by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Apr 7, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
The Big Picture On How To Buy And Hold Real Estate: Investing for the future focuses on building wealth and passive income over time through real estate, highlighting benefits like steady rental earnings, tax breaks, and the natural increase in property values. It is...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2023 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
Pet lover? So are we! There are some great reasons to allow pets in your rental property… and some risks. What are the pros and cons of allowing pets in your rental? Is renting to tenants with cats better than allowing dogs? What are the risks of each? Most...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 1, 2019 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
*Note on Terminology: Conservatives and liberals can’t even agree on terminology, with conservatives using the pejorative “illegal aliens” and liberals using the cuddly “undocumented immigrants.” We’ll split the difference here and use the term “illegal immigrants,”...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 11, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
Real estate investments are expensive, even if you finance them. That means mistakes are expensive. I already shared some of the real estate investing lessons I wish I’d known when I was just starting out. So I figured I’d open it up to other professional real estate...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Aug 14, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
I cringe every time I hear a new rental investor say “Well the mortgage payment is only $1,000, and the rent is $1,300, so that’s a $300/month cash flow!” Sound the air raid siren, because that investor’s dreams are going to end in flames. How to calculate rental...
by Guest Author | Last updated Nov 24, 2022 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
What Rental Property Updates Have the Highest ROI? Whether you’re dipping into your savings or taking out an rental property loan, putting money into fixing up your home can increase its value and your return – if done correctly. Before starting a renovation project,...