Why You Should NOT Move to Las Vegas!
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00:00 Introduction
00:38 Las Vegas Weather
02:23 Las Vegas Cost of Living
04:54 When Will Las Vegas Construction Be Done?
06:44 Las Vegas City Public School Rankings
07:00 Las Vegas Public School System
10:09 Las Vegas Health Services
11:11 Why Are There So Many Homeless in Las Vegas?
14:26 Las Vegas Gas Prices
15:05 Living in Las Vegas - Розваги
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Hey Jacob congrats on the real estate venture, that’s a good fit for you 👍
Can you talk about wages and the cost of real estate
Moved here with my family 13 years ago from California. I love it here. So do my children. My wife hated it here. We're divorce now and the kids stayed with me. But everything Jacob said is absolutely true.
Also as in all states without taxes, traffic citations are increased. I received a ticket for speeding past a school andthe ticket was $450. I mailed a check and because of christmas it was delayed and rose to $900.
First time I’ve seen an LV realtor be this honest about Vegas 🤣
😂
"Realtor" ? How about influencer who got their license to scoop up followers to try and sell houses.Nothing wrong with trying to monetize ,just know you aren't getting experience ,just an influencer
@woodrowbunopaddle Oh because so many people are going to buy houses from him now that they've seen this video 🙄
@@isthatharrasment You'd think not ,but I know of a self proclaimed "Foodie" Vegas influencer who can't decipher lobster tails ,can't identify basic foods ,has table manners of a 5 year old ,yet people think she's great.
@@woodrowbunopaddlewho? 😆
Ive lived in las vegas for decades and in the fall im selling my home and getting the hell out. Its an absolute shithole now.
Congrats. I left a few years ago , sad thing is I used to love it , why is it everything good gets ruined.
Good for you! Good decision! 👍👏
No it’s not, you must live on the ghetto
In what way Mike?
Liberals
I left California for Las Vegas in 92 for work in the casino industry. I loved living in Vegas. My wife didn’t care for Vegas so much so in 2015 we moved briefly to North Carolina for 7 years. And are now retired in Arizona.
Transient state and ppl stay to themselves… hard to make friends… not kid friendly
Not adult friendly either. City pushed out everyone trying to make a moderate life. You’re either struggling or swimming - no in between anymore
So true
people definitely stay to themselves tor sure! thats all most of the people who are mostly retired in our neighborhood do. Hide in their houses!
Agreed, Locals are only friendly on the clock, otherwise not friendly and angry all the time due to heat
I noticed that as well. People come and go in Las Vegas
Just reverse psychology
I'm on my way
😁
My husband and I have been here since the 90's. It is very sad what is happening here. Don't get me started on car insurance. He works from home, I stay home, my whole little world is right around the house, maybe 3 miles. yet, we must pay for the irresponsible crowd, you don't get a break anymore. Went to run errands yesterday, left a salon and wanted to get an iced tea from the Sbux right next door. Nope, because three meth heads were holding court at the tables outside, one followed me to my car thinking I did not see him, I did, I got in, locked it up and wasted no time getting out of there. You can't even enjoy the patios here because the junkies are hanging out on them and no one chases them away. Same with Smith's, have you noticed the tweakers hanging out in the stores or running thru them yelling in a psychosis? We have always had homeless here but this is now out of control. and I am not looking down on anyone that is homeless due to job loss, things out of their control. I am talking about the junkies that follow you and harass you. I could go on and on . We left when covid hit this town hard. We came back two years ago because we missed the weather and friends said it was opening up again and it was okay. If we had known what this town has turned into, we never would have moved back. The schools are the worst in the nation, I am glad we have no kids as they would have to be in a private school and I question that out here now. The pay is low here, always has been, you have to specialize in something like medicine, law, something like that or else it is sales, retail, customer serviced type hospitality jobs and good luck with that. They hire their relatives and friends before you, if you do not have the right last name, you aren't in the clique. Many industries here are like that. People move here thinking with all the casinos they can get a job no