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TambaBerry 05-12-2014 09:48 PM
I'd probably want to stay below a grand, all we need is a 2 bedroom house. Are scorpions really a big deal?

eDave 05-12-2014 09:52 PM
Hey man. If you got the funds and the time, come on out. I will house you and run you around town. Lots of areas to live. Lots of areas not to live.

lewdog 05-12-2014 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dingleberry (Post 10626718)
I'd probably want to stay below a grand, all we need is a 2 bedroom house. Are scorpions really a big deal?
Wife and I moved down here, no kids and rented two different 3b/2b houses, 1500 sq/ft for $900/month. Not the best areas but definitely not the worst and plenty safe. Since we don't have kids, worrying about school zoning when renting wasn't a big deal so we could find a place in an area we wanted within our budget, which was less than 1k. Plenty of places available in that price range. Should be no problem for you.

And no on the scorpions. I've seen 1 in our 3 houses we've lived in. It was dead.

fairladyZ 05-12-2014 09:55 PM
why the hell is everywhere so much cheaper to live then little ole ****ing boise idaho!!! pisses me off!!

eDave 05-12-2014 09:55 PM
My 2br condo in Scottsdale is $1545/mo. It's pretty big and nice. But Scottsdale is over priced as shit and for no real reason really and I will be moving soon.

kevonm 05-12-2014 09:55 PM
Wife and I rented a 3 bed 2.5 bath in gilbert for 1150. Never saw a scorpion in 2 years but we did spray.

Electric bills are murder with multilevel homes. 300 plus regularly in the hot months with gas drier and water heater .

eDave 05-12-2014 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kevonm (Post 10626741)
Wife and I rented a 3 bed 2.5 bath in gilbert for 1150. Never saw a scorpion in 2 years but we did spray.

Electric bills are murder with multilevel homes. 300 plus regularly in the hot months with gas drier and water heater .
Yup. Dreading the summer cooling bill.... Scorpions will be found in newly developed areas for sure. I have only seen a few since 2001. A buddy has a shitload of scorps. Spends his nights in his back yard with a black light on a killing frenzy.

Plenty of Coyotes though, which is cool.

Lot of Phoenix guys on here. Should get together for the Chiefs/Cards game this year.

Straight, No Chaser 05-12-2014 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dingleberry (Post 10626718)
I'd probably want to stay below a grand, all we need is a 2 bedroom house. Are scorpions really a big deal?
No, unless you move into a new development. I drove here in fall of 1984 to attend ASU after 2 years at at CMSU and never left.

30 years has seen a lot of change --Phoenix metro is similar to LA. The concrete has made the highs higher and the lows higher.

Key is your work prospects... and distance to/from workplace. Phoenix has new freeways always under construction... new buildings pop-up overnight. Real Estate market is cyclical and many zip codes are still a bit underwater.

1. Scottsdale
2. Tempe
3. Ahwatukee (Phoenix)
4. Chandler
5. Gilbert (strip mall...church...cookie cutter houses...repeat)

Forget about Paradise Valley/North Scottsdale/Cave Creek

Why Not? 05-12-2014 10:12 PM
Pretty simple. If your neighborhood used to be citrus you will have scorps. If it used to be cotton, your fine. Realtors should know which neighborhoods are which. Look for houses with a thin, white powdery film by entry ways. This is a great way to tell, as diatomaceous earth is one of the only effective scorpion killers. A

Why Not? 05-12-2014 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Straight, No Chaser (Post 10626771)
No, unless you move into a new development. I drove here in fall of 1984 to attend ASU after 2 years at at CMSU and never left.

30 years has seen a lot of change --Phoenix metro is similar to LA. The concrete has made the highs higher and the lows higher.

Key is your work prospects... and distance to/from workplace. Phoenix has new freeways always under construction... new buildings pop-up overnight. Real Estate market is cyclical and many zip codes are still a bit underwater.

1. Scottsdale
2. Tempe
3. Ahwatukee (Phoenix)
4. Chandler
5. Gilbert (strip mall...church...cookie cutter houses...repeat)

Forget about Paradise Valley/North Scottsdale/Cave Creek

That's funny, I would reverse your list exactly. I suppose it's just a matter of taste. One man's trash is another man's treasure and all that.

Katipan 05-12-2014 10:25 PM
I lived in all those places except Gilbert and I had more scorpions in Tempe than I did anywhere else. Even when backed up to the south mountain preserve.

eDave 05-12-2014 10:25 PM
Ahwatukee was my favorite place to live. By far. I lived there, Gilbert, Chandler and now Scottsdale.

Not a fan of Tempe. Too young with ASU there. Mill Ave is fun though.

Randallflagg 05-12-2014 10:28 PM
My Brother lives in Scottsdale. I lived there (with Mom and Dad) in the early 60s when the old man was a Major at Luke AFB. At the time, we lived in GoodYear (long before it turned into a ****hole).

I would recommend Scottsdale or Tempe and perhaps Mesa. But that's about it. I'd stay away from Avondale, Goodyear or Glendale.

One thing - You'd better plan for the heat. It's like an oven in the summer.....

BWillie 05-12-2014 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones (Post 10626523)
Lol that's funny. My wife and I are planning on either moving back home to KC or to Phoenix. KC is in the lead right now though for many reasons of which are better schools in KC, no "beware of human smuggling" signs in KC like there are in Phoenix and there's actually grass in KC and not gross cactus dry crap everywhere. The only reason Phoenix is in the running is I could transfer jobs and it is enticing to wear shorts year-round. My wife just graduated nursing school and is gonna try to get on somewhere in KC before we make a move.

We've been to Phoenix many times as it is only 4 hours away. The people are rude, the city is ugly but we like hot weather. All my friends there are trying to get out of Phoenix especially the ones with kids because like I mentioned the schools are terrible there.
Why on earth would u want grass? You have to waste your time cutting it 2 hours a week. Fertilizing it, putting pre emergent. I dont understand all you suburbanites and your yards. I hate my yards. Costly to keep up, complete pain in the ass that constantly goes unused. What a waste of space. Id give all my yards away, put astroturf on them if I could

Chiefs Pantalones 05-13-2014 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 10626887)
Why on earth would u want grass? You have to waste your time cutting it 2 hours a week. Fertilizing it, putting pre emergent. I dont understand all you suburbanites and your yards. I hate my yards. Costly to keep up, complete pain in the ass that constantly goes unused. What a waste of space. Id give all my yards away, put astroturf on them if I could
Lol I don't want a huge yard. I just want some grass for my dogs to play in is all.


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