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Benefits of Buying a Home in Las Vegas   If you’re a first-time home buyer or buying your first home in Las Vegas, it can be hard to decide where you want to purchase your property. The average home price in Vegas is $185,000 but this number fluctuates as home value in the area is going up and down with each passing year. The current average home value is the same as it was back in 2004 before the recession. Chances are, if you’re looking at Vegas to settle down, you’re probably attracted to the city for one reason or another. When it comes down to making a purchase, though, one reason to live in Vegas might not be enough to sway you to take such a big chance on a city that never sleeps. This being said, Vegas is a great place to buy a home for a number of reasons. If you aren’t totally set on Las Vegas already, you might be after you read the following list of reasons that buying in Las Vegas is beneficial.   Warm weather One of the biggest benefits of settling down i...

8 Things to Look for in A New Home If you’re thinking of b uying or renting a new house , you’re probably aware that you need a home that doesn’t have a leaking roof or faulty wiring. This is good. However, after you check those requirements off of your list there are a few other things you should pay attention to before you say I do to your new home. Room size If you have yet to buy furniture, room size won’t matter as much to you as it might to people who already have large sectionals and big furniture to squeeze into the house. If you do have furniture already, though, you’ll want to be sure that it can fit into its intended room before you go ahead and sign on the dotted line. Lay out The layout of a home is more important than most people realize. For people who like to entertain and have guests over, an open floor plan is probably better as it allows the host or hostess to socialize with their guests while doing other things. If entertaining isn’t your forte, however, a mo...

  Las Vegas Property Management Concerns   When you decide to rent as opposed to buying a property you may wonder what your rights are. This seems a little contrived but believe it or not there is a whole industry that caters to the legalities of rental properties and all the implications. The fact is that a rental tenant has the same rights as a homeowner under local laws. The law, when it comes to excessive noise for example, is the same wherever you go. Disturbing the peace is not appropriate in any neighborhood or setting. Always remember also, that sometimes it’s not necessary to solve the problems yourself when it comes to certain circumstances. your landlord may be required to help you. There is a stipulation called “quiet enjoyment” that is in most lease agreements. This stip may entitle you to getting specific assistance by your landlord. A lot of the time this is a clause that is included in the lease and entitles you to quiet enjoyment of the property t...