problem, it isn't that easy and they pay pathetically low. You have to be a very good salesperson or know someone to get in somewhere, it's always been this way since the 90's when I got here. Convention industry is another one thick as thieves with relatives and the bar crawl crowd. When I first got here, I asked someone at a temp agency why the pay is so low and he said no one wants to pay anything decent here because it is a transient town, they know people leave plus, there is always someone behind you willing to take that wage. Decent doctors do not to come here, a lot of people we know go to California for medical care, no one trusts it here. I don't blame them, we have our own horror stories. I rarely go anywhere by myself now, it's not safe anymore, no matter where you live here. Funny you mentioned the homeless all around Smith's. yes. They hang out outside the doors, if yours has a Starbux, they sit at the tables and scratch or pick at their arms or faces, so think about that the next time you want to get a drink to cool off and sit at one their tables. I refuse anymore, not after what I have been seeing in their stores and no one does anything. I can't imagine how it is deal with it, you would be chasing them out all day long but who wants that around the food your're buying? and the harass you . when you can't even go to the store by yourself, it is time to move because obviously, the people that run this city do not care about the locals and what we are dealing with. And no, we do not gamble, we go once in awhile just for fun, but twenty bucks and done. I would advise, at least until they start cleaning this place up, no one move here. The traffic, deadly accidents every day thanks to the drunks and the high crowd, sky high insurance rates, low paying jobs unless you're in the clique, (despite having a degree) junkies everywhere. they only care about the strip, which is nasty now but anything outside of tourism is falling apart, our safety and schools are the least of their concerns. It used to be nice here, very sad.
A ton of hawaii people, like myself, moved to vegas. I was tired paying about $9 for a gallon of milk and the average price for a 3-5 bedroom house is about 1 million. And this is not for a brand new house.
Just like California and with a square feet of 1,100.
Agreed Jacob!! Training starts FIRST IN THE HOME ..PREACH!!!!
I love this city. I’ve been there for 4 years and I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been. I’ve only had a couple of colds since I’ve been here. I grew up in the Bay Area of California and then lived fairly close to the beach in Southern California. I had at least two colds per year and the flu a couple of times. No flu since I’ve been here!
Same here!
You're happier and healthier because the Good weather...👍👍👍
You don't scare me. Lol. I'm in the DC area. Worse (yes) weather. Summer 90° with crazy humidity and ice in the winter. Houses more expensive. Traffic worse. No kids. Used to homeless. Ok...the 24 hour gambling I'll have to watch. Lol. As soon as I win that power ball I'm coming. You can do a video series..."help this weird guy pick a mega mansion in las vegas!" 😂
DC sucks. I got out in 1976 and have no desire or reason to ever return.
@@stephaniemccord6100 I've been to DC one time in my life and it seemed pretty nice.. it's like a mix of the south and the north, but it would cost a mint to live in a nice area
Your sinuses pay… windy and sand everywhere.. wash your car 3x weekly, water is bad… turns to yellow gel if let sit for Cpl days. Everything is getting very expensive, rent went from 1400 to 1800 ton 2200 with in two years… paisley at the point… lower mediocre complex!
Funny… people used to move to Phoenix & Vegas to ESCAPE allergies!
My eyes started getting really watery this past spring. Even Claritin didn’t help too much.
NYC went in the same direction and then came the current economic downfall.
@ronroyer1888 My sinuses are a huge reason why I would never move to Vegas or Phoenix. I may get relief from allergies (which are not that bad for me) but the dry dusty air wreeks havoc on my sinuses. If I am not careful, I will get a massive sinus headache which will knock me out of commission for at least half of the day.
I got a bad stomach virus , was sick for two weeks, when I made the mistake of drinking the tap water when I first moved out here. The doctor told me no one here drinks it, despite being told it's fine, it's not. I couldn't even keep down dry cereal, it was bad.
Every state and city has its issues. No city is perfect! As someone who lives in Vegas, i love my city!
I agree!
Love it here! ❤️🔥
You probably also love burnt toast! No?
