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DV 2019 Oceania Selectees

Aidyn said:
My medical was weeks ago, my interview is on Tuesday
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I have no idea why I thought it was your medical. My brain was all scrambled from checking the dv page I guess.

So instead I’ll wish you good luck for next Tuesday.
 
Hi guys, DV lottery old-timer Guestgulkan here. How is OC going?

Just a quick update for the regulars - I had a baby Gulkan last year, who is a US citizen while I'm still not. Sponsored him and he's already got his Aussie citizenship locked in.

Still working from home in the beautiful city of Las Vegas.

I should really checkin on the people who helped me so much and waited together as my number barely got called up in the very last month.

Good luck everyone!
 
guestgulkan said:
Hi guys, DV lottery old-timer Guestgulkan here. How is OC going?

Just a quick update for the regulars - I had a baby Gulkan last year, who is a US citizen while I'm still not. Sponsored him and he's already got his Aussie citizenship locked in.

Still working from home in the beautiful city of Las Vegas.

I should really checkin on the people who helped me so much and waited together as my number barely got called up in the very last month.

Good luck everyone!
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Gulkan so good to see you again and that you have settled into the American way of life.

Congratulations on the new addition to your family.

I’ll be making the move to Las Vegas as well so I might have 11ty billion questions for you :p
 
The wife is getting all excited looking at the house prices in Austin. Funny thing is Austin isn't really that cheap but compared to the homes in Auckland it certainly is. Half the price or less. I'm a pretty simple man to be honest, I just want a house in the burbs to settle in without a crippling mortgage. Something that seems impossible here these days.

Good luck to all the interviews coming up by the way, lots of action happening now.
 
Bob22 said:
The wife is getting all excited looking at the house prices in Austin. Funny thing is Austin isn't really that cheap but compared to the homes in Auckland it certainly is. Half the price or less. I'm a pretty simple man to be honest, I just want a house in the burbs to settle in without a crippling mortgage. Something that seems impossible here these days.

Good luck to all the interviews coming up by the way, lots of action happening now.
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Looking at houses in america is fun. With all of the apps and websites available I can easily spend an afternoon just looking at places to live.
 
Mijoro said:
Gulkan so good to see you again and that you have settled into the American way of life.

Congratulations on the new addition to your family.

I’ll be making the move to Las Vegas as well so I might have 11ty billion questions for you :p
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Hey Mijoro, did you finally win? Congratulations!

Good news - Vegas has no state income tax, everything is cheaper than California, rent is cheaper, houses are cheaper.
Bad news - it's scorching hot. The heat is oppressive and unpleasant.

Let me know before you do anything and I'll tell you the good/bad areas etc.
 
guestgulkan said:
Hey Mijoro, did you finally win? Congratulations!

Good news - Vegas has no state income tax, everything is cheaper than California, rent is cheaper, houses are cheaper.
Bad news - it's scorching hot. The heat is oppressive and unpleasant.

Let me know before you do anything and I'll tell you the good/bad areas etc.
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Yup finally!!!!!!! I think the dry heat will be the hardest thing to get used to considering I live in one of the most humid regions in Australia. But I’ve been there a heap of times in Summer and I still love it.

I’ve been looking at the Silverado Ranch and spring Valley area around South Rainbow.
 
Mijoro said:
Looking at houses in america is fun. With all of the apps and websites available I can easily spend an afternoon just looking at places to live.
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Bad news guys - if you are renting those apps don't really work. You'll email or call with little response.

The real estate market doesn't work like Australia. You need to get a realtor who will then take you to the houses for rent. You'll probably need to pay$ them for showing you around. Seriously. Also you've got to drive yourself due to legal reasons. It's very frustrating.

Heard it might be different in other parts of the USA but in Vegas the realtors are all on commission and have no motivation to sell rentals.
 
guestgulkan said:
Bad news guys - if you are renting those apps don't really work. You'll email or call with little response.

The real estate market doesn't work like Australia. You need to get a realtor who will then take you to the houses for rent. You'll probably need to pay$ them for showing you around. Seriously. Also you've got to drive yourself due to legal reasons. It's very frustrating.

Heard it might be different in other parts of the USA but in Vegas the realtors are all on commission and have no motivation to sell rentals.
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Apartment list is pretty good as it allows you to message the properties directly. So the management teams hit you back.

One thing that surprised me though is the total move in costs for some places. While the rent maybe say $1200 per month some places force you to take additional packages such as internet and cable tv etc and they add another $100/$125 to the rent per month.

Gulkan I love that area of Vegas, I know most suggest Henderson but it just didn’t appeal to me.
 
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