THE SPARK INVESTMENT GROUP BLOG
In these articles, you’ll find fresh and relevant content designed to help you make savvy and informed investment decisions. With these tips, you’ll be on your way toward creating the life you want to live.
Everything You Need To Know About Real Estate Professional Status (REPS)
Selling residential real estate as a broker and or agent is a time-consuming process - lots of phone calls to make and properties to be shown and or prepared for sale - followed by a hundred details...
What Passive Investors Need To Know About IRR
As a new passive investor or someone interested in becoming one, you’re likely hitting a steep learning curve. There are many terms, deal structures, and markets to learn about along your journey...
Understanding The Fees In A Real Estate Syndication Opportunity
Think back to the last time you bought a home or a car and you can quickly recall the mind-boggling amount of fine print and fee disclosures you waded through and agreed to. Well, when it comes to...
Return on Capital vs Return of Capital: What You Need to Know as a Passive Investor
If you invest in real estate, it is important to understand the concepts of “return ON capital” and “return OF capital”. As a passive investor, fully understanding these concepts and their...
5 Excellent Ways to Add Value to a Multi-Family Property
The phrase "value add property" is often used to describe multifamily properties that are being offered for sale or investment. This investing strategy is one of the most popular in the multi-family...
How To Give The Gift Of Financial Literacy To The Next Generation
I know I’m not alone in wondering what’s missing from our parenting practices as I’m irked by the constant question, “Can I have this?” from my kids, meanwhile the continuous job of reminding them...
What Are The Fees In A Real Estate Syndication Opportunity?
Think back to the last time you bought a home or a car and you can quickly recall the mind-boggling amount of fine print and fee disclosures you waded through and agreed to. Well, when it comes to...
Investing in Real Estate vs. Relying on a 401k: Two Drastically Different Retirement Outcomes
It used to be that you went to college, got a good job with a pension, and rode that wave until the day you retired. Things aren’t like that anymore and we’re 100% individually responsible for...
How to Get Your Spouse On Board with Real Estate Investing
Making any big investment decision shouldn’t be taken lightly, which is why it’s important to be on the same page with your spouse when it comes to finances. Every person develops a different...
Understanding The Capital Stack In A Real Estate Syndication Deal
The order in which distributions are paid in a real estate syndication investment is called the capital stack, and your clarity on this concept is critical because you need to know where you fall in...