I’m moving from nyc
@@shatikaconward7247 it was a solid 💯d today! 🍹
Every state has it's issues. I'm moving from Texas to Vegas. I will tell you I rather be in Las Vegas. Can't stand Texas. Weather is worst in Texas. Everything your talking about is the same in Austin, TX I'm moving there because it has the same tax structure and I can keep most of my pension. Gas is the one think is crazy. Where I live gas is about $3.30 per gallon. Nevada is high.
Frankly there is really no "good" places to go anymore in the U.S.😂
High gas prices here in California keep the buttheads out......I'll pay more for gas to keep out the buttheads from TX
@TheBierman19 shame on you for saying that.😂😂😂
Everybody and their mother is a real estate agent in Vegas
I have lived in Vegas since 1978. In the late 80's the city changed the weather station to the top of the air traffic control tower at McCarran because our true temperatures were concerning for tourism. The weather registers cooler that high up, also in a shaded spot. The weather DOES and HAS exceeded 120 most summers, but it is no longer announced, due to tourism. So your statement about 117 being our highest temperature is inaccurate. I just found 4 sites with different highest temps. It just depends on where you look. Our weather recording has been a big pet peeve to me and my family for decades. Lies and misinformation. It's ridiculous. It effects people's health, they deserve to know the true weather. At one time the Farmer's Almanac listed us as the 2nd windiest US city.
Our weather recording has been a big "pet peeve" to me too. 'They' want to prove their 'Man-made' global warming BS so bad, they've moved thermometers for years, until they find where 'they' need it. Vegas is an outlier. Which SHOULD prove to sane people what a scam MMGW is.
Temps are always measured in a shady spot.
Last summer I was driving home and my car registered 124. This was in July.
I FIGURED this is one of the windiest places in the country but didn't know we were THAT HIGHLY ranked at number 2!!!
@@pandakeeper Your car thermometer is not reliable.
Extremely heat. People don't know how to drive. Rent expesive.
This is common in a lot of places.. nothing new really lol. The worst kind of heat is the high humid heat which kills you faster. Its easy to avoid, just move to a deserted "rural" poor conservative area; much cheaper; if you move to a "rich" liberal city, you are gonna pay out the nose; big cities are usually more "liberal".. While rural are more conservative.
I lived in LV for over 6 years and I told people that I felt that there are five seasons in Las Vegas, Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Hades season when it was hot as...
Hot, windy and cold.
We have the SHORTEST Springs and falls, and a moderate winter and LONG summer!!!!!
I love Vegas weather. I have a spinal cord injury and the dry weather all year long helps keep my pain down ever in the winter time. I’ve been to Vegas in all seasons.
Same here! Plus no earthquakes here haha
@@Valhalla_Heathenjust wait for one to come if you haven’t experienced one
It all depends on your situation, i moved to nv from nys and couldn't be happier lol one thing i have learned is no where is perfect no matter where you go.
Don't forget traffic/pedestrian deaths. The amount of drunk drivers. The alarming cost of insurance. The oppressive rental market. The unbelievable cost you are going to pay to cool your home.
Family of four here in Vegas. Three of us have had car accidents in the last six months, other drivers at fault. While out and about, you can entertain yourself by counting the red light runners. Twice in one day I saw cars (in straight only lane) turn left out into intersections to get in front of cars waiting in a single "left turn only" lane. We "golf clap" (oooh, that looked dangerous) all day seeing the reckless driving that goes on here. Don't get me started about the rents/greedy semi-slumlords.
@MetalVentor ...Your sooo right about auto insurance there!! They estimate that half of all drivers on the road are under the influence of alcohol in vegas. So you will definitly take that into consideration. And all the above i do agree. I was thinking of moving there , but we will see.
ATTENTION FOLKSTHIS IS HIS OPINION NOT FACT YOU STILL NEED TO DO YOUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE
Then you should leave immediately BYE
@@frankgomez7549Well then you should NOT leave where you are if you won't even try it for yourself first. Opinions are subjective smh
Sugar babies everywhere wanting taken care of… marriages end there
How do you know?
