become so hard to get a permit and find enough sober subcontractors to get the work done, most builders are saying, no, go get your own pool after you move in.

As land becomes more expensive, it becomes harder and harder for new homes to be priced within range of the average dual wage earning family. So the plots of land used to build on get smaller and smaller every year.

So if you just have to have a big yard, you?ll either be buying in Pahrump, which is 50 miles away, or you will be buying a resale home.

Probably the big

The carpets are clean, the paint is fresh, no one has ever lived there before.

There are lots of great reasons for buying a new house in Las Vegas, and they?re not hard to understand.

And if you?re leaning that way, great. Let me give you the pointers you need to know what?s going on.

First off, here in Las Vegas, which has been busting at the seams for almost 20 years now, the builders have had a ball, made tons of money, and gotten very used to dictating terms. So if you think you are going to negotiate and make a deal, forget it. It?s not going to happen. You?re going to take what the builder offers, or the sales agent will simply look over your shoulder and yell, Next! And move on to the next person in the line that stretches around the corner.

Also, particularly now in this robust buyers market, the builder will offer up a really juicy, tempting incentive package that may include free appliances, closing costs, lower interest rates, temporary buydowns, television sets, cruises to Mexico, or free payments for a year.

The amount and quality of the incentives offered will depend on how much inventory the builder is carrying.

But there is a catch. You will get nothing but a handshake unless you agree to use the lender the builder designates.

You will also pretty much be forced to use the escrow company for the closing that the builder wants, and usually has a cozy deal with.

Looking at model homes will dazzle you. The builders employ the finest interior designers, landscape architects and aromatherapy experts to create an environment so enticing, you just won?t want to leave.

What you actually get will be quite another matter. Remember to look very closely at what is included in the base price, because most of the finer details won?t be included.

The exception to this are higher end properties, where the finest amenitites are expected.

The vast majority of new homes are also delivered without any backyard landscaping, so you will be looking at some major expense to create the backyard of your dreams.

It used to be possible to roll a pool into your new home deal, but now that it?s become so hard to get a permit and find enough sober subcontractors to get the work done, most builders are saying, no, go get your own pool after you move in.

As land becomes more expensive, it becomes harder and harder for new homes to be priced within range of the average dual wage earning family. So the plots of land used to build on get smaller and smaller every year.

So if you just have to have a big yard, you?ll either be buying in Pahrump, which is 50 miles away, or you will be buying a resale home.

Probably the big

orget it. It?s not going to happen. You?re going to take what the builder offers, or the sales agent will simply look over your shoulder and yell, Next! And move on to the next person in the line that stretches around the corner.

Also, particularly now in this robust buyers market, the builder will offer up a really juicy, tempting incentive package that may include free appliances, closing costs, lower interest rates, temporary buydowns, television sets, cruises to Mexico, or free payments for a year.

The amount and quality of the incentives offered will depend on how much inventory the builder is carrying.

But there is a catch. You will get nothing but a handshake unless you agree to use the lender the builder designates.

You will also pretty much be forced to use the escrow company for the closing that the builder wants, and usually has a cozy deal with.

Looking at model homes will dazzle you. The builders employ the finest interior designers, landscape architects and aromatherapy experts to create an environment so enticing, you just won?t want to leave.

What you actually get will be quite another matter. Remember to look very closely at what is included in the base price, because most of the finer details won?t be included.

The exception to this are higher end properties, where the finest amenitites are expected.

The vast majority of new homes are also delivered without any backyard landscaping, so you will be looking at some major expense to create the backyard of your dreams.

It used to be possible to roll a pool into your new home deal, but now that it?s become so hard to get a permit and find enough sober subcontractors to get the work done, most builders are saying, no, go get your own pool after you move in.

As land becomes more expensive, it becomes harder and harder for new homes to be priced within range of the average dual wage earning family. So the plots of land used to build on get smaller and smaller every year.

So if you just have to have a big yard, you?ll either be buying in Pahrump, which is 50 miles away, or you will be buying a resale home.

Probably the big

he incentives offered will depend on how much inventory the builder is carrying.

But there is a catch. You will get nothing but a handshake unless you agree to use the lender the builder designates.

You will also pretty much be forced to use the escrow company for the closing that the builder wants, and usually has a cozy deal with.

Looking at model homes will dazzle you. The builders employ the finest interior designers, landscape architects and aromatherapy experts to create an environment so enticing, you just won?t want to leave.

What you actually get will be quite another matter. Remember to look very closely at what is included in the base price, because most of the finer details won?t be included.

The exception to this are higher end properties, where the finest amenitites are expected.

The vast majority of new homes are also delivered without any backyard landscaping, so you will be looking at some major expense to create the backyard of your dreams.

It used to be possible to roll a pool into your new home deal, but now that it?s become so hard to get a permit and find enough sober subcontractors to get the work done, most builders are saying, no, go get your own pool after you move in.

As land becomes more expensive, it becomes harder and harder for new homes to be priced within range of the average dual wage earning family. So the plots of land used to build on get smaller and smaller every year.

So if you just have to have a big yard, you?ll either be buying in Pahrump, which is 50 miles away, or you will be buying a resale home.

Probably the big

to leave.

What you actually get will be quite another matter. Remember to look very closely at what is included in the base price, because most of the finer details won?t be included.

The exception to this are higher end properties, where the finest amenitites are expected.

The vast majority of new homes are also delivered without any backyard landscaping, so you will be looking at some major expense to create the backyard of your dreams.

It used to be possible to roll a pool into your new home deal, but now that it?s become so hard to get a permit and find enough sober subcontractors to get the work done, most builders are saying, no, go get your own pool after you move in.

As land becomes more expensive, it becomes harder and harder for new homes to be priced within range of the average dual wage earning family. So the plots of land used to build on get smaller and smaller every year.

So if you just have to have a big yard, you?ll either be buying in Pahrump, which is 50 miles away, or you will be buying a resale home.

Probably the big

become so hard to get a permit and find enough sober subcontractors to get the work done, most builders are saying, no, go get your own pool after you move in.

As land becomes more expensive, it becomes harder and harder for new homes to be priced within range of the average dual wage earning family. So the plots of land used to build on get smaller and smaller every year.

So if you just have to have a big yard, you?ll either be buying in Pahrump, which is 50 miles away, or you will be buying a resale home.

Probably the biggest thing about buying a new home is that just about all the new home communitites now are master planned and come with CCR?s and homeowners associations, which greatly restrict your freedom to use your property as you see fit.

These are designed to insure that property values remain stable, not to restrict your freedom.

But if you own an RV, run a daycare school from home, like drilling for oil in your backyard, or painting your house bright shades of purple, you may have some problems, because the bylaws of the association will likely not permit those, and many, many, other types of activities.

Feel free to contact me if you want to know just how your lifestyle might be restricted.

Your new home is likely going to be on the outskirts of town as well, and some commuting to your job may be likely, as the builders can only build where vacant land is available, so be prepared for that.

All that being said, I can tell you this. If you love the smell of a new car, you?re really going to love opening the front door and inhaling the fragrance of your new home. Even without the aromatherapy, it?s a wonderful feeling.

One last thing. The sales rep at the model home site works for the builder, and not for you. Their job is to get your name on a contract, not to carefully consider your desires and provide support and guidance to you so that you make the best choice for you and your family. That?s your realtor?s job.

That?s MY job. I?m here to help you get the best thing out there for you.