by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
“When I was your age, we actually had this thing called privacy!” Is privacy dead? Long live privacy? I’ll let the politicians and data pirates debate that point, but here’s what I do know: landlords and real estate investors are juicy targets for lawsuits, so they...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Brady Hanna wanted to get out of the rat race almost as soon as he stepped into it. Six years ago, Brady stumbled across BiggerPockets, and realized he’d found his exit route: rental properties. He read articles on rental investing (sadly, it was before my time...
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Apr 16, 2024 | Spark Blog |
Being a mum of five should have made it much easier to deal with the disagreements of roommate-renters, right? Absolutely not! When you sign a lease agreement with more than one adult renter, things can get complicated quickly. What happens if one roommate moves out,...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Aug 20, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Cats or dogs? Coffee or tea? Real estate or stocks?Age old questions. And while I’m a firm believer in both, sometimes you have to make a judgment call based on limited cash available to invest.What performs the best over the long term? For that matter, where do...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
“Should I pay down my mortgage(s) or invest in new rental properties?” Nor does that question end with mortgages and new investment properties. When should you pay down student loan debt, and when should you invest in equities? When should you pay down credit card...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 31, 2023 | Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
What did renters look like 20 years ago? Form an image in your mind of the stereotypical renter from the late ‘90s. Got it? Perhaps you thought of people like the cast of Friends: young, single, not earning a whole lot. And you would be right… for 20 years ago....