by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 15, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
I love real estate investments as a source of income. Whether you’re looking to earn a quick return through wholesaling or flipping, or earn ongoing passive income from rental properties, there are dozens of strategies for real estate investing. Most real estate...
by Christopher Murray | Last updated Mar 10, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
When you buy or sell an asset worth hundreds of thousands — or millions — of dollars, the legal contracts get complex. Quickly. And while “pending” and “contingent” may sound similar to laypeople, they mean slightly different things in real estate legalese. You need...
by Yvonne Reilly | Last updated Mar 4, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Wondering what interest rates you can expect to pay on loans for investment properties? It depends on your credit score of course, and on your other risk factors as a borrower. But it also largely depends on what type of investment property loan you borrow. Here are...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 15, 2023 | Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Remember the housing bubble, real estate market crash, and Great Recession in 2008? I do. It was an utter nightmare for me and millions of other property owners, representing the second-largest recession in American history, junior only to the Great Depression. Given...
by Christopher Murray | Last updated Mar 2, 2023 | Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Passive income is the key to reaching financial independence and retiring. With enough passive income, you can ditch your day job — or at least cover the gap between what your current job pays and your dream work pays. But as with most forms of income, Uncle Sam wants...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Feb 28, 2023 | Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Going to work every day and getting a paycheck every two weeks? That’s active income. Being self-employed? Freelance work and side gigs? All active income too. Active income is money that you have to work in order to earn, on an ongoing basis. It’s trading time for...