Sell in California, buy in Las Vegas, and have the contract read by a lawyer before you sign.
Nevada Broker B.1003193.LLC·California broker since 2005·California attorney since 2012
People who have decided Las Vegas is where the move or the money goes, and who want the contract read by a lawyer before they sign it. Not moving from California? Buyers coming from Seattle, Chicago or New York get the same process, minus the California paperwork.
Selling in California, buying in Nevada, and two states’ paperwork and taxes in between. I am licensed for all three pieces, and I am making the same move myself.
Start with your county →Summerlin, Henderson, the southwest, Strip high-rises, and the guard-gated golf communities. Attorney-reviewed offers, HOA and disclosure diligence, and every contingency tracked to the day.
See the market →Rental yield before you commit, short-term-rental rules by jurisdiction, entity and 1031 coordination, and closings you do not have to fly in for. Selling a California rental? The 1031 exchange into Las Vegas has its own deadlines.
How I underwrite →The sale in California, the purchase in Nevada, and the legal and tax paperwork between them. Jimmy Nguyen is a licensed broker in both states and a California attorney, so the person negotiating your deal is the same person who reads the fine print for a living.
Real estate consultations are free and in writing. What working together costs is set out before you sign anything: how I’m paid. More about Jimmy →
Each guide covers what homes cost, what the HOA and special assessments add, and what I check before an offer.
Summerlin
Typical home $662K–$724K
Master-planned villages on the west side, from the $500Ks to guard-gated golf enclaves.
Summerlin guide →
Henderson
Typical home about $497K
Inspirada, Anthem, MacDonald Ranch and Seven Hills. Watch the LID assessments in the newer villages.
Henderson guide →
Luxury & Golf
About $700K to $5M+
Spanish Trail, Southern Highlands, The Ridges, MacDonald Highlands, Ascaya and the Summit Club.
Luxury communities →
Strip High-Rise
Own vs. hotel bills
For frequent visitors: when owning a Strip condo costs less than hotel stays, and when it does not.
Run the numbers →
Typical-home figures: Zillow Home Value Index, single-family, August 2026. Luxury ranges: my community guide.
Tell me what you are buying, where you are coming from, and your timeline. I reply in writing within one business day. Here is what that reply looks like.
Thanks for the details. The three things you asked, in order.
What $900K to $1.1M buys. Zillow’s mid-tier index for Henderson sits near $497,000 (August 2026), so your range is the upper half of that market: newer single-story homes in Inspirada and MacDonald Ranch, golf-course lots in Anthem, and the lower end of guard-gated Seven Hills. In Summerlin the same money buys less lot in the older villages and more in Summerlin West. I would tour both before you decide, and I will send three listings in each that fit the brief.
The order. Two workable paths: list Orange County first and write the Nevada offer with a sale contingency, or sell first and rent for sixty days. The second costs you a move and wins the negotiation. The residency and tax steps that have to happen before you close are on my checklist; your CPA should see it before the California listing goes live.
What it costs. Buyer representation is a percentage stated in the buyer-broker agreement before we tour anything; in most Las Vegas deals the seller pays it, and I ask for it in every offer. This consultation is free, and so is the next one.
Next step. Send me the two or three listings you have been looking at and I will tell you what I would check on each before an offer: SID/LID balances, the HOA resale package, the seller’s disclosure, and any solar agreement.
A sample reply. The client, the county and the figures are illustrative; the format, the depth and the one-business-day turnaround are the real ones.
Two short steps. The basics are enough.
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