My favorite videos are the ones you do together. It's always nice to hear perspectives from both husband and wife. Hope you are thoroughly enjoying your summer camping!
Glad you like seeing us both. If you haven’t been able to tell, we have a lot more fun on the videos when we’re doing them together. And we really are enjoying our camping getaways. Figuring out the next spot is half the fun!
I am SO glad that I found your video's! They are very informative and helpful to me! I'm planning to move to Chandler, AZ next summer with my 3 kids ages 12, 20 and 23. Just waiting for my son to graduate college first. I'm in PA now, but originally born and raised in NYC. I'm so sick of life in the NE and welcome the change!
What about a myth of having a train from hawaii to arizona? 😂 Im from Hawaii and went to Phoenix for school. I had a lady ask me if i got there by train🤔
Im from north Idaho planning on moving to Mesa before next winter. Ive been watching your videos for a few months. Just saving as much money as I can just in case. Cant wait!
You guys are so cute! I love your videos. We just moved out here from the suburbs of Chicago to Gilbert. We are a family of five too. We were sticker shock at the cost of homes here. We couldn’t believe we even had to go up $10k for our home and we were even out bid sometimes! Registering our cars was also a big expense too. I would also add to another myth in Arizona is there is no greener.
Yes, the car registration costs were a punch to the gut. Yikes! And there being no greenery here is definitely a popular myth. We even talked about that for the video, but cut it for time. We already had gone way longer than we planned!
Great info on this one. I really appreciate that you guys are straight forward and honest with the information about Arizona..I love that you don't sugar coat it and have people thinking PHX is cheap like it was back in the 90s..Thanks again! 👍
Great job busting the myths and delivering a much needed message about doing research and having realistic expectations. I think many just try to move (anywhere, not just AZ) without a solid plan because they really want to move. I was chomping at the bit, too, but for over a year, I researched everything heavily - jobs, maps, crime maps, housing, cost of living, weather patterns, culture, local news.... everything I could think of. Then I came out to find a place to live 4 months ahead of time during the summer, and I drove all over the east valley - deliberately during rush hour twice. Just to get a sense of what it’s like here. One still can’t know all the nuances, but the research can help make a better experience, or at least avoid a bad one.
We wish everyone was so thorough with the planning process. It would save a lot of heartache for sure. But you are right, sometimes the strong desire to move makes people skip a few steps!
Moved to Phoenix area 4 years ago from Oklahoma. The mosquitoes almost ate me alive in San Tan Valley. We moved to Mesa last year and don’t notice them as much. I have seen a javelina in Fountain Hills in daytime, and more than one person from that area has shared that a bobcat has drunk from their pool and even napped beside it in the daytime (I actually saw one of the pictures of this.). I hike a lot and have seen numerous rattlesnakes while hiking-on the trails, and they can be out almost any time of the year, particularly once the temp reaches 70+. Scorpions? They sell blacklight flashlights here for the purpose of locating scorpions. They are in the soil, under the rocks in your yard, near fruit or palm trees. They are virtually everywhere! But strangely enough, one home may see numerous ones and his neighbor not so many. Cost of living? Yep, it costs more than Oklahoma! We have adjusted and dearly love it here because there is so much to see and do. I do think I see more Cali license plates than Arizona! We have LOTS of us old folk and snowbirds from our northern states & Canada. LOTS of veterans and golf courses! The people really are friendly. Everyone talks about how bad they drive here. Not true! They ought to try driving Dallas! Phoenix is really easy to get around. It is a super clean area. Tucson much smaller and not too clean but a fun place, too. Will always be an Okie but proud to be here now!! Your video was really good and down to earth. I felt like you were in my living room just talking to me. (Actually you were.)
100% agree with your wife I held off on moving during the pandemic. But now looking at rent prices to move there end of summer it’s a even bigger jump. I’m coming from Cleveland, OH so it’ll be an adjustment. My best friend on the other hand stayed in LA and thought prices are great. Really depends on where your coming from
We may visit a few months soon see how we like living there. Recently retired in the Seattle area now. Yep….Your wife is very lovely and a sweetheart too!
