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...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated May 8, 2023 | Active Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News |
Rental properties offer better protection against recessions than most investments. But that doesn’t make them completely recession-proof. As you look for ways to protect your portfolio from future recessions, here’s how rental properties have stacked up in past...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jun 13, 2023 | Spark Blog |
In the last eviction moratorium, some U.S. landlords couldn’t evict non-paying tenants for over two years. That is all but legalized theft. It’s like someone renting a car from Hertz without a credit card, then driving off on a two-year joy ride without paying. First,...
by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Nov 28, 2022 | Personal Finance, Spark Blog |
Just 39% of Americans could cover an emergency expense costing $1,000, per a 2021 study by Bankrate. The other 60% would be up the creek without a paddle. Because emergencies do happen, and not just to other people, either. Three out of ten Americans say they or an...