Blogs by Author - Mike Roland

Nov 8, 2026 • 20 min read

Moving to Inspirada, Henderson NV: LID Balance, HOA Dues and Rules to Read Before Closing (2026)

By Mike Roland, Nevada license S.0177048, LPT Realty. Published November 8, 2026. Updated November 8, 2026. Read time: 24 minutes.Short answer: Moving to Inspirada means buying into a Henderson master plan (ZIP 89044) where the line item most buyers miss is not the HOA. It is Local Improvement District T-18, a special assessment billed separately from property tax, with about $27.6 million in bon

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Sep 13, 2026 8 min read

The Best Home Builders in Las Vegas: How I Compare the Big Five

If you are buying a brand new home in Las Vegas, the builder you pick changes more than the number on the sign out front. It changes what you actually get for your money. Some are better for luxury, some give you more room to customize, and some look like the cheapest option right up until you add back everything that was not included.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps buyers all over the Las V

Sep 13, 2026 9 min read

How Are Real Estate Commissions Split?

Short answer: A real estate commission gets split four ways, not two. The total fee (commonly 4 to 6 percent of the sale price in the Las Vegas Valley, and always negotiable) is first divided between the listing brokerage and the buyer's brokerage. Then each brokerage splits its half with the agent who actually did the work. On a $450,000 sale at 5 percent total, that's about $11,250 to each side

Sep 11, 2026 6 min read

7 Questions to Answer Before You Buy a Home in Las Vegas

Most Las Vegas home buyers spend hours researching finishes and floor plans before they ever ask the questions that actually determine whether they love the decision five years from now or regret it six months after closing.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps hundreds of families a year buy and sell across Las Vegas, Henderson, and Summerlin. These are the seven questions I would want answered b

Sep 11, 2026 6 min read

Sunrise Manor: The Last Affordable Neighborhood in Las Vegas?

Most buyers in Las Vegas decide they are priced out before they ever look at the actual numbers. They see the valley median, do the math against their budget, and stop looking. But that median hides pockets of the city where the math works completely differently.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps hundreds of families a year buy and sell across the valley. There is a neighborhood tucked between

Sep 11, 2026 7 min read

The Cheapest Las Vegas Neighborhoods: Which Ones Are Actually Worth Buying

There is a list that circulates every few months ranking the cheapest neighborhoods in Las Vegas, and every time it does, my phone rings. Buyers see the numbers, get excited, and start looking at areas they have never driven through.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps hundreds of families a year buy and sell across the valley. Here is the thing those lists leave out. Cheap on paper and worth buy

Sep 11, 2026 7 min read

If I Were Moving to Henderson, I'd Buy in Green Valley Ranch

If I were moving to Henderson today, there is one neighborhood I would pick. Henderson has dozens of neighborhoods and they are not all the same, but from a thousand miles away they all photograph well and they all list the same amenities. The hard part is not finding a nice house. It is knowing which neighborhood you will still be happy in three years from now, and there is no filter on a websi

Sep 11, 2026 7 min read

5 Types of Homes I'd Be Careful Buying in Nevada

Most buyers in Nevada spend their time on finishes and floor plans. The purchase price gets all the attention, and then the real cost shows up three months after closing in the form of a mechanical bill, a permit problem, or a contract nobody explained.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps hundreds of families a year buy and sell across Las Vegas and the rest of the valley. None of the five homes

Sep 11, 2026 9 min read

5 Las Vegas Neighborhoods Where Buyers Overpay (And Regret It)

Some of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Nevada are also some of the fastest ways to lose money, and most buyers have no idea until they go to sell. There is a real difference between an expensive neighborhood and an overpriced one, and most people cannot tell them apart until it is too late.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps hundreds of families a year buy and sell across the valley. Let me

Sep 11, 2026 8 min read

Is Henderson, NV Still Worth Moving To? An Honest Look at Both Sides

Henderson gets called one of the best places to live in the country year after year. Usually when a place gets talked up that much, my radar goes off, because the reality does not always match the brochure.So I am not going to sell you on Henderson, and I am not going to trash it either. I am Mike Roland, I own The Roland Team here in Las Vegas, and we help hundreds of families a year buy and se

Sep 11, 2026 7 min read

Summerlin vs. Henderson: Which Las Vegas Suburb Is Actually Right for You?

If you are moving to the Las Vegas area and you have done any homework at all, you have landed on the two names everybody lands on. Summerlin on the west side, Henderson on the southeast. They are the two big master planned areas out here, and just about every relocating family ends up standing between them asking which one.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps hundreds of families a year buy and

Blogs by Author - Mike Roland

Moving to Inspirada, Henderson NV: LID Balance, HOA Dues and Rules to Read Before Closing (2026)

Recent Blogs

The Best Home Builders in Las Vegas: How I Compare the Big Five

How Are Real Estate Commissions Split?

7 Questions to Answer Before You Buy a Home in Las Vegas

Sunrise Manor: The Last Affordable Neighborhood in Las Vegas?

The Cheapest Las Vegas Neighborhoods: Which Ones Are Actually Worth Buying

If I Were Moving to Henderson, I'd Buy in Green Valley Ranch

5 Types of Homes I'd Be Careful Buying in Nevada

5 Las Vegas Neighborhoods Where Buyers Overpay (And Regret It)

Is Henderson, NV Still Worth Moving To? An Honest Look at Both Sides

Summerlin vs. Henderson: Which Las Vegas Suburb Is Actually Right for You?

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