The Northwest is beautiful but lately has turned into a nightmare! Arizona has a beauty all its own. There is a ton of things to do here in the whole state. Ignore the heat. Everything is air conditioned. The fall and spring are fantastic. It does get cold at night in the winter. Ignore the bugs. Be wise but they aren’t that bad.
Coming from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the pleasant surprise was lower property taxes and lower home owner's insurance. Plus, Tulsa is squeezed by turnpikes so our higher cost in housing was basically a wash with the lower costs in taxes, insurance and turnpikes.
Live in SoCal now for 17 years. Born and lived in northwest Indiana for 40 years. Love the southwest but can’t deal with so many things in SoCal right now. We will retire in Arizona, have visited and we love it. Your video is very insightful. Mosquitoes love me too but not my hubby. Thank you for sharing your experiences.🙂
When I looked last year I found that the winters always have more precipitation than monsoon season because it is normally a longer soaking rain than the quick heavy downpours that happen during Monsoon season. As far as scorpions.. I equate them to Bees/Wasps in that their sting sucks and can be dangerous if you are allergic to them but they normally are not deadly. Have seen mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, javalina, and about a dozen rattlesnakes with one being in my yard but my house backs up to one of the reservations so I expect to see wildlife it really depends on where you live.
Your wife is amazingly gorgeous! 🥰 True statement, not influenced by you. Lol. You guys had my husband and I giggling throughout. We had so many preconceived ideas about moving to Arizona before we got here. You touched on a lot of them. Now we've been here for 8 months and totally agree with you. We are also from Ohio! The Columbus area specifically. Our previous home, we paid $1,600 mortgage. And it was brand new, built for us in desirable school district. Here, we pay $2,100/m for a smaller home in a less desirable school district in the North Phoenix area plus we get a lower pay rate by $20k/year. Not to mention health care costs are double here than Ohio was and gas, food, etc. And like another lady said kn the comments, tagging our vehicles! Yikes! What an expense. I think my husband's truck alone was over $500! Mine half that. We still have no regrets, as we love the area. The proximity to California, Utah, Texas and Colorado (hubby's home state) can't be beat. Not to mention Mexico. Northern AZ is night and day from the Valley. We had the privelege of driving all around northern AZ then west to east from Buckeye (we stayed temporarily there for a month) over to Queen Creek. We settled near Deer Valley though and have enjoyed our community a lot. We haven't gone to this mysterious Tucson area you speak of, but I've also heard it exists. 😂 Thanks for your content! I've been watching you guys for a year and enjoy every video. And your scorpion smashing skills are off the chain by the way, lol. Stay safe and healthy! Oh, one more thought. We enjoy tent camping and wondered if you have any recommendations for where to go for that and if you'd be up for making a video on it. We did see your recent video (nice potty! Lol) on dispersed camping near Sedona. Your kids are so cuuuuute. Thanks so much!
Glad you are enjoying it here, even with the financial differences from where you left. We are still adjusting to the school quality here v other places we’ve lived. But we do what we can to compensate. Basically all the places we’ve camped so far have been good for tent camping. Sedona, Williams, Flagstaff...we just went to Prescott and found the nights there to be more comfortable because of higher temps than the other places (Sedona was warmer at night as well, but probably too warm in the day right now). Always nice not to be too cold when more exposed to the elements. We will see about going into more detail in a future video. Thanks for watching our channel!
Lived in the Southern California, Portland, Oregon, Las Vegas (no mosquitoes) and North Florida. Moved from Florida to Columbus, Ohio for a great job and have now retired. In 2018, I discovered Payson in a retirement vlog and since then looked at the states I used to live in, but to put it into a common phrase, I'm going to "circle back" to Payson. The valley is just too hot in the summer and all I can afford is a manufactured home in Apache Junction and that doesn't appeal to me. I was wondering where you were filming this video; could imagine the smell the fir trees and hear the rustle of the wind. Thanks so much for debunking the myths.
Funny enough, we were actually in the Payson area camping when we did the video. Payson is a go to Summer escape and we enjoy spending time there when it gets hot in the Valley.
When have we seen a monsoon season lately? A few years. Makes me sad. I had scorpions in my 3rd story apartment in Gilbert, Val Vista/Baseline. Got the mom and her babies in my living room.
