by Guest Author | Last updated Jan 11, 2024 | Spark Blog |
This is a guest post from Diana Bolboaca, featuring recent credit and leasing data from RENTCafé. As a landlord, you know that tenant credit reports are one of the most crucial factors in the tenant screening and approval process. Nowadays, rental...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Thought 1: “I think I could retire on what I have invested right now! Woohoo!” Which is quickly followed by Thought 2: “But what if the market crashes the day after I quit my job?” My mother and step-father are in the midst of this conversation right now. That...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 22, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
How bright is each of those Chinese lanterns above, by its lonesome? Not very bright. Around what a second-rate pulp novelist might describe as “a dull glow.” But standing in that crowd, with a thousand lanterns in the air above you? I bet you could...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
What’s the #1 profit killer for landlords? You guessed it – tenant turnovers. Between repairs and property upgrades (new paint, new carpeting, etc.), vacancy costs, advertising costs, time spent showing the property, and of course fixing any serious damage...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 29, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Last week, WalletHub released an outstanding set of data ranking hundreds of U.S. cities based on 15 economic indicators. As a real estate investor and writer, that perked my ears right up. What cities are seeing a surge in demand? Where are jobs sprouting up, incomes...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 29, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
As a real estate investor, you’ve probably wondered “What happens if housing markets collapse?” It’s one of the biggest fears and questions we hear from our passive income students. One answer is that it’s uncommon for real estate values to go down – it happens...