Relocating and Need to Sell Your House in Las Vegas?

If you’re leaving Las Vegas, you have three real choices: list the house, rent it out, or sell it directly for cash. The right one depends mostly on one thing: how many weeks you have before you need to be gone. Here’s how to decide, and how to handle the house if you’ve already left.

Start with your timeline

A typical Las Vegas listing takes a few weeks to get an offer, then 30–45 days for the buyer’s loan to close. Plan on two to three months from listing to cash in hand.

Moving with the military?

If you’ve got PCS orders out of Nellis or Creech, your report date sets the schedule. A few things to know:

• Your VA loan entitlement stays tied up in this house until it’s sold or the loan is paid off. That can limit what you can buy at your next duty station.
• Renting it out can work if you plan to come back, but managing tenants from another state or overseas is hard. Budget about 8–10% of rent for a property manager.
• A cash sale can close before your report date, so you aren’t paying two housing costs at once.

Should you rent it out instead of selling?

Renting makes sense if your mortgage rate is low, the rent covers all your costs, and you might come back. Before you decide:

• Run the real numbers. Rent minus mortgage, taxes, insurance, HOA, a management fee and about 1% of the home’s value a year for repairs.
• Watch the tax deadline. You can generally exclude up to $250,000 of gain ($500,000 for married couples) if the home was your main residence for 2 of the last 5 years. Rent it too long and you can lose that exclusion. Ask your CPA for your exact date.
• Check your HOA. Some Las Vegas HOAs limit rentals or require minimum lease terms.

If the house will sit vacant

A vacant house in Las Vegas needs a plan, especially in summer:

• Keep the AC on. Set it around 85°F. Heat damages flooring, cabinets and electronics, and attracts pests.
• Call your insurance company. Many policies limit coverage once a home has been vacant 30–60 days. You may need a vacancy policy.
• Keep the pool running or pay for weekly service. A green pool can mean a city code notice and an HOA fine.
• Keep up with the yard and the HOA. Fines add up while you’re away.
• Have someone check it weekly. Vacant homes are targets for squatters and break-ins.

Can you sell without coming back?

Yes. Nevada allows remote online notarization, and local title companies regularly handle mail-away and remote signings. Most of our out-of-state sellers never return for closing. You can leave a key in a lockbox, sign from wherever you are, and have the proceeds wired to you.

If you left furniture or belongings behind, we can buy the house with them in it.

Listing vs. selling for cash

For a full side-by-side with real numbers, see cash offer vs. listing.

How we help relocating sellers

We’re Taylor Prince and Joe Herrera, both Las Vegas natives. We can buy your house for cash in as little as 7 days, or on the date that matches your move. And because we’re licensed agents with the Joe Taylor Group, we can also list it and show you both numbers honestly.

We had one seller that couldn’t even get out of bed, let alone pack up their house. Their family in Texas had a spot for them. We were able to hire movers, and a transportation service to get them safely to their new home.

Keep reading: How we calculate a cash offer · Selling a rental property in Las Vegas · Selling as-is in Las Vegas

Written by Taylor Prince, co-founder. Last reviewed October 2026. General information, not tax or legal advice.