Author

Dave Van Horn

Dave Van Horn is a veteran real estate investor and founder of PPR Capital Management, a private equity firm that invests in both mortgages and commercial real estate, providing risk-adjusted passive returns for investors while improving communities nationwide. Dave’s expertise is derived from over 35 years of residential and commercial real estate experience as a licensed Realtor, real estate investor, and private lender.

Experience

Beginning his career in construction and as a Realtor, Dave bought his first investment property in 1989. After years of managing his own construction business, Dave became a full-time real estate investor, specializing in fix and flips, buy and holds, and eventually commercial projects, before moving into the fund management space in 2007.

Over the past decade, Dave has also invested his time into becoming a connector and educator, who helps others achieve success. He focuses jointly on helping accredited investors build and preserve wealth with his group Strategic Investor Alliance and with general audiences through the annual MidAtlantic Real Estate Investor Summit.

Dave has also shared his strategies and experiences with real estate and note investing in articles published on BiggerPockets and Forbes, along with his acclaimed book Real Estate Note Investing.

Press

Dave has been featured on the BiggerPockets Podcast twice (shows 28 and 273), as well as episodes of familiar podcasts, including Joe Fairless’ Best Ever Show, Invest Like a Boss, Cashflow Ninja, and many others. He also has been a guest of Herb Cohen’s on Executive Leaders Radio, which airs nationwide.

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Experience

Dave has also shared his strategies and experiences with real estate and note investing in articles published on BiggerPockets and Forbes, along with his acclaimed book Real Estate Note Investing.

Press

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Dave’s LinkedIn
PPR on LinkedIn
PPR on Facebook
Twitter @DaveVanHornPPR

Creative Financing 3 min read

Jan 25, 2015Feb 13, 2024 Dave Van Horn

When the Bank Cut Me Off, I Had to Get Creative With Financing: Here’s What I Learned

When I first started out investing in real estate, just as many do, I was taking a more traditional approach. I thought you just needed to work hard, save up…

Personal Development & Goals 3 min read

Jan 08, 2015Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

I Quit My Day Job, Retired Early & Started a New Venture Using Real Estate: Here’s How

It’s hard to imagine now how hard it was to save up that initial $5,000 to buy my first rental property back in 1989. I bought a duplex, which was…

Exiting 4 min read

Dec 11, 2014Feb 23, 2024 Dave Van Horn

What’s Your Exit Strategy? A Case for Converting Your Real Estate to Paper Assets

When first starting out in real estate investing, I was pretty much like everyone else. I was looking for Financial Freedom. At that time, I hated my day job working…

Real Estate Business Management 5 min read

Dec 01, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

Real Estate Insurance 101: How to Best Protect Your Investments

In a recent BiggerPockets article, “Used Wisely, Debt Can Absolutely Produce Wealth: Here’s How,” I discussed the efficient, productive use of debt to build wealth, but I also referenced the fact…

Opinion 4 min read

Nov 13, 2014Feb 23, 2024 Dave Van Horn

Used Wisely, Debt Can Absolutely Produce Wealth: Here’s How

As someone who has struggled for about half of his life with debt, what it really was, and how to handle it, I guess it’s best to start out by…

Personal Finance 4 min read

Sep 25, 2014Feb 23, 2024 Dave Van Horn

8 of the Best Ways to Raise Capital for Your Investments

In our last conversation on raising capital, we were discussing Investor Relations and the importance of staying in communication with investors, before, during and after the fundraising stage. Now, I…

Success Stories 6 min read

Aug 29, 2014Feb 23, 2024 Dave Van Horn

Money Myths and the Biggest Mistakes I’ve Made Raising Capital

In the last article on Raising Capital, I covered: the Types of Money, the Three Main Investment Asset Classes, and I talked briefly about Synergy versus Diversification. The main point…

Wealth Management 4 min read

Jul 03, 2014Feb 23, 2024 Dave Van Horn

Fund Investing vs. Passive Note Investing – Which Should You Do?

People often ask me when they’re first introduced to note investing, “Which is better, being in a note fund or investing in the actual notes?” My answer is: “I don’t…

Investing For Beginners 6 min read

Jun 05, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

Working “On” Your Real Estate Business vs. “In” Your Real Estate Business

A few weeks ago, I attended a subgroup meeting of my Philadelphia REIA group, and there was a locally well-known, extremely successful, real estate investor in attendance. He truly is…

Real Estate Business Management 3 min read

May 22, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

How Mortgage Servicing Compares To Property Management

Since many people consider me this note guy, I’m often told that I must like investing in notes more than in real estate. And to be quite honest, nothing could…

Wealth Management 5 min read

Mar 27, 2014Feb 23, 2024 Dave Van Horn

Building Wealth: 10 Strategies for Successfully Managing Equity

Back in 1989, I purchased my first buy and hold investment property, a nice duplex that now has some large commercial garages, which I built later on, at the back…

Commercial Real Estate Investing 5 min read

Jan 09, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

Real Estate Notes: Key Concepts to Consider

In a discussion at lunch recently with a young entrepreneur, who was intrigued by the note business, several key concepts came up, and I suddenly realized that many folks, especially…

Personal Development & Goals 4 min read

Oct 03, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Dave Van Horn

Are You Following Your Passion?

As my youngest son was heading off to Los Angeles to follow his dream in filmmaking and I was attending the Equity University Networking Conference and the BiggerPockets Meet Up…