Safe inexpensive area to live with bad credit?

[Tatertot]

Short story is my house is in foreclosure after a long battle trying to keep my truck & the house last year. Moved out last year, sold the truck.

I'm not partial to any area. Was thinking Vegas at first since it seems easy to get a place to rent with bad credit out there. But the job market looks awful, and I'd have to stay on the road. Would prefer to find a market where I can get a local gig for the standard $1k/wk at least. Inexpensive and safe are key, warm climate would be nice too. Tired of the northeast.

Would appreciate any suggestions, thx.

[GMAN]

Good luck finding something local that will pay you over $1M/week. It is a tight market. If you want to move to Vegas you might find something with one of the construction companies driving a dump, if you have a decent MVR. Some of the cab companies are hiring in Vegas, but I doubt you will make that much with this economy.

[GMAN]

I am sorry to hear about you losing your house and truck. I have had a number of former owner operators who have applied for a driving job with me who lost their trucks this year. It is not a time to have big payments.

My guess is that some landlords will need to ease some credit restrictions to keep someone in their properties with this economy. I know many do check credit. There are may be some local jobs in Florida if you want a warmer climate. I believe you can access the jobs that are listed with state employment offices in specific markets or states online.

You may also want to check the jobs listings on The Truck Paper. Of course, there is also an application you can fill out on this website that will match you up with carriers. I don't know if it includes local jobs or not.

[b00m]

Man, that hard and wish you the best.I know that news like this are hard.Phoenix is a good are where rents are cheap and really they don't care about your credit to much.I know this cause my wife works in the the business rental here.Jobs are kind of slow and bad.Nobody is hiring and if they do they pay little as possible.

[GMAN]

I just thought that you might check with some of the border towns such as Laredo and El Paso. They still seem to be bringing a lot of freight across the border. Some of the larger U.S. carriers are moving freight across the border. I believe Celadon, U.S. Xpress, J.B. Hunt and others have facilities across the border and may need some good drivers. At least that is what I have been told be some of their drivers. When I used to travel down to Laredo and some of the other border towns there always seemed to be a lot of construction.

[bentstrider]

Man, that hard and wish you the best.I know that news like this are hard.Phoenix is a good are where rents are cheap and really they don't care about your credit to much.I know this cause my wife works in the the business rental here.Jobs are kind of slow and bad.Nobody is hiring and if they do they pay little as possible.

I always found it weird that Phoenix and Vegas, not more than several hours drive from the LA Area, have all the goods that LA does, but are exceedingly more affordable.

Yeah, there's beaches and such, but nothing else to get too excited about.

[GMAN]

I always found it weird that Phoenix and Vegas, not more than several hours drive from the LA Area, have all the goods that LA does, but are exceedingly more affordable.

Yeah, there's beaches and such, but nothing else to get too excited about.

I think it has a lot to do with the tax base. California has a much higher tax rate than Nevada or Arizona. Those taxes must be passed along to the consumer. California used to be a pretty inexpensive place to live. Once they added all these extra taxes the cost of living went through the roof. I don't know how the average worker can afford to live in California, especially the more densely populated areas such as LA and San Francisco.

[bentstrider]

I think it has a lot to do with the tax base. California has a much higher tax rate than Nevada or Arizona. Those taxes must be passed along to the consumer. California used to be a pretty inexpensive place to live. Once they added all these extra taxes the cost of living went through the roof. I don't know how the average worker can afford to live in California, especially the more densely populated areas such as LA and San Francisco.

I only live in the Victorville area due to myself being four when we moved here in '87 and my stepdad finding a schoolteacher position here.

Since I've spent my entire life in this desert, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico wouldn't feel that much different to me.
I love that type of scenery.

Only reason why the Victor Valley is suc king right now is due to it losing that small town feel.
The amount of businesses and recreational activities haven't increased, but the houses and population have.

I would call that a jump from "small town" to "refugee camp", especially considering that many who live here now got priced out of houses in the aforementioned LA and OC areas.

[GMAN]

A good friend of mine just put his property in Apple Valley back on the market. He has dropped the price significantly. He originally had it on the market for about $200,000 and has now dropped it to about $100,000. I think he said that he had about 5 acres. He loved it there but his long time girl friend doesn't want to live in California. He doesn't know if he can even get $100,000 for the property with the drop in land prices.

I remember being in Victorville a couple of years ago and lots were selling for close to $100,000 according to one local with whom I spoke. Things have sure changed in the last year or so.

