by The Mesquite Real Estate Team on December 20, 2010
To Winterize or Not to Winterize???
Winterizing your home in Mesquite NV is a good idea if you are going to be gone for even a few months. Winterizing your home helps you to save on utility bills during the period you will not be in the home while at the same time minimizing the risk of your home being damaged. I asked my friend Chuck Perry of Perry Home Inspections, who is a licensed Home Inspector in our area, to share with us a few ideas to help you winterize your home in Mesquite NV.
The first question to ask is… How long are you going to be gone? It is not a good idea to leave a home totally vacant for long periods. Chuck recommended to have a friend, family or home watch company go into your home once a month to run water through the drains, flush toilets, and check any other items you may want them to check while in the home.
Chuck also suggested that during the winter months in Mesquite NV there are times that the temperature gets below freezing and that homes with outdoor irrigation systems should have some type of insulated cover placed over their anti-siphon valve. It is also a good idea to change your sprinkler system timer to the appropriate winter settings. [click to continue…]
by The Mesquite Real Estate Team on December 1, 2010
IF you missed it… Here is a recap of the World Long Drive Competition (I’m going to call it Mesquite Long Drive for this article) held annually in Mesquite NV. This year on Wednesday, October 27 and the weather was Perfect! It began with the Legends Division (60+) and the Grand Champions (55+) qualifying round and days later was the Final. The following days held the Super Senior Division (50+) and the Senior (45+) qualifying. October 31, 2010 was the last day of Open Division qualifying. The Elimination rounds then followed for each division.
Admission to the Mesquite Long Drive is FREE and all were encouraged to bring their families to be part of the live audience and ESPN filming. The Military Long Drive was held on Wednesday Nov 3 and were sponsored by 7UP. [click to continue…]
by The Mesquite Real Estate Team on November 18, 2010
November 2010 Newsletter
Greetings from Mesquite, Nevada, we hope that every one is in good health and doing well. As many of you know Mesquite recently concluded the 2010 World Long Drive Championships and Military Long Drive Championships that are held annually in Mesquite. As always we had a great time and love hosting and attending this competition.
With winter fast approaching it is probably time to start thinking about plans to be in a warmer climate versus the cold and snow that will inevitably come. The good news is that it is still a buyers market and there is plenty of inventory to choose from. [click to continue…]
by The Mesquite Real Estate Team on November 5, 2010
2010 Military Long Drive Championship
Last night the Military Long Drive Championship was held in Mesquite Nevada. The winner was Ryan Hixon with a drive of 387 yards. This was Ryans fourth consecutive year as the militaries champion long driver. Congratulations Ryan. While the competition for the long drive is the main event. Art Sellinger of the Long Drivers Association puts on a spectacular program honoring our Armed Forces personnel. This is the third year in a row that Art has paid tribute to the military. This years main attraction once again were the wounded military people that have so honorably protected the American people over seas risking life and limb for freedom. There was a parachute jumper that landed right on the tee box to the delight of the entire crowd.
Dana Bowman preparing to land on the tee box
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by The Mesquite Real Estate Team on October 27, 2010
Last weekend we took a drive down to see the new Hoover Dam Bridge. It is amazing!You may have seen our earlier blog post about the Hoover Dam Bridge. This is the second tallest bridge in the US.
We had to battle the crowds a bit but we had a great time. It took about 1 hour and 20 minutes from Mesquite NV for us to drive to the to the loading area to see the Hoover Dam Bridge. We took highway 169 through Logandale and Overton and then followed Lake Mead around instead of going on I-15 into Las Vegas and then over to Lake Mead.
Due to it being the grand opening they were not yet allowing cars to drive across the bridge. We had to park at one of the marinas and then they bused everyone up to the bridge. We laughed when they had to check our bags for parachutes! We had a good time visiting on the bus. They bused us to the far side of the bridge (Arizona side) and then let us out. We then walked across Hover Dam Bridge to the other side. 
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by The Mesquite Real Estate Team on October 15, 2010
Chris Schaeffel and I (Brandon Park) were given the opportunity to go for a plane ride over Mesquite Nevada from Kent one of our happy home owners that owns a fun, sporty little plane that he made himself.
We met Kent at the Mesquite Municipal Airport. His plane as you can see only fits the pilot and one passenger. The plane says “experimental” on it. When Chris asked if it was safe… Kent laughed and said the exceeds FAA standards by 2 to 3 times what they require as minimum. I asked if he had owned many planes and he said, “only 18.” Kent then added that this was his most responsive plane he had ever owned. He then gave us the safety talk and and told us we were going to love the views over Mesquite Nevada.
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