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Arizona or Bust
Sold the house here in Nebraska. About all we're taking to AZ are the bikes. Anyone know
Where storage can be found, and a cheap place can be found to rent so we have time to look around till we find what we are looking for?
We are relocating to the Phoenix/Tempe area.
Riding 12 months a year, heat providing....Yahooooo!
Where storage can be found, and a cheap place can be found to rent so we have time to look around till we find what we are looking for?
We are relocating to the Phoenix/Tempe area.
Riding 12 months a year, heat providing....Yahooooo!
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How about renting in the area first to see where you want to live?
Get a place with a garage- storage problem solved.
That's the plan I have.
http://www.zillow.com/phoenix-az/rent-houses/
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent..._zm/?3col=true
https://usselfstorage.com/az/motorcycle-storage-phoenix
Get a place with a garage- storage problem solved.
That's the plan I have.
http://www.zillow.com/phoenix-az/rent-houses/
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent..._zm/?3col=true
https://usselfstorage.com/az/motorcycle-storage-phoenix
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From: Gilbert, AZ
Welcome to AZ...you'll be just in time for the summer heat. You'll get used to it, eventually. Tempe is a college town and unless you want to live around college students, housing can be expensive. Check out the East Valley cities of Mesa, Gilbert, and Chandler. They have more variety in housing stock.
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Welcome to AZ...you'll be just in time for the summer heat. You'll get used to it, eventually. Tempe is a college town and unless you want to live around college students, housing can be expensive. Check out the East Valley cities of Mesa, Gilbert, and Chandler. They have more variety in housing stock.
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From: TUCSON, AZ.
Great move, but why Phoenix?
"We are relocating to the Phoenix/Tempe area.
Riding 12 months a year, heat providing....Yahooooo!"[/QUOTE]
Welcome to Arizona, and yes you will be able to ride ANYTIME you want to.
BUT; why limit yourself to the Phoenix area. Phoenix is without a doubt the HOTTEST part of the state, and the most uncomfortable due to unnatural humidity caused by agricultural irrigation. It also enjoys the MOST expensive COST OF LIVING in the entire state. I came to Arizona from the North East in 1977. I settled in Tucson, and gradually acclimated (every year the heat gets easier to deal with), and I was a HOT TAR ROOFER back then. I can tell you that on any given day in the summer, Phoenix will be at least ten degrees hotter than Tucson and the cost of living in MOST of the rest of the state is much lower. There are many beautiful parts of the state to look at, don't limit yourself. The best advise I could give is check out the White Mountains, Bisbee/Tombstone, Tucson, Casa Grande, before you settle on Phoenix
Riding 12 months a year, heat providing....Yahooooo!"
[/QUOTE]Welcome to Arizona, and yes you will be able to ride ANYTIME you want to.
BUT; why limit yourself to the Phoenix area. Phoenix is without a doubt the HOTTEST part of the state, and the most uncomfortable due to unnatural humidity caused by agricultural irrigation. It also enjoys the MOST expensive COST OF LIVING in the entire state. I came to Arizona from the North East in 1977. I settled in Tucson, and gradually acclimated (every year the heat gets easier to deal with), and I was a HOT TAR ROOFER back then. I can tell you that on any given day in the summer, Phoenix will be at least ten degrees hotter than Tucson and the cost of living in MOST of the rest of the state is much lower. There are many beautiful parts of the state to look at, don't limit yourself. The best advise I could give is check out the White Mountains, Bisbee/Tombstone, Tucson, Casa Grande, before you settle on Phoenix
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Welcome to AZ (I split time between AZ and CA). I would also suggest looking around at different areas of the state. I am on the Colorado River, and could not live away from the water, but everyone is different. It gets hot, but it's dry (It actually makes a huge difference). I lived in Texas while in the Army, and I will take the dry AZ heat all day over humid heat. Good luck...
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From: Alberta Canada & PV Arizona
We built a home in Prescott Valley 8 years ago. It's about an hour and a bit North of Phoenix at about an elevation of 5000 ft. It's beautiful with great riding minutes away from the house. And if I want to head to Phoenix for the day, leave at 9 am and I'm in the city by 10.
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Zero...you're doing what I'd like to do but I don't want to start over buying a house at my age. And I sure don't have the money to buy one.
Good Luck to you...you're living my dream.
Good Luck to you...you're living my dream.
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Sold the house here in Nebraska. About all we're taking to AZ are the bikes. Anyone know
Where storage can be found, and a cheap place can be found to rent so we have time to look around till we find what we are looking for?
We are relocating to the Phoenix/Tempe area.
Riding 12 months a year, heat providing....Yahooooo!
Where storage can be found, and a cheap place can be found to rent so we have time to look around till we find what we are looking for?
We are relocating to the Phoenix/Tempe area.
Riding 12 months a year, heat providing....Yahooooo!