I do business with a firm in Reno, Sierra Nevada Corp....most of their employees live north, in Susanville or west in the foothills.
I like Reno, not all of it, but I like it. There is a lot of faulty perceptions about Nevada. One of the most scenic roads on the planet leaves from Reno, Route 50 across Nevada into Utah, an absolute juggernaut of high passes and 50 miles views. Nevada is not all desert
To the west, Lake Tahoe, to the South, Yosemite.
Do it...I would.