ABOUT BRIAN DAVIS

Brian Davis is a real estate investor, personal finance writer, and co-founder of SparkRental with over two decades in the real estate and finance industries. He owns fractional shares in over 2,000 units and regularly contributes as a real estate and personal finance expert for Inman, BiggerPockets, R.E.tipster, and more.  

Along with his wife and daughter, he 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). Most of all, he loves showing others how they too can create their ideal lives through real estate investing and lifestyle design. 

THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL: 

Brian’s career background

Hard money lending experience

His real estate journey

How Spark Rental started

From Software solutions to Investment Clubs

Co-Investing and Partnerships

Getting into Real estate Syndication

Passive Investing through an Investment Club

Bridging the gap between Investors to Sponsors

How they vet deals as a community

Vetting Sponsors and Syndicators

What’s the advantage of joining an investment club?

What are the types of Investments that they do?

Communication with partners and investors

Information flow for quarterly reports 

Advice to your 25-year-old Self

First Entrepreneurial Endeavor

How formal and informal education shaped his journey

What was your biggest mistake and what did you learn? 

Investment Strategy and Diversification 

Connect with Brian

KEY QUOTE: 

“One of the challenges of being a middle-class investor or as a limited partner is trying to find good reputable sponsors who allow non-accredited investors, because they can't advertise to you.”

SUMMARY OF BUSINESS:

SparkRental is a comprehensive education and resource platform catering to all types of investors. If you're seeking high returns and tax benefits without the responsibilities of being a landlord, explore our Co-Investing Club and FIRE from Real Estate program.

ABOUT THE WESTSIDE INVESTORS NETWORK  

The Westside Investors Network is your community for investing knowledge for growth. For real estate professionals by real estate professionals. This show is focused on the next step in your career... investing, for those starting with nothing to multifamily syndication.  

The Westside Investors Network strives to bring knowledge and education to real estate professional that is seeking to gain more freedom in their life. The host AJ and Chris Shepard, are committed to sharing the wealth of knowledge that they have gained throughout the years to allow others the opportunity to learn and grow in their investing. They own Uptown Properties, a successful Property Management, and Brokerage Company. If you are interested in Property Management in the Portland Metro or Bend Metro Areas, please visit www.uptownpm.com. If you are interested in investing in multifamily syndication, please visit www.uptownsyndication.com.  

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CONNECT WITH BRIAN DAVIS:

SparkRental: https://sparkrental.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sparkrental 

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertymanagerslandlords 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparkrental 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14974629/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sparkrental 

CONNECT WITH US  

For more information about investing with AJ and Chris:  

·    Uptown Syndication | https://www.uptownsyndication.com/  

·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/71673294/admin/  

For information on Portland Property Management:  

·    Uptown Properties | http://www.uptownpm.com  

·    Youtube | @UptownProperties  

Westside Investors Network  

·    Website | https://www.westsideinvestorsnetwork.com/  

·    Twitter | https://twitter.com/WIN_pdx  

·    Instagram | @westsideinvestorsnetwork  

·    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13949165/  

·    Facebook | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork  

·    Tiktok| @WestsideInvestorsNetwork  

·    Youtube | @WestsideInvestorsNetwork