[bentstrider]

A good friend of mine just put his property in Apple Valley back on the market. He has dropped the price significantly. He originally had it on the market for about $200,000 and has now dropped it to about $100,000. I think he said that he had about 5 acres. He loved it there but his long time girl friend doesn't want to live in California. He doesn't know if he can even get $100,000 for the property with the drop in land prices.

I remember being in Victorville a couple of years ago and lots were selling for close to $100,000 according to one local with whom I spoke. Things have sure changed in the last year or so.

Well, couple the drop in prices to the lengthy commutes and lack of local jobs, this area is totally going to the dogs.
On another note, there's this radio station based in Barstow, but owned by a Vegas-based company that's running advertisements luring CA-based businesses out to the Vegas area.

Cost of business is pretty high out here and already climbing with all the usual Friscomento politics driving every corner of this state.

[jonp]

I just thought that you might check with some of the border towns such as Laredo and El Paso. They still seem to be bringing a lot of freight across the border. Some of the larger U.S. carriers are moving freight across the border. I believe Celadon, U.S. Xpress, J.B. Hunt and others have facilities across the border and may need some good drivers. At least that is what I have been told be some of their drivers. When I used to travel down to Laredo and some of the other border towns there always seemed to be a lot of construction.

I doubt I'd place Laredo, El Paso or Nogalas as safe to live in.

$1,000 per week for a local in an inexpensive place to live? Good luck with that. The cheaper the housing market and living expenses the cheaper the wages. They pretty much go hand in hand. In this market just finding a local job is a chore. I'd lower my expectations a little.

Sorry to hear about your house, thats tough.

[GMAN]

I don't know how safe those border towns are, but when I have been in those areas I hear more about crime south of the border rather on the U.S. side. You are correct about the cost of living and high wages. The higher the wages the higher the cost of living. You can live a lot cheaper when you don't have any bills.

[nightrider76]

There was something on the internet MSN, Fox, CNN about the safest and least crime areas to live. May wanna do a search. It was within a week or so.

[GMAN]

You could probably do a search on the internet to find out what cities are the safest. I did hear today that Juarez has had 2,000 deaths so far this year. Of course, that is south of the border.

In the past you could pretty much count on the smaller towns being safer than large cities. The cost of living is usually less in less densely populated areas as well. As was previously mentioned, the lower the cost of living the lower the wages.

[LightsChromeHorsepower]

Short story is my house is in foreclosure after a long battle trying to keep my truck & the house last year. Moved out last year, sold the truck.

I'm not partial to any area. Was thinking Vegas at first since it seems easy to get a place to rent with bad credit out there. But the job market looks awful, and I'd have to stay on the road. Would prefer to find a market where I can get a local gig for the standard $1k/wk at least. Inexpensive and safe are key, warm climate would be nice too. Tired of the northeast.

Would appreciate any suggestions, thx.

Around Vegas try Tru-Line Trucking.

[Pack_Rat]

Top 10 Safest Cities In The United States in 2009

1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
4 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
6 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
7 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
8 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long NY-NJ-PA
9 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
10 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
10 Denver-Aurora, CO
via Forbes

[Pack_Rat]

According to CNN Money.com, the fifty least expensive cities in the United States are:

1. McAlester, Oklahoma - $63,698
2. Cookeville, Tennessee - $67,756
3. Lancaster, South Carolina - $68,209
4. Clarksville, Tennessee - $68,349
5. Conway, Arkansas - $68,724
6. Joplin, Missouri - $68,759
7. Pryor Creek, Oklahoma - $68,777
8. Jonesboro, Arkansas - $68,837
9. McAllen, Texas - $69,009
10. Laredo, Texas - $69,102
11. Salina, Kansas - $69,154
12. Douglas, Georgia - $69,432
13. Paris, Texas - $69,496
14. Palestine-Anderson County, Texas - $69,799
15. Longview, Texas - $70,091
16. Harlingen, Texas - $70,128
17. Amarillo, Texas - $70,241
18. Fort Smith, Arkansas - $70,270
19. Lubbock, Texas - $70,338
20. Tupelo, Mississippi - $70,409
21. Nevada, Missouri - $70,424
22. Hot Springs, Arkansas - $70,553
23. Midland, Texas - $70,618
24. Seguin, Texas - $71,053
25. Kingsport, Tennessee - $71,132
26. Florence, Alabama - $71,149
27. Hopkinsville, Kentucky - $71,207
28. Conroe, Texas - $71,294
29. Odessa, Texas - $71,328
30. Knoxville, Tennessee - $71,329
31. Jackson-Madison County, Tennessee - $71,434
32. Weatherford, Texas - $71,438
33. Jackson, Mississippi - $71,464
34. Corpus Christi, Texas - $71,659
35. Murray, Kentucky - $71,793
36. Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia - $71,852
37. Abilene, Texas - $71,935
38. LaGrange-Troup County, Georgia - $72,015
39. Hutchinson, Kansas - $72,190
40. San Angelo, Texas - $72,214
41. Albany, Georgia - $72,219
42. Morristown, Tennessee - $72,221
43. Johnson City, Tennessee - $72,231
44. Springfield, Missouri - $72,233
45. Houston, Texas - $72,237
46. Decatur-Hartselle, Alabama - $72,284
47. Augusta-Aiken, Georgia - $72,325
48. Marshall County, Alabama - $72,371
49. Dothan, Alabama - $72,468
50. Paducah, Kentucky - $72,492

