DescriptionThe MacDonald Highlands are a series of highly affluent residential neighborhoods in Henderson, Nevada in the foothills of Black Mountain. The neighborhood is part of the Las Vegas Valley.
The highlands are situated approximately 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip and 20 miles from Downtown Las Vegas. Wikipedia
Mountain Range: Black Mountain
MacDonald Highlands
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MacDonald Highlands, Henderson, NV 89012, USA
When you begin your home search most start on the web. A fast Google search will produce 1000s of homes for sale in your location. If you find a house that you desire on a real estate website you can almost always see the images online.
It is even becoming more common to take a virtual tour or see a video tour of the house. If you have purchased a house prior to finding out the value of the home is not too difficult. You can inquire what the current owner purchased it for check the real estate taxes or have an experienced real estate agent run comparables. Basically they compare what has sold in that area that is of similar specification and can tell you with amazing accuracy what this house should sell for. While the simplicity of the internet is convenient and useful often times you can be lead astray. The volume of information and difficulty of verifying its accuracy is a barrier most would like a professional to deal with. With so many websites to use online a home buyer will get overloaded with information that is often incomplete.
Even from the most trusted websites the data is often old within days. Real estate agents must secure a license in every state. A licensed real estate agent has access to data that regular home buyers do not. The most accurate data on every house in their location. This information the real estate agents use must be kept up to date by all partaking agents and brokers or they will be fined. Often times they hold real estate information that has not even been published yet. This often occurs inside of big brokerages where many agents work together to guarantee their clients get the best properties in their area.
The database that real estate agents use is called the Multiple Listing Service or MLS for short. Every place in the United States has an MLS. While some MLSs cover more or less area be contingent on on the number of residents of those locations. The first purpose of an MLS is to allow participating real estate agents to make offers on homes to other agents when they find a buyer. The MLS home information is often available through other websites on the internet. Although there is no requirement of third party sites to keep their information updated and accurate for most situations for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) homes cannot be directly added to an MLS because the owners is not a paying member of the local Realtor association.
FSBO properties can be tough to locate although web experienced FSBO properties are able to get the word out on their home nowadays.
What is a Realtor? frequently real estate agent and realtor are used interchangeably. often they are not technically the same. A Realtor is a licensed real estate agent who is also a member of the National Association of Realtors. Realtors have to comply with a strict code of ethics and behaviour. Many real estate agents now have their own websites with their area MLS information shown. Along with non-real estate sites that provide information on FSBO foreclosure sites county assessor sites and valuation and marketing information sites. The excess of real estate data on the web makes sifting through and properly figuring out harder than ever before. Regardless the flood of real estate information available many houses are still purchased through real estate agents listings on the MLS. With the rise of the web the houses listed on the MLS are there for all to see. Gone are the days of print advertising. With so much real estate information existing it can be difficult to choose the best real estate agent for you. Most agents specialize in a type of home or in specific demographic. Choosing the one that best fits your needs will allow for a easier home buying experience than with a real estate agent that you don’t get along with. All established agents will have reviews available online for you to read through as well.