Live Off Rents Podcast:
Financial Independence with Real Estate
Day jobs are overrated. Learn how to replace your 9-5 income with rental income!
No Jargon or Fluff. A Podcast of Quick Bites!
Every week, Deni & Brian broadcast a live podcast & videocast via the SparkRental Facebook page. Completely free, and interactive — we take questions as we go!
We aim to pack a ton of information in short, 10-20 minute episodes. From the absolute basics like finding deals and calculating rental cash flow to more advanced topics like asset protection, we’ve got you covered.
And while our focus is real estate investing and property management, we always keep the bigger picture in mind: building enough passive income to cover your living expenses. In other words, financial independence.
Happy listening!
The Latest from the Live Off Rents Podcast:
Ep. #71 When Landlords Can (and Can’t) Keep Tenants’ Security Deposits
As a landlord, the last thing you want to do is run afoul of federal or state landlord-tenant laws. Which, as it turns out, are quite strict about what landlords can and can't use security deposits for. Deni breaks down exactly which expenses landlords can deduct...
Ep. #70 Squatters vs. Trespassers: Rights & the Eviction Process
After a year and a half of eviction moratoriums, many landlords find themselves wondering how to handle nonpaying tenants versus squatters. And, for that matter, what the difference is between squatters, trespassers, and defaulting renters. Deni and Brian explain the...
Ep. #69 Niche Investing with the Mobile Home Gurl
Sick of overpaying for single-family rental properties or apartment buildings? Brian interviews Rachel Hernandez, AKA Mobile Home Gurl, founder of Adventures in Mobile Homes about what makes them such good investments. From lower purchase costs to higher returns,...
Ep. #68 Can Landlords Require Tenants to Be Vaccinated? Should They?
In the Landlords, Real Estate Investors & Property Managers Hub Facebook group (Meta group?) that we manage, we've seen a lot of "heated debate" about tenant vaccine mandates, to put it mildly. And in fact, we're starting to see the first lawsuits hit civil courts...
Ep. #67 Level Up Your Real Estate Faster with Abhi Golhar
Today, Abhi Golhar owns a multimillion dollar real estate portfolio. He hosts the Think Realty podcast (among the Best Real Estate Investing Podcasts currently airing), teaches other entrepreneurs how to build and buy businesses, and has written several bestselling...
Bonus Episode: Multi-Family Unplugged Hosts Our G. Brian Davis
The fun, raw real estate podcast Multi-Family Unplugged hosts our own G. Brian Davis! Brian chats with Mike Morawski and Gordon Moose about all the mistakes he made when he first started real estate investing, the hard-won lessons along the way, financial independence...
Ep. #66 6 Steps to Go from Part-Time to Full-Time Landlord
Yes, it takes years to reach financial independence and retire early. But it doesn't have to take nearly that long to quit your day job and become a full-time landlord and real estate investor. Deni and Brian talk through six steps to become a full-time real estate...
Ep. #65 Geoarbitrage: How to Take Advantage of Cost-of-Living Differentials
How can real estate investors take advantage of geoarbitrage, or the lower cost of living in other parts of the country or the world, to save more money or earn higher returns? Deni and Brian walk through seven ways geoarbitrage can help you reach financial...
Ep. #64 How to Deal with A Professional Tenant
Professional tenants move into your unit, then squat as long as possible without paying rent. Using every trick in the book, they delay the eviction process. Often it takes many months or even years to finally remove them. So how can you avoid professional tenants as...
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Is This Podcast for You?
Is This Podcast for You?If you don’t want to work forever, it’s for you.
At SparkRental, we’re all about helping you replace your day job income with passive income from investments. Build enough investment income, and your day job becomes optional. You can quit to spend more time with your family, choose a career you’re more passionate about, travel, volunteer full-time.
Or you can keep working your current job if you love it, and build even more wealth.
While we tend to focus on building passive income through rental properties, we know that financial independence and/or retiring early — FIRE — works best with diverse income streams. So yes, we talk about finding motivated sellers, tools like free rental income calculators, finding rental property loans, and property management tips & tricks. But we also explore wider FIRE issues like savings rate, safe withdrawal rates, and how the FIRE lifestyle can save you money in surprising ways.
Most of all, we want to help you think differently about your money, and about lifestyle design: creating your own personal ideal life. Real estate is merely a means to that end!
Prefer Reading? Check Out Our FIRE & Real Estate Blog!
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:...
How to Get a Mortgage for an LLC-Owned Rental Property
When new investors start looking into buying real estate, one of their most common questions is: “How do I get a mortgage for an LLC-owned rental property?” Spoiler alert: it’s easier than you think. In fact, it’s one of the easiest things to learn as a new investor...
How to Invest in Real Estate: 13 Types of Real Estate Investments
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 real estate investing strategies. Most real estate assets...
What Is a Blanket Mortgage? Pros, Cons, & Uses of Blanket Loans
Who says you need a separate loan for every single property? As you scale your real estate portfolio, it can get tricky to borrow and manage separate mortgage loans for every single property. It also limits your financing options, and your ability to pull equity out...
How to Hedge Against Inflation with Real Estate Investments
The federal government has committed roughly $13 trillion ($13,000,000,000,000) on pandemic-related spending since early 2020. These trillions of dollars have to come from somewhere. Some money spent by Congress will have to be borrowed, but the Federal Reserve will...
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