House Hunting in Vegas Part 2
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House Hunting in Vegas Part 2
Well, looks like i'll be heading out to vegas again... :D in March... looking at some houses we saw online... hopefully we get an offer on our house soon so we can finally move out there...
so, anthing going on in March? .. i'll be sporting a rental car :p
so, anthing going on in March? .. i'll be sporting a rental car :p
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How are the prices these days?
Around here (Maryland - DC suburb), everything went up 150% to 300% over the last 24 months.
A typical 1400 sq ft house with 3 beds and 2.5 baths is around $350k to $450k. My town house went from $124k to $300k. I'd like to keep some of that capital and buy down, but I doubt I will find anything that fits my needs below $250k.
Maybe Henderson?
I'll be in Vegas for a week in April, so I'll grab an agent and shop around.
Around here (Maryland - DC suburb), everything went up 150% to 300% over the last 24 months.
A typical 1400 sq ft house with 3 beds and 2.5 baths is around $350k to $450k. My town house went from $124k to $300k. I'd like to keep some of that capital and buy down, but I doubt I will find anything that fits my needs below $250k.
Maybe Henderson?
I'll be in Vegas for a week in April, so I'll grab an agent and shop around.
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Right now the Las Vegas market is at a point where buyer's are at a distinct advantage. Most sellers right now are getting little to no traffic, so they're hurting to sell...
Generally, the most lucrative areas of Vegas are of course summerlin, seven hills, green valley, aliante, southern highlands, and the general southwest area of town.
If you guys have any more questions, feel free to PM me. I've been working in the Las Vegas Real Estate market for over 2 years now.
Generally, the most lucrative areas of Vegas are of course summerlin, seven hills, green valley, aliante, southern highlands, and the general southwest area of town.
If you guys have any more questions, feel free to PM me. I've been working in the Las Vegas Real Estate market for over 2 years now.
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so far, average 4 br 2 1/2 ba home approx 2000+ sq ft can start @ $330K base new construction..
For 3 br.. here's an example:
http://astoriahomes.com/communities/...residences.asp
we're still trying to decide whether or not a "master-planned" community's amenities justify the higher price.. that's why we're looking and checking out surrounding neighborhoods as well.. but, Summerlin is on the top of our list.
For 3 br.. here's an example:
http://astoriahomes.com/communities/...residences.asp
we're still trying to decide whether or not a "master-planned" community's amenities justify the higher price.. that's why we're looking and checking out surrounding neighborhoods as well.. but, Summerlin is on the top of our list.
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Wow dude.. congrats.. it's my dream one day to move to Vegas. Good luck!
Can I ask, are you retiring there, or have you already found a job and just searching for a home?
Can I ask, are you retiring there, or have you already found a job and just searching for a home?
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Originally Posted by RX-Nut
Wow dude.. congrats.. it's my dream one day to move to Vegas. Good luck!
Can I ask, are you retiring there, or have you already found a job and just searching for a home?
Can I ask, are you retiring there, or have you already found a job and just searching for a home?
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..what's wrong w/ Hawaii?
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Originally Posted by flipstream
..what's wrong w/ Hawaii?
Originally Posted by RX-Nut
Wow dude.. congrats.. it's my dream one day to move to Vegas. Good luck!
Can I ask, are you retiring there, or have you already found a job and just searching for a home?
Can I ask, are you retiring there, or have you already found a job and just searching for a home?
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Nothing much wrong with Hawaii, but yes, its an island and paradise, but it has its limits. Also, not the cheapest place to live. ![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Can I ask what your occupation is? I'm just curious what the job market is like in Las Vegas.. Those Astoria homes definitely peaked my interest and got the gears turning in my head. In Hawaii, I'd be hard pressed to find homes like those under 500-600K.
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Can I ask what your occupation is? I'm just curious what the job market is like in Las Vegas.. Those Astoria homes definitely peaked my interest and got the gears turning in my head. In Hawaii, I'd be hard pressed to find homes like those under 500-600K.
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Sweet, what instrument(s) Jeff? Oh, and you forgot turbo king....
How about you flipstream? What will you be doing careerwise in Vegas?
I'm in I.T., careerwise, and was wondering how Vegas was in that area if you happen to be related.
How about you flipstream? What will you be doing careerwise in Vegas?
