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Rearch HOA before you buy into community

While some might view homeowners associations as dictatorships, Randy Watkins, owner of Complete Association Management Company, said they’re in place to ensure that neighborhoods are attractive and enjoyable.

Tips on how to pay off your mortgage early

Paying off your mortgage in 10 years might sound impossible, and it is — for some homeowners. In fact, some people need decades to pay back the home loan they borrowed from the bank.

Use comparables instead of tax-assessment figure to price home

Q: We are getting ready to sell our house. We bought it in 1967. Our tax bill says it’s worth $260,000. Is that how much we should ask for it? Should we hire an appraiser? What if our Realtor advises us to sell the house for some other amount? — J.

Sometimes the best thing to do is walk way

Homebuyers see all sorts of potentially offensive things in sellers’ homes. The list includes everything from dirty underwear, feces-flinging pets, animal-head trophies and drug paraphernalia to swastikas, Confederate flags and shrines to rival sports teams.

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Resale Home Sales May 5-8

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RJRealEstateLV.

Palm tree may be damaging neighbor’s fence

From the one photograph you sent me it would appear the palm trees could have caused the damage to the cinderblock fence. In contacting the neighbor, you should first have a contractor look at the fence and obtain a written report as to the cause of the damage and the cost to repair the fence. The report would establish responsibility between the two homeowners as to whose landscaping caused the damage in the first place.

Virtual reality presentation can transport visitors into a Veer unit

Kamran Zand, real estate broker and founder of Luxury Estates International, has teamed with Fraser Almeida, creative director of Luxury Homes Photography, to video record the first virtual reality presentation of a high-rise condominium atop the Veer Towers at City Center on the Las Vegas Strip.

Resale Home Sales By Zip Code — April 21-24

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RJRealEstateLV.

There are rules for installing satellite dishes

NRS 116 does not address satellite dishes. Satellite dishes fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communication Commission.

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