Why I Stopped Buying Rental Properties and Went Passive
The Short Version: I bought about a dozen rental properties in the mid-2000s. I overleveraged, bought in rough neighborhoods, and had no idea how to actually forecast cash flow. I made every rookie mistake in the book. When 2008 hit, I got crushed from both...
5 Invisible Expenses That Are Quietly Draining Your Wealth
The Short Version: The expenses that derail most people’s finances aren’t the big, obvious ones. They’re the small recurring charges that slip through unnoticed month after month. Subscriptions you forgot about, food delivery fees, snack runs, daily...
5 Real Estate Niches Most Investors Overlook (Huge Returns)
The Short Version: The most profitable real estate opportunities often exist in corners of the market that rarely get attention. Property tax abatements, mobile home parks, raw land, niche industrial, and bedroom boost flips are all strategies that consistently...
Why You’re Wealthy on Paper But Broke in Reality
The Short Version: You bought a house, maxed out your 401(k), funded the HSA and 529. On paper, you’re doing great. But when you actually need money… you can’t touch any of it. Most middle-class wealth is locked in illiquid assets, retirement...
How to Start Investing in Real Estate Without Getting Crushed by Taxes
The Short Version: Depreciation is one of real estate’s biggest tax advantages but the IRS wants that money back when you sell. It’s called depreciation recapture, and it catches a lot of investors off guard. The depreciation recapture portion is taxed at...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.
