by Guest Author | Last updated Sep 15, 2023 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Spark Blog |
One of the greatest challenges for people looking to retire early is health insurance coverage. It’s the fly in the ointment when pursuing financial independence and retiring early (FIRE). Health insurance has become so expensive in the US that Americans worry they...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Apr 7, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
The Big Picture On How To Buy And Hold Real Estate: Investing for the future focuses on building wealth and passive income over time through real estate, highlighting benefits like steady rental earnings, tax breaks, and the natural increase in property values. It is...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2023 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
Pet lover? So are we! There are some great reasons to allow pets in your rental property… and some risks. What are the pros and cons of allowing pets in your rental? Is renting to tenants with cats better than allowing dogs? What are the risks of each? Most...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 29, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
What are the best cities for real estate investing in the US? Sure, it’s subjective. And yes, it depends on what kind of investing you’re doing. But that doesn’t mean that some cities don’t have better fundamentals for rental investing. In our hunt for the best cities...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
It’s hard being a single parent. You’re constantly triaging all the demands on your time. You have a full-time job, full-time parenting responsibilities, and of course you have to manage a household entirely on your own. And that’s before you even think about...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 1, 2019 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
*Note on Terminology: Conservatives and liberals can’t even agree on terminology, with conservatives using the pejorative “illegal aliens” and liberals using the cuddly “undocumented immigrants.” We’ll split the difference here and use the term “illegal immigrants,”...