First Arizona Thread....

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Originally Posted by ROC1ROB

Hey guys. Been following this thread for a bit. My wife and I are visiting the last week of August to check out AZ. Hopefully we'll be moving by the end of the year, so we're looking at places to live. Any places we should avoid? Area's you like? Scottsdale and surroundings are out. We're not that well off!! How about places to see? Phil @ Vivid is on my list. We're staying @ the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass, so anything close-ish would be great. Thanks in advance for the info.

Welcome to Hell on Earth lol. First off I have to ask so its done, overwith, and out of the way... Is your wife your avi?

Ok, now that thats said... Phil @ Vivid is an Awesome guy! All the guys at Vivid I talked to when I went there were really cool and they hooked me up with my baselines, so I recommend them.

Lets see, places to avoid...

Metro Center (Ghetto)
Sun City/Surprise (Unless you like old people)
Once you learn the roads here, there is a road called Van Buren Ave. Pretty much Anywhere south of that road, is Ghetto lol. But if you ever need a quick fix of pretty much any illegal substance, Van Buren is the ticket!

Scottsdale/Paradise Valley is where the rich people are, so its up to you how close you'd wanna be to there. Paradise Valley Mall is ridiculous because you'll see these blinged out Escalades and Armada's pull up and drop off a load of kids @ 11am, and then those kids will just wander the mall all day until their parents come pick them up @ 6. lol It's hilarious. $500 and your friends in the mall shopping all day... Wonderful parenting...

It depends though on what you're looking for, the West Side is very spread out and slowly growing, whereas the East side is pretty compact. So nothing is too far to get to, but you have zero space.

Hopefully this helps you out a little bit, and welcome to the area!