[Adufy2]

I'm thinking about moving to Vegas at the end of the year. I have lived in Colorado my whole life and I want something different. I just recently visited the wonderful city and LOVED it! I currently work at Home Depot and I am wondering if there are some Depots out there. i am also not sure where a safe place to live that surronds Vegas. I want to find a nice apartment in a nice part of town as I will be coming by myself. Any ideas would be great!

[BobKovacs]

There's a Home Depot on every corner in Las Vegas, it seems...lol. Have you looked into any transfer opportunities they may have?

I don't know what HD pays, but I'm assuming that unless you're a manager, the wages aren't stellar (although even as a manager they're probably not that great). That being said, have you thought about what kind of $$ you'd have to spend on housing per month? Apartments in safe areas of town aren't cheap, and may be out of the budget of the typical retail worker living alone.

Bob

[billeethakid]

A buddy of mine works at Lowe's and hes pulling 45k just as a sales associate, that wouldnt be bad for a 22 year old...

[lvkewlkid]

Apartments really aren't that safe here anyway, we know someone that moved to a complex in Summerlin and already has had her car smashed into and her jewelry stolen and its a pretty high-priced complex....

[BobKovacs]

Originally Posted by billeethakid

A buddy of mine works at Lowe's and hes pulling 45k just as a sales associate, that wouldnt be bad for a 22 year old...

There's something fishy about that- "sales associates" at HD and Lowes aren't making $22/hour. A few years ago, HD Expo asked me to manage their entire kitchen and bath installation program in central NJ, and that position only paid $19/hour, and it was much more responsibility/pressure than working the floor.

Bob

[Adufy2]

thank you for the input. i know that I will probably need to get a secon job which is fine with me but finding a safe neighborhood is my number one priority. i want to live in a one bedroom for about $600 to $700. i have fou nd a few over the internet but of course a picture can always be deseaving

[billeethakid]

Originally Posted by BobKovacs

There's something fishy about that- "sales associates" at HD and Lowes aren't making $22/hour. A few years ago, HD Expo asked me to manage their entire kitchen and bath installation program in central NJ, and that position only paid $19/hour, and it was much more responsibility/pressure than working the floor.

Bob

Different areas have different wages. In our area the cashiers start at $15.50/hr at the depot. They have signs up everywhere, I think because of their huge turnover.

[Chest Rockwell]

I like the area around the HD at Pecos/Patrick. It's kind of in between Las Vegas and Green Valley. One drawback is the air traffic from McCarran, but it's close to Sunset Park, which is a major plus.

You can't expect to live in an apartment complex which is free of crime/noise, but don't worry that your life will be in danger either. Apartment living is not really as bad as the posters on this board have made it out to be. $700/month won't get you too much though. I'd recommend looking online for a potential roommate. Splitting a 2BR that costs 1100-1200 will get you into a much nicer apt, or even a nice home.

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by Chest Rockwell

I like the area around the HD at Pecos/Patrick. It's kind of in between Las Vegas and Green Valley. One drawback is the air traffic from McCarran, but it's close to Sunset Park, which is a major plus.

You can't expect to live in an apartment complex which is free of crime/noise, but don't worry that your life will be in danger either. Apartment living is not really as bad as the posters on this board have made it out to be. $700/month won't get you too much though. I'd recommend looking online for a potential roommate. Splitting a 2BR that costs 1100-1200 will get you into a much nicer apt, or even a nice home.

Actually Chest I am not down on apartments...just on apartment management...and I don't know a good way to tell which are well run and which are awful. The local manager is probably the biggest single issue. A place is very nice for a while then they change the manager and it is the pits.

I prefer the condos, even the conversions, over the apartments for that reason. A condo renter is simply in better shape. Better a little smaller condo. You can get a reasonable condo below 800 and a reasonable house at about 1100. Maybe even a little less if no rugrats are involved.

[lvkewlkid]

There's a condo complex at Pecos and Russell, maybe they have units open for rent?