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Lake Mountain Estates is located in the sleepy little town of Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City was created as a result of the Hoover Dam project.  Its unique because of its controlled growth, small town atmosphere and a ban on gaming within city limits. That's right, no gambling is allowed in Boulder City.

Lake Mountain Estates is a manufactured home community just off of the highway overlooking Lake Mead. Home owners within the community own the property their homes reside on, but what makes this community unique is that its the only age restricted community in Boulder City. The association fees are very reasonable, approximately $20 per month and the community has a nice community center with a swimming pool for residents.  Lots sizes are generous and many residents have oversized or RV parking.

Resales in the community are usually available. So if you are looking for a nice quiet age restricted community away from the bustle of big city life, you might want to take a look at Lake Mountain Estates. For more information about this community and others like it in Henderson and Las Vegas, visit our website at http://www.lvrealty.net/. -Charles

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I've said it before, fall is the time for conventions and expos. Tomorrow is the Fall Trends Event. The event is being held at the Four Season Hotel, Thursday October 26th. The topic of the event is the impact of U.S. and International trends on Las Vegas real estate. I think we can see some of it in the amount of high rise projects being developed by over seas companies. The most notable was the Ivana being developed by an Austrailian developer.  Ultimately it was canceled.

The event starts at 7:30 am and the cost is $50,00 in advance or $75.00 at the door. Sponsors of the event include Colliers International, Title One, Southwest 1031 Exchange and First American Title Company. If anyone attends, please let us know how it was. -Charles

I know several AR members have mentioned that they are attending the NAR convention in New Orleans this year. For those that aren't able to attend this year, perhaps someone (or a coalition of several) could put up some posts about the difference conferences they attended, share new information and generally update all of us here. If some technically gifted are attending, podcasts of the seminars would be great, or if you are really up to date on the tech, how about some video of the event?

Matt, could video be hosted here? And could audio files be uploaded and be available for download by mmembers?  I'm thinking a nice video of the highlights would be fantastic as well as recordings of the speakers. If you are attending, Teri put up a post to get a group together in New Orleans at the convention (if you want to hook up with other AR members, put your name on Teri's list). And since I know Eric will be attending, I'm sure they'll be plenty of good pictures of everyone at the convention.

I'm sure the best stories will be what happened after hours! -Charles

I'm sure quite a few of the members will be attending Halloween parties this weekend. We haven't had a contest in a while (speaking of which, any word on when the graphic contest winner will be announced?).  So I was thinking, what if we had a costume contest?  Members send in pics of themselves in costume.  The best (and worse) could be posted in an AR blog post and the winners picked by Matt, Caleb & co.

What you do you all think? -Charles

Las Vegas is often viewed as the adult disneyland, a true 24 hour town. After all, our city's advertising slogan is "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."  Las Vegas is more than just neon lights. What isn't advertised are the wonderful family communities, beautiful desert scenery and the booming job market. Everyone knows about the opportunities for entertainment on the Las Vegas strip, but the rest of the city has a lot to offer as well. There are several large shopping malls with minutes of virtually every part of the city. If you are a nature lover, Las Vegas has dozens of beautiful parks and the Red Rock conservation area is about a fifteen minute drive. Las Vegas is about a thirty-five minute drive from Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. The newly developed art district in downtown Las Vegas has a new promenade connecting it to the new world market and outlet mall, with newly developed work/live buildings under construction.  If you prefer more cultured entertainment, take in a broadway show at any one of the strip venues or see a live performance at the performing arts center in the master planned community of Summerlin. Tour one of the many museums or attend concert, Las Vegas has it all.

Just because Las Vegas is located in the desert doesn't mean you would have to miss out on your favorite winter activities. Mount Charleston is a short hour drive from the city and offers excellent skiing and snowboarding. With some many things to do and see, its no wonder Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world.  -Charles

Today I got a very disturbing call from the VFW. As I'm sure you know, the VFW is a charity that helps our veterans (Veterans of Foreign Wars). Most major cities have a VFW post. I had never received a solicitation from them and am a firm believer that our veterans deserve a lot more then our government currently gives them.

The strange thing was that they weren't collecting for vets. They were doing a food drive for the elderly in the community. They said that they started an elderly assistance program of gift baskets.  Baskets contained food, household items, etc.  The donation range was $75 for a full basket, $35 for a half, down to $15 for a quarter of one basket.  Seniors to be eligible, had to have an income of less than $600 a month....and they said they had thousands on the eligible list!  I was stunned. How anyone could survive here on less than $600 a month was unthinkable, and they had thousands of eligible seniors on the list. We ended up buying several baskets and are on their list for future drives. So if you get a call from your local VFW asking for your help, please give generously. Good things always come to those that give themselves. -Charles

You never know the impact you will have on those around you. When Jacqui and I were house hunting, we showed up at our current residence without our realtor (I know, very bad!).  The place was locked of course but looked exactly like what we were looking for. The next door neighbor saw us, invited us into her home to see the floor plan (very close to ours) and look over her back wall so we could see the pool and yard.

