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. #125: The Gift Of Time: Make Your Job Optional With Passive Income
Time is the only nonrenewable resource you have. So how do you regain control over your time? It turns out time freedom and financial freedom share the same roots: in building passive income so you depend less on your full-time job. Brian and Deni explain not only how...
Ep. #124: Danaus Chang On Disrupting Real Estate Investment
Curious how to build a property portfolio from nothing? Or how you can use technology to get a leg up in real estate investing? Danaus born and raised in Fort Worth, TX by his parents who immigrated from China to live their American dream of owning real estate....
Ep. #123: Patrick Grimes on Asset Protection, SDIRAs, & Advanced Real Estate Investing
As the founder and CEO of Invest on Main Street, Patrick Grimes has been around the proverbial block. He has over fourteen years of experience in active real estate investment, purchasing distressed assets, renovating, and stabilizing for long-term cash flow. His...
Ep. #122: Real Estate’s Performance in 2022 – and Forecasts for 2023
Will real estate prices go down? Will interest rates continue to rise? What about rent growth? Brian and Deni break down the numbers for real estate's performance in 2022, and where we're likely headed in 2023.Video Broadcast VersionAudio Podcast Version Also...
Ep. #121: Using Tech to Score Off-Market Real Estate Deals w/Paul Wakim
How can real estate investors leverage technology to find great deals and joint venture partners? Paul Wakim of TwnSqr joins us to talk tech and scoring killer deals as a real estate investor.Video Broadcast VersionAudio Podcast Version Also available on iTunes,...
Ep. #120: 5 Creative Ways To Finance Rentals While Rates Are High
The year started with mortgageg interest rates around 3%. Now, averages are hovering around 7%. For savvy investors, that means it's time to get creative. Brian and Deni break down five outside-the-box ways to finance rental properties while interest rates are...
Ep. #119: How to Vet Real Estate Syndications with Kenneth Gee
What are the risks and returns of real estate syndications? Veteran syndicator Kenneth Gee explains how to vet syndication deals for low risk and high returns.Video Broadcast VersionAudio Podcast Version Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever else you listen...
Ep. #118: 3 (and a Half) Recession-Proof Real Estate Investments
Worried about a recession on the horizon? Brian and Deni break down four recession-resistant investments, to help protect your portfolio from turbulent times.Video Broadcast VersionAudio Podcast Version Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever else you listen...
Ep. #117: How Brian Clayton Went from Landscaper to Real Estate Mogul
Brian Clayton started as a landscaper. Today he's built an eight-figure real estate portfolio and has become debt-free and financially independent, in addition to founding a successful real estate technology company. How did he do it? Video Broadcast VersionAudio...
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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!
Contingent vs. Pending: What Does Contingent in Real Estate Mean?
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...
Interest Rates on Loans for Investment Properties: March 2023 Rates
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...
Housing Bubble 2023: Are U.S. Housing Markets Crashing?
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...
Taxes on Passive Income: Types of Taxes & How to Minimize Them
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...
Passive Income Types: The Best Sources of Passive Income
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...
How to Earn “Infinite Returns” on Real Estate Investments
If you earn $1 on a $0 investment, what’s the rate of return? What about $100? $1,000? The answer’s the same: any return on a $0 investment is an “infinite return,” since you’re dividing into zero. You earn something on an investment of nothing. But how does that...
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