afternoon Facebook Live Sessions to elaborate on a known topic or to introduce me to a completely new one.”
Our Founders Are Every-freakin’-where
Deni Supplee and G. Brian Davis, our quirky and brilliant founders, show up just about everywhere in the world of real estate investing. Every week we appear somewhere in the press or other media appearances such as:
Best Ever Show with Joe Fairless
Joe and Brian had a great conversation about rental investing, automation, and building passive income while traveling the world.
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Show
Sam Wilson interviews Brian about scaling your rental portfolio and life as an expat real estate investor.
Landlording for Life Podcast
Sean Morissey and Brian chat landlord automation systems and how to make landlording more passive.
REtipster Podcast with Seth Williams
A well known — and loved — face in the industry, Seth Williams has been a great friend to SparkRental over the years.
Because we’re real estate investors, not faceless corporate hacks.
Deni Supplee and G. Brian Davis love real estate, passive income, lifestyle design, and teaching.
So we combined all those those together to create SparkRental.
Some people just want the high returns and tax benefits of real estate investments, but don’t want the headaches of becoming a landlord. For them, we created our Co-Investing Club and FIRE from Real Estate program to help them invest passively in real estate syndications.
In fact, Brian’s now one of those passive investors, as he spends most of the year traveling overseas with his wife Katie and daughter Millie.
Other investors want the control of owning individual properties directly. For them, we created free landlord software, free calculators (such as a free rental income calculator and free depreciation calculator), and interactive maps such as the best cities for rentals and real estate heat maps.
With enough passive income from real estate, you reach financial independence. You can live off your rents and distributions. And then your day job becomes optional, so you can go save the world or whatever else you’d do if you weren’t chained to a job.
Want to connect? Join us for our weekly live video podcasts on our Facebook page and Youtube channel, and bring your questions, rants, and raves!