We did buy the place and fix it up. Over the years we've been very friendly with our neighbor and I would do some little maintenance for her.  Nothing major, but if she needed something heavy moved, a lightbulb replaced or her sprinklers needed to be fixed I'd do it. To me, it was never an inconvenience or bother (she always felt she was bothering us), but I never forgot her kindness to us as complete strangers. All of her family lives out of state so I try to keep an eye on her for them as well.

My next door neighbor turned 85 this year. Every year she goes back for several weeks, but she had injured her shoulder this year so her daughter in-law flew out yesterday to help her around the house a bit and to fly back with her to Omaha.  I had never met her, but she apparently knew all about Jacqui and I. When she got in, my neighbor came over and introduced us. She expressed her gratitude for "taking care" of her "mom" and had brought me a gift. She said that the family had worried about her living alone until we had moved in next door. (They had tried to coax her to move back to Nebraska but the winters were just too hard on her.)  I was surprised. In today's day and age, it seems common courtesy has become for the most part, extinct. Not only did that make my day, but I'm still feeling good the next day.  The next time someone does something nice for you, take the time to thank them. It will be so unexpected that you'll make that person's day. Who knows, maybe we all start a chain reaction and make things just a little bit nicer for everyone. -Charles

Providence is a new masterplanned community in Northwest Las Vegas, just off of Hualapai Road. The property is being developed by Focus Property Group, the company behind Mountain's Edge. Providence homes are being builted by over a dozen different builders, each adding their own unique touch to the 30 different neighborhoods that will eventually make up the community.  Providence is being developed with a strong traditional American theme. Over 4,000 trees are being planted throughout the community. Sets of neighborhoods will have the same species of tree planted throughout, giving the community contrasting colors in the fall and spring.

Three major parks are planned, along with "pocket parks" (a total of 33 acres)which will all be connected throughout the community by 10 miles of walking and jogging trails. Three additional schools are planned for the community as well.  Sales have started for select neighborhoods with more models scheduled to be open before the end of the year.

For more information about Providence, visit our website at lvrealty.net or email Jacqulyn at info@lvrealty.net -Charles

Mountain's Edge is a huge master planned community in Las Vegas. The entire project will cover over 3,000 acres with over 600 acres set aside for parks and public facilities. The community will have historical as well as cultural tie-ins and will old world themed. There are 20 different builders involved in the project, giving each neighborhood its own unique feel. Community amenities include several themed parks, a performing arts center, a skate park, tennis complex as well as other sports facilities. Construction has started on several neighborhoods thoroughout the project.

If there is a "neighborhood" that stands out in Mountain's Edge, its Yellowstone by Meritage Homes. The Yellowstone community inside Mountain's Edge offers five neighborhoods of one and two story single family homes. The center piece of the Yellowstone community is "The Club" at Yellowstone.  This fully staffed multi-million dollar recreational center will have three swimming pools, state of the art fitness center, full kitchen, children's play area, party room, bbq area, basketball court and spa. Yellowstone residents also enjoy all of Mountain's Edge amenities as well. There are individual neighbors inside Yellowstone: Evergreen, Glacier, Great Falls, Warm Springs and Whitewater. Meritage Homes has another neighborhood of homes available as well, Summer Trail.

There are several builders offering great buyers incentives at any given time. The master plan was created and developed by Focus Property Group, a Las Vegas company. They have also developed several other projects in Las Vegas as well.  For more information about all of the neighborhoods in Mountain's Edge or to view current floor plans, feel free to visit our huge Las Vegas real estate website (lvrealty.net). -cr

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For those of you that read my blogs, I put up a post about remodeling woes a few days ago. Last year a friend of mine was down on his luck and was looking for work.  We were thinking about having the guest bathroom re-done and he offered to do it. He said he had worked as a plummer and could fix the plumbing issues as well as replace the aging tub with a new one. I figured it was a win-win as he needed the work and we needed the job done. I paid him the going rate and he fixed it all. Well......that wasn't quite true. He did replace the tub, fixtures and replaced the pipes in the walls.....with pvc.

Apparently, that is a huge no-no and now I know why.  That piping isn't made for constant heavy pressure. When the licensed plumber pulled out the old shower from the master bath, he found a water leak from the pvc pipe installed last year as well as mold. Its been remediated and the new pvc piping has been ripped out and replaced with brand new copper. The rest of the remodeling should be completed by the end of next week and I can't wait. When it comes to your house, hire an expert. You'll save yourself money in the long run. -Charles