What Makes a Good Investment City?
The city you invest in determines whether you can achieve and maintain financial freedom. By focusing on population growth, property appreciation, and partnering with…
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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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An IRR Comparison Between Stocks and Rental Properties
If I invested $100,000 today in both stocks (including mutual funds and other liquid investments) and real estate, then sold after 5 years, which…
· 5 min read
Las Vegas Properties Appreciation and Rent Growth Rate by Zip Codes
In our 2025 Investor Outlook released last week, we published the 10-year and 5-year pre-COVID appreciation and rent growth trends for our target property…
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Las Vegas Real Estate Investment Update – 2025 Outlook
Every January, we publish our Las Vegas investment outlook for the upcoming year. While predicting the future is challenging (and foolish)—factors like inflation, economic…
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How to Find and Qualify an Investment Team
Only a local team of experts can provide what you need to find, vet, inspect, renovate, and manage a high-performance property.
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New year, new start – Here’s a recap of a proven roadmap for successful real estate investing
The start of a year is a great time to plan your 2025 goals. Whether you are just starting out, or are planning to…
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Las Vegas Real Estate Investment Update – December 2024 Market Report
Real estate investors take two distinct approaches to property selection. These contrasting strategies lead to significantly different financial outcomes.
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What do Airplanes and Las Vegas Real Estate Have in Common?
The choice of multi-family vs. single-family is similar to Charles Lindbergh’s decision. The belief is that with multi-family, even if a unit is vacant,…
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How We Project Rents That Actually Materialize
Accurate rent estimation is crucial for real estate investing, as it determines a property's viability. To ensure accuracy, we evaluate each property's rent three…
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Las Vegas Real Estate Investment Update – November 2024 Market Report
Higher ROIs often appear in cities with declining populations and low-rent properties. Consequently, you face a choice: invest in a property with a higher…
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Do Good School Ratings Equal Good Investment Properties?
In this post, I explain why you shouldn't assume that highly rated schools automatically equate to good rental properties.
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How to Estimate Future Rent Growth for a Specific Zip Code
In this post, I will explain how to estimate a specific zip code's probable price and rent growth rate using Zillow Research data.
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Market analysis
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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