I am considering a move from Chicago to Las Vegas...any advice???

Question

. inexpensive housing
. best areas to live outside strip
. jobs

Answer 1

Apartments range from $600 to $800 on average, apartments are becoming more of a challenge to find as many are being converted to condos, but many condos aren't much more expensive than apartments since there are so many to choose from. You can look at the advertisements in the newspaper:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/realestate/apartments/

AS with any city, there are good areas and bad areas to live in. If you can come to Vegas for a couple of days to apartment shop, that would be the best. Summerlin, Green Valley, and many new South/Southwest communities are great places to live. We live in the Southwest area and we love it.

Yes, there are plenty of jobs....use that newspaper link to take a look at he job listings also! But if you are looking at hotel/casino jobs you sometimes have to start at the bottom and work your way up. You will have to apply for a bunch be fore one works out for you. Not ALL hotel/casinos are union as one person answered. ONLY strip hotels have to be union....there are plenty of off strip properties to look at that are not union. I was recently looking for a part time job, I looked at the Review-Journal online and applied for a ton of jobs right on-line. There are lots of jobs available that are not hotel/casino jobs. Since Vegas is growing so rapidly there are many, many jobs to choose from.

Try to secure a job before coming, that would be the best. There are plenty of places to live that are weekly/monthly rental type of motels if you get here and don't have a place to stay. Just be prepared to handle a little bit higher cost of living out here. Utilities, groceries, gas......etc. all are a bit higher here that what you find in the midwest.

Answer 2

Get a map. Mark out all the freeways, rail road tracks, and air traffic patterns from both the Airport and Nellis AFB. (The Airport traffic pattern may be changing so check on that also.) Also check out what streets usually flood. (Charleston underpass under Interstate 15 use to be a bad one.) Once you map out all the noise areas and flood areas, start looking for a house. Most of the development is north, west and south of the city, so you may want to look at the east side, up on or near Frenchman's mountain. (Sometimes called by error, Sunrise Mountain.) You can often get a good deal from builders with 3-2-1- buy downs. The down side is when you go to sell, you are competing with the builders who may still be offering the buydowns. Since 1985 home prices has tripled but there is a bit of a bust right now. If you get your realtor to look for houses that have been on the market for quite a while, you may be able to make a VERY low bid and get the house because the owners are getting desperate. Homes that just came on the market may not have as motivated of owners. ALSO check out where the schools are if you have kids. You may not want to bus your kids. Good luck..

Answer 3

First, let me say that I like the answer that suggested you make a quick vacation trip there first.
My number one suggestion, is to have enough money to live on while you are looking for work.
Yes there is a lot of work in Las Vegas, but nobody is going to be knocking themselves out, to give you a job.
If you want one of the better ones, it will take time to find it.
Find out what the current rental rates are on a typical unit that you would be willing to accept. Find out what it will cost you to turn on the utilities. You MUST have a phone, or you will have a much more difficult time finding work.
Be prepared with at least 3 months of living expenses.
Forget being a dealer. If you have not been to dealers school, you are S.O.L. Even if you have, you will not go to work in a good casino for at least a couple of years, so expect low wages, and low tips.

Answer 4

first find a few people that live there to find out how they like it.

Can you take a short trip there to see the city.?

Like most citys there are good parts and bad parts. Find out which parts of town are ok and not ok to live in. I mean that by which parts would considered safe. Less crime.

Do you have a job out there that you want? what kind of work do you want to do and can you find an opening.?

All the casino's you can apply for jobs on line. Just look up the casino's web site and there will be a place for employment. If I am correct that is the only way to apply for employment with casino's.

Also casino's are union so you also have to join a union.

Housing there is easy to find out about. Look up realtor.com and that will give you an idea of the house cost.

I would suggest calling a real estate agent and ask about safe and nice places to live outside of the stip. They would be the best person to ask.

Answer 5

Have a job before you arrive!!! The homeless shelters are full of people who came out here to work and can't afford to leave. For almost any job you will need a Sheriffs card and a Health card. if you serve liquor you will need a TAM card as well. None are cheap. Good Luck

Answer 6

Is it the city of Chicago this is depressing you? in line with threat you're shifting to Dallas because you're working out of your issues. if it somewhat is so, the choose arises to get some help with that first. Then flow the place you desire. in any different case the themes will basically persist with.

Answer 7

It's very hot in the summer... above 100deg. It's cold in the winter ...around 40deg.
Most jobs are related to hotel/restaurant service, which pays low.
If you have a gambling problem, you may end up on the street.
Get a job offer before moving...

Answer 8

My friend lives in Pahrump but works in Vegas he HATES it with a passion.