manufactured home communitys (Phoenix, Tucson, Tempe: apartment, hospitals, mobile home)

[june]

Hello all and nice talking with you. Im from Ny and am considering The Palms of El Mirage manufactured home park, I was wondering if anyone on this site lives there and what they can tell me about it. Unless someone knows the Suprise area as well. Thank you for any input you have on this subject.

[sablebaby]

I think any mobile home park in El Mirage would be one of the last places you would want to be!!!!!! El Mirage has a horrible reputation. Everything goes to crap over there. Surprise might be better.

[june]

Originally Posted by sablebaby

I think any mobile home park in El Mirage would be one of the last places you would want to be!!!!!! El Mirage has a horrible reputation. Everything goes to crap over there. Surprise might be better.

My aunt lives in Surprise and went there and said it was lovely. And she lives in Sun City Grande in a very beautiful home and is very particular with her home and surroundings. Being that it is right off of bell road and close to surprise, I think maybe that is why its a nice park and also its 4 years new. so the homes in there are new. but i was really hoping to talk with someone in there, so thank you anyway. Cant afford a site build home there yet, waiting for husband to become a doctor.

[sablebaby]

Originally Posted by june

. but i was really hoping to talk with someone in there, so thank you anyway.

I was just trying to help, as I think it would be a long shot for someone who lives there to answer your question.

[AksarbeN]

June:

Is your husband an “intern” at one of the local hospitals or attending med school? You may want to be located near the med school or the hospital?

[june]

Originally Posted by sablebaby

I was just trying to help, as I think it would be a long shot for someone who lives there to answer your question.

I thank you for your help, and hope i didnt affend you in anyway.

[june]

Originally Posted by AksarbeN

June:

Is your husband an “intern” at one of the local hospitals or attending med school? You may want to be located near the med school or the hospital?

He just finished pre-med here in NY. Wants to apply in AZ for the Phoenix school or tucson.

[AksarbeN]

I don’t know if there are any locations other then the university in Tempe or Tucson for medical training. My thoughts would be that someone is looking at a minimum of an hour or more drive each way to the university in Tempe from El Mirage or Surprise to attend school. I understand that downtown Phoenix will have some schooling for the University dealing with some bio-med classes that will be starting up soon, but that location as well is more then an hour from El Mirage and Surprise.

Would it be a good idea to think about renting an apartment near the location of the school until he completes those classes, then find out what hospital he’ll be doing his internship at, before getting into a home that far away from his needs?

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by AksarbeN

I don’t know if there are any locations other then the university in Tempe or Tucson for medical training. My thoughts would be that someone is looking at a minimum of an hour or more drive each way to the university in Tempe from El Mirage or Surprise to attend school. I understand that downtown Phoenix will have some schooling for the University dealing with some bio-med classes that will be starting up soon, but that location as well is more then an hour from El Mirage and Surprise.

Would it be a good idea to think about renting an apartment near the location of the school until he completes those classes, then find out what hospital he’ll be doing his internship at, before getting into a home that far away from his needs?

The U of A opened a medical school branch campus in downtown Phoenix this past summer. In July 2007, they will start the full 4-year program there. It is located on the old Phoenix Union HS campus.

[AksarbeN]

Yeah that’s what I thought, but I didn’t think it was open yet; a program starting in July will be good for those students who are looking for this type of degree and education. One thing that I’m stuck on here is where will all the students “park” after they drive into downtown?

The light-rail train will not be up and running for some time yet, and when it is operating it will not pickup anyone from the outlining communities for years to come. The first location from what I’ve heard was the shopping center at 19th Ave & Bethany Rd. So I guess those living in the far outside valley areas will continue to drive into Phoenix for anything they need in the downtown area.