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Thank you. Your videos have been helpful. I’m seriously considering moving to the Phoenix area first in a rental apartment or town house, and then look at areas to buy within the first year of moving.
We don't have a lot of townhomes (or condos). Apartments are the best way to go when you're just trying to get to know the Phoenix valley as they are in the hot spots with lots of amenities nearby. They are also the least expensive way to go as far as rent, utilities, and zero maintenance. Unfortunately we do not do rentals but you can check out Rent.com to see what's out there.
Looking to move to the Phoenix area sometime next year> However, I am looking for an active 55+ manufactured home community. Have any recommendations. Have looked at a few. Dolce Vita, Montesa in Gold Canyon.
Thanks for chiming in June. I have to be honest with you, we do not work with manufactured homes and you should work with a Realtor that knows that product. You might want to watch www.youtube.com/@Southwest55Plus for more suggestions.
Watching your video at 1am here in the Philippines 😄 My wife and I (with 2 kids) are looking to get a place in the Phoenix area (loving Queen Creek!) and have been watching your videos for the past year. Will definitely contact you on our next trip there.
I live in Estrella Mountain Ranch. General interest here has wained since the post Covid boom and home prices have dropped about 25% in the past year. It’s not looked upon as highly as you think anymore. Most out of staters are turning to Verrado if they want to live in a large master planned community.
I have some great news for you... the median price in Estrella Mountain Ranch in Dec 2023 was $450,000 and today it is $452,210. Although that's not a huge jump, that's by no means is a decline. Again, just to give you more perspective, if you bought 5 years ago, the median price was $275,000 in Dec 2019. Yes there was a brief run up on prices/false inflation in 2021 that peaked in 2022 but people like yourself are mistaking that as the values went down. This video wasn't about master planned communities, it was about the 3 top areas that will see the most development and appreciation over the next 10+ years. The biggest downfall to Estrella Mountain Ranch today is the distance from the I10 (it's still too out there for many buyers). Once the SR30 opens, Estrella Mountain Ranch will see a boom. azmag.gov/Newsroom/MAG-News/easing-traffic-headaches-on-i-10
Location location location. The 3 areas you said are good areas but I've lived in the Phoenix area for 55 years and I would never buy solely based on the most house for the money or the most lot for the money. There are some seriously bad neighborhoods in Phoenix especially south Phoenix from Thomas or McDowell south. I recommend renting an air B&B in the area you're interested in for a few days because there are lots of guns in AZ and in my old south Phoenix neighborhood I heard gun shots multiple times a week.
Most of the viewers on my channel are looking for new/newer homes in the burbs or in the safer neighborhoods. Thanks for the input though, this is what I also forewarn people about when they just go to the builder website as they always omit these problems.
@@LivinginPhoenixArizona The best thing a buyer(who is new to Arizona) can do is find a knowledgeable RE agent they can trust to help them find the safer neighborhoods. There are just to many bad neighborhoods in Maricopa County.
@@LancelotLink1 Agreed! And I cannot believe how many Realtors don't know the entire valley, they aren't doing relocation buyers justice. Every buyer should interview several Realtors before they select one to work with.
@@LivinginPhoenixArizona Yeah it's just to large a county for most agents. The smart ones specialize in one area of town. Plus shopping for new homes is different than shopping for resale. I would rather have an agent who specializes in new homes if that's what I was looking for.
@@LancelotLink1 Oh yes! All the more reason a 'New Home Specialist' should know the entire valley. Builders ALWAYS embellish the area, over-promise and under deliver. Buyers need to know what the area offers more than just the ins and outs with the builder. The draw today is the new construction, but what will the future look like? In 10 years, you might just be selling a 10 year old home. The draw today is the NEW but it needs to be more than that. Infrastructure, Jobs, Schools, Medical care, etc. You also don't want to overbuild, or buy a home on a lot that has a stigma to it, I could go on and on about the way we represent our buyers in both Maricopa AND Pinal Counties.
My drive time? I always bring up traffic commute times when we are working with buyers and use the live traffic map on Google maps. Traffic is pretty bad for people that have lived in Phoenix for 10+ years but if people are coming from other large metropolitan areas, our traffic problems are minimal and can be avoided (most of the time). None the less, when we work with buyers, we are very realistic on commute times but you have to have an exact home address and destination address to have those conversations.
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1:55 Thank you Sheryl, I'm going to check out the map on your website.
Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Happy Holidays to you too Bob!
Great improvement on your website! We are slowly getting our WA house ready to go onto the market, so we can (hopefully) in 2025! Happy holidays!