Tucson exists! We've lived here on five acres in the foothills for twenty years. On our property we've encountered: javelinas rattlesnakes scorpions bobcats pack rats tarantulas Gila monsters assorted lizards mule deer coyotes raccoons rabbits bats owls We see many of these on a daily basis!
Move to Peoria Arizona the best quality of life in the Lake Pleasant/Happy Valley area. Awesome new luxury homes for affordable prices in neighborhoods like Northpointe and Surprise AZ and very good for outdoors lovers and close to the city life too. Lots of jobs in tech, manufacturing, construction, healthcare,etc. Great schools like Basis and Liberty and lots of companies moving out here. You should make a video of the North Peoria area :)
I lived in AZ for forty years in the west valley before the I 10 and this area was farm land I have only seen one rattlesnake and 3 scorpion in my whole life. And that includes camping and hiking all over az. I heard javelins more then coyotes, and one Mountain loin that came into the city. I have seen more skunks the nice brown and white one had one stuck in our coke machine
Yeah I’m from Columbus and I found prices to be somewhat comparable. The only difference is I’d make more money in Phoenix for doing my same exact job lol. So its a win.
I'm a native here and I've commented on your other videos but yeah it does rain here I can remember the labor day of 1970 and the storms they had up north on the rim and stuff it nearly washed Kohl's ranch away and it nearly washed the highway at the time went down by sycamore Creek but yeah we do get rain I think it almost set the record there at Workman Creek fish hatchery was nearly like 12 in of rain in a 24-hour.
-Def 3 seasons. Flagstaff and up North full on 4 seasons -It rains -Scorpions are only in certain areas. Only thing I’ve see is a Bobcat and it was sleeping lol. Only rabid Bobcats attack and only if your messing with their young. -It’s Sunny... n it gets cloudy, drizzled...
I have been doing a lot of research over the past year, as Arizona is on the top of my list as I look to retire from New York City.. I have been very discouraged by the cost of an existing homes, and the cost of a piece of land that I would then have to build a house on the Real Estate websites. I think that it is currently a bad time to try to buy, so I am thinking long term a this point. I love the rain. I'm glad to hear that is rains, sometimes torrentially, in Az. However, in NYC, rain doesn't bring mosquitoes (which I particularly dread). Also, since I am from New York, I'm used to having a big grab bag of ethnicity around me. I am not looking to move there to meet new people, but it would give me comfort to know that I won't be overwhelmed by a single ethnic group that demands that I subscribe to their point of view 'or else'. I will comment again, but it would be nice to have a direct email so that you don't have to search ALL the comments to get through to you. Thanks from a future neighbor, Brian
How would you compare cost of living there to Texas? And are there any grocery stores comparable to the prices and quality of our H‑E‑B? And yes, your wife is gorgeous!
It depends on where in TX. It is cheaper than Austin. Houston, last I checked and when I lived there it was cheaper than Phoenix. I am not sure about the HEB comparisons. I never shopped there.
Arizona Dreamz I’m in San Antonio and after a little google searching it appears Arizona is just a little more expensive than it is here. Texas is just 2 spots ahead of Arizona in School ratings so it’s not much of a difference but I’m still concerned about getting our boys into a decent school over there. And I can’t believe you never shopped at Heb when y’all lived here! 😱 what’s your favorite grocer there?
Ana Mansfield Hi Ana, I’m from Texas! Moved here from Harker Heights in 2016. I was laughing so hard at your HEB question. I miss HEB so much!! I live in Gilbert AZ and I ❤️ it! Honestly, I shop at FRYs and Trader Joe’s. FRYs is a branch of Kroger’s and I like it. They’re actually building a brand new one across from my house. Super stoked about that! My son lives in San Antonio and wants to move out here. He loves coming out here and the flights are super quick. I fly into Austin often at least before Covid. I hope you get to come out soon. Good Luck!
I can't wait until this pandemic is over (or at least controlled) because I want to visit Arizona so bad! Thank you both for another great educational video! 😊
I would not make a lateral move to any part of AZ! It has to be at least 50 percent better than what I have. And I'm good here in Nashville, which went stupid crazy price wise! It's just that Nashville isn't cutting it for recreation. I don't drink!. And the state is surrounded by States that are Blah!. I'mma East coast person. Where's the beach!
