Driving for Dollars: How to Find Off-Market Properties
When Deni and I poll new real estate investors about their greatest challenges, two answers pop up again and again: coming up with a down payment and finding good deals on real estate. So we talk about those two challenges a lot. And while “driving for dollars” has...
How to Use a VA Loan for an Investment Property
Real estate investing requires money, and usually more than we like when buying an investment property. Fortunately, you can leverage other people’s money to buy our own assets. But navigating the world of investment property loans is stressful and oftentimes...
Taxes on Passive Income & How to Minimize Them
The Big Picture On How To Minimize Passive Income Tax: Passive income is taxed differently depending on the type – dividends, interest, rents, capital gains, business income, and royalties all have specific tax rules. Rental real estate income can be offset with...
NOI in Real Estate Investing: Net Operating Income Explained
Key Takeaways: Net operating income (NOI) shows a rental property’s profitability after deducting operating expenses. It reveals how much cash flow an investment property can generate. The NOI formula is simple: Take gross operating income and subtract operating...
10 Ways to Find Distressed Properties as an Investor
Key Takeaways: Distressed properties, neglected or abandoned due to financial struggles, provide investment opportunities for buyers to acquire, renovate, and profit from renting or selling. Categories such as Foreclosure, REO, Short Sales, Auctions, Bankruptcy Sales,...Looking for Landlord Loans?
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Denise Supplee is a landlord, property manager, and passive investor in real estate syndications. She's also a champion mom, grandmom and licensed Realtor.
G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor and writer who, along with his wife and daughter, spends most of the year overseas. He loves hiking, travel, exotic wine, and cooking, although not necessarily in that order.
Our goal in building SparkRental? To help other middle-class investors build passive income from real estate, so they can spend more time with the people and passions they love.