I want a vegas wife for some reason
Lol 😂
Thank you for the content. I just moved here 5months ago, pushing to become an homeowner next year
You're welcome makki! Glad to hear it!
I have lived in Las Vegas since 2018 and am enjoying my retirement. Cost of living definitely has increased.
Pls do NOT post too much info if you do more people will move HERE and destroy the good stuff we are enjoying.
Have you heard of more people moving from Vegas to Mesquite Nevada? Might be looking in that area soon. Or maybe Fallon
@tommy2days Mesquite is just as expensive as Vegas. It is much smaller, there is no traffic, and the people are nicer. Fallon had problems with their drinking water a few years ago.
@@Area51-is6vg🤫
Good luck. When the new ballpark opens, it will be UNBEARABLE for ANYONE to drive or to LIVE there !!!
I’ve been watching your Channel for 4 years, I had to subscribe after this info, one of your best / most informative videos
I lived there from 1977 to 2011. My kids' high school in the early 90s had metal detectors and a Metro police sub station on campus!
what part of town was that in?
Wild! I know exactly where you filmed this video! I've always felt like I might run into you around town. Thanks for all the great content! It helped me in my decision to move here.
You're welcome!
Congratulations on getting your license, Jacob! @JacobslifeinVegas
Visited Vegas many times over the years. The weather can definitely get pretty crazy. I’ve driven through semi flooded streets and seen hail fly sideways. And that’s on days where just a few hours prior, it was beautiful.
Jacob, thank you for all the great content through the years man.
That’s what I noticed about Vegas in my past visits. It does feel like a small town because after the Strip it’s the desert.
it's really not as big as people think it is.
Great video, Jacob! Congrats on getting your realtor's license!!
I was in Vegas in the early 90s and went to a 51s game (baseball). I had to buy beach towels for myself and my girlfriend to be able to sit on the seats at Cashman Field. The sign on the bank across the street said the temperature was 114 degrees. Fun!
you will get 3rd degree burns on your azz lol, it's true
I love the Las Vegas Suburbs. Whenever I’m in Vegas, I like to socialize with the locals versus the Tourists.
Doesn't it make you feel like you're part of the community? The locals are definitely cool 😎 😉
I’m from the Lake Las Vegas area and I totally agree!
@Valhalla_Heathen I grew up near Tenaya Way and Cheyenne
I know that park in the southwest. I have walked many laps around the park. Lived in that area for 14 years. You are right about everything. I have moved on and retired to Florida. Vegas is just another suburb of the culture of Southern California.
I have been following your work since 2021 when I started shopping around for moving to LV from Cali. I have been living here for 2 years now and have no complaints. Absolutely love it. And also just started my UA-cam channel as well. Cheers!
Vegas is the best place to live compared to mostly other places in the USA :)
Yes , it's a little better than Detroit and St' Louis.
I'd say South Carolina coast is the best place to live.. unless a category 4+ hurricane blows through
@@RagedContinuum, but S.Carolina is just a southern Police state where everything’s illegal!!👎🏻
Damn right! Viva Vegas ❤️
Everyone decide to post a video about living in Vegas this weekend..just saw Rubys video too 😂
😂👍
Hey Jacob!! Thanks for the info. I really enjoy your channel. 💙💙
I can attest that although Vegas is hot I definitely notice it cooler when visiting from a town in Arizona. I can also attest it gets cold in the winter. When visiting in the late 80’s I was walking in downtown and slipped on a big piece of ice taking a backwards header on the asphalt.
I love coming and visiting Las Vegas. But it scares me just thinking about trying to move there, but I definitely try to visit as much as I can.
Thank you Jacob!
I always click on your videos :) I appreciate that you are going deeper into life around Las Vegas. We'll be on the strip next wkend (mid June) and I appreciate your informational videos.
Awesome. Thank you. Have an amazing weekend. Cheers.
