The stock market is now officially in the bear territory and crypto has “collapsed.” For many, this market downturn wiped out years of savings and gains; nest eggs flew out the window. And, the situation is not going to get better any time soon. During a turbulent financial market, it is more important than ever

At least, that is what some “experts” are saying: “The housing market resembles 2007” Fortune.com May 17, 2022 “Housing Bubble Getting Ready to Pop“, Wolf Street, May 18, 2022 “Moore: Warning signs flash on housing bubble’s impending burst“, Boston Herald, May 13, 2022 There will be significant price declines in locations where speculation and COVID,

How to Thrive in These Uncertain Times

Our 5th annual investment outlook for Las Vegas real estate.

Photo by Min An from Pexels The first step in any plan is to define the goal. Your goal might be a passive income stream of $10,000/Mo. If so, you will need to acquire multiple properties based on an assumption of a specific amount of cash flow per property. For example, if you assume that

REITs are not the same thing as real estate. Each has advantages and disadvantages but they are apples and oranges. In this article, you will learn which is right for you.

A popular method for estimating maintenance cost is multiplying an arbitrary constant by the rent (the multiplier method). This method is not only wrong, it distorts actual return. There is a proven method for estimating maintenance cost in the commercial world, which you will learn in the article.

In this post, I will show you how to estimate the market value and rent.

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 tenant pool segments exceeded 50%. The only choice many investors had was short sale or foreclosure. However, our clients had no such problems because their income streams were unaffected.

The second most important decision you will make is about the tenant pool. This article explains the importance of the tenant pool, general tenant pool characteristics, and why you must base your tenant pool selection on probable return, not apparent return.

Different tenant pools mean different operating costs. If you only consider the apparent (or paper) return, you may be making a serious mistake.

The property manager is the most important member of an investment team. In this article, I will explain the value of a good property manager and the process of finding one.