http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Brian+Davis Real Estate Brian Davis Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=895456&ca=Real+Estate So, you're a renter tied to a lease agreement for another year, but you want to take a month off this summer to backpack across southern Spain. You're on a shoestring budget as it is, and you don't think you can afford both your rent and the cost of the trip. Fortunately for you, you don't have to p... Finances Brian Davis Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=560210&ca=Finances The recent recession has done a lot of damage, but one area where it may have helped is increasing Americans’ awareness of where their retirement planning stands. Amidst the horror stories of forced early retirements among people in their fifties and sixties, and of people forced to continue working... Aging Brian Davis Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=548846&ca=Aging Do you want to live to be 100? If you answered “no” for health or financial reasons, you might be in for a pleasant surprise. Centenarians are the fastest growing age group in the country, and are expected to multiply seven-fold over the next 30 years, so like it or not, many more of us will live to... Finances Brian Davis Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=470207&ca=Finances Time was, a person had to be disgustingly rich (the technical term is “independently wealthy”) to simply leave home and travel the world for extended periods of time. Today, not only do you not have to be rich, but in many cases you can still work while you’re traveling! Between rising standards of... Home Management Brian Davis Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=457443&ca=Home+Management Every real estate investor (and most homeowners, for that matter) has been there: you have a property that you need to get a rental agreement or sales contract signed on, and you don't have the budget for a total renovation. What do you do? Where do you focus your budget? Focus Area 1: The Kitchen P... Legal Brian Davis Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=335653&ca=Legal Any landlord can tell you all about the joys of rent court; the long wait, the endless string of whining, and then the realization that, after you win, all you’re left with is the right to collect a debt from someone who probably can’t pay anyway. Wonderful. How does a landlord go about collecting a... Real Estate Brian Davis Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334163&ca=Real+Estate As any seasoned landlord will tell you, screening tenants is an enormous pain in the (insert anatomy of choice). But time invested in screening tenants is time well spent, because deciding on a tenant is the most important decision a landlord makes. As an initial aside, it’s worth the reminder that...