Moving to Reno in Dec, (Sparks, Sun Valley: cheap apartments, condo, brokers)

[WHIT66]

I am moving to Reno in Dec and would like some advice on buying a moderate home, in the $150,000 range? I am retired, single, just need a 2000 sq ft home in a nice quiet area not too far the city so I can go in an enjoy the theater, movies, concerts, dancing, parks etc.

I will be looking for a part time job, pretty flexiable with that since it will be working to keep myself busy. I want to be near an area I can ride my bike, and walk/jog.

[Sahara.Heat]

jobs are few and far. I am sure you can get some type of p/t work in the casino's in Reno.

I would check out some of the local brokers who can give you a lot more info about the area/s you are interested in and let them map out locations that fit your needs and budget.

[WHIT66]

Thanks, may I ask if you like living in Reno? I am anxious to get back to the West, I have lived in the Southeast for 10 years I need a change..

[tanmctee]

Originally Posted by WHIT66

I am moving to Reno in Dec and would like some advice on buying a moderate home, in the $150,000 range? I am retired, single, just need a 2000 sq ft home in a nice quiet area not too far the city so I can go in an enjoy the theater, movies, concerts, dancing, parks etc.

I will be looking for a part time job, pretty flexiable with that since it will be working to keep myself busy. I want to be near an area I can ride my bike, and walk/jog.

I should have read this note first ... LOL!

I think you will be very pleased with what $150k will get you in this area and not too far from the city --- might be a bit smaller than 2000 GSF...but in the vicinity!

If you have any questions, this is a good group for answers and you can always private message if you have anything specific you do not want to put out on the board.

Congratulations on choosing this area ---- I love it here and hope you will too!

[Sahara.Heat]

Originally Posted by WHIT66

Thanks, may I ask if you like living in Reno? I am anxious to get back to the West, I have lived in the Southeast for 10 years I need a change..

I live in Incline Village, in tahoe and venture to reno a few times a month. Reno ROCKS! It's not Vegas but, it does have a nice charm and style. Demonte Ranch is an area you should look into. I have a few friends who live in that area and its very nice.

[Biggest Little Drunk]

There's downtown Reno with a lot of great deals on condo's. To the north of Reno is UNR and then the "valleys" which are poorer, rural areas like Sun Valley, Stead, Lemmon Valley. They're on a few miles away, but a world away with sprawling desert hills and trailers. It's up to you if you want that. To the Northwest are a lot of apartment complexes that I'm guessing are going to get cheaper and ghetto soon. To the Southwest is hipsterville aka Midtown, where there are a lot of cool antique shops, coffee shops, deli's, reused clothing stores, bars, etc. Homes are older 50's. Further south is the Old Southwest which has nice older homes too but more expensive. Virginia St is the spine of Reno and the divide btwn the richer west and poorer east. One exception is near the Peppermill casino/Robinhood area which is ghetto but small ghetto. There are no big ghettos in Reno. Way further South past McCarran both east and west are the "nice" areas with mostly large homes and McMansions. There are no movie theatres down there so you'd have to bicycle a few miles up Virginia. To the Southeast of downtown is poor, working class neighborhoods with a smattering of cheap apartments/ghettos. It's mostly Latino/Mexican neighborhoods especially along Wells and Grove and Neil Rd which is basically all the Southeast, but there are exceptions all over the area. To the east of Reno is a long stretch of E 4th St which is industrial/strip clubs. Then you get to Sparks. Sparks is quaint. A bedroom community surrounding one big casino, the Nugget along Victorian with a smattering of bars. One big movie theatre near there, so you might want to look at living around there, 60's small houses. Then go further Northeast and you get the nicer homes and developments and golf courses, but that's a long bicycle ride to the Sparks movie theatre. And there you have it. If i was you, I'd live in the old Southwest or Midtown and be a hipster on a fixie or beach cruiser.