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Unread 05-21-2009, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Olympia WA
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Default New Here and moving to Vegas

When are you moving?
7 months

Where are you coming from?
Olympia WA

Why are you moving?
Forum name says it all going to be a snowbird

Where will you be working?
I'm retired

Have you been here yet?
I go to Vegas 2-3 times a year and know a little a bit the city besides the strip

Will you buy or rent?
Buy

If buying, are you looking for a house or a condo? How much can you spend?
condo in the 50-125K range

If renting, are you looking for an apartment, condo, townhouse, or house? How much can you spend?
Would you like to be in an area with an HOA?
N/A

Are you married or single? Do you have children?
Single no kids

What do you want to be closest to?
Work-N/A
Shopping
Basic services (supermarket, drugstore, etc.)- This and bus service as I don't drive
Nightlife- some of this but I can get around

Any other information about your move would be helpful.
I'm looking to live in Vegas from around January thru June and maybe a couple weeks the other 6 months a year. I've already been compiling a list of condos around vegas focusing in the west/summerlin , and in Henderson/Green Valley area. I have friends in the area and have gotten some tips from them and from lurking on this board.
Here are 6 of the condo developments I'm looking at: CIMARRON RIDGE, LEGACY CONDO, TROPICANA SQUARE, AMBER HILLS, PALISADES POINT, and PARK AVENUE.
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Unread 05-21-2009, 11:09 PM
 
Location: Home!
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I just wanted to say your post was great! Informative, precise and most newbies should be so good!

Good luck!
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Unread 05-22-2009, 12:14 PM
 
Location: Olympia WA
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Thank you. Does anyone have any info on the condo complexes I listed? I was just called by friends real estate agent so should be looking at them by next week.
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Unread 05-22-2009, 02:19 PM
 
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If you don't drive, Summerlin and Henderson would be difficult. The valley doesn't have a very good bus system.

Honestly, I'd recommend buying at the lower end of your price range and using the leftover money to get a car for out here. This is definitely a car-oriented city.
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Unread 05-22-2009, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Olympia WA
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Originally Posted by radraja View Post
If you don't drive, Summerlin and Henderson would be difficult. The valley doesn't have a very good bus system.

Honestly, I'd recommend buying at the lower end of your price range and using the leftover money to get a car for out here. This is definitely a car-oriented city.
Actually the bus system is ok. 1 thing I was looking at was the bus system, as driving is not an option, and all 20 on my list and within 10 minutes of a bus walking. My spine is fused from C1 down to the bottom of my spine that's why I'm retired (only 40). I did what research I could online now I have to see which places are most convenient for everyday living.
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Unread 05-22-2009, 07:19 PM
 
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We have plenty of bus stops - that's not the problem. The problem out here is time-efficiency. If you have to take more than one bus to get somewhere, it can sometimes take hours.

To avoid this, just make sure that you live close (preferrably on the same street) to everything you need.
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Unread 05-23-2009, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Olympia WA
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I've had to deal with buses for a while so I'm used to the inefficiences of public transportation but that's what I have to live with anywhere I live.
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Unread 05-23-2009, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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if you can manage to live on a direct route it's not TOO bad....altho 1 hour between busses is a little excessive. if they would run them every 1/2 hour it would be a GREAT system. 15 minutes would be paradise.....
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