Anyone live in Las Vegas?

[keith - SuPeR K!]

I agree with Morrigoon that your graduating daughter should stay with a relative for the last semester if possible if you are going to do this.

Vegas isn't a terrible place to live, it just wasn't the place for me. Vegas has lots to do all the time and the sunsets are beautiful. Nothing is more than an hour away anywhere in the valley. (You can make it from Centennial to Henderson in 40 minutes in good traffic, even faster in some cases!) Housing is cheap cheap cheap and the cost of living and gas and all that is so much more affordable than California. You can likely buy a house for less than it would cost to rent one. With the crash of the real estate market a lot of homeowners stop paying their mortgages, yet continue to rent their houses. I have several friends who had to move out of rented houses after foreclosures they had no clue were happening, so just be careful with that. There are a wide variety of magnet high schools in the valley that offer specialized programs that engage teens way more than normal high schools do. Arts, Math & Science, Computers, Vocational Technology, etc. I would look into getting your youngest into one of those schools if you can as most kids excel there more so than they would in their usual zoned high school. If you have any specific questions you can post them here and I'll happily reply. Good luck with your planning! Disneyland is only 4 hours away from Henderson

[Betty]

Originally Posted by keith - SuPeR K!

I agree with Morrigoon that your graduating daughter should stay with a relative for the last semester if possible if you are going to do this.

Vegas isn't a terrible place to live, it just wasn't the place for me. Vegas has lots to do all the time and the sunsets are beautiful. Nothing is more than an hour away anywhere in the valley. (You can make it from Centennial to Henderson in 40 minutes in good traffic, even faster in some cases!) Housing is cheap cheap cheap and the cost of living and gas and all that is so much more affordable than California. You can likely buy a house for less than it would cost to rent one. With the crash of the real estate market a lot of homeowners stop paying their mortgages, yet continue to rent their houses. I have several friends who had to move out of rented houses after foreclosures they had no clue were happening, so just be careful with that. There are a wide variety of magnet high schools in the valley that offer specialized programs that engage teens way more than normal high schools do. Arts, Math & Science, Computers, Vocational Technology, etc. I would look into getting your youngest into one of those schools if you can as most kids excel there more so than they would in their usual zoned high school. If you have any specific questions you can post them here and I'll happily reply. Good luck with your planning! Disneyland is only 4 hours away from Henderson

I wasn't aware of the magnet schools. We'll check it out if we get there.