My thought is to target this latter sector wherein families new to the region would search for rental houses.

Well, this purchase is in South Florida's eastern region to a first-time buyer.

A lot of folks are also leaving cold climates moving to warmer areas as well, if you notice a lot of the cities pointed out in your report are in the sunbelt region.  

Going to a national/regional event is great and I'd totally recommend it!

I live in the Washington DC region which is a tough area to get your feet wet since I am currently focusing on buy and hold properties.

I’m looking for a few investor friendly contractors in the Las Vegas and Henderson region.

I love the entire region! 

in most markets FSBO unless they are giving it away simply dont sell.. so the owner thinking they saved money just lost a bunch of time and money paying payments on a property sitting there.. then end up listing it anyway.As for broker splits.. thats highly regional on the west coast which in my mind is pretty progressive there are transaction based brokers that just charge a nominal transaction fee per deal  like 500.00.. agent keeps 100% of the commish. you get no support.. just a place to hang a license etc.and then there is companies like were my wife works were you can just pay a flat fee per year.. so her fee is 10k due in Jan. she keeps 100% of her commissions  and there is pretty good support.. a broker who will step in etc..

Name - Bryan MulvanyLocation - Columbus, Ohio (Grove City specifically for those of you who know the area well)Real Estate Exp - 4 years as an agent, new to investing, but have big goals and work ethic.Investing goals - 20K/month in passive income over the next 5-10 years.Family - Beautiful wife, 3 awesome kids, 2 crazy dogsOther - I also coach a high school soccer team, am a Regional Director for ACN, and own some AmSpirit franchises. 

My personal experience with rental properties in the region is that there is no one-size fits all strategy as it relates to areas within which to invest.