Phoenix, Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Las Vegas, all have some long-term trends pulling people in.

Our focus has mainly been on high growth markets in Marin, San Francisco and Yolo counties (UC Davis territory), SW Florida and most recently Las Vegas. 

Tenants need someone to turn to and property management companies don't always do the right thing.Starting about 1 year ago, I gave a tenant in Las Vegas a notice to terminate her tenancy because I wanted to sell the house.

A little more about myself:I sold my last contracting company 3 years ago and then moved to Reno, NV to raise my kids (instead of Las Vegas).

My uncle lives in San Diego and bought a house in Las Vegas earlier this year using a VA loan.

I've lived in South Lake Tahoe for the past 3 years and love the outdoors, but it is a little small for me and casino centric.

Vegas is becoming California east.

Forget all above and hire specialized seminar/mentorship firm out of Utah or Las Vegas to development a complete mentorship program; then go nationwide with free introductory seminars upsold to paid over weekend workshops, upsold to $40,000 mentorship program.  

This is a relatively safe option in Las Vegas because there is not a lot of frivolous litigation, unlike in other states.

At least 80% of the houses, and 99% of what I buy are built after 2000 in Vegas, a most of those were 5-10 years ago.