Hello everybody. My name is Brandon Maxwell and I am an architect in Blacksburg, Virginia. I have wanted to become an architect literally since I was 5 years old. The built environment and the process by which we alte...

With all the uncertainty going on with the world, with the wars in the middle east, longshoremen strikes, election in November, and potential for stock market and housing market crashes, should I hold off on purchasin...

I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...

Hey everyone,  I came across biggerpockets.com a couple months ago and started reading through some of the forums.  I was really impressed by all of the real estate advice and knowledge found on the site.  I finally d...

Okay, when you do a subject-to transaction, do you have the seller secured in the transaction or do you leave them hanging out there?

How do you secure the seller who takes back no equity?

You give them...

Today I closed what may be one of the craziest and most insane deals I or anyone I know has ever worked on. I've lived in Tampa for 5+ years now, and this deal started over 6 years ago while I was still in NY.
It al...

Does anyone have a clear picture how the HAFA 90-day hold will affect those of us doing double closings and using transactional funding?
http://realestateresult.com/short-sale-rules-will-impact-buyers-star...

I ask this question because there are real differences in what you are allowed to deduct, capitalize and report in these two situations.

Investors that are wholesaling and flipping are typically in the business of re...

Hey everyone. I wanted to bring up a recent news story to see what your thoughts are. I reported on our blog yesterday a story, Zillow Banned in Arizona by Regulators. Is the Novelty Wearing Off? where the mega corp...

Well it's happened.  people are applying to rent our units with their emotional support pitbulls and other animals . Of course we follow all fair housing laws . but what we need to do is weed out people that have legi...