The price range in Vegas also enables you to diversify the per unit risk of the investment.If you are looking long term, based on the housing price index for both LA and Vegas, between 1979 and 2014, the average yearly house price increase has been about 5.8% per year in the LA metro and 3.2% in Vegas.

FYI to all in thread, BofA issued us deposit only cards that the tenants can use to deposit at any BofA ATM and you have a exact time of deposit record, they can deposit cash, check or money order and they can even issue multiple cards that enable you to provide them to all tenants, and track what card belongs to what unit, in a multi(recently did this for a 9 unit that was a lot of cash and money order payments from in place tenants)

Each one is enabled by the previous.

Some of the management softwares, such as Buildium, enable integrations with vendors who establish pay centers through popular convenience stores too.When tenants have push-back to paying online, I politely provide them with the necessary steps to pay at any of this bank's branches. 

Accurate expense tracking plays a vital role in this process, as it facilitates seamless reporting, enables robust financial management, and provides valuable insights for decision-making.

That enables me to find off market deals.

Striking a balance between leveraging hard money and preserving liquidity enables investors to optimize their investment strategy.

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Set Up cameras, wifi enabled keypads to maintain direct oversight. 

This enables you to stick with one sheet/blanket/pillow size for the rental.