My name is Brandon Kanakis-Pennell. I am from Richmond Virginia as you can see from the post subject. My experience in real estate has been literally investing in REITs, crowd funding loans, and purchasing my primary ...

For me the bad mistakes cost the most money. And I am a contractor So I am going to go with a home we remodeled and the plumber rerouted one of the drains and never tied it into the main under the basement slab . So n...

I am currently closing on a SFH that will be a rental in NC. The area is kind of rural, and I don't expect to see a huge number of applicants. Say somebody applies, they have good credit, no criminal history, job, etc...

Hi all, While in college I worked fulled time at a fortune 500 company. I was able to put away a good amount in my 401k in the two years I have been at the company. I am now leaving the company and am going to roll my...

Hello bigger pockets getting ready to do a 1031 exchange in corona California. First time ever for us we are selling a commercial building can use any tips or pointers. Also  what kind of properties should we be looki...

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...

Hello all - I've been a long term reader of the Bigger Pockets forums but never posted.  I'm writing today to see if anyone in the space has any alternate ideas for how I could be treating my portfolio.  Current Portf...

Looking for suggestions from others rehabbing properties in Southern California and dealing with landscaping choices in light of the ongoing drought:I have an upcoming flip in San Diego in a neighborhood with a lot of...

We just wend under contract for a duplex in a historic district. How difficult is it to own a property that has to meet historic guidelines, and what are the biggest parameters that must be met when making updates to ...

Hi guys,I feel like I have been taken, but I am not sure what to do. I went to a big name real estate attorney regarding asset protection and estate planning. I was advised to put all of my properties into LLCs and to...