Great Video 😊I love how you put responsibility and power for kids’ education back to parents. I had three kids and made sure to do lots of support academically.
I'm surprised at the number of pubs in the city. They seem to be everywhere. Las Vegas has acknowledged that it has a DUI crisis.
9:52 I knew it. That's the park by Rainbow Blvd and Warm Springs Rd.❤ I lived around that area when I first moved here. Loved it. It is a good corner to live nearby because you have everything waking and driving distance
it is being taken over by the homeless junkies now and traffic is out of control, I used to like it there as well, not so much anymore
lol my kids and I were so excited to see you at the mall tonight! 😊thank you for taking the time for a pic! We actually are here 3 months or so a year and are looking to retire in summerlin 😂😊thanks again for all your Vegas videos! Appreciate you and your channel very much 😊
You're welcome Amber! I'm glad the videos have been helpful over the years, and appreciate the support!
@@JacobslifeinVegas 🤗👍😊
40 degrees here in Vegas will piss u off..and summer just drive to MT Charleston its 20 degrees cooler in summer
I have been visiting LV for the last 30 PLUS years now from LA. Not many years ago, it was over 121 degrees and was 123 at the same day while I was in Laughlin ..
Plans for retirement while I was working in Los Angeles (after 36 years) was to move to Las Vegas after visiting there every year. But I finally decided NOT to move there (my daughter bought a home there in Summerlin in '92 or so)
The reason my wife and I didn't retire there ? ...I had seen the changes there by then..and I CHANGED MY MIND. Things had gotten WORSE in LV..!!
Things have gotten worse everywhere..
Jacob thank you for the honest appraisal of life in Las Vegas. In 1994 we got out of California. We ended up in Texas. A good move for my family. Enjoy your videos!
Thank you for putting so much effort into your videos. It really shows! 🌟
Before I even BEGIN to watch this video Im going to comment and state that this is the furthest thing on my mind. I would never want to move here after seeing back to back disasters that befall this place, even before I started watching your channel. Its like choosing to live with the crew on a cruise ship, no thank you. Honestly Jacob we need a video on which places treat their employees the best because I only want to go to resorts, restaurants, and stores that really take care of their staff and only hire the best people they can.
**EDIT** - so after watching the video and realizing all the LA nut jobs are heading your way, you bet I would not be moving there. Already a terrible school system is about to get worse. From what I can tell these people fleeing Californiastan have not learned their lesson and do not take accountability for their actions so yeah I need to hurry up and plan a few visits to Vegas before everything goes to poo once and for all.
When it comes to education, you hit the nail on the head.
When I first moved here in the 90's, I read an article in the Sun about a girl that was going to CCSN and her biggest goal was to work for a casino and have a roommate. I thought that was so sad, back then, most thought they could have job security with a casino and that is not true. Some do retire after decades with a certain casino but I have seen people be let go because they are imploding , they promised to find another casino for their staff to move over to and it never happened, this was mid 90's. They were all on the news saying how they were promised this but nothing , they were kicked to the curb. False sense of security with the hospitality careers here, I have noticed.
Two years ago, a news guy cooked a turkey in his car. It was 140 degrees in his car.
😳
I hope he didn't eat that turkey.
Steven sometimes does videos from his car, and his brain is cooked.
Hi Jacob, I have lived in Vegas for 40 years and want to thank you for being honest in your review, it was very fair. I am so tired of the judgement, this is my home and there is good and not so good everywhere!!!
Congrats on the license Jacob. You are uniquely qualified and this channel is killer promotion.
Such a wise man ! Love your videos-
Hahahaha no
Thank you! Glad the videos are useful
Moving to the valley 40 years ago was one of THE BEST things I ever did in my adult life-----hands down.
Awesome! Greetings from Lake Las Vegas 😎
Great review…. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing Jacob! Great content! Been coming there for well over 20 years. Noticed things have changed over the years. Honestly I don’t think I could live there.
You forgot to mention the Mafia problem there; AKA, all the HOAs you mostly cant avoid when looking for a home.
