planning to move to AZ

**Xplantdad** · #1 08-12-2005, 05:07 AM

Adobe style house with detached garages/workshop/living quarters

**Xplantdad** · #2 08-12-2005, 05:08 AM

Final shot in the same neighborhood...a variation of the same idea

musclcar · #3 08-12-2005, 07:16 AM

i'm also looking into moving from socal to either casa grande or tempe area.i used to live in scottsdale "Mcormick ranch" area near the pima indian reservation back in 85.it sure was nice there back then the only thing i hated was the lack of freeways and highways.so how is tempe or casa grande are they nice areas ?? is it expensive to live in either town.

**Xplantdad** · #4 08-12-2005, 07:58 AM

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i'm also looking into moving from socal to either casa grande or tempe area.i used to live in scottsdale "Mcormick ranch" area near the pima indian reservation back in 85.it sure was nice there back then the only thing i hated was the lack of freeways and highways.so how is tempe or casa grande are they nice areas ?? is it expensive to live in either town.

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Tempe is fairly built out from what I've seen...Bilede would be able to answer your question better, as he lives in Tempe. Casa Grande has some really nice new areas being built.

**bilede** · #5 08-12-2005, 07:47 PM

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Tempe is fairly built out from what I've seen...Bilede would be able to answer your question better, as he lives in Tempe. Casa Grande has some really nice new areas being built.

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Yes, tempe is land locked by phoenix, mesa, and chandler so raw land is extremely hard to find so the current trend is to purchase an older home on acre + lot, tear down the house and rebuild what you want. most recent deal like this in my area paid 1.2 mil for 2 homes next to each other and is now building a 4500 sq ft garage (looks like a barn from the outside) and has a underground tunnel running to where the new home is going to be built when garage is done. sort of an attached detached garage thing I guess.. Tempe is a great community, excellent schools, and central to the valley which I think is its primary draws but it is more expensive because these things also. Price of anything with area to have a big garage is minimum $600k on up.

Also, about a mile south of tempe is steller airpark estates. I put an offer in on a property a year or so ago but got out bid by $1k at the deadline. I was going to build a hanger which is expected obviously and use it for my cars but later decided to just modified my existing house.. I believe there are homes in there available and possibly other lots too. really nice homes in a nice area.

**Bill Pritchard** · #6 08-12-2005, 08:53 PM

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Tempe is a great community

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Agreed!! The downtown area is very nice. Let's see, Tempe has...Gordon Biersch microbrewery

..... Ted's Hot Dogs

..... ASU, with many scantily clad coeds

**bilede** · #7 08-13-2005, 03:18 AM

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ASU, with many scantily clad coeds

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Really? I never noticed.. those long tan legs, beautiful.... ah, never mind..

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