Hello from Las Vegas

[Christopher T.]

Greetings everyone,
My name is Christopher and first I'd like to thank all the knowledgeable people that contribute to these forums. Your contributions are a great resource for newbies such as myself.
The recent declines in home prices and high foreclosure rates in this market have given me reason to think that the next coming months (if not years) will present good opportunities to smart investors to profit handsomely from buying properties "at the bottom of the market". But I'm admittedly a neophyte so that my be a naive thing to say.
At this stage, I'm really just trying to educate myself about the RE business and this specific market, but the area of interest for me is SFRs, condos and/or multis that I could purchase at deep discounts to buy and hold and rent out. Any guidance or advice anyone could offer to help break into this area and the Vegas market in particular, would be invaluable to a beginner like myself. I look forward to hearing and networking with my fellow members here.
Sincerely,
Christopher D. Thompson