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Buying a home in North Las Vegas
Tell me what the house has to do. I will tell you what I would do, and you will hear from me the whole way through.
Buying a home in North Las Vegas: where a lot of first homes get bought
Buying a home in North Las Vegas is, for a lot of families in this valley, how they became homeowners. North Las Vegas is its own city at the north end of the valley, along the 15 and near the logistics and distribution corridor that runs out along that freeway, and it is where a first home is more likely to be within reach than in the master-planned communities to the south and west. Many of the people buying here work in the things Las Vegas runs on: hospitality, healthcare, the warehouses and distribution centers out by the 15, teaching, the trades.
The question that comes before the house is the commute. North Las Vegas is convenient for anyone working along the 15 or on the north side, and a long way from Henderson, the airport and the far west side at 5pm. The valley is not enormous, but it is not small either, and the 215 at rush hour is a different road than at 11am. Drive your actual commute on a weekday evening before you decide anything.
Tell me what the house has to do
Why North Las Vegas buyers work with me
I am John Arendt, a Realtor with Compass Realty & Management, and I have sold homes across the Las Vegas valley for 20 years, North Las Vegas among them. Because I also work Henderson, Summerlin, Southern Highlands and Anthem, I can tell you what your number buys in North Las Vegas compared with the rest of the valley, and when a different part of the valley would serve what the house has to do better.
We start with what the house has to do and the whole payment, including HOA dues where the community has them and what the house costs to cool in August. A lender pre-approval is not required to start with me, but I recommend it strongly, because it is better to shop for what you know you can afford. Before or during the first showing we sign a buyer representation agreement, so you know in writing who I work for and how I am paid, which is negotiated and never fixed. The whole way I help you buy is here. When you ask which house, I tell you.
How buying a home in North Las Vegas goes, step by step
The first call covers the commute, what the house has to do, whether you want the structure of an HOA or would rather not have one, and what you are hoping to spend. Then the payment conversation with a lender. Then a short list in the part of North Las Vegas that fits, with the 3D walkthroughs doing the first pass so we tour the ones you already like.
On a North Las Vegas tour I am looking at the age of the air conditioner, roof and water heater, what the HOA controls and charges if there is one, which direction the big windows face, and what the street is like on a weekday evening. When you find it, earnest money is typically about 1 percent and negotiable, the due diligence period is usually 10 calendar days to two weeks and negotiable, and if the home is in an association you get the HOA resale package Nevada requires the seller to provide during that window. Then the appraisal, the loan, the walkthrough, signing at the title company or with a mobile notary, recording and keys, with every date on a calendar and a call from me before each one.
North Las Vegas specifics worth knowing before you buy
Because so many North Las Vegas homes are first homes, the seller across the table is often a family trading up, and their purchase elsewhere in the valley may depend on your closing date, which is a negotiation point worth knowing about. Some neighborhoods carry HOA dues and some do not, and a first-time buyer who has never lived under an association should read the resale package before deciding they do not mind the rules. The 15 and the 215 are the roads that decide the commute. And I have not written a neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to North Las Vegas here, because a wrong specific about somebody's own street is worse than a blank; on the phone you get what is on the market right now and what has sold near it.
If this is your first purchase, first-time buyers in North Las Vegas is written for you. If you are moving in from out of state, relocating to North Las Vegas is. Or call or text 702-881-6562, tell me where you work and what you are hoping to spend, and I will tell you what your number buys here and where else it would go. More about North Las Vegas and how I work with buyers across the valley are here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is North Las Vegas a good place to buy a first home?
A lot of families in this valley bought their first home here, and many of my move-up sellers are those same people years later. Whether it fits you depends on your commute and your number, and I will tell you what your number buys here compared with the rest of the valley.
Do North Las Vegas homes have HOA dues?
Some do and some do not. If the home is in an association, Nevada requires the seller to provide the resale package during your due diligence period, and the dues and the rules about your own house are in it. Read it before you decide you do not mind.
How much earnest money will I need on a North Las Vegas home?
On the offers I write it is typically about 1 percent of the purchase price, and it is negotiable. It goes to an escrow company, usually part of a title company, and it stays your money until closing.
North Las Vegas
What buying a home looks like in North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas is where a lot of move-up families bought their first home.
North Las Vegas is its own city at the north end of the valley along the 15, where a lot of the valley's first homes get bought and where many of my move-up sellers are selling from to buy across the valley.
- Why people choose it
- A lot of move-up families in the valley bought their first home here, and many of my sellers are selling from North Las Vegas to buy into Summerlin, Anthem, Southern Highlands or newer Henderson.
- Getting around
- North side of the valley, near the 15 and the logistics and distribution corridor out along it.
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