Everything Illinoisans ask before they move to Nevada.

Yes. Nevada has no personal income tax on wages, self-employment income, capital gains, interest, dividends, retirement distributions or Social Security. It is written into the Nevada Constitution and would take a vote of the people to change. Nevada funds itself through sales tax, gaming tax and a modest property tax instead.

Income tax and property tax are two major lines to compare, but your result depends on taxable income, the specific homes, toll use and transaction costs. Use the calculator for an illustration, obtain property-specific tax estimates, and confirm tax treatment with your CPA.

Illinois generally subtracts qualifying retirement income, so the income-tax difference may be small for a retiree. Property tax, estate planning, housing and climate may still matter. Compare your specific tax bills and moving costs before deciding.

Only on Illinois-source income: rent from an Illinois property, an Illinois business, or wages for work physically performed in Illinois. The year you move you file a part-year IL-1040 with Schedule NR. Illinois is far less aggressive than California about residency audits, but the test is the same — where your home, family, driver's license, voter registration, doctors and days actually are. Do the move cleanly and document it.

For most people, yes. The Illinois estate tax applies to Illinois residents' worldwide estates above $4 million, at 8–16%, and the exemption is neither indexed nor portable between spouses. Once you are domiciled in Nevada, Illinois can tax only Illinois real estate and tangible property you still own there. Nevada has no estate or inheritance tax. Talk to your estate attorney before you sell or retitle anything.

You are a Nevada resident the day you move with the intent to stay. Nevada requires a Nevada driver's license and vehicle registration within 30 days. For tax purposes what matters is the evidence, so most clients change license, registration, voter registration and their primary bank the same month they close.

Not always. Nevada inventory and pricing let many clients buy first and sell second, which avoids a double move and temporary housing. Ron looks at your equity, timeline and loan options and lays out both paths on the first call. One Illinois quirk to plan for: property taxes are billed a year in arrears, so at closing you will credit the buyer for taxes that have accrued but not yet been billed, typically 105–110% of the last bill.

The medians are close: Chicago-area single-family homes ran about $400,000 in 2026 and the Las Vegas valley about $440,000–$480,000. But the Las Vegas house is usually 20–30 years newer, and the annual property tax on it is a third of the Illinois bill, so the monthly cost of owning is often lower. North Shore, Hinsdale and Naperville buyers typically find the same budget buys more house with a five-figure smaller tax bill.

No. The Strip is a four-mile corridor. Henderson, Summerlin, Green Valley and the southwest valley are master-planned suburbs with A-rated schools, parks, trails and golf that most residents rarely leave. Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead and Mount Charleston are 30–45 minutes from almost anywhere.

About 1,750 miles by road — roughly 25 hours on I-80 and I-15, which most families do in three days — or a four-hour nonstop. O'Hare and Midway both have multiple daily flights to Harry Reid International on Southwest, United, American and Frontier, so grandparents, clients and Bears games stay a morning away.

Yes. Ron Glogovsky is a licensed Nevada REALTOR® (S.0204927) and a licensed mortgage lender (NMLS 1959542). One conversation covers the home and the financing, including jumbo loans, new-construction lending and purchases through self-directed retirement accounts.

Nevada has no corporate income tax, no personal income tax and no franchise tax on most small businesses, against Illinois' 9.5% combined corporate rate and franchise tax on paid-in capital. Nevada's business-court and asset-protection statutes are among the strongest in the country. Whether you re-domicile an existing entity or form a new one is a question for your attorney and CPA; Ron can introduce you to both.

Buyer representation is discussed and agreed in writing before you tour, as Nevada law requires. In most transactions the seller pays some or all of the buyer's agent compensation; Ron walks you through exactly how it works on your first call.

Then you should have a great agent there. Ron refers clients to trusted Chicago-area agents and stays on as your Nevada resource whenever the timing is right.