A Reminder: Don't Come to The Bakken Without a Plan ...

... like a place to stay, a job, savings to get you through the first six months.

This is not new. This was being reported and folks were being warned as long ago as two years.

Housing is expensive IF you can find it. I could be wrong, but there are indications that new housing is available but financing through a bank can be difficult -- my hunch is if you put down 20% you will have a better chance of getting the loan. At least that's the way it is in California.

From the Dickinson Press/InsideClimate News:

Mary Catherine Moore came to Williston in June hoping to spend a year working a high-paying job.

Last week, the 50-year-old gave away her camper, got a $40 gas voucher from the Salvation Army and headed back to Texas.

“I tried it,” Moore said. “It’s not for me.”

I wonder if this was fact checked: "...after her jobs working in computer support were outsourced overseas."