Gilbert on the Rise (Phoenix, Mesa: homes, landscaping, neighborhood)

[john3232]

Originally Posted by asufan

I don't think Santa Fe is comparable to Gilbert. Just looking at an aerial it's mostly "Santa Fe" style houses on large acreage lots with natural desert. Probably not a lot of career opportunities or parks for kids.

Gilbert is more for families, Santa Fe is probably better for empty nesters

Cannot speak to Santa Fe. However, my guess is the cost of housing in Gilbert will only increase in the coming years. Chandler? Same thing if not more so.

Now, Mesa is the ugly stepchild compared to the big three (Tempe, Chandler and Gilbert.)

However, as prices go up in the more desirable cities, I expect the cost of housing in Mesa to rise as well.

[pathrunner]

Originally Posted by john3232

According to Redfin the rents are about the same.

Santa Fe low end 1-2 bed $1200 high end $1800

Gilbert low end 1-2 bed $1300 high end $1800

"You" don't want to live in the low end rentals/neighborhoods in Santa Fe.

[john3232]

Originally Posted by pathrunner

"You" don't want to live in the low end rentals/neighborhoods in Santa Fe.

I'm sure I don't. However, that shouldnt be an issue in Gilbert.
https://www.gilbertaz.gov/Home/Compo...News/4247/1379

A major selling point for Gilbert is schools and safety.

I own two rentals and neither tenant locks their side gate.

[marinezac]

Originally Posted by apple92680

Tucson is an actual city with its own long history and culture. It has a university (Univ. of Arizona) and it has more soul and more geographic appeal than most places in the Phoenix metro.

What Tucson IS NOT, is some generic, bland, monochronic suburb full of vapid, Orange County wannabes.

Lol this is pure cope. Tuscon has next to no growth anymore (Pima county as a whole really). No one wants to move to that ****hole.

[locolife]

Originally Posted by apple92680

Tucson is an actual city with its own long history and culture. It has a university (Univ. of Arizona) and it has more soul and more geographic appeal than most places in the Phoenix metro.

What Tucson IS NOT, is some generic, bland, monochronic suburb full of vapid, Orange County wannabes.

I don't mind Tucson, the history is cool but to act like Phoenix metro has none is just silly.

[BOS2IAD]

Originally Posted by john3232

According to Redfin the rents are about the same.

Santa Fe low end 1-2 bed $1200 high end $1800

Gilbert low end 1-2 bed $1300 high end $1800

I had to comment on this^^^^

We have family in Chandler and they are on their second apartment. The first complex was on the sketchy side and they were paying $1800/month for a 2 bed, 2 ba place. Then they switched to a somewhat better complex that has termite issues and they still are paying the same amount of rent as the previous place.

[apple92680]

Originally Posted by asufan

Yeah I've been there, thanks for the education. Also I'm from orange county, not a wannabe

Yeah, and it shows!

[new2colo]

Originally Posted by john3232

Tucson makes Mesa look upscale.

You’ve never been east of Stapley, huh? There is nothing like Eastmark in the entire city of Tucson.

[john3232]

Originally Posted by new2colo

You’ve never been east of Stapley, huh? There is nothing like Eastmark in the entire city of Tucson.

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While hardly a jewel of the E. Valley....

“They want to clean everything up,” Contreras said in Spanish, looking out over his restaurant, which is full of soccer memorabilia and bright decor. “Not just here — all around the neighborhood."

For years, as neighboring Valley cities built high-rises, development in downtown Mesa was practically nonexistent. No market-rate, multi-family housing was built in the city for more than three decades, according to Jeff McVay, the city's current manager of downtown transformation.

These days, it’s hard to go a block in downtown Mesa without running into construction: New housing complexes, new storefronts, new restaurants. The area is booming. McVay expects more than a thousand new housing units to come on the market as a result of efforts of the last year.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news...ehind-12117250

[Sno0909]

Originally Posted by new2colo

You’ve never been east of Stapley, huh? There is nothing like Eastmark in the entire city of Tucson.

Eastmark is cool. But it's one small community in a massive city. Not to mention, it's basically an extension of Gilbert. So what's your point?