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Bought a House in Las Vegas

10 months ago
Vegas
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When I bought a place in Cabo late last year, I thought I’d transition to spending full time there. However, I quickly realized that I still really love cars, and Cabo isn’t a great place for sports cars. The roads are really, really rough, and you don’t really wanna advertise wealth there. So I wanted to keep a place in the US where I could still indulge in short performance drives and long road trips. Combine that with the fact that Cabo summers are pretty doggone hot, and I figured I’d get a place up north where I could enjoy the summers.

I love, love, love Southern California, but as I started hunting for places to buy, I realized it didn’t really make sense. The simple law of supply and demand dictates that when a lot of people wanna live somewhere, prices are gonna escalate. There’s only so much space along the ocean. In SoCal, property costs and income taxes are pretty doggone high.

Instead, I ended up picking Las Vegas because:

  • No state income tax
  • Relatively easy to get houses with big garages
  • Easy access to stunning driving roads like the Valley of Fire State Park
  • Great restaurants and entertainment
  • Easy to fly in & out of

Okay, there’s one big drawback: Las Vegas is in the desert, so in the summer, it’s hot. I tried to find other places with similar advantages that had really nice weather in the summer (70s-80s, low humidity) and I just couldn’t find good options. I really love mountain towns in Colorado, but the property prices are crazy right now.

I still have the place in Cabo, and I’ll be going back & forth for now. Maybe someday, I’ll get tired of playing around with cars, and I’ll sell the house and the cars and just settle down in Mexico. For now, though, I’m really happy every time I hit the garage opener.

Yeah, I bought something else too – more on that later.

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7 Comments. Leave new

  • Aimee
    April 19, 2022 4:48 pm

    When we bought in Reno, we made sure the neighborhood had a pool to make summers even better. Love that we can swim without having to perform maintenance. I don’t know if LV has the massive daily temperature swings we do up here but I hope you enjoy your time there. Yes, the roads are fun for my 944!

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    • Brent
      May 1, 2022 10:55 am

      LV does indeed! It’s like a 30-35 degree swing some days.

      Reply
  • Andrea
    April 20, 2022 9:10 pm

    Congrats! I am so happy that you keep chasing your passion. I love Vegas, and Southern Utah. There is always so much to see and do. Keep being your awesome self!

    Reply
    • Brent
      May 1, 2022 10:54 am

      Awww, thanks ma’am! Hope to catch up with y’all again soon.

      Reply
  • Satish Chilkury
    April 29, 2022 6:36 pm

    Congratulations Brent! Enjoy Las Vegas!

    Reply
    • Brent
      May 1, 2022 10:55 am

      Thanks Satish!

      Reply
  • Sean Flores
    August 16, 2022 4:45 pm

    Nice! You moved to my neck of the woods! I hope you enjoy it here!

    Reply

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Hi. I’m Brent.

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I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. I'm on an epic life quest to have fun and make a difference.

I co-founded Brent Ozar Unlimited to help make your SQL Server go faster. I also maintain sp_Blitz® and the open source First Responder Kit repo.

My current car collection includes a Jaguar XKR-S, Porsche 944 Turbo, Porsche 356 Speedster replica, and a Ferrari 328 GTS.

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