Luxury | Las Vegas NV Homes for Sale By Rocky Dickerson, Realtor

Winterizing Pools – Surviving Freeze

Winterizing pools. A fact of life for Las Vegas. With winter upon us, the days are shorter, the temps are dropping. And the comfort of staying indoors is calling. So, as we prepare our homes for winter, we must not neglect our pools. They are a key part of our outdoor spaces. Winterizing your pool may not be the most exciting task. But, it will save you time, money, and headaches next summer. Winterizing Pools - Protect Your Pool from Freezing Temperatures We all love a winter wonderland. But freezing temperatures can ruin an unprotected pool. When water freezes, it expands. And this can … Continue reading...

Patio Decor – Tips for a Great Patio

Patio decor. Perhaps you have considered how to make it feel more relaxing. Or maybe you want your patio décor to feel inviting for guests. And so, what ever you are considering, here are some simple tips to improve your Patio décor. Perhaps you’ve just moved into your new home and you’ve got a patio of your very own for the first time. Or maybe you’ve had one for a while and just didn’t know what to do with it. Patios are magnificently flexible spaces, if not a little boring by themselves. Therefore, think of your patio as a three-dimensional canvas that you can literally create … Continue reading...

Resurfacing Your Countertop

Resurfacing your countertop is not an easy task. A nice countertop can really make your kitchen stand out. Unfortunately, your counters tend to get a lot of use over their lifetime and can really start to show that wear as they age. Conventional wisdom suggests that when your counters start to stand out because of their stains or damage then it’s likely time to start thinking about new countertops. However, that can be a really big expense. And so this is why you might be better off considering resurfacing your countertops first. Resurfacing your countertops provides a new top … Continue reading...

Choosing Better Paint Colors

Paint colors. How do you choose better paint colors? Painting can be a great way to customize your house and make it into a home. Whether you’re just adding a splash of color or redoing entire rooms to match your favorites. After all, a fresh coat of paint is a great way to take a home that you bought and really make it yours. Unfortunately, not everyone is great at picking the best colors for their home. Some homeowners may even wonder why they were allowed to go near a paint store at all. This doesn’t have to be the case, however. There are a number of things that you can do to … Continue reading...

House Staging With Plants

House Staging With Plants House staging with plants? Does that really work? When selling your house, there are a lot of little things that you can do to increase the likelihood of getting an offer. Many of the tips you’ll find to improve your home’s appeal focus on things inside the house. These range from paint colors to furniture and a variety of other little tweaks. There is something else that you can do to improve the appeal of your home that’s often overlooked, though: add some plants. Think About It A lot of people don’t put much thought into the plants around … Continue reading...

Kitchen Lighting Options

Kitchen Lighting Options Kitchen lighting options are far different than they were even 20 years ago. Options for kitchen lighting are increasing greatly. After all, good lighting is important in many places in the home. However, when you’re working in the kitchen, having sufficient lighting to see what you’re doing is vital. Poor lighting in your kitchen can make cooking and other tasks unpleasant. Furthermore, it is worse if the lighting leaves shadows in areas that you use a lot. Fortunately, there are a number of options available when it comes to adding new lighting to your kitchen. … Continue reading...

Smart Home Automation – 5 Mistakes To Avoid

Mistakes To Avoid in Smart Home Automation Smart home automation is growing year by year. You have smart speakers like Alexa, smart doorbells like Ring. And then you have smart thermostats and smart burglar alarms. In fact, you even now have smart ovens, refrigerators and much more. Smart home automation is definitely here to stay. Now there are ways to get very complicated with smart home automation. However, this will be written for those that aren’t so tech savvy. Perhaps this is “smart homes for the dumb owner” (myself included). Smart Home Automation – … Continue reading...

Awnings for a Cool Result

Awnings are an opportunity for a unique benefit in a desert community like ours. Beyond being decorative, awnings can bring practical benefits to your home as well. Whether in Las Vegas or Henderson, awnings can be a cool investment for your home. In Las Vegas, if you have any kind of outdoor space, the chances are good that it’s the perfect place to hang out in only limited windows throughout the year. After all, nobody likes to hang out with an August blasting down on them. Even though you may have imagined something like a backyard oasis when you chose your home. However, there’s a … Continue reading...

Selling For More Money: Colors = Cash

Selling For More Money Selling for more money is what most sellers want. The key to selling for more money is to have more buyers interested. How do buyers become interested? By what they see online. The more they like what they see, the more they want to have an agent show them the home. Selling for more money means remembering that the first way that buyers see a home is by what they see in photos and virtual tours on the web. Buyers like to view homes they might be interested in at any time of the day or night. With a virtual tour, a home shopper can eliminate homes they definitely do … Continue reading...

Top 3 Tips for Staging Your Home

Staging your home. What are the top 3 tips for staging your home? Well, that is a key question that can increase your profits by tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. That's a lot of reasons for staging your home. Yes, it is true that putting a home on the market can be highly stressful. Sometimes it seems like homes sell almost before you can get them listed. However, other times it seems to languish due to shifts in the economy and buyer enthusiasm. Fortunately, there are ways that you can increase the chances of selling your home for more – even in a slower market. One of these … Continue reading...