Is it really Hell.... Should I move to Phoenix? (relocate, real estate)

[Lehi]

Originally Posted by SpeedyAZ

Spectacular weather 9 months of the year

Hi SpeedyAZ,
Just curious, which 9 months do you consider "spectacular"?

[SpeedyAZ]

Hi SpeedyAZ,
Just curious, which 9 months do you consider "spectacular"?

September through May.

[SpeedyAZ]

Yes SpeedyAZ I agree with what you are saying. We will probably hear from many that hate it here and complain but I must agree the PRO's outdo the CON's here. Life is great here for my family and I'm glad I decided to buy in 2004.

Thank you, I'm glad someone does.

[Lehi]

Originally Posted by SpeedyAZ

September through May.

Your definition of "spectacular" must be a bit different from mine.
I consider September to be one of the three months of total hell (July, Aug, Sept) due to the high temps and humidity. It usually doesn't start cooling down (below the 90's) until the second or third week of October but I'll concede that it is a tolerable month because the "monsoon" is over. November through April, yes, I would agree that these months are pretty spectacular minus a few cold days (to us desert rats). The temps in May are already into the upper 90's and 100's but I would say this month is also tolerable because it's relatively dry. I would say we have six months of "spectacular", three months of "tolerable" and three months of "total hell".

[steve22]

Originally Posted by elfyum

Why don't YOU move to NY?! It just struck me while I was reading through these posts that you'd probably love it! It's the perfect place for what you seem to want.

Actually, it's funny that you bring that up. About 3 years ago when work requirements forced me to relocate from Denver, New York was one of the options I was considering. I was torn, b/c I do love N.Y. for all of the terrific things it offers as far as city life. But I ended up choosing Phoenix based on the fact that I loved Denver so much, loved the mountains, the sunshine, and didn't want to leave the West. I figured, how different from Denver could Phoenix really be, besides being a bit warmer? I thought to myself, it's a pretty new city, lots of young people are moving there, yeah it's warm but close enough to places like Utah and Colorado & with multiple cheap flight options that I could make easy weekend excursions to ski. Or convenient getaways to the California coast, Vegas, or Mexico, if I wanted. Sounded pretty good to me.

The fact that the Phoenix opportunity paid more and the cost of living here was much less sealed the deal. I had visited Phoenix only once, in January, and it had been one of those picture-perfect blue-sky 75-degree days. I had no idea what the summers were like, what the downtown was like, the crime statistics, or anything else. I just liked where it was on the map, basically, and the idea that I could make more money & live more lavishly here. It's a clear case of not doing enough research and going into a situation blindly. If I were given the same choice again, I think it's pretty clear I'd choose N.Y.

[Dwayne Pipe]

Originally Posted by Lehi

Hi SpeedyAZ,
Just curious, which 9 months do you consider "spectacular"?

I can confirm: They're real, and they're spectacular! [Seinfeld fans know what I'm talking about]

[elfyum]

Originally Posted by Dwayne Pipe

Food that dreams? Interesting...

Yesterday, an entre in San Francisco emailed me to say "If an entre in Phoenix even DREAMS it's as good as me, it better wake up and apologize!"

That's pretty funny! C'mon gigi-have a sense of humor!

steve22: I take it it's too late for you to move to NY? It IS just a tad expensive!

[steve22]

Originally Posted by elfyum

That's pretty funny! C'mon gigi-have a sense of humor!

steve22: I take it it's too late for you to move to NY? It IS just a tad expensive!

Not an option at this point, I kind of missed my window there... but all's good, my ticket back to Colorado is punched. I just have to survive and tolerate it here for another year... I'm sure I'll manage. Hindsight's 20/20, eh?

[Cassandra]

Phoenix isn't Hell, but you can see if from there.

One good thing for someone relocating from NYC to PHX, you'll be able to buy a hand gun, which you will likely need. But don't waste your money, you'll only need to by one bullet.

[gabygirl]

DON'T DO IT! This place is awful. It sounds as if you've already got your little piece of Nirvana and Phoenix will not get you more than that....