If you could live anywhere .................. (Phoenix, Kingman: to live, moving to, homeless)

[shiphead]

I would live in the middle of no where in any forest of any state. Even in the middle of no where Alaska.

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by firsttimeowner

where would you live In the the states and under 200k ? So work is not an issue. The only issue is where do you like it best considering whats important to you. Please tell me what type of home you think you can buy for that 200k and why you chose that location.

I have said it before and I'll say it again. Key West. As for a home. I'd rent a little trailer for $500 a month and stick the rest of the money in the bank. No way would I EVER pay $200,000 for a house, unless I had a million bucks in the bank and could pay cash for it. (Even then, I'd find something less expensive that would meet my needs well).

What I like that is important to me is 1. The Ocean, 2. an Adult-oriented environment (Key West is *definitely* not a kids destination), 3. Warm weather. I have not yet found another place that would suit me so perfectly.

20yrsinBranson

[Aylalou]

It's interesting and nice to know which places and people make a good fit.

[motormaker]

I aint tellinhg.

[Boompa]

You can pick up a decent house in the West Valley with pool for $200K, if that's too hot, Sierra Vista or Green Valley. I hate traffic so i'll pass on Riverside or Temecula, Maybe Banning or Hemet.

[OurNextAdventure]

Originally Posted by firsttimeowner

So where in Arizona do you suggest I look. I want to be in a suburb outside the main city. I want a newer house and a pool for 200k. I want good schools and safety. I want a place that feels like a suburb of san diego and has some population density. I dont like endless strip malls and sprall. I mostly want greenery. Trees and maybe even a manmade lake . I want to see more than cactus and dirt.And I really want to know how to survive the heat in the summer.

You are not going to find that for $200,000. Maybe $250,000. You are looking for East Valley, or Flagstaff area. You are not going to see much cactus in the burbs. Those are all mostly long gone. You have to drive somewhere to see them. They are not everywhere like outsiders think they are.

[adventuregurl]

Originally Posted by jaada

air is only dry in the winter. its humid here too

Tust me the humidity here is nothing compared to the east coast...I complain when it's 46% here but it's often 90% there in the summer.

[OurNextAdventure]

Originally Posted by jaada

air is only dry in the winter. its humid here too

Only in the morning, and when it rains.

[OurNextAdventure]

The heat in Arizona is not bad, you just have to learn to live in it. Do something. I was outside all day, everyday in the summer when I was growing up. Whether it be riding my bike, swimming in the irrigation canal, (yeah yeah dirty dirty,) or building my never finished tree house with my little brother. I didn't grow up in the burbs, I grew up in the middle of nowhere Buckeye, (when there was nothing but farm fields,) and poor. No money for a playstation or satellite TV. We did was old fashioned Americans did.

The heat is livable. It is not too hot for kids to play outside.

[Bummer]

Originally Posted by jaada

air is only dry in the winter. its humid here too

"Humid here" . . . compared to where?