Category: Exploring Arizona

Presidio Condominiums, Scottsdale AZ

On day two of our showings my husband had to practice for the New Year’s Eve gig so I went out with my REALTOR to see if there was anything interesting. Our first stop was to the Presidio Condominiums which was the only gated complex we viewed.  Our agent was very knowledgeable and professional but [...]

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Village One Townhomes in Scottsdale, AZ

Before our appointment for a Village One townhouse we visited properties near the Old Town area.  We then headed north. Most of the units we viewed were older and not quite the southwest style I was expecting. That is, until we arrived at the Village One complex. These were built in 1983 and I guess [...]

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Choosing Our Scottsdale REALTOR

I had a dilemma most buyers wouldn’t.  I knew too many Phoenix area real estate agents.  Most of the agents I knew had great websites that were ranked high on the search engines.  Because of that, I assumed they were heavy hitters. I wasn’t sure which one I should choose.  And I wasn’t sure if [...]

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The beginnings of our Scottsdale condo search

I’ve mentioned before that I have a handful of Arizona real estate agents to choose from.  Most of them were heavy hitters and I wasn’t sure I’d even be working with them personally or if I’d be working with one of their buyer agents.  I wasn’t quite ready yet so figured I had time to choose who [...]

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Posted in AZ, Intro, Scottsdale, AZ by judyo     

Scottsdale Dreams

Mountain view driving on 101 through Scottsdale My husband and I had been talking about retiring to Scottsdale, AZ for some time.  To clarify, we want to be snowbirds as I can’t imagine leaving my family (the grandkids) and friends full-time. We never thought we could afford to buy anything in Scottsdale because we thought [...]

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Posted in Scottsdale, AZ by judyo     

Girl’s Weekend Away in Laveen, Arizona

I hang out with a large group of girlfriends, some from as far back as 5th grade. We like to have fun. A couple of our friends were at a benefit and were feeling no pain when they bid on a 5 day rental in Laveen, AZ. In their somewhat inebriated state, they kept bidding [...]

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Posted in Laveen by judyo     

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