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[Rogerdodger]

I always like to interview the locals when I travel but especially when I'm in Vegas.
A year or so ago, One taxi driver said he had moved there a year earlier but couldn't afford a house.
But sadly he lamented that a year later the prices had doubled and he was really locked out.
Another owned a mobile home which was increasing in value.
A third owned a home and had made more money in appreciation than he was making working.

However this year our waiter at Wynn said:
"I'm glad I didn't buy a house. Vegas is the #1 foreclosure city. Home sales are dead."

From the North end of the strip, I could see 14 building cranes scattered about building casinos and condos.
This shot is from the airport at the South end of the strip. A few more cranes can be seen here...along with even more new condos.
And this is just the strip. There is an actual city somewhere in there with with zillions of new homes.

What a difference a year makes.


PS: Here's a photo of wifey and I when we first got to Vegas.
I didn't take one when we left. Had to hock the camera.

Edited by Rogerdodger, 05 September 2007 - 09:25 PM.

[JAP]

Could that be a new casio being built? The only people who would want to live in that hell hole are compulsive gamblers, chain smokers and alcholics. I hope all those greedy condo flippers get killed.

[esther231]

LOL Popeye cleans up better than expected.

[Rogerdodger]

The only people who would want to live in that hell hole are compulsive gamblers, chain smokers and alcholics.

Haven't ever been there have you?

Most "locals" I've met are very nice "normal" people.
Many of them never step into a casino, smoke, get drunk or flip anything.
The international crowds who visit there are "normal" and look a lot like the same people you see at Disneyland.

Edited by Rogerdodger, 05 September 2007 - 10:59 AM.

[Rogerdodger]

Google Maps Street View article

Go to: Maps.Google.com
Click on one of the 5 cities listed below.
Zoom in and select Street View of the street/address you want to look at.
WOW!

Google Maps' Street View: A Tool for Real Estate Investors?
Published on: Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Investors can now get street-level views of real estate opportunities from the comfort of their own homes for free.

Google Maps introduced the Street View feature earlier this year. It allows users to get 360-degree street-level views of downtown streets in some of the country's most popular destinations.

Street View was initially rolled out for five major cities: San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Denver and Miami. San Diego, Los Angeles, Houston and Orlando, Fla., were recently added.

Streets for which Street View is available are outlined on the map in blue. Users can click on an outlined city street to access the 360-degree picture of the street. From there, users can zoom in on specific buildings or view the surrounding area.

Edited by Rogerdodger, 05 September 2007 - 11:18 AM.

[atlasshrugged]

Could that be a new casio being built?

The only people who would want to live in that hell hole are compulsive gamblers, chain smokers and alcholics.

I hope all those greedy condo flippers get killed.

LOL, dont forget we have a plethora of upstanding Ho's and pimps!!!

Its 2:20...time for my afternoon martini!

RD,

i will take a rain check on meeting you and the wife....you guys are too wacky for even me!!!

[Rogerdodger]

i will take a rain check on meeting you and the wife....you guys are too wacky for even me!!!

You have no idea.
Wifey is already planning a trip of debauchery with our grandkids to Branson, Mo. this Christmas.
We may even go to a "HO DOWN"!

Edited by Rogerdodger, 05 September 2007 - 09:22 PM.