BS
Great video thanks
Couple things ive noticed as a californian that moved here for ~3 years:
Gas prices are slightly cheaper (~30-40 cents) than cali for regular. I think this is because NV does get its gas from cali. However, it seems like gasoline companies mitigate their prices by charging the difference to super. I have a toyota and a benz, this is what i see in the differences. Take it as you will.
I also notice that the isp charge different prices for certain areas. The pricings arent uniform throughout the county like it is in cali. Also, it charges for internet data usage!!! Its roughly $30-$50 extra for unlimited data. This was insane when i first moved here. Isp is definitely more expensive than cali. I live in henderson, isp at 1gb with unlimited data plan (cable, no fios countywide) comes out at 130 if you “rent” their router. My old place in cali (ventura county) i was paying for double the speed , even better as it was fios, for 65, 75 for router per month. Be wary of that. No one knows about this because theyve had their internet for ages and rarely change. 🤷♂️
I don’t care about any pros of living there, I will never move there. Ever. Even as a single guy! No way. Odd place to have to live. With all that gambling. Etc. Especially for anyone with kids to raise! Not a good place in my opinion.
Nice!! When did you get licensed? I always thought this would be a great move for you.
Very useful info thank you. Yep, long hot summer days, and nights do not cool down, dirt dust and allergens, air quality advisories’, scorpions, traffic, low pay jobs. But I can still think of worse places to live. Hey can (or do) casinos fund schools? Need to attract and pay teachers better. Finally, I believe that we need BOTH involved parents AND good schools. Both. Simply because your kids will likely spend more time in classes than with parents, during developmental years. Higher Education access for all, would make opportunities for better jobs. -Might help prevent some homelessness. Man, Covid really messed things up eh? There is a lag time to recover….we are seeing the after effects. We can get thru it, if we stay focused and be good to each other. Good to see a shout out to the PD. Good timing! Take care, Cheers.
I couldn't believe it when it was 100 degrees at midnight on the strip, the first time i visited back in the 70's!
No nonense, candid, and an honest opinion. Great video, Jacob.
Been wanting to move that way too!. Still interested in checking it out
The worst part is having to pay for parking.
@DaddyAfterDarkLV Wish it was, but it certainly stopped me from going over there at all.
I pay for parking in Houston, Dallas, For Worth, Denver. I don’t get why people complain about paying for parking in Las Vegas.
@@YellowCityMom because you are already paying for a hotel and resort fee. Please name one major city where you stay at a hotel and still have to pay for parking. I have literally driven every state in the west from Texas over and vegas is the only place that does this.
An pay for billionaires stadiums to be built
@@YellowCityMombecause we as tax payers fund the roads and sidewalks and curbs we park at....
Good video Jacob. You are honest and very down to earth. My son who is in the air force (18 years now) is stationed in Wyoming. He has been to vegas many times and is happy to return home. (wyoming) quiet and peaceful with no traffice etc.............The cost of living in Vegas is like New Jersey, Super expensive with high taxes car insurance.....Enjoy your videos for Sure !!!!
Best channel on Vegas content!!!!
Than kyou!
If I ever had a reason to move to Las Vegas, Jason would be the Realtor I would work with. He tells it like it is, good or bad, and is so honest. In the last 5 years I have been following Jason on You Tube, I can honestly say he is the most intelligent, honest, well spoken, great content, considerate and gives a wide variety of information & topics to his followers. I just can't figure out why he doesn't have a million or more followers?!
My apologies, it's JACOB, not Jason!!
The heat doesn't really bother me Jacob my first time in Vegas was June 2021 weather was 115 but enjoyed it 😎😎😎😎💪💪💪
I’m a newbie from the east coast living in Summerlin West and even with a police substation not far away LVMPD presence is nonexistent. Very disappointing
Why cus of the crime is high ?
@@RasiRobi its basically a race track around here at night and the community park Stonebridge at night has half of Mexico overrunning the soccer fields. Thankfully there are security guards which the local HOA’s have to pay for unfortunately. Shouldn’t need security at a small park surrounded by expensive homes.
