I have been investing in the Las Vegas market for a couple years.

If you had a couple million in equities and a need to diversify your holdings by adding real estate, maybe.

Most owners can handle a couple of properties on their own until the tenant stops paying, there is an eviction, or the tenant becomes difficult.

In terms of deal flow I would reach out to a couple of wholesalers, agents and join some local investor groups either on Facebook or online local community to start.

Since this situation was so egregious (IMO), I would either boot them out now, or at least have a serious talk, real serious....If you're going to let them stay I would just get a really deep cleaning done, maybe a couple, and then replace carpet after they're gone.

I attended a REI conference back in October 2024 prior to knowing anything about Bigger Pockets or investing in general, and it gave me the motivation to seek out information and shoot for my first couple of deals in 2025.

With that amount of equity and being in CA I think you have a couple decent options1.

Based on my analysis, the ARV looks to be in the $720-740K range, and after running the numbers, I anticipate a profit of about $40K including all the junk fees and agent fees.A couple of things I’d love your input on:Do you think it’s worth getting another quote from a different GC?

Seems like @Tim Macy knows of a couple good ones near you.

Some went through the process of signing the NDA, providing proof of funds, and having multiple conversations, only to end up ghosting me.I think what a lot of this comes down to is that many people start looking for a business before they’ve figured out for themselves what it is they really want, and what they can actually execute on.Here are a couple of the common misconceptions I encountered from buyers:🚫 You can close on multiple acquisitions within a year.Sure, it can be done.