by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 30, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Passive Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Conventional wisdom should be questioned. At one time, conventional wisdom held that the sun revolved around the earth. And that the earth was flat, and that smoking was completely safe. Even when conventional wisdom isn’t wrong per se, it can be limiting. For...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 17, 2023 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Whenever bad economic news dominates the headlines, pundits love to declare “The FIRE movement is dead, long live the FIRE movement!” They shouted it during the pandemic, during the stock market crash in 2022, during the sustained inflation and cooling real estate...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 9, 2023 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Ever wish you could punch in a cheat code for the game of life? Build wealth and passive income streams faster? Live your ideal lifestyle without putting in decades of hard work first? Personal finance does offer some hacks — if you’re willing to think outside the...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 3, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Passive Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
We send out a monthly update about all the past deals we’ve invested in through our Co-Investing Club. Most of the real estate syndication projects are doing fine. A few have narrower cash flow than forecast, due to soaring interest rates, and have delayed starting...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Oct 30, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
One of the first questions I hear from new real estate investors is: “Should I create an LLC for rental properties, rather than owning them under my personal name?” It’s a good question, and shows foresight. After all, people love to sue landlords. And love to hate...
by Jim Pfeifer | Last updated Nov 6, 2023 | Passive Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog, Tax Tips for Real Estate |
A few years ago, I sold all of my multifamily properties as well as a few of my single-family turnkey properties. As I was getting ready to sell, I contacted Nate Busch, my CPA, and asked him how I could avoid the capital gains taxes on these assets. The market had...