[olecapt]

Originally Posted by bkeast

Thanks everyone! Don't know if any of you are familiar with Southern Califiornia (where I'm from), but Henderson sounds more and more like the
"new" Victorville here.

Basically, 10 years ago, Victorville was nothing more than a slum desert community with a few nice parts scattered here and there. Then all the major housing companies decided to buy up the free land and build one master-planned community after another unti now there's housing tract after housing tract and new shopping centers as far as the eye can see.

The problem is, you can build new and make it look nice, but it's still basically slum with a little spit and polish. Because of this, many people who bought there due to cheaper housing are now desperate to get out.

I think for me, I'll stick with Boulder City and try to afford property there instead of buying in Henderson and possibly regretting it. Thanks again for all your replies.

Wrong place. Henderson is Huntington Beach or perhaps Cerritos. It is in close and is actually mildly expensive...A little cheaper than Summerlin but similar. Mesquite perhaps...or the AZ communities would be similar to Victorville.

Boulder City is nice and expensive. Most of the expensive neighborhoods of Summerlin, the nice areas of the south and northwest are all as nice.

Boulder City has this uniqueness as a bit of a throwback to another time and another place. But it is in no way superior. In fact if you like new, shiny and modern you would not like it there.

[bkeast]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Wrong place. Henderson is Huntington Beach or perhaps Cerritos. It is in close and is actually mildly expensive...A little cheaper than Summerlin but similar. Mesquite perhaps...or the AZ communities would be similar to Victorville.

Boulder City is nice and expensive. Most of the expensive neighborhoods of Summerlin, the nice areas of the south and northwest are all as nice.

Boulder City has this uniqueness as a bit of a throwback to another time and another place. But it is in no way superior. In fact if you like new, shiny and modern you would not like it there.

Thanks for the advice. I don't care for either Huntington or Cerritos, so good to know. I've heard nice things about Summerlin, but have never been there. So, basically, the nicer parts of Summerlin are akin to Boulder City, yet on the modern side?

Do you know what parts of Summerlin are nicer than others?

Thanks again for all your help!

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by bkeast

Thanks for the advice. I don't care for either Huntington or Cerritos, so good to know. I've heard nice things about Summerlin, but have never been there. So, basically, the nicer parts of Summerlin are akin to Boulder City, yet on the modern side?

Do you know what parts of Summerlin are nicer than others?

Thanks again for all your help!

Right on the edge of Summerlin and Desert Shores is a very quiet little community of beautiful, elegant, southwest style homes called Kokopelli. I just happen to know someone who has one for sale at a reasonable price.

[BobKovacs]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

Right on the edge of Summerlin and Desert Shores is a very quiet little community of beautiful, elegant, southwest style homes called Kokopelli. I just happen to know someone who has one for sale at a reasonable price.

I remember those houses! They were being built when I lived off of Soaring Gulls and Cheyenne. If I remember right, they didn't sell very fast at the time. I loved the look of those places, and was actually surprised that there weren't more homes built in that style when I first moved to Vegas. For some reason, I thought the housing would be more like Tuscon where there were more of the "traditional" style homes,as opposed to the faceless, 90% garage, 10% house look that moved in from California.

Bob

[bkeast]

Thanks you guys! I'll definitely look into that area.

Buzz123, what price is your friend selling for? Even though we're not looking to buy for a while still, I'm defnitely interested in what the market's like there. Can we get anything decent for $250,000?

Thanks again

[lvkewlkid]

For 250,000 you can get one of the higher-end condos or a lower-end townhome, there are some single-family communities at that price, but they are on small lots and can be up to 3 stories...older homes can be found at that price, some are fixer-uppers and some are in nasty areas, but some can be found in reasonable places like off of Rainbow and Lake Mead or Pecos and Russell or Spring Valley...

[BobKovacs]

Those houses at Kokopelli were in the $200's and $300's when they were being built in the 90's, when everything around them was much less. They're probably selling in the high $400's now if I had to guess (if not more).

Bob

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

Those houses at Kokopelli were in the $200's and $300's when they were being built in the 90's, when everything around them was much less. They're probably selling in the high $400's now if I had to guess (if not more).

Bob

Well you remember mostly right. However they were not nearly as expensive as the houses to the north. Then again those were all 3K+ ranches on 1/2 acres. Was nothing directly across the street when they were built.

They now go 450 to 600K. Or thereabouts. I did not pull the actuals.

Buzz is very, very close to the guy who is selling.

[bkeast]

Wow, those prices are higher than I had hoped, but still cheaper than what we have in Rancho Cucamonga. Here, a decent condo goes for about $350k and an older house on a mediocre street is around $500k, so it's still better. Thanks again everyone!

[itscindergirl]

Henderson is a upcoming town they are revitalizing downtown area tearing down the old and making way for new lots of condos being built and lofts in the downtown area. I live here and have had no problems and I live right off suset and boulder hwy in south valley ranch i walk my dog late at night in the park and love it here but thats my opinion for what it is worth i live in the aspen peak condos and they are nice and very quiet