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Owning a home in the desert: maintenance, pools, landscaping rules, solar and keeping your costs predictable.
Which Way Should a Backyard Face in Las Vegas? North, South, East and West Compared
In the Mojave, the direction your backyard faces decides when you can use the patio, how hard the A/C works and how warm the pool gets. Here's how each exposure plays out.
Owning a Home in Las Vegas: Pools, Solar, A/C, Water and Other Desert Realities
Desert homes wear differently. Here's what to know about pools, leased solar, A/C, tile roofs, stucco, landscaping rules, hard water, scorpions and monsoon storms.
Buying a House With Leased Solar in Las Vegas: Transfers, Title and What to Ask
Leased panels add a third party to your purchase. Here's how lease transfers, credit approval, UCC filings, appraisals and NV Energy net metering work, and which documents to collect.
Dana Benrud · REALTOR®
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