As a real estate investor, the most important decision you will make is the location. As long as you buy in a good location, all but the worst mistakes will be corrected over time through rent increases and appreciation. However, if you don't invest in a good location, you can do little to turn things around.

Market volatility doesn't have to mean investment uncertainty, as long as you choose a combination of the right location (Las Vegas) and targeting the right tenant pool.

Your financial success depends on buying properties that attract the right tenant segment.

How to Thrive in These Uncertain Times

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.

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 we know and provide my opinion.

The Investment Realtor is the second most important member of your investment team. (The most important member is the property manager). In this article, I will explain the value of an Investment Realtor and the process of finding one.

Flipping can be a profitable business, but you need to know what you are doing and the market conditions must be right or you could lose a lot of money.

Which renovation items are required and which items are optional (enhancements)? An excellent question, but the answer is not simple.

There are markets in the US where you can buy properties very inexpensively, and in some cases, the initial ROI is excellent. So, why purchase properties in higher-priced markets when you can buy two or three properties for about the same amount?