I am currently looking at a market within the Las Vegas, or Phoenix area at this time.

In Omaha, we saw a pretty minor dip in prices, maybe 20% or 30% max..... far more subtle than other markets like Vegas, Phoenix, Etc.Again, welcome. 

FLA they came back up Vegas they came back up.. and Texas has had some appreciation but I think prop tax's keep it mellow on that end.. although Austin is an outlier.with mid west its not values that are the risk its buying in the right asset class.. and most of the cities are interchangeable. 

I live in Vegas so I'm familiar with what goes on here in town.  

I'm looking in Las Vegas and with all the houses turning into rentals I thought an HOA might give my house an extra edge in value preservation and/or appreciation.Am I nuts, or does this make sense to others?

I am currently living in Las Vegas but I have family in St Louis.

Vegas is another option :-P .

At a conference in Vegas one of the attendees was claiming that they pull MLS data, but that it only works well in the larger markets.

It was almost like we were in a race with Las Vegas.

Hey Everyone,I was reading the BP book about flipping houses and decided to come here and educate myself a little more about the opportunities in real estate.  I'm not really an investor at this point.  I just purchas...