We hear stories on the news occasionally about it. They say that’s why you shouldn’t leave your pool noodles out because that’s a popular place for them to hang out in.
I've in cold and snow in the Midwest my entire life. I refuse to live my retirement years in the cold. AZ here I come.
Do your research on housing prices in Arizona. Trust me, I'm from Grand Rapids, MI.
i love this
great content i wish you had more subs and you deserve it stay safe
My favorite videos are the ones you do together. It's always nice to hear perspectives from both husband and wife.
Hope you are thoroughly enjoying your summer camping!
Glad you like seeing us both. If you haven’t been able to tell, we have a lot more fun on the videos when we’re doing them together. And we really are enjoying our camping getaways. Figuring out the next spot is half the fun!
@@LivinOurDreamz And the outtakes are always fun to watch. We get to see how much fun you are having too.
I am SO glad that I found your video's! They are very informative and helpful to me! I'm planning to move to Chandler, AZ next summer with my 3 kids ages 12, 20 and 23. Just waiting for my son to graduate college first. I'm in PA now, but originally born and raised in NYC. I'm so sick of life in the NE and welcome the change!
We are glad you found our channel! Hope it continues to be helpful!
These guys r so cute dialoging together.☺️
Lotsa a Great Pointers - Plus Fun to watch!
What about a myth of having a train from hawaii to arizona? 😂 Im from Hawaii and went to Phoenix for school. I had a lady ask me if i got there by train🤔
Ha! Wow!
Nice video! Highs today didn't make the predicted high today. I hope monsoon storms come in late this week.
Thanks. Looking forward to a good monsoon storm as well.
Hahahaha, the outtakes! Seriously, thanks for another great video!
No problem. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Video!! Like New York there is only 1 city Manhattan!!!! LOL Moving from NY to AZ in 2021- well if 2021 will allow it!!
Thanks! Hope 2021 is the year you can make it happen (and nothing crazy is still going on). Positive thoughts!
Im from north Idaho planning on moving to Mesa before next winter. Ive been watching your videos for a few months. Just saving as much money as I can just in case. Cant wait!
Good luck on your move. Thanks for watching!
You guys are so cute! I love your videos. We just moved out here from the suburbs of Chicago to Gilbert. We are a family of five too. We were sticker shock at the cost of homes here. We couldn’t believe we even had to go up $10k for our home and we were even out bid sometimes! Registering our cars was also a big expense too. I would also add to another myth in Arizona is there is no greener.
Yes, the car registration costs were a punch to the gut. Yikes! And there being no greenery here is definitely a popular myth. We even talked about that for the video, but cut it for time. We already had gone way longer than we planned!
Awesome video guys! Thank you so much for sharing!
Happy to share!
Great info on this one. I really appreciate that you guys are straight forward and honest with the information about Arizona..I love that you don't sugar coat it and have people thinking PHX is cheap like it was back in the 90s..Thanks again! 👍
No problem. We see a lot of people experiencing sticker shock, so we want to people to know what they’re getting into.
Great job busting the myths and delivering a much needed message about doing research and having realistic expectations. I think many just try to move (anywhere, not just AZ) without a solid plan because they really want to move. I was chomping at the bit, too, but for over a year, I researched everything heavily - jobs, maps, crime maps, housing, cost of living, weather patterns, culture, local news.... everything I could think of. Then I came out to find a place to live 4 months ahead of time during the summer, and I drove all over the east valley - deliberately during rush hour twice. Just to get a sense of what it’s like here. One still can’t know all the nuances, but the research can help make a better experience, or at least avoid a bad one.
We wish everyone was so thorough with the planning process. It would save a lot of heartache for sure. But you are right, sometimes the strong desire to move makes people skip a few steps!
