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Old 06-25-2014, 10:11 AM
 
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will you be paying lot rent for them? Or do you own or plan to buy land to put them on?

If you have to pay lot rent on them in a Mobile home park, it may be difficult to rent them at a competitive price. Keep in mind the lot rental will continue even when they are vacant, which is possible in the summer months.
If they're 3 bed 2 bath and he/she rents them for under $3,000 a month I don't see why they'd be vacant at all. Your summer comment makes no sense.
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Old 06-25-2014, 10:15 AM
 
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Um no, we don't have high unemployment and if you CHOOSE to work a service job and not make a lot of money that is your choice. There is a lot of money in this area and we do not have high unemployment. Average wages were $71,000 2 years ago, average oilfield wage is over $110,000. We are highest in the state for taxable sales.

Overall we do have money here.
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:55 PM
 
Location: E ND & NW MN
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That was from 2000 in wikipedia.. here is 2012 info from census... quite a bit better....

Median household income, 2008-2012 $52,813 state: $51,641
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 8.9% state: 12.1%

So things are getting better since LaMoure is largely rural and farmed....a lot of the increase is due to several great farming years in the past....
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:56 PM
 
Location: E ND & NW MN
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LaMoure County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau


For comparison here is Williams county.... median household income about 70k 8.1 pct poverty
Williams County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
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Old 06-25-2014, 02:00 PM
 
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Please send it down here to LaMoure County. Just a little SE of Jamestown.



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This is the Williston subforum, the poster is asking about renting trailers in a Williston trailer court, but all your posts are relevant to LaMoure County?

I'm really confused.
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Old 06-25-2014, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Logan Township, Minnesota
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This is the Williston subforum, the poster is asking about renting trailers in a Williston trailer court, but all your posts are relevant to LaMoure County?

I'm really confused.
My error I thought I was in the General ND forum
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Old 06-25-2014, 09:01 PM
 
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Um no, we don't have high unemployment and if you CHOOSE to work a service job and not make a lot of money that is your choice. There is a lot of money in this area and we do not have high unemployment. Average wages were $71,000 2 years ago, average oilfield wage is over $110,000. We are highest in the state for taxable sales.

Overall we do have money here.
$110,000 a year? Isn't oilfield one of the most dangerous jobs along with coal mining?
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Old 06-26-2014, 06:09 AM
 
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$110,000 a year? Isn't oilfield one of the most dangerous jobs along with coal mining?
Neither of those made the most recent list of most dangerous jobs. Oilfield covers a lot of different positions.
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Old 06-26-2014, 07:33 PM
 
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Neither of those made the most recent list of most dangerous jobs. Oilfield covers a lot of different positions.
Do they expect you to already have experience for these jobs or is it on the job training?
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Old 06-27-2014, 01:24 PM
 
Location: C-U metro
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Do they expect you to already have experience for these jobs or is it on the job training?
OTJ was acceptable, even the norm here, from 2008 to 2011. Now there are pretty experienced rig hands that can meet the need here. Some companies are rotating rigs and rigs hands in and out of winter weather here so there is a seasonal "dip" in the rig count from December to February. Rigs want to be on site in late February as frost laws, which typically run March to May, will prevent moving them or make it very expensive to do so when the ground is thawing.

Inexperienced rig hands should probably try for the Eagle Ford or Permian plays in Texas. The wages are lower but the weather is more accommodating and housing is not at a severe premium in most locations.
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