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Passive Income Definition: Passive Income Types & How to Create It

Passive Income Definition: Passive Income Types & How to Create It

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 21, 2021 | Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 17 comments

Going to work every day and getting a paycheck every two weeks? That’s active income. Being self-employed? Freelance work and side gigs? Those are active income, too. Active income is money that you have to work in order to earn, on an ongoing basis. It’s trading time...
Ep. 14: How Becky Created Enough Rental Income to Live on in Under 3 Years

Ep. 14: How Becky Created Enough Rental Income to Live on in Under 3 Years

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Dec 28, 2021 | Live Off Rents Podcast Videos | 2 comments

Becky Nova bought her first home in 2018. By 2020, she was financially independent, earning enough rental income to cover her living expenses. How’d she do it? Brian hosts Becky on the Live Off Rents podcast to talk about house hacking, scaling her portfolio,...
Financial Independence with Rentals in 3 Years: How Becky Did It

Financial Independence with Rentals in 3 Years: How Becky Did It

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 10, 2023 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 4 comments

Three years ago, Becky Nova had no interest in even owning a home, much less becoming a real estate investor. Today she owns ten units and teaches women how to invest in real estate and build passive income from rental properties. “I’m a traveler, the free spirit type...
How One Couple Moved Abroad & Retired by 30 with Rentals

How One Couple Moved Abroad & Retired by 30 with Rentals

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jan 27, 2020 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 21 comments

 I met Ashley Thompson in a Facebook group of Mustachians. No, she doesn’t have a mustache. She, like tens of thousands of people around the world, has embraced the financial discipline and minimalism preached by Mr. Money Mustache. (His blog remains one of the best...
Beyond 401Ks & IRAs: What Rental Properties Offer as Retirement Income

Beyond 401Ks & IRAs: What Rental Properties Offer as Retirement Income

by Guest Author | Last updated Aug 22, 2017 | Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 10 comments

(Guest article by Michelle Cornish, CPA)   Are you on track for retirement? Most North Americans aren’t. I spent sixteen years working in public accounting where I helped people with their taxes and retirement planning. Over and over, I found that people fear...
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