Happy Holidays guys! We will be talking again soon. 🙂
Thank you. Your videos have been helpful. I’m seriously considering moving to the Phoenix area first in a rental apartment or town house, and then look at areas to buy within the first year of moving.
We don't have a lot of townhomes (or condos). Apartments are the best way to go when you're just trying to get to know the Phoenix valley as they are in the hot spots with lots of amenities nearby. They are also the least expensive way to go as far as rent, utilities, and zero maintenance. Unfortunately we do not do rentals but you can check out Rent.com to see what's out there.
Looking to move to the Phoenix area sometime next year> However, I am looking for an active 55+ manufactured home community. Have any recommendations. Have looked at a few. Dolce Vita, Montesa in Gold Canyon.
Thanks for chiming in June. I have to be honest with you, we do not work with manufactured homes and you should work with a Realtor that knows that product. You might want to watch www.youtube.com/@Southwest55Plus for more suggestions.
Watching your video at 1am here in the Philippines 😄 My wife and I (with 2 kids) are looking to get a place in the Phoenix area (loving Queen Creek!) and have been watching your videos for the past year. Will definitely contact you on our next trip there.
We'd love to connect! I also need to get to the Philippines, it's on my bucket list!
I live in Estrella Mountain Ranch. General interest here has wained since the post Covid boom and home prices have dropped about 25% in the past year. It’s not looked upon as highly as you think anymore. Most out of staters are turning to Verrado if they want to live in a large master planned community.
I have some great news for you... the median price in Estrella Mountain Ranch in Dec 2023 was $450,000 and today it is $452,210. Although that's not a huge jump, that's by no means is a decline. Again, just to give you more perspective, if you bought 5 years ago, the median price was $275,000 in Dec 2019. Yes there was a brief run up on prices/false inflation in 2021 that peaked in 2022 but people like yourself are mistaking that as the values went down.
This video wasn't about master planned communities, it was about the 3 top areas that will see the most development and appreciation over the next 10+ years. The biggest downfall to Estrella Mountain Ranch today is the distance from the I10 (it's still too out there for many buyers). Once the SR30 opens, Estrella Mountain Ranch will see a boom. azmag.gov/Newsroom/MAG-News/easing-traffic-headaches-on-i-10
Location location location. The 3 areas you said are good areas but I've lived in the Phoenix area for 55 years and I would never buy solely based on the most house for the money or the most lot for the money. There are some seriously bad neighborhoods in Phoenix especially south Phoenix from Thomas or McDowell south. I recommend renting an air B&B in the area you're interested in for a few days because there are lots of guns in AZ and in my old south Phoenix neighborhood I heard gun shots multiple times a week.
Most of the viewers on my channel are looking for new/newer homes in the burbs or in the safer neighborhoods. Thanks for the input though, this is what I also forewarn people about when they just go to the builder website as they always omit these problems.
@@LivinginPhoenixArizona The best thing a buyer(who is new to Arizona) can do is find a knowledgeable RE agent they can trust to help them find the safer neighborhoods. There are just to many bad neighborhoods in Maricopa County.
@@LancelotLink1 Agreed! And I cannot believe how many Realtors don't know the entire valley, they aren't doing relocation buyers justice. Every buyer should interview several Realtors before they select one to work with.
@@LivinginPhoenixArizona Yeah it's just to large a county for most agents. The smart ones specialize in one area of town. Plus shopping for new homes is different than shopping for resale. I would rather have an agent who specializes in new homes if that's what I was looking for.
@@LancelotLink1 Oh yes! All the more reason a 'New Home Specialist' should know the entire valley. Builders ALWAYS embellish the area, over-promise and under deliver. Buyers need to know what the area offers more than just the ins and outs with the builder. The draw today is the new construction, but what will the future look like? In 10 years, you might just be selling a 10 year old home. The draw today is the NEW but it needs to be more than that. Infrastructure, Jobs, Schools, Medical care, etc. You also don't want to overbuild, or buy a home on a lot that has a stigma to it, I could go on and on about the way we represent our buyers in both Maricopa AND Pinal Counties.
Future buyers, her drive time estimates consider NO commuter traffic/congestion!!!
My drive time? I always bring up traffic commute times when we are working with buyers and use the live traffic map on Google maps. Traffic is pretty bad for people that have lived in Phoenix for 10+ years but if people are coming from other large metropolitan areas, our traffic problems are minimal and can be avoided (most of the time). None the less, when we work with buyers, we are very realistic on commute times but you have to have an exact home address and destination address to have those conversations.