THE SPARK INVESTMENT GROUP BLOG

If you’ve invested in residential real estate before, you probably understand some of the important terminology used like gross rental income, operating expenses, mortgage interest, and...

Once you decide to invest outside your local area, the possibilities are limitless. This can be exhilarating and overwhelming at the same time.  A tidal wave of thoughts may come flooding in...

Once you get wind of real estate syndications and you begin thinking about the possibility of investing passively in them, it’s natural to simultaneously have questions… lots of questions. ...

Any time a potential investor is reviewing real estate syndication investment opportunities, they’ll likely come across the term “equity multiple”. Even if they’ve purchased a primary home or a...

A real estate syndication is a group investment, yet it can feel like a lonely process at times. For security and privacy reasons, you may never meet or even know the names of the other investors,...

When you first learn what real estate syndications are and how passive investing works, your first question might be, “What’s the catch?”  Receiving a check in the mail for doing, seemingly, nothing...

Investing in real estate outside your local market, in an area you may never visit, and where you have no trustworthy friends on whom to call can seem absolutely terrifying, especially for new...

When it comes to investing, as with many of life’s major decisions, it’s easy to look back and see the best choices, what should have been done, and what would have been a smart decision. Harnessing...

I know I’m not alone when I share that I came from an average middle-class family who worked hard to provide the necessities of life - shelter and food - and hoped to save enough money to help pay...

Remember back in high school when all social groups were divided into cliques?  There were jocks, nerds, cheerleaders, theater kids, band geeks, and every other division of people either by...