Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

For a more in-depth view of the Las Vegas investment market, DM me for a link to our blog site which contains more information on investing in general and investing in Las Vegas in particular.Before I continue, note that the charts only include properties that match the following profile, unless otherwise noted.Type: Single-familyConfiguration: 1,000 SF to 3,000 SF, 2+ bedrooms, 2+ baths, 2+ garage, minimum lot size is 3,000 SF.Price range: $320,000 to $475,000Location: All zip codes marked in green below have one or more of our client’s investment properties.What we are seeing:The chart below is from the MLS and includes all property types and price ranges.We're observing the typical seasonal slowdown in prices and inventory that starts in July because fewer people are buying properties and moving as school resumes in mid-August.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthRents had a slight drop MoM ($1.19/SF vs $1.20/SF).

Having said that, I am wondering though,  would me making a loan to him (see Paragraph 2 above) circumvent the Dodd-Frank provisions because he didn't buy the home with my money (rather my money is only being used for renovation post-purchase)? 

No one really talks about this but they should because a lot of people get stuck buying a new fancy home and then in 12-24 months they are under water.Again not everywhere but in a lot of places where you see a small phase of builds go up and then it’s off to another city or county.The other thing that is not talked about much is home prices if the home price is under say $200K the builder loses interest.

I'm willing to pay the extra closing to do that. 

I don't know anything about these specific guys, but my theory for many gurus is that it's easier to find people to buy their course than it is to find and buy really low-priced houses to flip in the right neighborhoods.

So might think about that when you buy or remodel

I first got started with real estate by buying a 3-flat on a whim 5 years ago and now I am back for more.Happy to meet everyone!

Here is my situation:- I'm a W2 employee that earns north of $500k a year- My wife is a stay-at-home-spouse- I'm looking to buy ~ $1,000,000 in STR Real Estate by the end of the year (as an investment and to offset my tax bill)I'm fairly well versed in the rules surrounding using STR to offset active income.

We've done buy and builds ourselves or can do BTS's but retail medicine in general has a hard time making the debt on a ground lease work, so if you are looking to do that the medical space is likely not the user for you, but if you were looking to BTS or to sell, its a solid end user to work with.