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Swervedriver = All time favorite band. Sorry if you were hoping it had something to with flying/driving for a living, or that I'm a bad driver. Or, had something to do with golf. Always thought it was a great band name, and it's a nice combination of words that sound like something else.
Housing: would you like a 1800 sq/ft 3 bed/2 bath on 2.5 acres for $160K ? Thats kinda median, and the acreage would be in Spring Creek, which is kinda a bedroom community just over the hill from Elko. Stick-builts, in-town, in the desirable school locale, on average sized, tract lots, are going for the same. There are still some deals, but they're becoming scarce. Not too much new being built in town right now, though, I've heard that there's a new subdivision starting next spring. Rentals? Good luck right now.
Economy: Our WalMart just became, "Super". Our Home Depot opens at the end of the month. We're getting some sort of chain restaurant from Salt Lake very soon. These things have all happened in the last year. Right now, the gold mines are the biggest source of jobs. Either you work at one, or you work for someone that supplies/services them. The local paper is always alluding that some major business is looking at Elko. I don't know if this is 100% true, but Amazon wanted to build here, and ended up not doing it because of some tax argument with the city. Fernley, Nv. got it. I'm not an economist, but I think the future is bright for Elko.
Keep the questions coming. If I can't answer, I'll try to steer ya in the right direction.
Cheers!