I'm in I.T., careerwise, and was wondering how Vegas was in that area if you happen to be related.
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I currently live in the southern highlands area, but just bought a new home in Mountains Edge. I highly reccomend anyone looking to look into that area. I could list off a million reasons why that area is on its way up. A few are:
-Its 2 miles or so west of southern highlands in a much nicer area, surrounded by mountains
-Parks that contain acres and acres of picnic area, ampitheatres, raquetball and tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, you name it
-Rainbow and Ft Apache will go through to the 215, making it more accesable then SH where I currently live
-Retail and commercial centers going in at mountains edge and a 110 acre retail center on Blue Diamond road.
I just picked up a 3700 Sq ft home in Mountains Edge for 480K base price. the single story model starts at 400K, and that same model in Southern Highlands, 2 miles away and way worse are, goes for 580+. So why is it so cheap? Right now there's nothing out there, they've just begun. But prices are rising. My house models base price just went up 15K last week with an expected 20K increase this week.
Go to www.mountainsedge.com for more info.
Also, I am a mortgage broker, so if anyone here wants a special "RX-8 Lovers discount" I can hook you up. I'll beat anything you bring me that someone else has put together. Send me a PM.
-Its 2 miles or so west of southern highlands in a much nicer area, surrounded by mountains
-Parks that contain acres and acres of picnic area, ampitheatres, raquetball and tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, you name it
-Rainbow and Ft Apache will go through to the 215, making it more accesable then SH where I currently live
-Retail and commercial centers going in at mountains edge and a 110 acre retail center on Blue Diamond road.
I just picked up a 3700 Sq ft home in Mountains Edge for 480K base price. the single story model starts at 400K, and that same model in Southern Highlands, 2 miles away and way worse are, goes for 580+. So why is it so cheap? Right now there's nothing out there, they've just begun. But prices are rising. My house models base price just went up 15K last week with an expected 20K increase this week.
Go to www.mountainsedge.com for more info.
Also, I am a mortgage broker, so if anyone here wants a special "RX-8 Lovers discount" I can hook you up. I'll beat anything you bring me that someone else has put together. Send me a PM.
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Mountains Edge will be beautiful... we actually looked there first and still have it on our list. Which developer did you go with? We were looking at the Meritage homes in Mountains Edge.. but i guess we'll see what comes up when we go in March ![Wink](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Jeff, I'm a musician too.. mainly keyboards, guitar, drums, bass.. oh, and i can cut up the wax on the turtables as well.
maybe we can get a gig together and headline at the MGM! LOL
..my "normal" job is in Human Resources/Business Administration w/ a side of Real Estate investments.. but i'm seriously thinking of opening a franchise.. i dunno.. SUBWAY? gotta check the market out there...
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Jeff, I'm a musician too.. mainly keyboards, guitar, drums, bass.. oh, and i can cut up the wax on the turtables as well.
![Wink](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
..my "normal" job is in Human Resources/Business Administration w/ a side of Real Estate investments.. but i'm seriously thinking of opening a franchise.. i dunno.. SUBWAY? gotta check the market out there...
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I went with Beazer Homes Colina, right next to the regional park. The thing I like about Beazer homes is even if you switch to another lender they never ask for more money (as long as you say youll go with Beazer Mortgage in the beginning), and you can get upgrades totalling up to 4% of the base price of the home with no option deposit, and 25% thereafter. That means way way less $ down now which frees it up for other investments.
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UPDATE: After viewing the home... (we're in Vegas right now 3/1 - 3/7) we made an offer and they accepted! :D .. we'll be moving to Vegas in April.. so, my next question is.. where is the best dealer i can take my 8 to? i'll be in the Northwest... thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by flipstream
UPDATE: After viewing the home... (we're in Vegas right now 3/1 - 3/7) we made an offer and they accepted! :D .. we'll be moving to Vegas in April.. so, my next question is.. where is the best dealer i can take my 8 to? i'll be in the Northwest... thanks in advance!
You will be in the NW part of town? SWEEEEET I live on the NW too!!! I am up at Cheyenne and the 215, what cross streets will you be in? We can be neighbors!!!
Oh and to answer your question, Courtesy Mazda on West Sahara treated me good before.
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Originally Posted by flipstream
We'll be in Cheyenne & 215 too.. :D .. Lone Mountain Vistas... dang, i guess we are going to be neighbors. :p