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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.
Unconventional Financing Part 5: Friends & Family
(This is the fifth and final article in our Unconventional Financing series. To start at the beginning of the series, see Part 1: Real Estate Investing with Retirement Accounts). You need $75,000 for a real estate deal. Your cousin happens to have $75,000, and wants...
Michigan Rental Laws Guide
Michigan, home of Motown and the original Motor City, has many great offerings for the real estate investor. Median monthly rental rate is $1049, and median home value in Detroit is only $140,000. At a Glance: Late Fees: No stated limit:...
Massachusetts Rental Laws Guide
Massachusetts has it all from the beautiful scenery in the cape to the hustle 'n bustle of Boston. The opportunities to invest in real estate are vast whether considering a vacation home or student housing. However, it is important for every Massachusetts’s...
The Goldilocks Equation: Assessing Rental Property Enhancements
As someone who has over-improved his fair share of rental properties, I’ve learned some expensive answers to that question. How do you calculate returns on improvements, when each neighborhood (and sometimes each block) is different? How do you draw a line when...
Unconventional Financing: Peer to Peer Lending & Crowdfunding
Need to borrow money for your next real estate deal? Probably. Last week we looked at retirement accounts as a source of real estate funds, in our series Unconventional Loans for Real Estate Investing. This week, we’ll look at a relatively new way to borrow money:...
Maine Rental Laws Guide
Maine is more than lobsters and lighthouses! It boasts not only a thriving tourism industry (think: vacation rental investments) but also a growing influx of retirees. Look out, Florida and Arizona! With its beautiful backdrops of rocky coastline, mountains and...
Louisiana Rental Laws Guide
Being one of the most affordable states to own a home is only one of many perks for investing in the home of Mardi Gras, cajun cuisine and warm evenings. It does not hurt that landlord-tenant laws seem to be in favor of a landlord. There are many opportunities for...
6 Must-Have Traits for a Real Estate Investing Partner
Ever thought about partnering on a real estate deal? Cut your risk by 50%? Get twice as much experience working for you? Do twice as many deals? Real estate investing partnerships can be fantastic, helping investors do all of the above. Or they...
Kentucky Rental Laws Guide
Not only known as the bluegrass state and the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky is rich in history and good ol' fashioned barbecue. Real estate investors of rental property can relax in the landlord-friendly state regulations. Although no law exists...
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Denise Supplee is a landlord, property manager, and passive investor in real estate syndications. She's also a champion mom, grandmom and licensed Realtor.
G. Brian Davis is a real estate investor and writer who, along with his wife and daughter, spends most of the year overseas. He loves hiking, travel, exotic wine, and cooking, although not necessarily in that order.
Our goal in building SparkRental? To help other middle-class investors build passive income from real estate, so they can spend more time with the people and passions they love.