By being born in Arizona and living in Arizona my whole life and I still do I can confirm this
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Moved to Phoenix area 4 years ago from Oklahoma. The mosquitoes almost ate me alive in San Tan Valley. We moved to Mesa last year and don’t notice them as much. I have seen a javelina in Fountain Hills in daytime, and more than one person from that area has shared that a bobcat has drunk from their pool and even napped beside it in the daytime (I actually saw one of the pictures of this.). I hike a lot and have seen numerous rattlesnakes while hiking-on the trails, and they can be out almost any time of the year, particularly once the temp reaches 70+. Scorpions? They sell blacklight flashlights here for the purpose of locating scorpions. They are in the soil, under the rocks in your yard, near fruit or palm trees. They are virtually everywhere! But strangely enough, one home may see numerous ones and his neighbor not so many. Cost of living? Yep, it costs more than Oklahoma! We have adjusted and dearly love it here because there is so much to see and do. I do think I see more Cali license plates than Arizona! We have LOTS of us old folk and snowbirds from our northern states & Canada. LOTS of veterans and golf courses! The people really are friendly. Everyone talks about how bad they drive here. Not true! They ought to try driving Dallas! Phoenix is really easy to get around. It is a super clean area. Tucson much smaller and not too clean but a fun place, too. Will always be an Okie but proud to be here now!!
Your video was really good and down to earth. I felt like you were in my living room just talking to me. (Actually you were.)
Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing your experiences. That's great that you are happy about your move here!
100% agree with your wife I held off on moving during the pandemic. But now looking at rent prices to move there end of summer it’s a even bigger jump. I’m coming from Cleveland, OH so it’ll be an adjustment. My best friend on the other hand stayed in LA and thought prices are great. Really depends on where your coming from
We may visit a few months soon see how we like living there. Recently retired in the Seattle area now.
Yep….Your wife is very lovely and a sweetheart too!
The Northwest is beautiful but lately has turned into a nightmare! Arizona has a beauty all its own. There is a ton of things to do here in the whole state. Ignore the heat. Everything is air conditioned. The fall and spring are fantastic. It does get cold at night in the winter. Ignore the bugs. Be wise but they aren’t that bad.
Well damn, Jackie! I can't control the weather!
You guys crack me up. Love your banter.
Thanks for watching!
This was great! Ty so much! ❤
You’re welcome!
Coming from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the pleasant surprise was lower property taxes and lower home owner's insurance. Plus, Tulsa is squeezed by turnpikes so our higher cost in housing was basically a wash with the lower costs in taxes, insurance and turnpikes.
Live in SoCal now for 17 years. Born and lived in northwest Indiana for 40 years. Love the southwest but can’t deal with so many things in SoCal right now. We will retire in Arizona, have visited and we love it. Your video is very insightful. Mosquitoes love me too but not my hubby. Thank you for sharing your experiences.🙂
You’re welcome!
When I looked last year I found that the winters always have more precipitation than monsoon season because it is normally a longer soaking rain than the quick heavy downpours that happen during Monsoon season. As far as scorpions.. I equate them to Bees/Wasps in that their sting sucks and can be dangerous if you are allergic to them but they normally are not deadly. Have seen mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, javalina, and about a dozen rattlesnakes with one being in my yard but my house backs up to one of the reservations so I expect to see wildlife it really depends on where you live.
You guys are so cute! great video's. Looking to move there in the future thanks for the heads up!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for your advice and knowledge. Of theses myths.
You are welcome!
Your wife is amazingly gorgeous! 🥰 True statement, not influenced by you. Lol. You guys had my husband and I giggling throughout. We had so many preconceived ideas about moving to Arizona before we got here. You touched on a lot of them. Now we've been here for 8 months and totally agree with you. We are also from Ohio! The Columbus area specifically. Our previous home, we paid $1,600 mortgage. And it was brand new, built for us in desirable school district. Here, we pay $2,100/m for a smaller home in a less desirable school district in the North Phoenix area plus we get a lower pay rate by $20k/year. Not to mention health care costs are double here than Ohio was and gas, food, etc. And like another lady said kn the comments, tagging our vehicles! Yikes! What an expense. I think my husband's truck alone was over $500! Mine half that. We still have no regrets, as we love the area. The proximity to California, Utah, Texas and Colorado (hubby's home state) can't be beat. Not to mention Mexico. Northern AZ is night and day from the Valley. We had the privelege of driving all around northern AZ then west to east from Buckeye (we stayed temporarily there for a month) over to Queen Creek. We settled near Deer Valley though and have enjoyed our community a lot. We haven't gone to this mysterious Tucson area you speak of, but I've also heard it exists. 😂 Thanks for your content! I've been watching you guys for a year and enjoy every video. And your scorpion smashing skills are off the chain by the way, lol. Stay safe and healthy! Oh, one more thought. We enjoy tent camping and wondered if you have any recommendations for where to go for that and if you'd be up for making a video on it. We did see your recent video (nice potty! Lol) on dispersed camping near Sedona. Your kids are so cuuuuute. Thanks so much!
