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.
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Landlords get sued more often than most other professions. As real estate investors start building a portfolio of properties, many start looking to isolate their properties under different LLCs. But that raises a question: how do you move a property into an LLC name...
Some landlords haven't collected rents in 16 months, as eviction moratoriums have prevented them from serving eviction notices on nonpaying tenants. But not landlords that bought rent default insurance. They've collected every payment, on time and in full, from their...
Real estate investors own more assets than most people, which makes them easy targets for lawsuits. Unless you protect your assets, that is. Deni chats with attorney Sayge Grubbs, Esq. about asset protection as you get older and accumulate more wealth, so you don't...
Why should real estate investors consider raw land over residential properties? Deni and Brian talk over the advantages, including: No renovations or contractors No ongoing maintenance expenses No tenant headaches No pest control problems Very little competition No...
What do traditional wealth planners have to say about rental properties? What about the FIRE movement and retiring early? Brian interviews former wealther planner and founder of Wealthtender.com Brian Thorp about how he personally invests, and his plans for passive...
Real estate comes with a slew of inherent tax benefits, from landlord tax deductions to depreciation, from the lower capital gains tax rate to the many ways to reduce or avoid capital gains taxes. But real estate investors can go even further, and invest in rental...
It’s been hard to find good deals on investment properties over the last few years. Fueled by low inventory, especially among starter homes, the last five years have seen home values skyrocket. Look no further than Zillow’s Home Value Index, which leapt from $163,000...
Michael Quan retired at 36. With a full family that includes several children. How did he do it? Brian chats up Michael about his combination of real estate investing, entrepreneurship, stock investing, and avoiding lifestyle creep to keep his living expenses low....
Right now, real estate investors can borrow money at outrageously cheap interest rates. Deni and Brian round up five lenders offering landlord loans under 5% interest, plus a few bonus loan sources to boot! And if your credit isn't great, they also highlight a few...
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