[Natali :)]

Originally Posted by Scott456

what will I want in a house in Vegas?
1. well-insulated house
2. one story (hate to climb stairs )
3. north facing, with tall tree shade above the house
4. no pool
5. small yards (hate yeard work)
6. tile or wood floor
7. no bigger than 1000 sq ft
8. attached car garage
9. quiet and safe tree-line neighborhood
10. single family house, not condo or townhouse (don't want to pay HOA fees)
11. close to shopping

@olecapt

and what about me ?

1. well-insulated house
2. 2-3 story
3. north facing................ (prefered)
4. pool ? .......................... (yes OR no -it is not principally different)
5. nice size yards
6. tile or wood floor..............(prefered)
7. bigger than 1900 sq ft
8. 2-3 car garage
9. quiet and safe tree-line neighborhood - (prefered) Henderson OR Summerlin
10. gated communities (very prefered !!! )
11. single family house

12. up to & 200K (prefered)

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by Natali :)

1) from all home builders ?

2) why after 2000 ? new formal standard ?

Thanks !

that was the start of a lot of the energy efficient housing. And it kept getting better into the 2004 time frame. Then it kind of got lost in the exuberance.

But Houses built in the 2000s are substantially more energy efficient that those built in the 1990s.

[Natali :)]

Originally Posted by olecapt

that was the start of a lot of the energy efficient housing. And it kept getting better into the 2004 time frame. Then it kind of got lost in the exuberance.

But Houses built in the 2000s are substantially more energy efficient that those built in the 1990s.

Thanks !

[ruready1st]

I would want a North or East facing backyard. You want the majority of windows on the North side of the house.

I would want a backyard that doesn't sit right up against a street or neighbors house. I settled for less house here because of that fact.

Nice neighborhood where your next door neighbors seem like sane, clean, quiet folk. Neighbors can really ruin a home.

Reasonable monthly HOA fees that cover a community pool.

Tile everywhere, except maybe very low traffic areas like the bedrooms.

Covered extended back patio.

Fake grass in the backyard. It is comfortable to walk on, our dog loves it and its easier to clean then rocks/gravel. Each week it's easier to get all the poop off the fake grass than the rocks (uneven surface). We clean the yard with some natural enzyme spray every 4-6 months and rinse with water to control the pet odor.

[MediocreButArrogant]

This fear of children drowning in a swimming pool is way overblown. That only happens when the parents are both negligent and stupid.

I moved into a house with a pool when I had a one-year-old, and threw many pool parties where there was no possibility of a child accidentally drowning. The only time my kid fell into the pool accidentally I was standing right next to him and grabbed hold of his arm before his chin even hit the water.

Southern Nevada Pool Code requires a 4 foot high barrier fence completely enclosing the pool. Add a self-closing, latching gate and you've got one layer of protection. Alarm all your doors to the back yard so there is an audible alarm when one opens and you've got a second layer of protection. Finally, add an alarm that senses objects falling in the water and you've got a third layer of protection. You could also put those wristband thingees on your kid's wrist that sets off an alarm when they get wet. Most of the time when kids drown their parents don't even have the required barriers around the pool.

For the party situation where you've got lots of visitors using the pool, you assign one parent who understands their job is to watch the pool, and they are not to leave their station unless they are replaced by another responsible adult who knows they too must not leave until they are relieved.

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by MediocreButArrogant

This fear of children drowning in a swimming pool is way overblown. That only happens when the parents are both negligent and stupid.

I moved into a house with a pool when I had a one-year-old, and threw many pool parties where there was no possibility of a child accidentally drowning. The only time my kid fell into the pool accidentally I was standing right next to him and grabbed hold of his arm before his chin even hit the water.

Southern Nevada Pool Code requires a 4 foot high barrier fence completely enclosing the pool. Add a self-closing, latching gate and you've got one layer of protection. Alarm all your doors to the back yard so there is an audible alarm when one opens and you've got a second layer of protection. Finally, add an alarm that senses objects falling in the water and you've got a third layer of protection. You could also put those wristband thingees on your kid's wrist that sets off an alarm when they get wet. Most of the time when kids drown their parents don't even have the required barriers around the pool.

For the party situation where you've got lots of visitors using the pool, you assign one parent who understands their job is to watch the pool, and they are not to leave their station unless they are replaced by another responsible adult who knows they too must not leave until they are relieved.

Another aspect is to teach the kids to swim. Not fool proof but on top of reasonable precautions it makes the odds very small. Year old kids can swim just fine. With one exception our kids swam as soon as out of diapers. The exception was drown proof but declined to swim until it became socially unacceptable...then swam quite well in a week.

[greeny03]

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[MediocreButArrogant]

Originally Posted by greeny03

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How long have you worked from them?

[KevK]

Originally Posted by bmac88

The most important factor is who is living next door,try and find out,because the wrong people can make a dream home a nightmare !

Yeah, you might end up with this guy next door to you!

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[tomfirst]

Less than 1099 SF 14

I think my SUV is bigger than that......could always 'live in a van down by the river' like Chris Farley on SNL did...no HOA either.