Glad you are enjoying it here, even with the financial differences from where you left. We are still adjusting to the school quality here v other places we’ve lived. But we do what we can to compensate. Basically all the places we’ve camped so far have been good for tent camping. Sedona, Williams, Flagstaff...we just went to Prescott and found the nights there to be more comfortable because of higher temps than the other places (Sedona was warmer at night as well, but probably too warm in the day right now). Always nice not to be too cold when more exposed to the elements. We will see about going into more detail in a future video. Thanks for watching our channel!
Lived in the Southern California, Portland, Oregon, Las Vegas (no mosquitoes) and North Florida. Moved from Florida to Columbus, Ohio for a great job and have now retired. In 2018, I discovered Payson in a retirement vlog and since then looked at the states I used to live in, but to put it into a common phrase, I'm going to "circle back" to Payson. The valley is just too hot in the summer and all I can afford is a manufactured home in Apache Junction and that doesn't appeal to me. I was wondering where you were filming this video; could imagine the smell the fir trees and hear the rustle of the wind. Thanks so much for debunking the myths.
Funny enough, we were actually in the Payson area camping when we did the video. Payson is a go to Summer escape and we enjoy spending time there when it gets hot in the Valley.
When have we seen a monsoon season lately? A few years. Makes me sad. I had scorpions in my 3rd story apartment in Gilbert, Val Vista/Baseline. Got the mom and her babies in my living room.
Tucson exists! We've lived here on five acres in the foothills for twenty years. On our property we've encountered:
javelinas
rattlesnakes
scorpions
bobcats
pack rats
tarantulas
Gila monsters
assorted lizards
mule deer
coyotes
raccoons
rabbits
bats
owls
We see many of these on a daily basis!
Move to Peoria Arizona the best quality of life in the Lake Pleasant/Happy Valley area. Awesome new luxury homes for affordable prices in neighborhoods like Northpointe and Surprise AZ and very good for outdoors lovers and close to the city life too. Lots of jobs in tech, manufacturing, construction, healthcare,etc. Great schools like Basis and Liberty and lots of companies moving out here. You should make a video of the North Peoria area :)
I lived in AZ for forty years in the west valley before the I 10 and this area was farm land I have only seen one rattlesnake and 3 scorpion in my whole life. And that includes camping and hiking all over az. I heard javelins more then coyotes, and one Mountain loin that came into the city. I have seen more skunks the nice brown and white one had one stuck in our coke machine
10:52 ??? Seattle side of the Atlantic; maybe the Pacific?
Yeah I’m from Columbus and I found prices to be somewhat comparable. The only difference is I’d make more money in Phoenix for doing my same exact job lol. So its a win.
If it's not cheaper, making more money is always a win!
I live in Tucson and never see mosquitos. And in Tucson only see scorpions in the foothills.
Arizona does have more bugs than I realized but that's ok, I still love it here. You two do an awesome job making videos together, keep them coming.
Thank you! More videos on the way. Glad you’re enjoying AZ!
Loving the outtakes! 😂
Glad you are enjoying them. We’ve had to leave a lot of stuff on the cutting room floor in the past. Lol
I'm a native here and I've commented on your other videos but yeah it does rain here I can remember the labor day of 1970 and the storms they had up north on the rim and stuff it nearly washed Kohl's ranch away and it nearly washed the highway at the time went down by sycamore Creek but yeah we do get rain I think it almost set the record there at Workman Creek fish hatchery was nearly like 12 in of rain in a 24-hour.
i live in chandler, never seen a scorpion also don't spray.. and as for rattlesnakes.. maybe you'll see on in the mountains
Dig the out takes 😂😂
You better believe you're a lucky man. Beautiful kids, gorgeous wife and you live in the Valley of the Sun.
