[AA702]

Originally Posted by parking

Thank you for the imput. Yes I have been doing side work repairing computers. I charge cheap, $30.00 flat rate. Get a couple calls a week. Not much to support a family on.

I use to do that here when I first moved for extra money. The demand was not that great. I did find that not many people here use MACs. Most of the time when someone had a problem with their PC, I would back up their files and just re install windows. I did sway a few to switch to OS X after they started to put Intel Chips in them and I also used Bootcamp to run Vista/Xp

[parking]

Builders employ, hmmm..............agents to sell their properties.

Originally Posted by Greatday

An agent did not do this your friend - the builder did. And, this type of situation, while unfortunate, happens Not unlike buying a car for 40K then, the next week, you find you could have bought the same car for 32,500.

Unfortunate but, reality nonetheless

[parking]

I understand. This is Nevada. The rate of pay is lower than SF. Like I mentioned before Sheriff, I have applied for low level employment. We're talking $10.00-$12.00 an hour range. Unfortuantely no one is calling.

Thank you for your imput.

Originally Posted by sheriff

While your skills and experience may warrant 80K/yr, I will be shocked if you get hired into a position that pays that much. There just aren't that many mid level management jobs in LV, especially in the resorts. Those that do open are generally filled from within, and many transfer from out of state to get the promotion. If you like LV, you may be better off to engage in some type of entrepreneurial endeavor.

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by parking

Builders employ, hmmm..............agents to sell their properties.

Who usually are employed by the builder (the seller) and it is the seller who sets the price(s) - not the agents

Again, sorry this happened to your friend but, nothing personal - simply business

[parking]

)f course it's nothing personal. Everyone needs to work to make a living.

Originally Posted by Greatday

Who usually are employed by the builder (the seller) and it is the seller who sets the price(s) - not the agents

Again, sorry this happened to your friend but, nothing personal - simply business

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by parking

)f course it's nothing personal. Everyone needs to work to make a living.

You got it now -

Prices change - that is a fact of life. Sometimes they go up - other times they go down - Same with real estate prices -

No guarantees when you buy something -

[parking]

Greatday,

Like you mentioned in your previous post, things do change. It is safe to assume that you'll agree with me that the once hot job market in Las Vegas has stalled raising the unemployment rate to new levels.

Parking

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by parking

It is safe to assume that you'll agree with me that the once hot job market in Las Vegas has stalled raising the unemployment rate to new levels.

Parking

No, not safe to assume any such thing - for, employment is low (except perhaps in the Construction industry).

In the service industry (a major portion of the employment base in LV), it keeps on rolling

The problem maybe that your skills are not needed in a town like Las Vegas - not all skills are.

As for other jobs? Lots of them. It simply maybe that some employers see you as over qualified and know you would leave in a heartbeat if something else came along?

[AA702]

Originally Posted by Greatday

No, not safe to assume any such thing - for, employment is low (except perhaps in the Construction industry).

In the service industry (a major portion of the employment base in LV), it keeps on rolling

The problem maybe that your skills are not needed in a town like Las Vegas - not all skills are.

As for other jobs? Lots of them. It simply maybe that some employers see you as over qualified and know you would leave in a heartbeat if something else came along?

True... if you were a Teacher, Nurse, Firefighter, Paramedic, HVAC tech, 911 dispatcher, Police Officer.. you would have a job in no time.

[sheriff]

Originally Posted by parking

Greatday,

Like you mentioned in your previous post, things do change. It is safe to assume that you'll agree with me that the once hot job market in Las Vegas has stalled raising the unemployment rate to new levels.

Parking

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