For those experienced Arizonans or those living in AZ the longest... (Phoenix: sale, condo)

[WSPHXPELON]

Originally Posted by jerseyexpat

Most likely Phoenix, central, but I don't want to live there. Currently I live in NJ but 30 miles to work and 1 hour in traffic is not new to me, been doing it for years.

Have you been here and done any exploring in Phoenix. If not, "Central Phoenix" may make you envision something like Midtown Manhattan, it is nothing like that. I don't know why you have excluded Central PHX from your search, but you may find exactly what you are looking for here...

Here's a tip: The best of both worlds is finding a relatively newly constructed home in an older neighborhood. Thus you reap the benefits of owning a new home without having to pay extortion to an HOA. Here's a couple examples of what I mean (note the newer home in the old neighborhood):

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=909+S...oHY6oUpL2luD5g

http://goo.gl/maps/s1lkV

http://goo.gl/maps/ZR8De

http://goo.gl/maps/ND1TL

http://goo.gl/maps/gqWjs

Check out a quick streetviews on the houses I posted. They are new houses in Non-HOA areas. That is the smart man's way of having your cake and eating it too!

[DetroitN8V]

^cool post. I don't know if I'd consider south of the 10 to be Central Phoenix. Is it? With all due respect, I wouldn't move cross country to live in those areas. Central Phoenix to me is the area around Central and Bethany Home. Beautifully maintained 60s and 70s ranches on large irrigated lots; just amazing properties.

More like this:

http://goo.gl/maps/C4275

http://goo.gl/maps/LyZJ7

http://goo.gl/maps/Ebw5y

http://goo.gl/maps/JGl14

[pbenjamin]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

^cool post. I don't know if I'd consider south of the 10 to be Central Phoenix. Is it? With all due respect, I wouldn't move cross country to live in those areas. Central Phoenix to me is the area around Central and Bethany Home. Beautifully maintained 60s and 70s ranches on large irrigated lots; just amazing properties.

More like this:

http://goo.gl/maps/C4275

http://goo.gl/maps/LyZJ7

http://goo.gl/maps/Ebw5y

http://goo.gl/maps/JGl14

The link below is in the Roosevelt Historic District which is below the 10. If it isn't Central Phoenix, what is it? You gotta get past downtown and the Salt River to be in South Phoenix. I live about a mile north of there and we consider it Central Phoenix, often Midtown. The area that you are describing is often referred to as North Central, but it too would be considered Central Phoenix.

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=33.45...78735&t=m&z=11

[WSPHXPELON]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

^cool post. I don't know if I'd consider south of the 10 to be Central Phoenix. Is it? Yes, those pics are in Central City South & Eastlake Park. With all due respect, I wouldn't move cross country to live in those areas. That's cool, I didn't really mean those specific areas, I was just trying to illustrate my point of one or two new houses in an old-house neighborhood. Central Phoenix to me is the area around Central and Bethany Home. Yeah, that neighborhood is beautiful, unfortunately it's out of my price range too lol Beautifully maintained 60s and 70s ranches on large irrigated lots; just amazing properties.

More like this:

http://goo.gl/maps/C4275

http://goo.gl/maps/LyZJ7

http://goo.gl/maps/Ebw5y

http://goo.gl/maps/JGl14

Co-signed. Those areas look awesome.

[WSPHXPELON]

Originally Posted by pbenjamin

The link below is in the Roosevelt Historic District which is below the 10. If it isn't Central Phoenix, what is it? You gotta get past downtown and the Salt River to be in South Phoenix. I live about a mile north of there and we consider it Central Phoenix, often Midtown. The area that you are describing is often referred to as North Central, but it too would be considered Central Phoenix.

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=33.45...78735&t=m&z=11

Another beautiful pic and great area of the city.

People who are unfamiliar with Central Phoenix really don't know what they are missing. Thanks for posting.

[LocoAZnative]

Originally Posted by WSPHXPELON

Have you been here and done any exploring in Phoenix. If not, "Central Phoenix" may make you envision something like Midtown Manhattan, it is nothing like that. I don't know why you have excluded Central PHX from your search, but you may find exactly what you are looking for here...

Here's a tip: The best of both worlds is finding a relatively newly constructed home in an older neighborhood. Thus you reap the benefits of owning a new home without having to pay extortion to an HOA. Here's a couple examples of what I mean (note the newer home in the old neighborhood):

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=909+S...oHY6oUpL2luD5g

http://goo.gl/maps/s1lkV

http://goo.gl/maps/ZR8De

http://goo.gl/maps/ND1TL

http://goo.gl/maps/gqWjs

Check out a quick streetviews on the houses I posted. They are new houses in Non-HOA areas. That is the smart man's way of having your cake and eating it too!

Felon you are pushing it Buckeye/Central is not a nice area. I work down the street in Buckeye homeless people and shelters.

[WSPHXPELON]

Originally Posted by LocoAZnative

Felon you are pushing it Buckeye/Central is not a nice area. I work down the street in Buckeye homeless people and shelters.

First off....LOL @ "Felon"!! It's supposed to be "Pelón", as in bald-headed lol...I'm not a felon and even if I was I wouldn't be bragging about it LOL you gave me my laugh for the day

But anyway, I never said that those areas are nice...I was just trying to illustrate how you can find new houses in old neighborhoods. If you look around in the streetviews that I posted you will notice that I left the frame zoomed in on an almost brand new house in a neighborhood with houses from the 1940's. So to clarify, I was talking about the phenomenon of hunting for new houses in old neighborhoods; not the specific area I posted.

So you work down the street...I can picture you working at that Mil Amores Llantera on Central & Buckeye being all mad changing tires for fools all day long then coming home taking your aggressions out picking fights with people on citydata LOL I'm just joking w you ese!

[DetroitN8V]

Originally Posted by pbenjamin

The link below is in the Roosevelt Historic District which is below the 10. If it isn't Central Phoenix, what is it? You gotta get past downtown and the Salt River to be in South Phoenix. I live about a mile north of there and we consider it Central Phoenix, often Midtown. The area that you are describing is often referred to as North Central, but it too would be considered Central Phoenix.

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=33.45...78735&t=m&z=11

I love those palm tree lines streets with the older, historic homes. Just beautiful. I don't know, I guess I thought of that area as downtown(?).

[jerseyexpat]

I like your suggestions, but now that I looked at them...both have valid points. Thankfully the tie-breaker will be my significant other.

[LocoAZnative]

Originally Posted by WSPHXPELON

First off....LOL @ "Felon"!! It's supposed to be "Pelón", as in bald-headed lol...I'm not a felon and even if I was I wouldn't be bragging about it LOL you gave me my laugh for the day

But anyway, I never said that those areas are nice...I was just trying to illustrate how you can find new houses in old neighborhoods. If you look around in the streetviews that I posted you will notice that I left the frame zoomed in on an almost brand new house in a neighborhood with houses from the 1940's. So to clarify, I was talking about the phenomenon of hunting for new houses in old neighborhoods; not the specific area I posted.

So you work down the street...I can picture you working at that Mil Amores Llantera on Central & Buckeye being all mad changing tires for fools all day long then coming home taking your aggressions out picking fights with people on citydata LOL I'm just joking w you ese!

Sorry about the name but it's one thing if your experienced in the area and another to direct transplants who have no idea to the area. Time to go get some El Comidor Guadalajara for lunch tomorrow.