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.
Who wants to be average? I don’t. If you’re a real estate investor and/or landlord, you probably don’t either. Even homeowners are so far ahead of renters’ wealth that it’s shocking. According to the last Federal Reserve survey (conducted every three years), the...
Besides being home to Dorothy and Toto, Kansas is America’s second largest producer of beef cattle (second only to Texas). At a Glance: Late Fees: Kansas does not have a law limiting the amount the landlord may charge to a tenant who is late on rent. Security Deposit:...
Indiana, home of the Indianapolis 500! Indiana rents have increased at about an annual increase of 1.5%, and rents account for approximately 18% of the average median income for Indiana households. Along with the casinos in Shelbyville, the gold panning in Yellowwood...
Last year, St. Louis, MO passed a law requiring landlords to accept Housing Choice Voucher (better known as Section 8) tenants. Now, the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC) has filed its first lawsuit against local landlord M. Jaffe...
Do you know how Chicago became known as the "Windy City"? Here's a hint: it has nothing to do with meteorology. The nickname was popularized by Charles A. Dana, an editor of the New York Sun who used it as an innuendo to suggest Chicago's politicians...
There was an Internet rumor a few years back that Idaho law prohibits gifts of candy, unless it is over fifty pounds. Even though it turned out to be false, it's no stretch to say that Idaho has some quirky and unique landlord-tenant laws. Below is a recap of the most...
Delaware may be a small state, but residential landlords command rents are over 10% higher than the national average. The State of Delaware does not charge sales tax or assess property taxes on the state level (but there are county, school district and possible...
The tiniest mention of Hawaii brings to mind the word “paradise”. While a travel bucket list item for many; it can certainly be a lucrative place to own residential rental property. With the average rents doubling every twenty years and the demand out-doing the...
Georgia is fast growing into being a top destination state for relocating Americans. Variety is the spice of life and from its beautiful lakes and lush greenery to Atlanta's thriving city life, Georgia has that spice. Tourism has been rising for the last decade, and...
Last week, a neighbor's video went viral, showing the gaping hole where the exterior stairs used to be (video further down). A Florida tenant had failed to pay their rent, and the landlord allegedly grew so irate that he removed the staircase that allowed access to...
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