[misskimred]

Okay, I've been reading these posting and know what everyone has said so far.

Houses are expensive...well, I'm paying over $4000 for may mortgage now on a 1800 sf house in MA. So relatively speaking, housing's expense is not an issue. However, I do need advice on the fact that we both have bad credit (recent due to deaths is the family and co closing). So any help on how to get a 1500-2500 sf house in a good area with bad credit would be helpful...

Area...no kids, no plan to have kids, don't care about schools...where to live where I can take my dog for walks and enjoy a somewhat safe environment walking the dog at night?

Jobs...I've been working in outside sales, high-stress but high-income and we're moving to LV to actually SLOW-DOWN! I have 7 years of retail experience prior to 7 years outside sales and 1 year as a server in a rest. I'm willing to take any job that might make me $500-1000/week with tips/commission. I'd even consider being a dancer. How long do you think it will take me to get a job once I get there? Where should I go?

Utilities....I've heard about utilities needing deposits to be turned on? How much of a deposit? Why?

Any other advice would be helpful////


THANKS!!!!

[BobKovacs]

Well, you're not asking for much, now are you? lol

A 1500-2500 SF house in a nice area will cost you anywhere from $250-350k (or more), so unless you've got a big downpayment (doesn't sound like it), you'll need to be making close to $100k/year to qualify for the mortgage- especially with bad credit. You could find cheaper housing, but the safety factor drops.

Regarding employment, you shouldn't have a problem with making $500/week at some sales/retail position, but $1,000/week will be pushing it unless you've got some talent within some particular industry. "Dancing" may be an option, but bear in mind that thousands of girls come to Vegas every year with the allure of dancing for the high rollers- the smokin' hot ones who are personable and know how to work their customers can make six-figures easy (I know several who were making over $200k/year)- but the majority of them aren't making anywhere near that and it's not as easy mentally as you may think if you've never done it before. How does a guy know so much about such things? Lets just say I had a friend who was the night manager at one of the hottest gentlemen's clubs in Vegas, and I spend a lot of time there and got to know a lot of the girls (the drinks were free, I was single, and the scenery wasn't bad...lol).

The utility companies will definitely ask you for deposits, though they sometimes waive them if you can provide them a letter of good standing showing that you had utility service in your old town for a 12-month period. They require deposits because there's plenty of deadbeats in town who gamble away the rent and utility money every month.

Bob

[misskimred]

Sorry, I forgot to mention the house...not buying, jsut renting.

[ParkTwain]

There are PLENTY of homes to rent in LV right now. Do that for a year and get your feet planted under you. You can learn about the neighborhoods that offer what you need. You will want to learn the commuting and traffic patterns so you can choose a more permanent place to live that makes sense in relation to where you will work. Traffic has become enough of an issue in LV (IMO) that you will want to approach your permanent living location with some thoughtfulness. Traffic here is not as bad as most of the East Coast, that's for sure.

I also moved to LV from eastern Mass. See also my post in another thread: http://www.city-data.com/forum/nevad...t-like-13.html