by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Pause for a moment and consider what makes a good employee. Obedience? Check. Willingness to work long hours creating wealth for someone else? Check. Accepting a job and income controlled by others? Check. Now think about what makes a good entrepreneur....
by Denise Supplee | Last updated Sep 26, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
TL;DR On Our PropStream Review: PropStream provides detailed property data beyond MLS, including mortgage, tax history, foreclosure details, and direct owner contact information, enabling investors to uncover off-market deals and analyze properties with precision. The...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Sometimes real estate investors need to get creative with financing ideas. A wrap around mortgage — also known as a wrap loan, overriding mortgage, carry-back, all-inclusive mortgage, or simply conjoining the words to wraparound mortgage — is (usually) a form of...
by Guest Author | Last updated Dec 27, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Master Yoda once said, “What you have learned, always pass on.” Or something like that. Like Yoda, The Child (aka Baby Yoda or Grogu) in “The Mandalorian” already knows how to use the Force. Let him become your teacher — and learn, too, from the title character, the...
by Guest Author | Last updated Mar 23, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Passive Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog, Tax Tips for Real Estate |
Owning that first rental property is a huge milestone for investors. It lets you dip your toe into the market, gain experience in property management, and build confidence in your judgement. But for ambitious landlords, the first property marks just one step on a...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Aug 17, 2021 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Where are the lowest property taxes in the US? The highest property taxes? Some states offer no surprises. New Jersey, for example, charges the highest property taxes in the nation as a statewide average. But Texas also ranks among the top five highest property taxes...