Quote: (11-14-2018 05:25 PM)redpillage Wrote:
LOL - I've been at the Camelback and it's a lovely place. Used to bang some hot blonde there back in the days when most of you guys were still sperm ;-)
Big strike against AZ is the heat in the summer. How's the situation when it comes to water and air in Scottsdale? I haven't been there in decades, so any pointers would be welcome.
Water quality is about what you'd expect in the desert, filter it to your taste, but so far, Arizona has avoided imposing the restrictions you see in California. California has historically been stealing water from upstream allocations but has been backing down fast before the federal government steps in and will be in a real bind, where Arizona did a lot of aggressive pre-planning for this by comparison. There's some beautiful lakes and rivers to go play on near the city (look up Saguaro Lake and the Salt River). I've been out there on what are considered bad air quality days and didn't notice, but it's still a big city.
Scottsdale and the Phoenix metro has grown exponentially in the last few decades, what used to be open desert is now the Airpark corridor, a busy biotech hub. What used to be rural pig farms in Gilbert is now a quarter of a million people, too. Scottsdale is stocked with blonds of all ages like a hunting preserve. Generally gets wealthier and quieter as you go north from Old Town and then out past the Airpark toward DC Ranch/Grayhawk.
Since you mentioned the boonies, Cave Creek or Fountain Hills are further out - first one is more of an eccentric biker/cowboy scene, second is quieter and retirement-oriented. Both tend to mean a lot of trips into Scottsdale for amenities. Further up in the mountains there's Prescott/Prescott Valley, quieter small city with pine forests, cooler in the summer because of the elevation and you get a little winter snowfall, you'd have all the basics of town life there if you don't care about being close to the city.
Summer's hot as hell, but it really is a dry heat. If you're buying a place, just build a pool chiller into your budget and pick a property where the sun sets on the far side and shades the pool first. If you're fixed for $3k/mo, you shouldn't have any trouble finding options, even a little horse farm in Fort McDowell could be a possibility.