A Property Manager Saves Landlords Time, Money, and Headaches
When you don’t look too far behind the scenes, being a Property Manager sounds pretty ‘easy-peasy.’ After all, what does a Property Manager do, anyway? Hand out keys, collect the rent, and get paid big fees for a few minutes of work each month? Well, as soon as you find a Property Manager that does […]
What Buyers Hate About Shopping for a Home
Summer is a busy time for home sellers in Las Vegas. Well, for that matter, given our amazing lifestyle, climate, and all the other great things about our city – pretty much most times of year are busy for both home buyers and home sellers. As a seller, though, you need to remember that you […]
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 […]