Want to move to Prescott Valley, AZ (Dewey-Humboldt, Wickenburg: transplants, sales)

[farplug]

How about parking RV's in backyards? Are the HOA Nazi's lenient on that? Or should I look for something not in a "CC&R" community? Thank you.

[Gretchen B]

Originally Posted by farplug

I'm not sure if I'm at the right place to ask, but how are the CC&R's at Pronghorn, Granville, or Viewpoint? It looks like some of the homes have pretty good-sized lots, but do they allow RV's to be parked in the backyards? I know some HOA's frown on it. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

RV's won't be allowed in those subdivisions. Other parts of PV you can have them behind a fence, however the Town Council just approved "small" (whatever that means) RV's that can be parked on an RV pad for a certain length of time.

You can park RV's out in the Prescott Country Club.

[christyca]

My family and I are re-locating to Prescott this November and was wondering if anyone knows of a good rental agency to go through? My husband will be opening the new Lowe's and I am real excited on this new adventure since I am really hating California....I lived in Lake Havasu AZ for 11 years and couldnt stand the heat and being around the corner from an ex-hubby lol.....Any help will be greatly appreciated

Christy

[Gretchen B]

Hi Christy - welcome to Prescott! You'll love the weather here as compared to Lake Havasu. MUCH milder temps.

There are several rental agencies here. I hear varying opinions about almost all of them. If you'll send me a PM or email, I'd be glad to pass along the 2 or 3 that seem to have the best rep. (I don't think I can post those in the public forum.)

Also, the classifieds in the Prescott Daily Courier online, especially the Sunday edition, have tons of rentals listed. Here's the link for that: http://prescottdailycourier.com/

Hope you have a very smooth relocation!

[christyca]

Can anyone tell me how the construction is doing at Lowe's?

Are there any walls up yet?

Thanks a bunch

Christy

[azk86314]

yes it snows here in pv but it's gone by afternoon or next morning. My kind of snow we are tranplants from Syracuse,NY.kNOW bad winters well that's why we moved here,lol.Yes it gets windy here no biggie.We live off Robert RD.What else would u like 2 know? azk86314

[azk86314]

Lowes will be open end of yr the pv paper said

[christyca]

I know they plan on opening by Dec 2007 but was curious if the walls are up yet

[Gretchen B]

Christy - the exterior walls are up and it's starting to look like a "Lowe's" store. I'm not sure about the interior walls. They're really working fast and furious on it.

[LBear]

Originally Posted by christyca

My family and I are re-locating to Prescott this November and was wondering if anyone knows of a good rental agency to go through? My husband will be opening the new Lowe's and I am real excited on this new adventure since I am really hating California....I lived in Lake Havasu AZ for 11 years and couldnt stand the heat and being around the corner from an ex-hubby lol.....Any help will be greatly appreciated

Christy

The weather will be better than Lake Havasu. The area is very beautiful but there are some drawbacks to this area:

The Lowes you speak of was protested by many residents. Here in Prescott, people hate growth & progress, especially the people who have lived here since the 80's & 90's. They tried to stop the Lowes from being built and there are bumper stickers on cars driving around stating "Boycott Lowes' and "Don't Buy at Lowes".

If it has to do with growth, road expansions, new stores, etc. IT WILL BE PROTESTED. The people here who protest have $$$$ and the time to hire lawyers and make life miserable for new businesses. You can read all about the insanity here:
http://www.dcourier.com/index.asp?PollID=12#PollSection

65% of residents HATE the new growth and new stores. That is A LOT.

There is a group who is now suing the city council and the county board. They are trying to stop a 2-lane road from being widened. Even though the areas population has tripled:
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?Sec...rticleID=44622
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?Sea...ectionID=1&S=1

If you have kids, teach them right, as meth is HUGE out here. We had 6 homicides last year in Prescott alone. Most were from drug deals. The most recent, was a 18 year old boy who was shot & killed because he owed money. Prescott is a "small town" but the crime is on the rise.

So, beware who you talk to about Lowes. Some love it, others will hate you for it, especially if they find out your moving here because of it and that your husband will run it. You can develop some enemies quickly.

This area is VERY WEIRD & HOSTILE when it comes to new businesses. Just beware....