Living in and/or around Las Vegas

[Grizzly]

I know a few people are from around that area. Tell me how it is, please. Namely, the cost of housing and food. My g/f has a potential job in LV that will pay 42k. From my research on the subject, that's pretty damned good money for the area. From what I've seen, houses are going for 150k for a nice place.

However, I don't know what people consider "nice". For those of you who know: a 4 bedroom, full basement, huge kitchen that is fully-3/4 brick will go for????

Given that the above house is one of the 150k houses, I think I'll be moving. It'll take me 3 days to find a job as a bouncer. Probably take me 3 minutes, LOL. Sort of a waste of education and abilities, but it would do until I could find a "real job". Even making shitty money there, we'd still be combined at 65k which is half a house per year. The above mentioned house goes for an easy 400k here. So, I figure that you can either make more money or make your money mean more. One is easier than the other.

Fuck, did I ramble on or what? LOL Anyhow, LMK what the situation is down there. Thanks

[Quincy]

I just helped my friend move to vegas and I figured out a couple things while I was there.

Bad Side: Hopefully doesn't apply to you
My friend wen't to the hotels for any kind of job, e.g. bouncing in there clubs, bartender, dishwasher at there buffet, basically anything. Got turned down at every place because he needed a sherrif's card from pennsylvania. He had a felony for rec drugs and couldn't get one. So my friend ended up having to come back to P.A. with me because the only job he could get was at Target or IHOP. So if you have ANY kind of felony(s) you won't get even a bouncer job.

Good Side: Hopefully apply's to you:
If you have a high school education and no record jobs are plentiful for good money out there. Hell if you get in the union for vegas your set. Dishwashers make $10 an hour, bartenders $14 an hour plus tips, the bartender at the Rio told us he made $57,000 the previous year.

Basically Cheaps houses, cheap cars, nice place to live, many things to do, plus you DON"T PAY STATE TAX WHEN YOU BECOME A NEVADA RESIDENT. I would say deff make the move if your girl already has a job set for her, if you don't apply to the bad side you will get a job EASY. Peace bro hope everything works out for you.

[Grizzly]

Would a misdemeanor conviction be exclusionary? I wouldn't imagine so, but you never know.

[MaxRep]

Grizz,
If I were you, I'd go to your local library, get the Vegas yellow pages, pick up the phone and call half a dozen clubs. Get through to the manager and advise you're experienced but have a misdemeanor and would they still consider hiring you?

Being next door in Cali, I've got friends who have moved to NV and prices have really gone up in the past few years.

As far as $150k homes around Vegas, possible if they're older, smaller, not in such a great neighborhood and/or need a little fixing up. However, there are plenty in that price range available.

Go to this website:
http://www.lasvegasnewspapers.com/realestate/

Click on the "resale homes" link on the left and you'll find hundreds of homes available between $125k-$200k.

A $150k mortgage would run you about $900/month + property taxes and insurance.

Good luck,
MaxRep

[Grizzly]

Thanks for the info, Max. As it turns out, we definitely won't be going, but it was a sem-fun fantasy for a minute or two.

[MaxRep]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Thanks for the info, Max. As it turns out, we definitely won't be going, but it was a sem-fun fantasy for a minute or two.

Well, who knows, maybe the time will come when you need a bigger pond to play in than where you're at now. Not that there's anything wrong with where you're at now. Just that I think you have the potential to get into a big city and do some damage.

Good luck,
MaxRep

[monsoon]

I know where you can get a $150k house and a job...

[Grizzly]

I am in the big city now. I think the Chicagoland area has 10 millions of people. Maybe it's only 8. It's definitely a fuckload better than the sticks fo' sho! Housing is just a tad on the side of expensive, though.

Where can I find a deal like that monsoon?