Blog Posts From September 2026

Sep 19, 2026 • 9 min read

What Questions Do Real Estate Agents Ask Buyers?

Short answer: A good buyer's agent will ask you about your timeline, your financing, your monthly payment comfort zone, the areas you are considering, what you need in a home versus what you want, and who else is part of the decision. In a first meeting that usually runs 30 to 60 minutes, and the whole point is to keep you from wasting months looking at the wrong houses in the wrong parts of the

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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 sel

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 s

Sep 11, 2026 8 min read

5 Las Vegas Suburbs I'd Think Twice About Buying In Right Now

There are a handful of suburbs in the Las Vegas Valley right now that I would think twice about buying in. I am not talking about the rough parts of town everybody already knows to avoid. I am talking about the popular ones, the areas people move here specifically to get into.I am Mike Roland, and my team helps hundreds of families a year buy and sell across the valley. So when I say be careful s

Sep 10, 2026 10 min read

What Should Real Estate Agents Disclose to Me?

Short answer: In Nevada, your real estate agent has to tell you every material fact they know (or reasonably should know) about the property, who is paying them and how much, and whether they represent anyone else in the deal. Separately, the seller has to hand you a completed Seller's Real Property Disclosure form at least 10 days before closing. Those are two different obligations, and a good a

Sep 7, 2026 8 min read

How Do I Know If My Real Estate Agent Is Licensed?

Short answer: Look them up in the Nevada Real Estate Division's public license database at red.nv.gov. Search the agent's last name, and the record will show their license number, license type, current status (active, inactive, expired, suspended), the brokerage they hang their license with, and any disciplinary history. It takes about 60 seconds and it is free. If the person cannot give you a li

Sep 4, 2026 9 min read

What's the Difference Between Real Estate Agents and Brokers?

Short answer: In Nevada, a real estate agent (officially a "salesperson") holds an entry-level license and must work under a broker. A broker holds a higher license that requires more education plus at least two years of full-time licensed experience, and a broker is legally allowed to run a brokerage, hold client funds, and supervise other agents. For most Las Vegas buyers and sellers, the licen

Sep 1, 2026 8 min read

How Much Experience Should My Real Estate Agent Have?

Short answer: Look for an agent who has personally closed at least 20 to 30 homes, has worked through both a fast market and a slow one, and does real volume in the specific part of the Las Vegas Valley where you are buying or selling. Years on a license matter far less than closings on the board. An agent who has held a license for ten years but sells three homes a year has seen less than an age