Moving to Las Vegas on short notice

Improvolone

I have an interview coming up in Las Vegas that would require me to move there by the end of the month. Can anyone help me with getting started on my research?

I'm looking into getting a travel package from Hotwire/Travelocity/PriceLine/Expedia to get a car and a hotel for for a couple of days to get done everything that I need. The booking will be short notice, but I can realistically travel whenever as they won't schedule the interview until I know when I'll be out there. I would like to leave next week. So far so good?

I have never been to Vegas. I will be relocating with my family (fiance and one year old son). I would be working in the Las Vegas airport. I've started poking around on craigslist for rentals. What areas should I consider living in/what areas should I stay away from?

I've only moved once as an adult. It was by myself and very easy. How the hell should I move a new family and a ton of crap cross country?

Can I borrow your car while in Vegas? Well... worth a shot.

yurnamehere

Does your prospective employer offer any relocation assistance?

Improvolone

No. It is for an entry level management training position. I am willing to fly out there for the interview and to move us out there on my own dime because of the opportunity the company gives. Not the best situation, but one that I think is worth it.

Diogee

Depending on how much you are looking at spending, I have a house in Henderson and its a really nice area/community and maybe 15 minutes from the airport. Its not all too expensive either for the nice quality of life.

I live in California so I look at rental/housing prices in Vegas and think 'what a steal!' but thats mainly because everything in california is so expensive. Henderson might be too expensive for the pay of a management training entry level position.

NotYou

I don't know anything about vegas and where good places to live are. I'd mainly just look for places close to work and then travel around the areas in a rental car. Stop by a real estate agency and talk to them.

We also don't know if you want to rent an apartment, or buy a house or what. Or if you have a solid amount of money saved. etc.

As far as moving cross country, you need to find some movers in your area that fill up a truck with all your stuff and drive it across the country. It will not be cheap, but it's the only real option there. Ask some friends or family who've moved if they know a good company.

Mega Playboy

It depends on where you want to live. Now if you are looking for something close that nice to live I would check out Warm Springs rd. Now Henderson is nice and is close to the airport. Also if you see a Red SV650 in the airport tunnel get to the right lane. I'm late and in a hurry.

cloudeagle

Just don't try to buy a house for a while. Las Vegas was one of the nation's most overheated housing markets, and now values are falling insanely fast.

You might be able to get a good deal in a year or two, but I'd hold off until things stop going south.

mts

if moving look into a pod or upackit type thing. basically they drop it off you fil it, they drop it off somewhere, you unpack. way cheaper than a mover and you don't have to drive everything yourself

Thanatos

Save all of your receipts. Including this travel. Between the move, the flight, the rental, the hotel, it may be worth your while to itemize next year, and take all that as deductions.

Can't help on neighborhoods or anything, though; sorry.

Dark_Side

I would say if you're doing airport work, anything south of the 215 would be pretty good. It's a newer area. As to buying a house/condo, just be careful, it's hard to know when to jump but there are so many empty foreclosed houses in Vegas right now, you should be able to easily find a deal. Henderson is a nice area as well. I do know that a Hilton Garden Inn just opened up right next to the rental car facility and there are several nice hotels on industrial road that are within spitting distance of the airport too. In Henderson there's a few decent Hampton Inns.

Stay away from North or East Las Vegas. Those areas can get pretty scary. Also for the love of god, if you do move there, don't start gambling.

witch_ie

I've moved a lot, in some cases across country. Depending on much money is an issue, the best method of moving will vary. I've listed some alternatives below starting with the typically most expensive first:

Stuff

1) Hire a moving company to do everything for you including packing.
2) Hire a moving company to do everything for you excluding packing.
3) Purchase the appropriate amount of space for your stuff on a communal moving crate. Essentially you end up packing and loading this one yourself. Other people also purchase space, so delivery is dependent upon the order that people's stuff gets dropped off.
4) Rent a truck that you and a friend will drive across country. Pack your stuff yourself. Hire local movers to load and unload the truck. (The cost of this may vary based on how much you pay for the truck (I've usually gotten the best rates from Budget) and the cost of hotels along the way.)
5) Rent a truck and do the whole thing yourself. (The cost of this may vary based on how much you pay for the truck and the cost of hotels along the way.)


Car

1) Pay for it to be transported across country for you.
2) Drive it across country yourself. (This cost may vary based on the cost of hotels along the way.)
3) Tow it behind your moving truck. (This probably isn't the best for your car.)

Family (this all depends on your son's enjoyment of traveling and your fiance's thoughts of course)
1) Fly with them.
2) You drive and they fly.
3) Drive with them.