My wife and I plan to retire to Las Vegas in six or seven years. We want to keep our home here in Saskatchewan, and live at least six months of the year in each home. I don't really like being a landlord, but we think it might be a good time to buy in Las Vegas while your prices are so low, and rent the house out until we move there. We can sell our home if we have to, but we'll be able to keep our home here if we can find a three-bedroom home in Las Vegas for under $250,000. Is this a realistic plan?

The Q&A about Gary Loveman (QoD 4/10/08) got my curiosity up about the rest of the book, Winner Takes All. What did you think about the whole thing?

With the introduction of the new $5 bill, I take it that all the bill changers and bill readers need to be changed to accept the new money? How long does it take to change out each bill changer and what is the cost of doing this?

In your 3/7 QOD answer, you state that the temple located outside of a casino that a reader remembers was the Erawan temple outside of Caesars; are you certain that the reader wasn't thinking of the teakwood temple in the parking lot of the Castaways, just north of Caesars on the Strip?

I've traveled to Las Vegas on many occasions and one thing that's always been a challenge is finding reasonably priced alcohol. Although there are plenty of great deals at the bars, if I want to have a little party in my room, I can't find a liquor store without a huge markup anywhere. Perhaps I'm staying too close to the Strip and paying "tourist prices." In the past, I've resigned myself to just biting the bullet because I'm on vacation. However, I'm having my wedding at the MGM Grand in May and we'll be buying lots of beer, wine, and liquor to host a sizable party in our suite. The wedding's already costing us plenty and I'd rather not pay through the nose for everything. Is there anyplace you recommend to find cheap booze in Sin City? Please help us spread good cheer!

I’m a big French onion soup fan and I always like to try the restaurants you recommend in LVA, especially the "Locals Corner." Does the LVA staff have a favorite French onion soup? I’d be surprised if it wasn’t Mon Ami Gabi, but in a recent Advisor, you mentioned Austin’s Steakhouse ... Thanks!

I started going to Las Vegas in the '80s. I remember one time walking out of a casino and finding a temple in their parking lot. If I remember correctly it was a Hindu or Buddhist temple. What was the story with the temple and what casino did I stumble out of?

You see visitors buying and carrying bottled water. This can become very expensive and -– with not being able to bring a bottle of water through security at McCarran Airport -– big bucks here. Is the bottled water we pay so dearly for just tap water? Is the tap water in Las Vegas good, just OK, or bad?

Where can we find the best corned beef sandwich in Las Vegas?

We’ll be in Vegas the weekend of April 19-20 for my parents-in-laws’ 50th wedding anniversary. They live in Vegas and aren’t Jewish. But since we’ll be there the first and second nights of Passover, we’d like to attend a seder. Can you suggest where we might start looking for one?