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Real Estate in Recessions: How Do Rents & Home Values Perform?

Real Estate in Recessions: How Do Rents & Home Values Perform?

by Kathy Fettke | Last updated Nov 21, 2022 | Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog | 6 comments

As we round the corner to the last half of 2020, the United States continues to fight against the spread of the coronavirus. Unemployment rates are at all-time highs and the economy is knocking on the door of a recession. Because we’ve experienced many recessions in...
How to Buy Turnkey Properties Sight Unseen

How to Buy Turnkey Properties Sight Unseen

by Kathy Fettke | Last updated Jul 6, 2020 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 8 comments

Would you buy a rental property sight unseen? It might sound like a terrifying prospect, but it’s actually much more common than you’d think. Thanks to technology and the Internet it’s now easier than ever for investors to research and buy turnkey properties in the...

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