Preparing for the Move

I'm in the process of selling-off most of my possessions to move to Las Vegas and try my hand at playing poker for a living. I've eBay'd and Craiglist'd lots of stuff by now. The selling started In May of 2008.

My motorcycle is on Craigslist. Once it's gone, I'll start looking at the poker table, treadmill, computer desk, early American mobile home dining set, garage workbenches, bed, couches and of course, the house.

Ideally, I'd like to get down to a single truckload of things and make the drive from Dallas to Vegas. I'm undecided on whether I want to take my dog with me. He's a good dog, but keeping him wouldn't mesh well with my intent to start shirking more responsibility. He's 1 week from his 49th birthday (in dog years) as of this writing, so he's got some time left. I don't know how desert life will suit him as he's a Hungarian Vizsla and I assume they were bred in a cooler climate than a desert.

I'm a little concerned about life without medical insurance or a stable income. My >700 credit rating should allow me to rent an apartment, but I'm a little worried about whether that will be possible too with no job. Hopefully I can just pay first and last month's rent and that will get me in.