Self-Insurance vs. Fully Insured: What Is Self Insuring?
Companies want to sell you insurance for every possible risk in life. Why? Because they make such high profit margins on it. Which is precisely why I self-insure against financial risk whenever possible. Even so, you really do need some types of insurance coverage,...
Financial Independence, Early Retirement: FIRE Movement & Real Estate
Who says you have to work into your 60s? While people have been retiring early since there was work to shirk, the “FIRE movement” went mainstream in the early 2010s, popularized by Mr. Money Mustache and a few other bloggers. But does financial independence...
Passive Income Definition: Passive Income Types & How to Create It
Going to work every day and getting a paycheck every two weeks? That’s active income. Being self-employed? Freelance work and side gigs? Those are active income, too. Active income is money that you have to work in order to earn, on an ongoing basis. It’s trading time...
How Is Rental Property Depreciation Calculated? Free Property Depreciation Calculator
Ever hear that “real estate investors pay next to nothing in income taxes”? While not true, real estate investors do enjoy sweeping tax deductions. From writing off most closing costs to maintenance and repairs, landlord insurance to rent default insurance, property...
How to Buy Your First Rental Property with No Money Down
A study of asset returns over 145 years in 16 developed countries found rental properties outperformed stocks. But how can rental properties perform better than stocks, with lower volatility and risk? Don’t higher returns mean higher risk? The answer is simple:...Looking for Landlord Loans?
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The Charming & Witty Founders of Spark Rental
Denise Supplee is a landlord and former property manager, with over a decade's experience in legal forms for landlords and property managers. She's also a champion mom 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, exotic wine, travel, and food, not necessarily in that order. He plans to reach financial independence by age 42.
Our goal in building Spark Rental? To help other landlords & property managers automate their rentals like we've done, so they can spend more time with the people and passions they love.