How are all these new taxes that the NV Legislature going to help the price of housing in Clark and Washoe counties to stabilize? Especially the part about the State grabbing 4 cents on every $100 assessed property value and raise the already expensive reg fees for vehicles and sales tax also.

http://www.rgj.com/article/20090519/NEWS12/90519031&OAS_sitepage=news.rgj.com%2Fbreakingnews

From my viewpoint, that community is an example of nicely-landscaped but fairly dense suburban living, comprised of attractive houses which generally seem to feature a large number of small rooms, focused around the golf course. We have found nothing in there that appeals to us. But I admit, we are not golfers, so maybe my opinion should be discarded for this type of a community.

After God helps Mike find that double-wide in Sun Valley, maybe he can steer us toward a large old ranch house on 2 acres in the woods, with a small number of large rooms, and with no close neigbors.
I doubt it would be in Galena Forest or St. James, those houses don’t seem to us to have much side yard spacing either.

We are soon going to give up looking in the Reno-Tahoe area; however, the comments of the blog contributors are educational and useful, and we have enjoyed them.

Tom… Try the other side of the valley, up in the Virginia Highlands. There are some large lots up that way, which are quite afforable. Many are forested (with smaller trees).

If you look southeast of Reno, you will see a section of the hillside that has a lot more trees than the rest of the Virginia Range. That section has more trees, because it gets more precipitation. Of course, we’re still on the edge of a high desert, so it’s not exactly wet.

That area might be a bit too rustic for you, but you would have a lot more control over your own property.

Thanks guys. I meant the house should be centered in a large lot, it doesn’t need to be that much side spacing. Desert-type pines ub the Virginia foothills might work, we will look over there. A friend said the Tahoe One departure path goes over those hills, so we would want to check that out.
I have a big lot in LA but still the backyard neighbors (200 feet between houses) complained about the horn section in the band…just wait until Memorial Day!

If I can listen to their *&#@ middle-eastern folk music, they can listen to our Motown.

And if we move to Reno-Tahoe, we aim to play it LOUD.

The road to virginia city has DEATH written all over it

Not even once a Year, Mike?
We are talking about annual social functions, not nightly amplified CD or radio music.

The band plays for no more than 1 hour, in the afternoon only, and quits by 5 PM.

We do invite the neighbors. Mike, you will be welcome, neighbor or not.

The local P.D. guys stop by for barbeque.

No city or county laws are violated.

“HELP PROTECT NEVADA-KEEP CALIFORNIANS OUT”

RI, I like the Sultans of Swing, too. But this horn section I’m talking about isn’t a bunch of kids in baggy pants like the group in the song. It is a small group of age 60-ish soulful Detroiters who grew up playing Temptations and Lou Rawls songs. They know how those songs are supposed to sound, very mellow…these guys used to play in Nevada clubs, in fact, Back in the Day.

Marv, when most retiring Californians migrate to other states, they take accumulated resources and assets with them, unlike younger new resident arrivals in `receiving states.’ Semi-Retirees moving to Nevada will reinvest in housing, buy goods and services, sometimes will hire employees, or buy cars. For example, we would bring two small businesses with us, creating at least five new jobs; buy a nouse (which would at least create another “sale” in your market statistics); and we are waiting to buy a needed new truck in order to buy from a Reno dealer. We would be contributing by employing outside vendors, a landscape contractor, probably adding a room addition, utilizing local restaurants and stores, i.e., spending money among local Reno area businesses. The employees I would need must have at least a college degree, so that would help some to fill-in the middle job market. I have read on this blog and others comments that there aren’t enough jobs for that group, so they leave the area. Creating positions for them is a good thing for Nevada–you don’t want your kids forced to leave after finishing college due to shortages of jobs fitting their educational level.

Statistics will show a reader that retiree age group inbound migration generally does not add to social services costs for the receiving state compared to costs for adding younger familes: primarily, no new kids to educate, just more taxpayers to help pay for those already living there. This group is statistically not comprised of people prone to criminal conduct, either.

