by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Sep 23, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Quick Bites: A state’s total “tax burden” includes income tax, property taxes, and sales and excise taxes. There is a correlation between state tax burdens and migration patterns — but it’s not a perfect one. Other factors such as real estate...
by Guest Author | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
After building permits for new single-family homes reached its highest pace since 2005 last year, new home starts appear to be slowing. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic interrupting the majority of industries across the globe, home building witnessed a boom not seen...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jun 1, 2022 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Ever considered investing in rural real estate? Most real estate investors haven’t. Which is precisely why rural properties offer so many advantages compared to their urban counterparts. Consider the following reasons to invest in rural properties, rather than...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Apr 16, 2024 | Property Management, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Years ago, I had a tenant who violated a zoning ordinance. Local laws prohibited placing barbecue grills on the rental property patios or porches. Mind you, this was not about use; it was about storage on the outside of the residential property. Well, guess who...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Apr 16, 2024 | Property Management, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Image Credit: Officer Bimblebury under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license When did we as a society start criminalizing landlords? Like so many other creeping, insidious changes in our society, it didn’t happen overnight. An early...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Sep 26, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
TL;DR On Our PropStream Review: PropStream provides detailed property data beyond MLS, including mortgage, tax history, foreclosure details, and direct owner contact information, enabling investors to uncover off-market deals and analyze properties with precision. The...