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10 Rental Property Financing Ideas from Professional Real Estate Investors

10 Rental Property Financing Ideas from Professional Real Estate Investors

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 31, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 20 comments

Leverage. It’s one of the great advantages of real estate over other types of investments. You can finance 80%, 90%, even 100% of your investment. Ever tried doing that with stocks? Good luck finding a lender. The best you can do is buy stocks on margin, and that’s a...
How Fractional Ownership in Real Estate Works

How Fractional Ownership in Real Estate Works

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 31, 2023 | General Property Management, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 0 comments

Real estate is expensive. But no one says you have to buy an entire property all by yourself. Enter: fractional ownership in real estate. You don’t need to be rich to buy shares in properties. In some cases, you can buy shares in properties for as little as $20. But...
Groundfloor vs. Fundrise: Which $10 Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Performs Better?

Groundfloor vs. Fundrise: Which $10 Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Performs Better?

by Christopher Murray | Last updated Mar 27, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 7 comments

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

How to Use Dollar Cost Averaging with Real Estate & DCA Calculator

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 23, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 8 comments

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

How to Invest in Real Estate: 15 Strategies for Real Estate Investing

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 15, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 36 comments

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

DSCR Loans: Requirements, Pros & Cons for Real Estate Investing

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 14, 2023 | Spark Blog | 8 comments

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...
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