If you do the homework, I think you will find that Ed is right. Besides, with the inbound migration Nevada will inevitably share with other receiving states, of new arrivals who are foreign nationals, legal or not, you will need more supporting local property tax contributors and a stimulated local economy to cover the costs of growing social services needs Nevada will incur. The newly-arriving foreign nationals are a sympathetic group and I wish they could all be helped, but the truth of the matter is that they largely come with nothing but the clothes they are wearing, and they bring social service needs with them–children to educate and support, increased demands upon police and social services, and added local hospital burdens.

This emotional cry to `keep Californians out’ may be trendy and seem stylish, but in fact it is short-sighted; you may want to be careful, or you may get what you wish for. And then the small group of pre-existing local Nevadans playing that tune would be paying alone for the inevitable increased social services costs facing Nevada and other receiving states over the next ten years.

Probably the last thing Nevadans should hope for is to deter people with assets and whose families are grown and educated from moving into your state — unless your group alone wants to become the life-support system for all those new arrivals who will be coming in without assets but with young children and needs. Those new foreign national arrivals will be coming to Nevada whether wanted or not, it is already happening.
The federal government does not seem too interested in stopping this trend, or in helping to pay for state government deficits. Ask Arnold.

Maybe you can bring that crappy californian road rage driving with you as well?

or how about that snobby im better than you californian attitude also?

FYI both of those don’t fly here in Reno. I moved to reno because of all the places I have lived NY,FL,PA,NO,CA- people in reno were much nicer and had better attitudes. Infact of all the place I have lived california stands as being the WORST in respect to neighborly friendliness, and over all politeness.

Yo, Marv, you seem so critical and so ready to pick a quarrel, that it appears to me that you are more like the guy with the chip on his shoulder than the hypothetical Californian you have in your mind. And if your responses and attitude reflect your idea of Nevada politeness and neighborliness, I wouldn’t boast about it, if I were you.

With over thirty-five million people in California, sure you will run into some you prefer not to be around. But that can happen anywhere, including those several other states you mention you have lived in where you also criticize the attitudes of the people.

Add up the population of those states you think were the “bad attitude” population states where you have lived previously, and you will see what a significant percentage of the nation’s population they represent.

You can find neighborly people in any state–including California–not just primarily in Nevada. Much of your experience I suggest to you may be influenced by the way you interact with people, which impacts the way they respond to you.

Lighten up, Marv, and I bet you will find there weren’t so many hostile people around you in all those states as you thought.

marvins garden = marcus = diablo = apple = derrick. It’s obvious, and sure says a lot about this kids lack of confidence and insecurities to have to distance himself from his previous comments by making up new nicknames on a regular basis.

The troll posted:

“FYI both of those don’t fly here in Reno. I moved to reno because of all the places I have lived NY,FL,PA,NO,CA- people in reno were much nicer and had better attitudes”

Then you OBVIOUSLY do not fit in in Reno. Ithaca called, they want their trash back…

I agree. We need more Californians like Tom. Lighten up on him.

Four new sales pending in Montreux this week, all with askings over $1.5mil. I guess there really is some love for Montreux out there. I’ll keep you appraised on the outcomes.

Sorry, there are three new pending sales this week over 1.5, not four. I included an older pending by mistake.

Bill,

5885 Chambery was reduced from 2.1 to 1.55 several months ago. It is now listed as a short sale.

20525 Latour was reduced from 1.9 to 1.65 2 months ago. It was built and is owned by the Montreux developer.

6616 Jung was reduced from 2.5 to 2.1 several months ago. It was built by Pierce Construction, builder of several homes in Montreux.

John -

Since you appear to be our “Montreux Man,” what ever happened to that Delacroix [REO] pending that was listed for $619K? It was supposed to have closed this week.

And yesterday I received notice that there is another Renaissance REO [on Cartier] listed in the higher $600Ks.

To me, these REOs represent some of the best SFR values in Reno. Thanks for keeping the group up to date.

Thanks John -

I thought it would close in the high $500Ks.

Is it a smokin’ deal at $195/square foot when you’re comparing other homes’ prices/square foot? Probably not. But IMO, Montreux is a community within itself [not saying that’s either a good or bad thing]. And at $195/square foot INCLUDING the land, it’s a smokin’ deal.