@@frangipanevegas Thank you. I guess now even at nicer areas is a problem 😬
That was a great video. Loved the information.
The swarm of Californians destroyed Las Vegas and Henderson. Homes are so overvalued, rents skyrocketed, homes shot up in price, and no sign of coming down. Can't even buy a dump for under 300,000. Pitiful.
Maybe get a better job?
Maybe
@@user-mf6kz3ld5r gee you make it sound so simple (rolling eyes)
Don't forget Californians voting the same way. Vegas should be renamed Los Vegales. They already renamed the airport after a Democrat. Vegas needs higher gasoline taxes, liquid container recycling fees, ban natural gas in homes, and raise the sales taxes. Spend billions on homeless and free healthcare for illegals. Vegas got the 10 cents plastic bags at the market a few years ago and they seem to love it. That was a Cali thing that came to Vegas.
@@jjman533 got something against helping the homeless and illegals?
Hey Jacob , always enjoyable videos. Any chance are you related to Hollywood actor Frank Orth ? Watching movie right now he’s in . Keep up the great work !
Hubby and I watch your channel always the best and honest....question....how many of those 300,000 kids live below the poverty level...my kids are all teachers..just curious..thanks again for your truth filled reality...
Great advice Jacob! Thank you for the video!
Hey Jacob , what park are you in in the beginning of this video ??
We have the SHORTEST Springs and falls, and a moderate winter and LONG summer!!!!!
1 month each of Fall and Spring, about 2 and a half months of winter weather and 5 months of summer weather!
We talk of moving to Vegas all the time. Coming from buffalo NY, and not loving the cold/snow lol ideally we would be snowbirds but maintaining 2 homes may be out of reach. Nice video 👍
Love your channel, but, a lot of these things you mention are trends that are taking place in ALL large cities.. higher gas prices, more homeless, more drug use, higher costs of living.. they aren't just a Vegas thing.
Why? It’s not anything close to a normal place. Drawbacks: Heat. Creepy crawlers. Transients. Crime. Lopsided economy (service/entertainment/resort). A place built from the ground up to separate visitors/people from their money. Everything is a hustle. Shallow.
100% correct , the permanent residents of LV are the lowest of the low.
@@bigb6046hey, hey local here 👋🏼 not everyone’s a shallow, soulless vessel, some good folks out here!
@@bigb6046Not everyone works in the casino/resort/tourist industry.
Thanks bud, transfered my job circle K was their my 3rd day off Harmon 2 shot dead outside work. Apartments in same strip mall. 1400$month.
Circle K only could give me 20 hours.
I could not agree more about what you said regarding a strong household vs a strong public school and their benefits for educating a child. I grew up in a rural town where many did not graduate high school and almost no one went to college. No one in my family went to college until me and my brother who were both homeschooled (which was also a first for my family). My brother is now a chief operations officer for a company and I am a doctor. I’m convinced I did not excel in school because I was smarter than everyone else. I was merely lucky I was raised in a home that emphasized and took a role in my education.
I remember the town when McCarran had two small terminals with easy parking out front (and change operated parking meters) and nothing was more than 15 minutes away, with very little traffic. The cost of living was extremely low and union (Strip) jobs (stagehands, culinary, bartenders, musicians, etc.) paid really well. Plenty of work and enough affordable housing was available. That was in the 60s thru early 80s. Everything was designed for, and catered to, adults. The school system has never been very good. Many people put their kids in private school if they could afford it. Then the drugs started coming in and the corporations picked up where the mob left off. Also, the huge influx of people came! Way too many people for that small valley and the rest is history (to be fair, most large cities are a mess now). I finally bailed in 2007. I couldn't take the nonsense any longer. I miss my extinct little desert town in the middle of nowhere. Especially the sunsets (and sunrises, too). I do like to watch these videos to see what's going on though. Good video, thanks.
