[Girlesq]

Originally Posted by bigdogmom13

So are we talking about the southwest as in the south portion of Spring Valley? Just trying to get my geography straight... We're considering a move there for retirement; in fact, we were just there last week looking at a few neighborhoods in Henderson, Summerlin, and Lone Mountain. We have 2 years to do the research.

Southwest is a huge area-- Spring Valley is part of it, also Spanish Trail/Spanish Hills, but I am further south, south of 215-- there is Nevada Trails, Rhodes Ranch, Coronado Ranch, Mountains Edge-- all very nice areas to raise a family.

[BBMW]

It sounds to me that you just don't like the standard southwestern suburban topology/lifestyle. And five years ago was the middle of the worst economic dislocation Vegas has ever experienced.

Originally Posted by 08grad

Sunshine is a con from June-August. When it's 110 the last place I want to be is in the sun. I love it in the winter months.

I liked Vegas better 5 years ago. Homes were 40% cheaper. Roads were half as crowded. While this is a very transient town, I have the feeling that there's more people coming here and not leaving.

Summerlin and Green Valley Ranch are overrated. Each house is the exact same; stucco-covered, 2-story, on a tiny lot. There's no privacy. All of the community parks/trails/centers that make this area "special" are crowded with the same stupid selfish people that drive on our roads.

The rural areas are better. I prefer non-HOA parts of Centennial Hills to Summerlin. Many homes are on half acre sites which minimizes the biggest con of Las Vegas - the people.

[08grad]

Originally Posted by BBMW

It sounds to me that you just don't like the standard southwestern suburban topology/lifestyle. And five years ago was the middle of the worst economic dislocation Vegas has ever experienced.

No, I was very specific in my examples. I dislike communities full of two-story stucco homes on tiny lots. Most new home communities are heading in this direction, with builders stacking more homes on smaller lots to maximize profit.

Thankfully, these aren't the only types of homes available in Vegas. I like the Section 10 area of Spring Valley, the Scotch Eighty/Rancho area, Sunrise Manor east of Hollywood, and many parts of Enterprise. These areas are full of unique homes on large private lots.

[bigdogmom13]

Originally Posted by Girlesq

Southwest is a huge area-- Spring Valley is part of it, also Spanish Trail/Spanish Hills, but I am further south, south of 215-- there is Nevada Trails, Rhodes Ranch, Coronado Ranch, Mountains Edge-- all very nice areas to raise a family.

Thanks!! Will check some of those areas out!

[BBMW]

Yes, but that's a VERY standard form throughout the southwest. And, yes, you can find other (or build something else yourself.) But the latter is the exception, the former is the rule.

Originally Posted by 08grad

No, I was very specific in my examples. I dislike communities full of two-story stucco homes on tiny lots. Most new home communities are heading in this direction, with builders stacking more homes on smaller lots to maximize profit.

Thankfully, these aren't the only types of homes available in Vegas. I like the Section 10 area of Spring Valley, the Scotch Eighty/Rancho area, Sunrise Manor east of Hollywood, and many parts of Enterprise. These areas are full of unique homes on large private lots.

[08grad]

Originally Posted by BBMW

Yes, but that's a VERY standard form throughout the southwest. And, yes, you can find other (or build something else yourself.) But the latter is the exception, the former is the rule.

Only recently. Homes built prior to the boom were not in this form (two-stories crammed together on small lots. The majority of homes built prior to 1990 were ranches on large lots.

Looking at real estate data (Redfin/Realtor.com):

21% of the homes on the market that are 5-10 years old are single story homes.
30% of the homes on the market that are 10-15 years old are single story homes.
44% of the homes on the market that are 15-20 years old are single story homes.

45% of the homes built between 2005-2016 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
47% of the homes built between 2000-2005 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
56% of the homes built between 1995-2000 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
56% of the homes built between 1990-1995 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
61% of the homes built between 1980-1990 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.

[GailL2007]

Has anyone heard of The Avenue Apartments, 4800 E. Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV. Any opinions? On another forum, someone posted that you share a bathroom with strangers who come into your apartment. What the hell? Thanks from a NJ transplant who likes to gamble.

