thinking about moving to Las Vegas?

Question

ok, heres my situation. I am 25, male, and have no tie downs here in the Midwest, and Im thinking about moving to Vegas. I would probably have about 5000 dollars saved up just so I can move there, find a job, and get an apartment. Unfortunately, I wont be able to move there w/ any of my friends, so Im going to have to support myself on...probably a 10 or so dollar an hour job, or whatever job I can find quickly...I hear money goes fast! Anyway, I have a 2-part question. First, I heard that there are short term (1-6 month) efficiency and 1-bedroom rentals that exist out there in Vegas. Is this true? because that would be ideal for my situation. Also, Would I need to find a job before any of these places would rent to me? That would be a major problem, and I'd have to rethink this whole thing if thats the case...or find a job there, online or something. Anyhow, I just want to live there for a few months to see if Id like it. Thanks, and any other useful info would be helpful

Answer 1

Hundreds of daily and weekly rentals. Jobs can be had in the same day as the interview.
You may want to make a trip out first do a lease and then move. Then get situtated and get a job. It is very important that you transfer your drivers' license over to Nevada and the job will come faster.

Answer 2

There are short term leases on apartments there - usually the shortest is 3 months. If you have good credit, they should rent to you before you have a job, but if you have so-so credit, they probably won't rent to you without a job. Now, here comes the problem with that - many employers in Las Vegas won't even interview anyone who isn't already living there. (Big Catch-22!) I'm also considering relocation, and I've sent my resume to over 50 employers, scored TWO interviews - one made me an offer for WAY less than I'm willing to accept, the other said "Call us when you move here and we'll make an offer." Apparently, the second response is the norm - it took two of my friends more than a month (one six weeks, the other three months) to get jobs when they first moved out there. So, that $5000 is NOT going to go very far - especially if you have ANY debt. Oh, and if you own a car, you need to register it in the state of Nevada within either 60 or 90 days or you get ticketed. They'll hit you with "Luxury Tax" on almost any car you register - my friend had to pay $300 to register her car because it had full power and leather seats.

Answer 3

Generally they want to see an income before they rent but there are many daily/weekly/monthly furnished studios that don't care. As far as a job $10 an hour should be easy if you you have any skills look at the casino job openings on-line see if your a good fit for any of them. Money won't go any faster here than anywhere else as long as you don't drop it in the casinos. Just remember they don't pay the light bill by loosing. The unemployment rate is low here and retail pays around 9 or 10 dollars an hour. Casinos pay well and so does construction. The best Advice I could give you is try to get a job here or at least set up some interviews before you move. If you don't like it here just quit the worst that would happen is you make some money to pay to move somewhere else

Answer 4

As previously mentioned, unless you have a local address you won't get called for an interview. More people leave this town than they move in and employers know it...they are not going to risk bringing someone here from out of the area only to have you leave in a few months. Living in Las Vegas can be hell and sure enough the heat is hotter than the hinges on the door that lead the way!

Apartments....again, transient town. Unless you're planning on living in some dump in a not so nice part of town, I never found a place that would rent month to month. You sign a lease here and they will hold you to it no matter what the reason. And the landlord/tenant laws in NV are PRO LANDLORD...tenants have NO RIGHTS whatsoever. Vacancies are high and rent is right up there with it. In order to get an apartment out here they want either a HUGE deposit up front or evidence of employment...if you are somehow able to get a job here before you arrive the apartments will want a copy of your offer letter/contract.

Answer 5

Just an additional note before you consider one of those weekly rental places.. they cost $300 per week, so you'd be better off with an apartment. Jobs are easy to get here, you can always check out the classifieds from the newspaper online, www.lvrj.com. You can also check out apartments at any of the online apartment websites, such as www.apartments.com.

You have a good savings to start with, but be careful with it because it will disappear fast if you're not careful. Electricity is expensive, and you might want to renew your auto insurance before you move - car insurance is obscene here. However, you can dine out cheaply if you look around and groceries are normal prices.

As for getting the apartment without the job, that shouldn't be a problem - they're quite used to people moving here from elsewhere. I even leased my first apartment before I left Iowa so it was waiting for me when I got there - just had to do the final signatures to get my key.

Another important bit of information - you might want to avoid central and NE Vegas until you've gotten a feel for the town. While a single guy is safer than a single gal, you still take more risks in those areas.

Good luck, and don't move here in the summer... pure he** to offload a moving truck in 116° heat ;-) Trust me, I know.

Answer 6

I am all for rolling the dice. You should do just fine as long as you don't have a gambling or drinking problem. It will be hard to find a job until you actually live there, but after that you shouldn't have too many problems. The casinos are always looking for help. Apartments are a dime a dozen out there, with your cash you have saved up, you will be fine.

Answer 7

I'd say search for a roommate. It'll help ease the stress of the job/location dilemma because you can always pay the roommate for three months advance and then that'll give you enough time to search for a job. then once you have a job, you can search for more perm. housing situations.

Answer 8

Come and visit for two weeks and pretend you live here, then decide if you want to move.