Archive for July, 2008

New Marketing Tip!

Have you ever heard of this?
I had not!
We all tip for services right? Especially in Las Vegas we tip, tip the waitperson, the valet, my personal favorite-Starbucks, we tip car wash workers, etc, you get the point. Well what you need is $100.00 in one dollar bills. Then staple your business card to one end [...]

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The Benefits of Birddogging for Property

The Benefits of Bird-Dogging
By Bill Guerra (Bill in Vegas)
Bird-dogging is hands down the best way to begin your real estate investment career. Although the pay in the beginning is not good, there are lots of benefits to starting out as a bird-dog for an established investor. Forget the funny title—it is the best place to [...]

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Should I Quit My Day Job, to Become an Real Estate Investor?

By Bill Guerra
This is a question that many new investors ask themselves and I have asked myself this many times as well. This has to be must be answered individually. On should consider somethings prior to taking that much desired step as an full time investor.My first year in investing, I used my job [...]

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Las Vegas Leads Nation for 9 Straight months in Foreclosures, (but it’s not all bad)!

Las Vegas Leads Nation for 9 Straight months in Foreclosures, (but it’s not all bad)!
Good old Nevada is reporting the nations highest foreclosures for 9 straight months. Or one out of every 185 households are foreclosing. We had 5,504 in September alone, the good news is that is down like 11% from August. This [...]

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Good news for the Housing Market in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson Nevada

Good news for the Housing Market in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson Nevada:
The good news is the houses for sale in Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas according to the MLS is down to 30,088 as of this Monday morning October 8th. If you have been keeping up with the blog you [...]

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Bill on Vacation! The local named this guy…Ronald Reagan!!!

Bill on Vacation! The local named this guy…Ronald Reagan!!!

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Houses Listed on the Multipal Listing Service (MLS)

Houses Listed on the Multipal Listing Service (MLS)
As of Monday September 10th, 2007 there were 30,405 units listed in the MLS, okay not good, unless you are a buyer! By “units” I mean single family dwellings, condos, and townhouses combined.

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$299,000 is the median price of homes in Vegas today

$299,000 is the median price of homes in Vegas today.
The median home price  for single family houses or I assume single family, the RJ, did not say but any-who was  $299,900 as of September 12, 2007. Humm, wonder where they get there figures and if they are exactly correct. The Realtors reported  1,316 home sales [...]

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How do I Determine Value of My Las Vegas (or any) Home?

How do I Determine Value of My Las Vegas (or any) Home?
Definitions that may help. What is the value of my home: translated; “how do I run market comparables?” Further translated “running comps, running the comps”. Radius: a circle.
Okay, well first off don’t use zillow.com, regardless of if your an investor or a home seller. Here [...]

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Mesquite, Nevada Housing Prices Drop

Mesquite, Nevada Housing Prices Drop.
Yeah, well about two years ago Mesquite was a hot market too, but it is feeling a cool down of prices as well. The average sales price for a house in Mesquite, Nevada dropped to $249,659 from $291,379 about one year ago, that is a size-able chunk. Just like las vegas home [...]

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