While searching for appliances to use in my luxury investment home kitchen, I came across many good options. Ideally, your entire kitchen appliance set is manufactured by the same company, but this can be difficult due to the strengths and weaknesses offered by each. Below, in my opinion are the top 5 luxury appliance brands…
I had to post this video of the tough work one of our sub-contractors had to go through on this project. The more we looked at the exterior of this home, we hated it. MacDonald Highlands located in Henderson Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas likes to encourage the use of stone on home exteriors…
Shelter Realty Represents Buyer in Purchase of 586 Lairmont Place, Henderson NV Shelter Realty agent Paul Rowe acted as the buyer’s agent on the purchase of a 12,000 square foot custom home in the upscale neighborhood of MacDonald Highlands. The $1.7 million dollar sale on 586 Lairmont Pl, Henderson NV closed on November 30th, 2015.…
Most property management companies will offer a set maintenance limit upon initiating a new contract with a landlord. The majority of Las Vegas property management companies set this limit at $300 – 500. This means that at property manager can approve any repair to your home that is less than that amount without the landlord’s…
Las Vegas Short Sale News: Senate Extends Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act for 2014 Homeowners who sold their home as a short sale and their REALTORS® sighed in relief today as the U.S. Senate followed the U.S. House of Representatives meaning Congress finally approved an extension to the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act of 2007. This act has exempted…
If You Can’t Sell Your Las Vegas Home, Rent it Shelter Realty has been contacted over the last month by several Las Vegas homeowners about listing their property for rent. The message has been very similar, my home is not selling and now I just want to rent it. The Las Vegas Real Estate Market is changing and homes…
Beginning August 16 2014. those who want to utilize a “conventional loan” to purchase a new home after previously selling a home on a short sale will face a longer eligibility period. At present, buyers who sold their previous home as a short sale can purchase again after two years if they are putting down 20%.…
I attended a broker event yesterday at Palms Place, the Condo-Hotel development next door to the Palms Casino. They are currently releasing about 220 units of which 180 are studio suites and 40 are 1 bedroom suites. The studios are 615 square feet and start at $195,000 and the one bedroom units are 1220 square…
Experian and Transunion May Begin to Include Rental History as a Part of Credit Scores One of the challenges many first time home buyers often face when trying to purchase a home is a lack of established credit lines. Multiple credit lines such as credit cards, lines of credit, department cards, furniture store credit help…
Immediate opening for full time Las Vegas Residential Property Manager/Field Coordinator. This is a field position consisting of move-ins, move-outs, make readies and inspections. You must have reliable transportation and drivers license. You must possess a Real Estate License and Property Manager Permit. If you do not possess a real estate license and permit, please…
National home values have risen and your investment properties probably gained values too. The Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 gives investors the ability to defer capital gain tax when you exchange business-use or investment property for another business-use or investment property. There are many ways of exchange. For example, sell a vacation rental home in Hawaii…
I receive calls from Yelp at least once or twice a month to sign up for their ad program for Business Owners but I have yet to sign up and for very good reason. As many property managers know, managing rental properties is a thankless job. It’s very rare you receive phone calls from landlords or tenants stating how happy…
