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. ...
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, you will still have income. However, the reality is quite different....
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 to four times, as detailed in this article....
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 initial ROI but declining buying power or accept a lower initial ROI for a property with increasing buying power over time. It's impossible to ha...
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....
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....
Why Popular Metrics May Be Misleading and What You Should Do
Investors commonly rely on cash flow and ROI to evaluate investment properties. However, these metrics have significant limitations when investing for long-term success, to achieve financial independence....
How We Provide Rent Estimates That Accurately Reflect Your Actual Income
To ensure accuracy, we calculate the rent three or four times for each property in evaluation....
Will the Election Impact the Housing Market?
As Election Day nears, many individuals halt their major financial activities because they feel the uncertainty of the election results may have adverse effects if they act now. In this post, I will explore the historical impact of the election results on the housing market, if any. ...
Las Vegas Real Estate Investment Update – October 2024 Market Report
I meet with multiple prospective clients every week. I often hear, "I wish I had purchased sooner." They regret missing out on rent growth and appreciation. We are approaching what I call another "I wish I had" time in the Las Vegas real estate investment market....
The Traits I Look for in Every Long-term Rental I Invest in
In my previous blog post, I shared the five major mistakes I made with my first long-term rental investment, hoping you can learn from my experience. This week, I'll outline the key traits I seek in every long-term rental property I invest in or recommend to my clients....
Five Big Mistakes I Made on My First Long-term Rental Investment So You Don’t Have to
Reality was utterly different from paper analysis....