by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Feb 16, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
Key Takeaways: Net operating income (NOI) shows a rental property’s profitability after deducting operating expenses. It reveals how much cash flow an investment property can generate. The NOI formula is simple: Take gross operating income and subtract operating...
by Michael Lewis | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
“At what point should I hire a property manager?” Sooner or later, most real estate investors question whether to hire property management to make their rental income truly passive. I did, and I decided that for me professional management was almost as important as...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 11, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
When I first started buying rental properties, I had no idea how to calculate rental cash flow. I just assumed the cash flow was “the rent minus the mortgage payment.” I didn’t understand the irregular-but-enormous costs that dictate rental property cash flow. Costs...
by Jim Cirigliano | Last updated Jan 12, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Spark Blog |
Forget those ads you see on YouTube or TikTok with some tech bro promoting a shady new platform or program to “corner the real estate market.” Suppress the gag reflex and stay with me. Online scammers aside, have you noticed how a handful of technological advancements...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated May 12, 2023 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
People are clumsy, dirty, accident-prone Tasmanian devils. That goes double for children, and says nothing of pets. Homeowners are no better, but they have so much money invested in their property that they take more care not to damage it. But renters? Fuhget about...