Retiring to Phoenix Help

[DetroitN8V]

Originally Posted by Lovehound

I don't see what religion has to do with it although my area has a large Mormon population.

Wow with $450K I'd pick Scottsdale because it's one of the most trendy (and expensive) parts of PHX.

Might end up there myself someday if CA melts down. (When CA melts down?)

You'd choose somewhere to live based on it being "trendy"? Seems like poor reasoning. Addtionally, Scottsdale isn't trendy as it's been prosperous and diserable for a long time. $450k also won't go as far here as you may think. It will get them a great condo or a reasonably nice house in a great area though. I still don't understand the reasoning behind this post.

[Lovehound]

I wouldn't move there until I see some houses. Just sayin'. Actually I have an area near Scottsdale I'd probably prefer. I haven't been house hunting in PHX ever, except only for investments. If I relocate I'll take the same care I took buying my CA house. I would be shopping in a much higher price range than $450K.

I'm staying in L.A. until CA starts melting down. I see a future where the meltdown is imminent but property values are still holding. I see that era is around the $250K capital gains exclusion for sale of primary residence and bailing then. When properties in my current neighborhood rise to $250K over what I paid and CA politics going crazier than they already are (hard to imagine) then I may move to the PHX area.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I keep thinking California might regain its sanity. I'm sure you'd agree that AZ is much more sane than CA, at least government wise.

[DetroitN8V]

Originally Posted by Lovehound

I wouldn't move there until I see some houses. Just sayin'. Actually I have an area near Scottsdale I'd probably prefer. I haven't been house hunting in PHX ever, except only for investments. If I relocate I'll take the same care I took buying my CA house. I would be shopping in a much higher price range than $450K.

I'm staying in L.A. until CA starts melting down. I see a future where the meltdown is imminent but property values are still holding. I see that era is around the $250K capital gains exclusion for sale of primary residence and bailing then. When properties in my current neighborhood rise to $250K over what I paid and CA politics going crazier than they already are (hard to imagine) then I may move to the PHX area.

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I keep thinking California might regain its sanity. I'm sure you'd agree that AZ is much more sane than CA, at least government wise.

So you gave advice about an area you're unfamiliar with, just so you'd have a venue for an off-topic rant? I'm sure the OP appreciates that.