by G. Brian Davis | Last updated May 19, 2025 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Heard nothing but doom and gloom in the real estate headlines for the last 18 months? The wild 50+% price jumps we saw during the pandemic are a distant memory, while 2022 through 2025 have seen real estate markets drop back down to earth. They did exactly what...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Martha and Terry live the dream. They currently live on a houseboat, sailing the rivers of Europe. From the canals of Amsterdam to beautiful Strasbourg, France, the retired couple has enjoyed waterfront living all over Europe. How did they do it? And how can you do...
by Emma Dudley | Last updated Sep 14, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
Becoming a landlord is stressful enough without getting nickeled and dimed by property managers. When you hire a property manager, you delegate the labor of advertising vacant rentals, screening tenants, signing lease agreements, and collecting rent to them. For the...
by Jim Cirigliano | Last updated Aug 15, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
When you need financing to buy a home, you look for a home loan. When you need financing for a small business, you might look for a business loan. But what if you’re in the business of buying rental property—like, say, a real estate investor? Of course you can...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jul 26, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, FIRE, Fun & Travel, Spark Blog |
“Oh, I also had a few rental homes, but I mainly rented dirt.” So begins Scott Todd’s story, his journey from corporate manager to land investor to able to cover his living expenses on land income alone. Scott reached financial independence in under a year and a half....
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Looking for a way to invest in real estate short-term, and wondering “Is Groundfloor legit?” Groundfloor offers a rare short-term real estate investment, letting you invest money toward hard money loans. These loans to real estate investors typically come with terms...