Relocating to Southern Highlands

Relocating to Southern Highlands almost never starts with Southern Highlands. It starts with a Summerlin or Henderson search, because those are the two names people moving to Las Vegas have heard of, and it ends here when a buyer finds out that a master-planned community south of the Strip off the 15 often gets them more house for the money than a comparable Summerlin address, with the airport closer. Framing the move as Summerlin or Henderson quietly rules out places that might fit you better, and Southern Highlands is the one it rules out most often.

The people who relocate here are families who want a newer master-planned community and found their number went further at the south end, and people whose work is south, along the 15 or near the airport, where the drive from the west side would cost an hour a day. Like every master-planned community in the valley it comes with HOA dues and rules about what you can do with your own house, and a relocating buyer who has never lived under an HOA should know that going in.

The first conversation is by phone: where you will work, or whether you are certain you will be remote, when you are moving, what the house has to do and what you are hoping to spend. Talk to a lender early and get the whole payment clear, dues included. A pre-approval is not required to start with me, but I recommend it strongly, because a relocating buyer with a start date cannot afford to lose a house over paperwork.

Then the 3D walkthroughs do the first round from your couch, with the Southern Highlands candidates next to the Summerlin and Henderson ones at the same number, so the comparison gets made with all of them on the screen. The ones that survive become the short list you fly in for. When you visit, drive your actual commute at 5pm on a Tuesday, not on a Sunday afternoon when every neighborhood in the valley looks good, and drive the neighborhood on a weekday evening. 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 offer, the due diligence period, the appraisal and closing are here, and signing with a mobile notary is normal in Nevada if you cannot be here.