by Guest Author | Last updated Nov 24, 2022 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
What Rental Property Updates Have the Highest ROI? Whether you’re dipping into your savings or taking out an rental property loan, putting money into fixing up your home can increase its value and your return – if done correctly. Before starting a renovation project,...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 28, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Leverage. It’s one of the great advantages of real estate over other types of investments. You can finance 80%, 90%, even 100% of your investment. Ever tried doing that with stocks? Good luck finding a lender. The best you can do is buy stocks on margin, and that’s a...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
You can only buy so many properties with conventional mortgage loans, before reaching lender caps. According to most conventional mortgage guidelines, ten properties is a hard ceiling. But even that is generous: most lenders balk if you have four mortgages. If you’re...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Brady Hanna wanted to get out of the rat race almost as soon as he stepped into it. Six years ago, Brady stumbled across BiggerPockets, and realized he’d found his exit route: rental properties. He read articles on rental investing (sadly, it was before my time...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Aug 20, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, Spark Blog |
Cats or dogs? Coffee or tea? Real estate or stocks?Age old questions. And while I’m a firm believer in both, sometimes you have to make a judgment call based on limited cash available to invest.What performs the best over the long term? For that matter, where do...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
“Should I pay down my mortgage(s) or invest in new rental properties?” Nor does that question end with mortgages and new investment properties. When should you pay down student loan debt, and when should you invest in equities? When should you pay down credit card...