Meet The Principals

Pacific West Realty Group and its Principals, Timothy R. Penkala and Harry R. Bigham, have approximately 64 years of combined experience in all types of California real estate transactions, as well as tax, estate  and financial planning matters.  We use this experience to find “niche” areas of the real estate marketplace where opportunity is great, and risk is relatively low. During the past 32 years together, we have developed an investment company designed to take advantage of the changing opportunities in the real estate marketplace.

                                    Timothy R. Penkala

                                    President

                                    CFP, CPA, R.E. Advisor

Mr. Penkala began his career in 1976 with Arthur Young and Company in San Diego, California.  He received his education from the College of Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.  He is a Certified Public Accountant (1978) and Certified Financial Planner (1984).  Mr. Penkala is also licensed as a California Real Estate Broker and holds a California Life and Disability Insurance License.  In addition, he is a Registered Investment Advisor Representative.

As part of his professional practice, Mr. Penkala has been involved in real estate investment and development since 1978, specializing in real property exchanges and group investment.  Mr. Penkala has been a general partner in approximately 50 partnerships and limited liability companies, acquiring, operating, developing, or investing in over $250 million of real property. In addition, as part of Pacific West Realty Group’s real estate activities its Principals have generated approximately $200 million in loans secured by Trust Deeds.  This extensive Real Estate background, along with his experience in taxation, financial and estate planning matters, has enabled Mr. Penkala to offer his clients a diversified financial perspective.

Harry R. Bigham graduated in 1975 from the Finance Department of the College of Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame.  After serving four years in the United States Navy, Mr. Bigham began his current financial services career.  He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker (1983) and a Certified Financial Planner (1985).  In addition, Mr. Bigham is a Registered Investment Advisor Representative and holds a State of California license in Life and Disability Insurance.

In conjunction with his professional practice, Mr. Bigham has been involved in real estate investment and development since 1979, concentrating on tax-deferred exchanges, installment sales and group investment involving over $100 million of real property. Together with Mr. Penkala, he has been a general partner in approximately 50 partnerships and LLC’s, acquiring, operating, developing or investing in over $250,000,000 of real property. His expertise in real property investment combined with his extensive knowledge of estate taxation, estate planning techniques, charitable gifting strategies, personal income tax planning and general investment matters allows him to offer his clients diversified financial services unique to the industry.

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