Should You Own or Rent? Remember the Tax Benefits When Deciding
Should I buy a home – or keep renting? That’s a common question these days, especially since everyone knows the cost of rent has skyrocketed in the years since The Great Recession. So many lost their homes at that time and had no choice but to move into rental properties; but now time has passed […]
What is the Process to Hiring a Property Manager?
Let’s say you own a piece of income property in Las Vegas, or perhaps you’re in the process of considering making that leap from “homeowner” to “landlord.” Outside of your due diligence in finding the right property (or properties) to buy for this substantial investment – one of the things you also need to take […]
Our 2017 Favorite Summer Salads
Once summer arrives, it seems like the last thing we want to do is standing around and cooking over a hot stove, right? (Although having someone else slaving over a hot grill in the back yard is another story entirely!) So we started putting together a new list of summer salads that we think look […]
Selling Your Home? Don’t Make These Mistakes
It comes as a surprise to many people that selling a home can actually be hard work. Not just for your Realtor®, either. Because if you hired an experienced professional to sell your home, they will have a huge list of tasks to undertake on your behalf, too. (And in case you were thinking it’s […]
Home Maintenance for the First-Time Homebuyer
When you first move into a home of your own, it’s a little bit like taking a trip to a foreign land. After all, up until now, you either lived with your parents, or at school, or rented a place – and the odds are you never gave real home maintenance a thought. Things just […]
How to Choose the Right Mortgage Lender and Loan
When it’s time to sit down and figure out how you’re going to finance the home you really want to buy, it’s also a good time to remember a very important real estate rule of thumb: Just because a mortgage lender has a household name doesn’t mean they’re going to be the best choice for […]
Summer Pool Safety Reminders
As summer heats up here in the Las Vegas valley, we’d just like to send out a little reminder to our friends and neighbors to consider the safety and well-being of your children when it comes to summertime pool fun. According to the Southern Nevada Health District, 2016 saw 9 fatal drownings of children aged […]
A Little Online Sleuthing Can Help You Find the Right Home
Who isn’t online these days? We’ll grant you that there are still a few holdouts who think the internet is just a fad – but you’re obviously not one of them, because you’re here reading this article! We thought we’d talk a little bit about how helpful search engines can be when you decide it’s […]
Final Walk-Through: Your Checklist
The Big Day has arrived. All the contracts are finished, the inspections are done, the appraiser has done his/her job, your mortgage loan is approved and loan documents are waiting for you at escrow. All that hard work you’ve been putting in these past few weeks all boils down to this day: Your final walk-through […]
21 Things We Bet You Didn’t Know About Las Vegas
Oh, sure – people come to Las Vegas from all over the world. Many times, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime trip. And with all the things to do and experience in Las Vegas, there’s still plenty of history and tidbits that even locals never learn about. Unless someone decides to dig up a few and share them. […]