[freebirdrfd]

Top 10 Safest Cities In The United States in 2009

1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
4 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
6 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
7 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
8 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long NY-NJ-PA
9 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
10 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
10 Denver-Aurora, CO
via Forbes

# 6 , are they kidding me??????? I live 5 miles from providence, about 15 miles from fall river, and 25-30 miles from new bedford. providence and new bedford have more rapes, murders, thefts, drugs, gangs, pediphiles, and all around douch bags than alot of other "cities".... i don't know how they came up with that crap

[Pack_Rat]

# 6 , are they kidding me??????? I live 5 miles from providence, about 15 miles from fall river, and 25-30 miles from new bedford. providence and new bedford have more rapes, murders, thefts, drugs, gangs, pediphiles, and all around douch bags than alot of other "cities".... i don't know how they came up with that crap

Methodology
To determine our list of America's safest cities, we looked at the country's 40 largest metropolitan statistical areas across four categories of danger. We considered violent crime rates from the FBI's 2008 uniform crime report; 2008 workplace death rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; 2008 traffic death rates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and natural disaster risk, using rankings from green living site SustainLane.com.

[ssoutlaw]

According to CNN Money.com, the fifty least expensive cities in the United States are:

1. McAlester, Oklahoma - $63,698
2. Cookeville, Tennessee - $67,756
3. Lancaster, South Carolina - $68,209
4. Clarksville, Tennessee - $68,349
5. Conway, Arkansas - $68,724
6. Joplin, Missouri - $68,759
7. Pryor Creek, Oklahoma - $68,777
8. Jonesboro, Arkansas - $68,837
9. McAllen, Texas - $69,009
10. Laredo, Texas - $69,102
11. Salina, Kansas - $69,154
12. Douglas, Georgia - $69,432
13. Paris, Texas - $69,496
14. Palestine-Anderson County, Texas - $69,799
15. Longview, Texas - $70,091
16. Harlingen, Texas - $70,128
17. Amarillo, Texas - $70,241
18. Fort Smith, Arkansas - $70,270
19. Lubbock, Texas - $70,338
20. Tupelo, Mississippi - $70,409
21. Nevada, Missouri - $70,424
22. Hot Springs, Arkansas - $70,553
23. Midland, Texas - $70,618
24. Seguin, Texas - $71,053
25. Kingsport, Tennessee - $71,132
26. Florence, Alabama - $71,149
27. Hopkinsville, Kentucky - $71,207
28. Conroe, Texas - $71,294
29. Odessa, Texas - $71,328
30. Knoxville, Tennessee - $71,329
31. Jackson-Madison County, Tennessee - $71,434
32. Weatherford, Texas - $71,438
33. Jackson, Mississippi - $71,464
34. Corpus Christi, Texas - $71,659
35. Murray, Kentucky - $71,793
36. Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia - $71,852
37. Abilene, Texas - $71,935
38. LaGrange-Troup County, Georgia - $72,015
39. Hutchinson, Kansas - $72,190
40. San Angelo, Texas - $72,214
41. Albany, Georgia - $72,219
42. Morristown, Tennessee - $72,221
43. Johnson City, Tennessee - $72,231
44. Springfield, Missouri - $72,233
45. Houston, Texas - $72,237
46. Decatur-Hartselle, Alabama - $72,284
47. Augusta-Aiken, Georgia - $72,325
48. Marshall County, Alabama - $72,371
49. Dothan, Alabama - $72,468
50. Paducah, Kentucky - $72,492

What do the dollar amounts mean?? Are those home prices, they are sure not avg. incomes?????