Disappointed in Tartesso (Goodyear, Buckeye: foreclosures, mortgage, buying a house)

[gregandvicky]

We spent the afternoon in Tartesso. Nice homes, but lots of empties and foreclosures. The area was generally clean and the new school is very nice.

It may work for some, but not us. It is 12 miles one way to shopping, Fry's, Home Depot, Pet Smart etc. A long round trip for groceries.

A nice community, but a pool and some parks, not much to do. Maybe great for some, but just too remote and far from everything for us.

We talked to one salesperson and she said there are only selling 1 home a month. May be many many years before a comeback.

[altus2006]

Originally Posted by gregandvicky

We spent the afternoon in Tartesso. Nice homes, but lots of empties and foreclosures. The area was generally clean and the new school is very nice.

It may work for some, but not us. It is 12 miles one way to shopping, Fry's, Home Depot, Pet Smart etc. A long round trip for groceries.

A nice community, but a pool and some parks, not much to do. Maybe great for some, but just too remote and far from everything for us.

We talked to one salesperson and she said there are only selling 1 home a month. May be many many years before a comeback.

We felt the same way when we went out there several years ago. Buckeye has been developed in a hit and miss fashion with communities scattered all over the place and many are far away from any basic shopping center.

We ended up buying a house in the Palm Valley area of Goodyear and love it here. There are tons of places to shop and the roads are wide and easy to travel on.

altus2006

[chipnjaz]

Purchased a home there a few months ago (used as a second home).

True, it's not for everyone, however, the home values are fantastic, nice area, fantastically quiet, great potential.

[CodyW]

It'll be interesting to see what pops up out there in the next ten years. Sadly, I don't think much will happen while the economy and housing market is like it is.

However, maybe.. 15 years down the road - The area has a good chance of being pretty nice.

[chipnjaz]

Originally Posted by CodyW

It'll be interesting to see what pops up out there in the next ten years. Sadly, I don't think much will happen while the economy and housing market is like it is.

However, maybe.. 15 years down the road - The area has a good chance of being pretty nice.

Possibly, however with all the money the fed has pumped and will continue to pump into the system, along with mortgage incentives, low interest rates, great housing prices, we may see improvement in as little as 5 years.