The Big Picture on How To Make Money In Real Estate: Real estate has offered higher returns with about half the stock market's volatility over more than a century. Investors can make money by owning investment properties, like buying a multi-family home and renting...
G. Brian Davis
Brian Davis is a real estate investor and personal finance writer with over two decades in the real estate and finance industries. After graduating from University of Delaware in 2003 with two useless B.A. degrees and an even more useless minor in anthropology, he fell headfirst into real estate finance by accident.
Then he promptly went on a property buying spree from 2005-2008. It was what you might call a “learning experience,” all of the lessons expensive.
Eventually, Brian tired of landlording and unloaded his own portfolio of rental properties. But he still loved real estate as an investment, and today he owns fractional shares in over 2,000 units.
The difference? Nowadays he only invests passively in real estate.
Along with his wife and daughter, Brian spends most of the year abroad living by his own rules. He loves hiking, cooking, pairing wine with said cooking, scuba diving, and occasionally surfing (badly). And writing: he writes as a real estate and personal finance expert for Inman, BiggerPockets, R.E.tipster and dozens of other publishers.
Most of all, Brian loves showing others how they too can create their ideal lives through real estate investing and lifestyle design.
What Is An Accessory Dwelling Unit Or ADU For Housing and Community Development?
The Big Picture on Accessory Dwelling Units An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a separate living space on the grounds of a single-family home, with its own entrance, kitchen, bath, and living/sleeping areas. ADUs can be used as extra living space for yourself or to...
Best Ways to Find Pre-Foreclosure Homes For Investors To Score Bargains
The Big Picture on Finding Pre-Foreclosure Homes: There are several ways to find pre-foreclosure homes. However, there’s a window between when a borrower defaults and when the property goes to foreclosure auction, during which you can potentially score a great deal....
23 Rental Property Income Tax Deductions For Landlords In 2024
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...
Fundrise Review 2024: An Easy Way to Diversify Your Portfolio?
The Big Picture on Our Fundrise Review: Fundrise is an online real estate crowdfunding platform that allows users to invest in commercial and private real estate without needing to purchase property directly. Investments can start as low as $10, and the platform...
Lofty Review: Fractional Real Estate Investing with Full Liquidity
The Big Picture on Our Lofty Review: Lofty lets you buy $50 shares in rental properties for steady cash flow, with a liquid secondary market to sell your shares at any time without penalties. According to Lofty's estimates, returns are paid daily in USD, with...
Hard Money Vs Private Money Loans For Real Estate
What’s the difference between hard money and private money loans? Real estate investors sometimes use these terms interchangeably. Many hard money lenders are private lenders, and vice versa, making the discussion more confusing. Fortunately, understanding the...
10 Ways to Start Flipping Houses With No Money Down
Cash is the most significant barrier to entry for most new real estate investors. Even when you borrow 80% of a home’s purchase price, that still leaves you coming up with $50,000 for a down payment on a $250,000 home, plus closing costs, renovation costs, or carrying...
Driving for Dollars: How to Find Off-Market Properties
When Deni and I poll new real estate investors about their greatest challenges, two answers pop up again and again: coming up with a down payment and finding good deals on real estate. So we talk about those two challenges a lot. And while “driving for dollars” has...
NOI in Real Estate Investing: Net Operating Income Explained
Key Takeaways: Net operating income (NOI) shows a rental property's profitability after deducting operating expenses. It reveals how much cash flow an investment property can generate. The NOI formula is simple: Take gross operating income and subtract operating...