South east ma vs az (Phoenix, Tucson: transplants, apartments, rent)

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HELLO ALL,
I HAVE BEN READING THIS FORUM FOR AWHILE & CAN NOT FIND MUCH ON PEOPLE FROM MA AND MOVED TO AZ(DOES IT NOT HAPPEN).I AM NOT SURE IF ANYONE CAN HELP,BUT I WILL START BY TELLING YOU LIL ABOUT US & WERE WE ARE FROM.WE LIVE NEAR THE GATE WAY TO CAPE COD,WE ARE A INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE COUPLE(COMMEN IN OUT TOWN) IN OUR LATE TWENTIES & EARLY THIRTYS( I'M THE OLD GUY LOL )OUR BIG ISSUES ARE WITH MA IS THE WEATHER,COST OF LIVING,& THE WAY OF LIFE HERE.WE LOVE TO BE OUTDOORS DO ALSORTS OF ACTIVIES LIKE WALKING TO RIDING MOTORCYCLES,CAMPING ETC.... I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS WHO LIVE IN AZ & I UNDERSTAND IT IS ALL ONES OPINION SO JUST BE REAL PLEASE.WE STOPPED ONCE IN AZ(LAY OVER),BUT HAVE A SINGLE YOUNG FRIEND WHO MOVED FROM HYANNIS,MA TO SCOTTSDALE & LIKES IT. WE ARE TRYING TO GO VISIT HIM IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF SURROUNDING AREAS.OUR QUESTIONS WOULD BE AS LISTED:

I AM A AUTO DAMAGE APPRAISER ,CAN I FIND A COMPANY TO WORK FOR?

MY WIFE IS A CNA,BUT IS OPEN TO CHANGE IF NEEDED & HAS OUTHER SKILLS,CAN SHE FIND A JOB?

CAN YOU RENT A APARTMENT THAT IS PET FRIENDLY & POSS GARAGE FOR OUR TOYS & HOW MUCH?

INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES NUFF SAID?

ARE THERE AREAS TO LIVE NEAR ANY LAKES OR RIVERS?

CAN YOU GARDEN?

YOU NEED A HOUSE HOLD INCOME IN MA AT LEAST $75-$100,000+ HOW ABOUT AZ?

MY WIFE MAY MISS THE MA FALL WEATHER(BUT ITS SHORT LIKE OUR SUMMERS).HOW COLD/HOT ARE UR WINTERS?

CAN YOU RIDE DISRTBIKES?NOT MUCH IN MA

AND WHAT PART OF AZ WOULD BE A GOOD FOR WHAT I FIT US?



I KNOW THAT GRASS IS NOT ALWAYS GREENER(OR IN THIS CASE DUSTIER) BUT WE WOULD RATHER BE WE UNHAPPY IN A WARM-HOT FRIENDLY PLACE THEN STAY IN A GRAY,COLD,RAINY,SNOWY OHH WAS THAT THE SUN THAT CAME OUT ...QUICK RUN OUTSIDE,GO FOR A WALK,RIDE THE BIKES,WALK THE DOGS & GRAB AN ADULT DRINK OOPS NOW IT'S GONE!

SO PLEASE SEND WHAT EVER INFO THAT COULD HELP TO RESEARCH

THANKS IN ADVANCE

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Coming to visit would be a very good thing, to get a feel for what AZ is like for yourself.

There's lots of info here already on all your questions. We've got transplants here in AZ from MA and every other state.

I don't know what the job market is in your specific fields right now, but things are generally pretty slow.

Apartments allowing small pets are common, garages less so, but there are some, I'm sure.

Places to live near lakes and rivers? Man-made lakes, only, in the Phoenix area, some in subdivisions, larger ones are created by dams and don't have housing quite as close to them. Dry river beds mostly, in areas where there is housing.

Interrracial marriages are not particularly uncommon here.

Gardening? At an apartment? Most don't have yards. You can plant in pots on patios in that case.

Winters are very mild here...

Yes you can ride dirt bikes in several areas.

I would think the cost of living is higher, at least somewhat, in MA. So income should be OK.

What part of Arizona? Well, the most jobs are in the metro population center areas, Phoenix and Tucson. There are other areas you might like, but you need to come and see things for yourself.