John Spears
John Spears is Founder and Managing Member of Avondale Private Lending, a private investment fund that makes short-term loans to real estate developers and renovation companies in the Dallas Fort Worth area. His experience as an investor, as a former client of financial service firms, and as a private lender led to the creation of the Avondale companies. Since its inception in 2013, Avondale Private Lending has originated over 550 private loans totaling over $250 million, and delivered consistent 8-12% annual returns to the fund’s investors. Spears is a member of the American Association of Private Lenders and has completed the Certified Fund Manager designation from AAPL. Prior to starting a career as an investment manager, he spent 10 years in consulting and business valuation.
John Spears Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Managing Member
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Principal
Academic History
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B.B.A., Finance
Avondale Private Lending is a trusted private lender in Dallas, Texas, specializing in residential real estate financing.
The private lender focused on bridge, renovation, and construction loans, catering to professional home builders, real estate investors, and developers.
The firm provides an opportunity to invest in first lien, real estate backed loans, a lesser-known investment strategy that can provide higher annual income compared to traditional income investments.
AVONDALE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Avondale Investment Management provides services in the areas of initial consulting, diversified portfolio strategies and rational timing strategies.
The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, non-profits, corporations, retirement plans, trusts and private funds.
The firm specializes in income, growth and preservation strategies for investors looking beyond traditional stock and bond investing.
CAREER
Spears was Senior Vice President of Cenergistic, the self-funded energy conservation platform.
Before that, he was an Associate for Arthur Andersen Business Consulting.
He also serves on the Board of Cenergistic LLC, a portfolio company of the venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
"Private lending is such an underutilized investment strategy. So many people invest in real estate, but very few people invest in loans that are secured by real estate. That is the opportunity."
—John Spears, Founder, Avondale Private Lending