For several months, we have been talking about ways to relocate to Arizona as soon as possible. Up to this point, it has been all talk. Over the weekend we decided to take some action by heading to Arizona (very soon) to shop for a home there.
I went on line to see currently available homes in the area where we are most likely to settle. I am pleasantly surprised to see how affordable homes are over there. I worked out the numbers and I do believe we can be in a position to shop, make an offer and get into a home this year – maybe this summer.
Our California house is quite large – four bedrooms, three baths, large family room, two stories – space we used to need when we were raising a family. Now, in retirement, it’s just overkill. We figure to get into a single story, two or three bedroom with a two car garage and space to store the RV.
The one in the picture above came from one of the real estate websites. It’s an example of the class of home and Santa Fe styling we both like a lot.
Tucson is really nice.
We looked in the Tucson area in January. It is nice there, but you wouldn’t believe the urban sprawl and increased crime rate these days. We’re shopping in a rustic area northwest of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It’s close enough that we can commute for a half hour and avail ourselves of ‘city services,’ and retreat to our placid digs when we’re done.