Markets are extremely important for real estate investment.

The real estate and lease the property to an operator.  

Many people in the past few years that were simply raising money for funds or syndications, are now in serious legal trouble.

I'll never forget what he told me, If you ever want to start purchasing real estate simply call this guy and write him a check and don't ask any questions.

Thank you to the people that come forward and post about the bad and not just the good.

I listen to the podcast and the Real Estate Rookie pretty religiously.

With over $28B under construction or in the late planning stages, jobs and a reasonable cost of living will continue to draw people to Las Vegas, increasing demand (and prices and rents) for the fixed housing inventory.Strong law enforcement is significant to me, having lived in cities like Oakland, NYC, and similar places.Always something to do.

However, alternatives like a Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA), a 60-Day Rollover, or a Roth IRA Conversion can help you avoid penalties.A SDIRA allows you to invest directly in real estate while maintaining the tax advantages of your IRA.

Real #'s. 

But as someone who tries to be as prepared and have as many questions answered as possible, I just cannot get past the doubts regarding the deal (there are just not any real comps, which in itself also causes me concern).For all of you successful investors out there, how many deals did you have to analyze/inspect before you finally ended up pulling the trigger?