Hey Jacob. Great video! I live in Phx area and have for 20 years. We have almost exactly the same issues as Vegas except we are usually 5-7 degrees hotter 😅
I wish people would stop moving here in such large numbers, but sadly don’t see it slowing down at all.
Everyone whines about Vegas hot weather. It's dry! Try living with n Orlando Florida where is 100 degrees plus humidity. Then ask m how your bones and organs feel. It's a pressure cooker.
Naples here
On the 80s, it was 135° in front of the Dunes hotel. My a/c did not work on my new van. The asphalt was melting, the shoe were tracking asphalt on the bottoms. My temp gage topped of a 130°. Well found out that my a/c is set to stop working once above 125° , so it have to be above 130° because the temp gage on bldgs then was above 135° . At midnight, it was 112° in front of the dunes. I lived in Vegas for 4 years there was one week of 114-115° all week long.
I wish he talked about how wages do not match cost of living. Minimum wage is $10.75 strip starts at $14 if you find the $ 30 an hour it’s part time on call for 1-2 days a week. And you better not miss a shift. The running joke is people work 2 jobs and sell food on the side. This is a hospitality service town. Majority of jobs- is service. And doesn’t pay well.
rent 1 bedroom is around $1500. Car insurance very expensive ( highest accidents per capita in USA) and electric bill- ac for 9 months- and then heat in winter. We pay 3rd highest for gas and groceries in the country.
We are a 24 hour town with 3 shifts. Days, swing and graveyard- rotating days off.If your friends, family, significant other is on opposite shift- you’ll never see them.
The cost of living increase has happened everywhere. Las Vegas used to be reasonable. Go where the area makes you happy- but cost of living- Las Vegas is not cheap anymore.
as soon as you said 117° I paused the video to say that I went to the Conor McGregor fight on July 10, 2021 and it was 117° outside… I tailgated with six tall boys and then went in and had a tall boy between every fight. hasn't fought since till now UFC 303 fight is on still
Why did you feel the need to include the exact amount of "tall boys" you drank in your post??
bragging
I’ve been watching quite some time and never realized you were an agent…I’m actually wanting to find a cheap patch of dirt where I can park a camper and other structures that could evolve into a tiny home community. Is that something you could help with? I plan to document the whole process for youtube as well…maybe we could collaborate on something cool over the process ☺️.
would've been good to grab one of those MANY MANY empty homes that people had to walk out back in 2008.....then hang onto it and....sell these days considering what mr. jacob is saying about......the pop growth. Traffic sucks everywhere, every city seems like it can't keep up.
Companies don't pay well for blue collar jobs in Vegas. They say it's because there's no state tax, but I think that's just an excuse to not pay a livable wage. The prices for everything are going up but the wages in Vegas still like they were the 2010's. The cost of Living in Vegas is catching up with California's cost of living, but not the wages. For example, I check Indeed all the time, and companies are still offering $12 - $15 an hour for most Blue Collar/Service/Hospitality jobs. The only people that are thriving in Vegas are people that already have money, and people with remote jobs that sill make California money... I thought that because it's Vegas, the casino industry paid well but they don't. So I'm starting to feel like Vegas has the illusion of being more affordable, but for most people it's really not...
Was just saying wages do not match cost of living. Rent, car insurance, groceries- basics are not covered by 1 job in this service, blue collar, hospitality town.
Move here if you want to work 2.5 jobs to survive.
Hi Jacob, I live in California, and I retired in September of 2021. I was looking for a Home in Palm Springs, Ca. and the prices have gone threw the roof. It is hard to find a nice home with a pool for less than one million dollars. So next plan is in Las Vegas.
Thanks for the Info. Jacob you are the best.
Thank you for your honesty.
the allergies are crazy..lived in vegas for 25 years..and this season is the worsre..makes youi feel like you have a flu
Covid has everyone effed up in some way
As an Oregonian I love visiting Vegas, but I just couldn't deal with the weather. Also 100% agree with you about the household and school thing.
High gas prices, lol, want to trade with us here in Portland?