[BBMW]

The only difference between most of the single story homes I see in Begas and the two stories are that they're single story. They're the same aesthetics, same density, etc. So that really doesn't change anything. A lot of the developments mix single and two story houses.

Originally Posted by 08grad

Only recently. Homes built prior to the boom were not in this form (two-stories crammed together on small lots. The majority of homes built prior to 1990 were ranches on large lots.

Looking at real estate data (Redfin/Realtor.com):

21% of the homes on the market that are 5-10 years old are single story homes.
30% of the homes on the market that are 10-15 years old are single story homes.
44% of the homes on the market that are 15-20 years old are single story homes.

45% of the homes built between 2005-2016 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
47% of the homes built between 2000-2005 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
56% of the homes built between 1995-2000 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
56% of the homes built between 1990-1995 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.
61% of the homes built between 1980-1990 are on lots larger than 6500 sq ft.

[C_A_Braun]

Originally Posted by Belldandy07

Cons: 350 days of sunshine. Opinions on the weather vary, I know, as so many people enjoy living where there's nothing but sunshine year-round. I'm a seasons girl so seeing month after month of sunshine gets pretty boring, putting it very lightly.

Opinions on the chemtrails I know vary, as those trusting their lives to the government are all too quick to use the phrase 'conspiracy theorist'. Planes are in the sky on a daily basis spraying mist, and then a day later its conveniently 'cloudy'. Wow. But a lot of people think it's just water mist or magic dust. That doesn't cancel out the other points.

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[Awsi Dooger]

As resident from 1984 to 2008, my nominations would be:

PROS:

* Access to legalized sportsbooks, whether betting or merely watching

* 24 hour town. That aspect I miss dearly in Miami, as a night person. Miami touts itself as a 24 town but that's a comparative joke. I get cops stopping and staring at me when I walk the neighborhood at 10 PM. They can't believe anybody is outside at that hour.

* Walking the Strip is a blast. Always something to do, once you get a feel for each casino and their characteristics. Ability to meet interesting people of all types and from all areas without even trying. Again, the sportsbooks are gold in that aspect. The yardage piles up quickly and without thinking about it. In Las Vegas I'd reach and surpass 10,000 steps per day without trying. Now I have to wear a pedometer and work at it.

* Buffets and cheap/free food. When I returned to Miami I was stunned to actually pay for food again, after so many decades of comped casino buffets and coffee shops. That was a perk of being so well known in the sports betting community and knowing people behind the counter. I did lose more than 20 pounds once returning to Miami.

* Wide open spaces and access to several adjacent states. You guys are mere hours from amazing places like Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon. It's so much easier and faster to cover freeway miles in the West than the congested East. Take advantage. I did but I regret not doing so more frequently. Now I've got flatlands in every direction and it's 400 miles to enter a different state.

* Availability of It's It ice cream treats. You guys have them right there in the grocery aisle. Unbelievable. Boxes of three. I'd be dashing there right now and knocking people over if they were blocking my grasp.

CONS:

* Summer furnace heat. Absolutely unbearable. Give me 90 and humidity every day over 110+ dull stifling unchanging desert summers. Here you get the wonderful afternoon showers and change of horizon, in fact several times per day. I'm so glad I bolted Las Vegas and traveled elsewhere for all but a couple summers when I lived there. I still remember the years I was stuck, like 1988 and 2001.

* Price of golf. Ridiculous, compared to elsewhere. I can play perfectly good full length courses here for $25 or less including cart twilight rate. Now I play many times per week compared to barely at all in ripoff Las Vegas, where anything below $100 is touted as a bargain. In Las Vegas I used to play the course in Henderson, the one that was called Wildhorse when I left but had other names previously.

* Three hours behind the real world. Sorry, but Eastern time dictates. NFL football was born for 1 PM, not 10 AM. Likewise Monday Night Football and Sunday Night Football are actually night starts, not late afternoon. At least close your curtains and turn off the lights. Elections are essentially decided before your polls even close.