Real Estate or REIT?
REITs are not the same thing as real estate. Each has advantages and disadvantages but they are apples and oranges. In this article, you…
· 5 min read
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Market analysis and property strategy for Las Vegas rental investors: mortgage-rate outlooks, zip-code studies, tenant strategy and the decisions behind each acquisition.
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Determining a Property Specific Maintenance Provision
A popular method for estimating maintenance cost is multiplying an arbitrary constant by the rent (the multiplier method). This method is not only wrong,…
· 5 min read
Estimating Market Value
In this post, I will show you how to estimate the market value and rent.
· 4 min read
How Did Our Properties Perform In The 2008 Crash?
Las Vegas was one of the country's hardest-hit metro areas during the 2008 real estate crash. In some areas, the vacancy rate in some…
· 3 min read
Tenant Pool, the Second Most Important Decision
Most investors obsess over the property. But the property doesn't pay rent — the tenant does. Here's how Las Vegas's three tenant segments actually…
· 4 min read
Tenant Pool Cost Differences
Different tenant pools mean different operating costs. If you only consider the apparent (or paper) return, you may be making a serious mistake.
· 4 min read
How to Select the Right Property Manager
The property manager is the most important member of an investment team. In this article, I will explain the value of a good property…
· 13 min read
Las Vegas Foreclosure Update
We've received a few queries recently concerning the potential for a wave of foreclosures in Las Vegas. In this article, I will share what…
· 3 min read
Selecting an Investment Realtor
The Investment Realtor is the second most important member of your investment team. (The most important member is the property manager). In this article,…
· 2 min read
Successful Flipping
Flipping can be a profitable business, but you need to know what you are doing and the market conditions must be right or you…
· 7 min read
Renovation – Required vs. Enhancement
Which renovation items are required and which items are optional (enhancements)? An excellent question, but the answer is not simple.
· 8 min read
The Allure of Low Cost Markets
There are markets in the US where you can buy properties very inexpensively, and in some cases, the initial ROI is excellent. So, why…
· 4 min read
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Rents, prices, inventory and what they mean for a buy, pass or wait decision.
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Tenant strategy
Who rents, why they stay, and how that drives income reliability.
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Property strategy
Which property profiles serve the target tenant, and which fail.
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Execution
Due diligence, renovation and management, where returns are won or lost.
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