Vegas scares me because I don’t know enough about it and it’s problems seem too large, too much based on tourism.
The I/E is tricky, gotta be picky with regards to communities. There are some opportunities appearing, probably the hardest hit areas are those around March AFB, it never recovered from the base closing or the last downturn. I’ve never actually been there because it’s an armpit and I have no reason to go there but there have been some developments lately that will cause a demand for rentals.
I can’t find the articles but there is also a korean rail car company and a korean household goods company (don’t know what that means, maybe spoons and blenders and walmart crap) that are setting up deals there to manufacture. The closed base area has freight access to LA, OC and SD, plus a cargo airport and is in some foriegn enterprise zone for taxes. I don’t know what it all means other than dirt cheap rentals and bunch of jobs for renter type demographics.
I want to add a grain of salt, the one that has kept me from the lower end neighborhoods and high density rentals. The lowest end jobs are the ones getting beat up the most, the welfare benefits are being reduced and illegal aliens are moving away and self deporting. This means less low end renters, at least it’s a fair argument and one that has me shying away from what are some good numbers.
The low end SD areas, you gotta ask someone else, but they are places that may suffer a similar fate. As a community, it’s not the worst thing in the world to have your poorest pack up in search of greener pastures, but as a landlord, it would suck because they are pretty much the only people that will live there.
I also keep reading stories regarding certain schools and districts that serve primarily spanish speaking students are losing enrollment, it’s a more transient demographic than others, I’m afraid of being left holding the bag if the shift increases.
