How to Make Money in Real Estate: 16 Investing Strategies
One of the largest sectors in both the US and world economies, real estate offers countless ways to make money. You can invest in it, of course, whether directly or indirectly. A study over 145 years in more than a dozen countries found that real estate offered the...
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...
17 Passive Streams of Income from Real Estate
Passive streams of income are the holy grail of investing and personal finance. With enough passive income, you no longer need to work and earn active income. You reach financial independence and are able to cover your living expenses solely with streams of passive...
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.