Thanks! I am pretty lucky!
-Def 3 seasons. Flagstaff and up North full on 4 seasons
-It rains
-Scorpions are only in certain areas. Only thing I’ve see is a Bobcat and it was sleeping lol. Only rabid Bobcats attack and only if your messing with their young.
-It’s Sunny... n it gets cloudy, drizzled...
I have been doing a lot of research over the past year, as Arizona is on the top of my list as I look to retire from New York City.. I have been very discouraged by the cost of an existing homes, and the cost of a piece of land that I would then have to build a house on the Real Estate websites. I think that it is currently a bad time to try to buy, so I am thinking long term a this point.
I love the rain. I'm glad to hear that is rains, sometimes torrentially, in Az. However, in NYC, rain doesn't bring mosquitoes (which I particularly dread). Also, since I am from New York, I'm used to having a big grab bag of ethnicity around me. I am not looking to move there to meet new people, but it would give me comfort to know that I won't be overwhelmed by a single ethnic group that demands that I subscribe to their point of view 'or else'.
I will comment again, but it would be nice to have a direct email so that you don't have to search ALL the comments to get through to you.
Thanks from a future neighbor,
Brian
Thank you
You’re welcome!
Thanks for busting the myths. In all my visits I never saw a cemetery do they exist
Yes, there are cemeteries all over.
How would you compare cost of living there to Texas? And are there any grocery stores comparable to the prices and quality of our H‑E‑B? And yes, your wife is gorgeous!
It depends on where in TX. It is cheaper than Austin. Houston, last I checked and when I lived there it was cheaper than Phoenix. I am not sure about the HEB comparisons. I never shopped there.
Arizona Dreamz I’m in San Antonio and after a little google searching it appears Arizona is just a little more expensive than it is here. Texas is just 2 spots ahead of Arizona in School ratings so it’s not much of a difference but I’m still concerned about getting our boys into a decent school over there. And I can’t believe you never shopped at Heb when y’all lived here! 😱 what’s your favorite grocer there?
Plz tell me what the HEB equivalent is in Phoenix! I hate Frye’s & I miss HEB 🥺
Ana Mansfield Hi Ana, I’m from Texas! Moved here from Harker Heights in 2016. I was laughing so hard at your HEB question. I miss HEB so much!! I live in Gilbert AZ and I ❤️ it! Honestly, I shop at FRYs and Trader Joe’s. FRYs is a branch of Kroger’s and I like it. They’re actually building a brand new one across from my house. Super stoked about that! My son lives in San Antonio and wants to move out here. He loves coming out here and the flights are super quick. I fly into Austin often at least before Covid. I hope you get to come out soon. Good Luck!
@@Mansfield82 HEB is hands down the Best grocery store ever!
Coming from Texas wonder if it's cheaper
Fabulous video. From an awesome pair.
Thank you!
The Valley gets sunshine 330 days out of the year. Folks need to do the math. ;-)
Right! Lol
I'll be coming from NY so it's going to feel cheap to me.
I can't wait until this pandemic is over (or at least controlled) because I want to visit Arizona so bad! Thank you both for another great educational video! 😊
Hope you are able to visit soon!
Me tooo
Show a camping video of Greer
Hoping to get out there for one of our trips.
It’s mostly sunny
I would not make a lateral move to any part of AZ! It has to be at least 50 percent better than what I have. And I'm good here in Nashville, which went stupid crazy price wise! It's just that Nashville isn't cutting it for recreation. I don't drink!. And the state is surrounded by States that are Blah!. I'mma East coast person. Where's the beach!
If you’re gonna move you, don’t blame you for wanting to do better! Can’t really enjoy a place if you’re struggling!
@@LivinOurDreamz a change of scenery is my only focus. So, keep vacationing!
great points ty
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.
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Remember the Mogollon Monster is real
Rattlers go into swimming pools?
We hear stories on the news occasionally about it. They say that’s why you shouldn’t leave your pool noodles out because that’s a popular place for them to hang out in.
Your wife is so skinny and look so good
Your wife is gorgeous can we see more of her glamorous side?
I’ll see what I can do. 😉