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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Landlord-friendly states are becoming less common these days. However, Arkansas is one of the few states that has retained that title. Despite this, rental vacancies are dwindling and rental rates are rising. While the laws may be more landlord-friendly than most...
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Maryland is a relatively tenant-friendly state. From stern security deposit regulations to required lease disclosures to mandatory rental property registrations, every move you make as a landlord is regulated by the state and often the county as well. Be careful in...
You already know that "The District" is not a state, but it has its own landlord-tenant laws just the same. A quick history lesson: in 1790, a law called the Residence Act was signed to approve that a location would be established and named after George Washington to...
Connecticut is by far a tenant-friendly state. It can take many, many months to evict a deficient tenant and the laws generally do not favor the landlord. However, there is always a silver lining and Connecticut can bring in substantially higher rents and the overall...
With the number of rental households climbing throughout the U.S., Colorado, specifically Denver is experiencing immense growth. From its vast skyline tipped with mountains to the sought after city life, Colorado offers it all. It is important to understand the local...
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