This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. In this series, NerdWallet interviews new homeowners across the country about their unique homebuying journeys and the financial decisions that helped them along the way. Email [email protected] to share your first-time homebuying story. Brittany Hilzinger, a 31-year-old restaurant server and part-time dog sitter who has been saving for a home since she was 17, recently purchased a $136,000 condo in Las Vegas. The San Diego native moved to Las Vegas with her husband Jesse earlier this year. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing: A few months into the search, she was unexpectedly denied a loan and worked extra hours to pay for the condo with cash. Read her homebuying story and find out what she would have done differently. (This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length.) What brought you to Las Vegas? I moved in January. I’m originally from San Diego, but my husband and I vacationed often in Las … [Read more...] about How I Bought a Home in Las Vegas
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Former priest accused of abusing dozens of boys found murdered in Las Vegas
John Capparelli had a quiet life going in Henderson, Nevada, a bedroom community south of Las Vegas. The 70-year-old - bald, his former wrestler's frame rounded out and stooped - lived on a street of identical houses topped with terra-cotta roofs and fronted by gravel yards, occasionally chatting with neighbors as he walked his black lab. He had put 2,500 miles between himself and the allegations that shadowed his name in New Jersey. "You never know who your neighbors are," a local resident told Las Vegas's Fox 5 this week. When Capparelli failed to appear for a few days this month, Henderson police officers conducted a wellness check at his house last Saturday morning. They found Capparelli dead on his kitchen floor, according to Fox 5. He had been shot through the neck. The death was ruled a homicide. In Henderson, the death initially made headlines as the third homicide notched in the city of 300,000 this year. Back east, however, Capparelli's murder detonated with … [Read more...] about Former priest accused of abusing dozens of boys found murdered in Las Vegas
East will meet West at heavenly Vegas attraction
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Kind Heaven: East will meet West at Perry Farrell's Vegas attraction Fullscreen Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Kind Heaven will be located at the The Linq Promenade, a dining, shopping and entertainment complex on the Strip. Kind Heaven Fullscreen Other attractions at the Linq include the High Roller, the world’s largest observation wheel, and Fly Linq, a zip line that will be opening this November. Kind Heaven Fullscreen Kind Heaven will meld music and street food with theatrical production and special effects to transport visitors to a mythical Southeast Asia outpost. Kind Heaven Fullscreen Set to open in late summer 2019, the experience will begin in a bustling train station where passengers will board a locomotive bound for an Asian night market. Kind Heaven Fullscreen The simulated journey may take its cue from Universal Orlando, where the Hogwarts … [Read more...] about East will meet West at heavenly Vegas attraction
Las Vegas resort fees: How a $25 room becomes a $65 room
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn A look at Expedia's most in demand hotels in Las Vegas Fullscreen Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. The Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino broke into the top 20 list of in demand hotels in Las Vegas, according to Expedia. It landed the No. 20 spot. Expedia Fullscreen The Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino made the top 20 list of in demand hotels in Las Vegas, according to Expedia. Expedia Fullscreen The Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino made the top 20 list of in demand hotels in Las Vegas, according to Expedia. Expedia Fullscreen The LINQ Hotel & Casino holds the 19th spot for most popular Las Vegas hotels. Caesars Entertainment Fullscreen The LINQ Hotel & Casino holds the 19th spot for most popular Las Vegas hotels. Caesars Entertainment Fullscreen South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa is the 18th most in demand hotel in Las Vegas on … [Read more...] about Las Vegas resort fees: How a $25 room becomes a $65 room
Sources: Vegas killer paid cash for property and privacy
Mesquite, Nevada (CNN)He seemed so ordinary, just another house-hunting retiree, when he strolled with his girlfriend into the sales office of the Sun City development in late 2014. The agents had just what Stephen Craig Paddock was looking for -- a 2,000-square-foot, two-bedroom stucco rambler on a cul-de-sac. Other houses might offer bigger floor plans, but the one on Babbling Brook Court had two big selling points: a commanding hilltop view and, perhaps most importantly, privacy. Neighbors lived to the left and right, but none behind the home. Paddock quickly said he'd take it. He stood about 6-foot-4 but came across as "low key and relaxed, a good guy," one of the real estate agents recalled, speaking on condition of anonymity. Balding and paunchy, Paddock was the opposite of flashy. On his application, he said his income came from "gambling." He gambled about $1 million a year, he told one of the agents. And he paid cash for the house, the agents said -- $369,022. Soon, Paddock … [Read more...] about Sources: Vegas killer paid cash for property and privacy