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Woo hoo!!!
Welcome to Nevada and the Nevada thread!
FYI, I think you are talking about the area around or west of Washoe Lake?
DH and I looked in exactly that same area when we first found out we were moving here. Some beautiful properties out there, very reasonably priced, close to Washoe lake and the mtns that separate Washoe valley from Lake Tahoe, close to a beautiful park and Carson City etc, etc. Well, there's a catch. It's in a flood zone. Ask the realtor about it. Ours didn't inform us of this when we looked at the property but when we talked to our insurance guy (before making an offer thank goodness) he told us that much of that area was in a flood zone. When we asked the realtor if our property specifically was, they admitted that it was.
Still we loved the property so we crunched numbers trying to make it fit for us, somehow... there must be a way...
No the fixes were too costly and the property would never be worth all the money we would have to sink into it to avoid the extremely high increase in insurance. Now if you're renting it might be a different story, unless you are partway up the mountain sides and even then the roads in and out may be blocked during a flood.
Anyway, not trying to be a Debbie Downer, just trying to give some information so you know what to ask your realtor and insurance agent about. Best of luck in finding a great spot here in Northwestern Nevada!!!
BTW I just added you to the opening post! Could have sworn I'd already done this but I just checked and hadn't, so now you're there!
Congratulations on the transfer!