moving to las vegas....

[jayadd]

i am planning a trip in april, part vacation part ideas of moving out to LV. I have lived in florida, NY and NJ in the past 2 years and its time for a change. Just a little personal background. Start off im 28.
I was engaged to be married this comming summer but my fiance of 4years got into a crazy break up and ever since i have been in limbo. right after we broke up i was playing softball in central park and tore my ACL in my knee. Cause it was during a staff softball game i received workmans comp, and i had the surgery feb.12th. Well my rehab finish's day before i leave for vegas in april. Between some other personal stuff im ready to move. I have a few friends on the west coast and 2 that live in vegas. I want to go out there not just for the poker but being single and 28 where else would be better? (ft lauderdale wasnt bad i spent 6 months there) My question to the locals is; Work and living. I have been reading the LVjournal and getting info on aprtments and so far not bad but its crazy finding out whats good areas and whats not. Jobs i would like to work in either sales or some form of sales. I have called a few loan officer positions and im in the process of getting the information on real estate licensing. Is this a good direction? I previously have done plenty of sales and have also worked in the education field.
Dont get me wrong i plan on playing alot of poker also so im not going to deny that but any help from locals would be greatly appreciated. thank you.....
PS i have some savings that would last me about 6 months prior to getting a job so im ok with that but i hate not working.

[SpaceAce]

Hi, jayadd.

First thing's first: the "nice" areas to live in are Henderson and Summerlin. Henderson, where I live, is an actual city whereas I am not sure if Summerlin is an incorporated area or just an extension of Las Vegas. Almost the entire Las Vegas area is a touch on the dingy side; there is a lot of dust, a lot of run-down buildings and a lot of empty dirt lots almost everywhere you go. However, there are also a lot of nice subdivisions and neighborhoods. The apartment management companies out here work pretty hard to compete for tenants and there are a lot of decent apartment complexes to select from. I would suggest checking http://www.apartmentguide.com/ and looking for buildings in Henderson/Green Valley and Summerlin.

I sat poker the other night with a real estate agent and he was talking about how this is a fantastic time to be in real estate. Houses are very much in demand around here and both property and structure prices are quite high. The agent also claimed it was a tough time to be in real estate due to the sheer volume of work. I guess there's a lot of profit to be made but a lot of work to be done to make it.

I am sure there are a zillion sales jobs out here just like there are everywhere else.

SpaceAce

[Rushmore]

You mention savings, but do not mention bankroll.

I realize this is slightly off-topic, but I still think these are words worth clearly defining.

Good luck.

[Ray Zee]

good luck on your quest. learn to play winning oker in vegas and you should be fine. or i hear the job of bellman is a good one.

[Ed Miller]

You sound a little like me. I quit my job a year ago, March. I came to Vegas for the WSOP last April/May as a "trial." I moved down here in October.

If you live in NYC area now, you will laugh at rent here. It's absurdly low. Something like $400-$700/month for a one bedroom depending on your preferred level of swankiness.

As for jobs... people don't get paid much in Vegas in general. Also, don't expect to waltz into town and get a job at the Bellagio. There are about 275 thousand people ahead of you in line. I'm not saying it couldn't happen... but don't count on it. It helps if you know a guy...

[jayadd]

thanks everyone. 1st off savings and bankroll are two seperate things. My bankroll is rtemendously smaller than my savings. But going to vegas that may be a good thing.
i have seen some of the apartment prices for rent and laughed. Im paying 1250 for a one bedroom.
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As for jobs... people don't get paid much in Vegas in general. Also, don't expect to waltz into town and get a job at the Bellagio. There are about 275 thousand people ahead of you in line. I'm not saying it couldn't happen... but don't count on it. It helps if you know a guy...

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I dont think i would want to work at a bellagio or like that. I mean i still would like some normallcy out of life and i cant imagine working at the bellagio as a norm.

[Dynasty]

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If you live in NYC area now, you will laugh at rent here. It's absurdly low. Something like $400-$700/month for a one bedroom depending on your preferred level of swankiness.

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You mean my $665 rent puts me on the far right end of the swankiness scale?

[scalf]

[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] if you're staying at the monte carlo..

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[SpaceAce]

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If you live in NYC area now, you will laugh at rent here. It's absurdly low. Something like $400-$700/month for a one bedroom depending on your preferred level of swankiness.

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You mean my $665 rent puts me on the far right end of the swankiness scale?

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I pay ~$800 for a two bedroom in Henderson. List price $865 but everyone around here has those move-in specials [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

SpaceAce

[TobDog]

Ok,

This is probably way off base but. Why don't, or should I say, how many of you have taken 20k and bought something to live in rather than renting? It was the best thing I ever did, I would have never been able to get into teh housing market if I didnt jump into the market with a small 100k condo(or less in if you can find it) youll pay about the same and get teh tax savings from your interest? Just a thought.

tobdog