Guides
Lake Havasu real estate guides
Plain answers to the questions people ask when they are deciding whether, where and what to buy in Lake Havasu City. Each one is written for this city, not adapted from somewhere else.
Buying in Lake Havasu
Second-home ownership
Buying from somewhere else
- Buying from out of stateEvery step of an Arizona purchase can be done from a distance. Here is how, and where you still need someone standing on the lot.
- What listing photos do not showTwelve things you can only learn by standing on the lot, and how to get them checked when you are not here.
- Planning a house-hunting tripWhat to settle before you leave home so two days in Lake Havasu are enough to make a decision.
Relocating
- Moving to Lake Havasu full timeLiving here year-round is different from visiting. Seasons, heat, daily errands, costs and the steps to become an Arizona resident.
- Moving from CaliforniaWhat changes when a California buyer purchases in Arizona: shorter inspection timelines, a different property tax system and residency questions.
Boat, RV and toy storage
- RV garage homes"RV garage" can mean a 12-foot door or a 14-foot door, 36 feet deep or 60. The five measurements that decide whether your rig fits.
- Boat garage homesA standard garage will not hold most boats on a trailer. How deep, how tall and how wide a garage has to be, and how to judge side parking.
- Will my boat fit in the garage?Three measurements from the boat, four from the garage, and the margins to leave. Includes a worked example.
Pool homes
Neighborhoods and communities
- Lake Havasu neighborhoodsHow the city is laid out, the four kinds of neighborhoods, and a side-by-side look at five communities out-of-area buyers often start with.
- Havasu RivieraA guard-gated master plan on the south side with newer homes and its own marina and six-lane launch ramp.
- Havasu Foothills EstatesLarge hillside lots on the east edge of the city, with custom homes, wide views and some of the biggest garages in town.
- Viewpoint EstatesA gated north-side community on the lake side of the highway, with a clubhouse, pool, pickleball and newer homes.
- The RefugeA gated community of 360 homesites about four miles north of town, wrapped around Iron Wolf Golf and Country Club.
- North PointeA gated north-side community where many homes were built around deep RV and boat garages, close to shopping and ramps.
- HOA and PUD questions to askThe parking, rental, dues and design questions to ask an association before you get attached to a house.