[goodlife36]

I have heard that Las Vegas job market is terrible. However, I do see some jobs in Customer Service on Indeed.com. I am thinking of buying a 1 bedroom condo for $50,000 or less and working a customer service or closely related job. Do you think it is plausible? I only know of Summerlin and I saw a few online but I am not sure. What other safe areas should a single 40 year old woman investigate?

[ddrhazy]

Get your job offer first, then you can move here. Rent the first year and consider purchasing if your job becomes stable.

A 1bdrm in Summerlin is going to be around 80k.

[longton52]

If you want to move here, be sure you have 6 months of living expenses in the bank first, just in case.
You won't be able to qualifiy for a mortgage until you have a job, so renting for a year will give you the opportunity to explore different areas and see where YOU would feel most comfortable

Also, it's pretty difficult to get a job if you don't live here. There are plenty of locals to fill the positions unless you're in a highly sought after career field. Good luck!

[goodlife36]

That does not sound encouraging. Thanks for your input.

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by ddrhazy

Get your job offer first, then you can move here. Rent the first year and consider purchasing if your job becomes stable.

A 1bdrm in Summerlin is going to be around 80k.

Actually there is a mildly beat up unit in La Posada that is a preapproved short at $54K.

There are also a couple of Rock Spring units that could work. I suspect she could get something workable for under $55K.

[ddrhazy]

I guess if you want a ratty condo that has a Summerlin zip it's doable but if the OP is so tied up in the prestige of a Summerlin name I was assuming OP also wanted a hassle free move in ready condo in a nice area.

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by ddrhazy

I guess if you want a ratty condo that has a Summerlin zip it's doable but if the OP is so tied up in the prestige of a Summerlin name I was assuming OP also wanted a hassle free move in ready condo in a nice area.

Actually my opinion was about the same as yours. I took a look and found no Summerlin units other than that one. I think though I could find a reasonably nice and safe unit right around 50 OR 55k More interesting is no units in that price range in Lone Mountain or Centennial where I would have thought there might be a few. Things have sure moved from a couple of years ago.

Get some good buys in the non-rentable developments. The only problem is they go fast.

[ddrhazy]

There were 1 bdrms going for 10k around Rainbow & Cheyenne back in 2011 that were rent restricted and association fees around 200/month. I tried to get relatives to buy but they were to myopic to see the value. I'm sure the same properties are now worth 60k.

[yellowsnow]

Rent first. So many of the jobs are boiler-room type operations it is very hard to stick with. Really awful! If you find a stable job you can live with, buy!

[ohhboy]

50,000$ condos all over-Just not in summerlin..............lol.