by Chad Carson | Last updated Jan 11, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
A few years ago I was talking to a real estate coaching client who was extremely anxious about his finances. The details have been changed for his privacy, but let’s call him James. James was in his late 50s, and he felt like time was working against him. A series of...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 31, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Before turning 30, Dandan Zhu reached financial independence and quit her day job. She still does some recruiting work and real estate investing on her own terms — but why stop when you love what you do? Zhu scaled her real estate portfolio quickly through aggressive...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 16, 2023 | Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
When you think of wealthy individuals, do you think of playboy heirs and vapid heiresses? Perhaps slovenly lottery winners? People who just stumbled or lucked their way into wealth? Maybe you picture self-indulgent tycoons, with eight cars and four homes spread across...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Aug 17, 2022 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
If you ever hope to reach financial independence and early retirement, you need more than just a high savings rate. You need investments that do the heavy lifting for you. Enter compound interest, A.K.A. compounding returns. But what is compounding? What’s the formula...
by Guest Author | Last updated Jan 11, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
The earlier you want to retire, the more proactive you need to be in funding your post-work life. There are many ways to achieve financial independence for early retirement (FIRE). But many real estate investors wonder how they can put real estate in their IRAs....
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 29, 2022 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Real estate investors often assume that real estate returns beat stock returns. And it’s often true — check out this study on returns over 145 years in 16 developed countries. But to compare real estate versus stocks, it helps to know the average historical stock...