by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Apr 9, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Property Management |
The Big Picture on Is Rental Income Passive Or Active For tax purposes rental income can be defined as passive income so long as you do not qualify as a real estate professional. In the truest sense of the word, rental income is not “passive” income, as it requires...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 23, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Personal Finance, Property Management, Spark Blog |
The Big Picture on Rental Property Tax Deductions: Landlords have different rental property tax deductions that can help with keeping more of their income in their pocket. They can deduct virtually every real estate investing business-related expense, and they...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 23, 2024 | Active Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog |
One of the significant advantages of investing in real estate is leverage: the ability to buy your assets with other people’s money. The property appreciates even as your loan balance shrinks. Your rents go up every year while your debt payments stay fixed. That makes...
by Brian Martucci | Last updated Sep 22, 2023 | Property Management, Spark Blog |
Rare is the departing tenant who leaves their unit in truly pristine condition. More often, the situation falls somewhere between “Fine” and “What happened?” — with the occasional “What the…?” thrown in for good measure. Even when the space is spic and span, it needs...
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...