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[westair]

Born and raised in Cali...raised in La Puente, 1st house of our own in Chino, 2nd was a newly built tract home in Simi Valley near work. That house went from 300-900 from 1998-2007. Then work asked if I could start tech operations in Chandler...I said great!...we have a house in Parker, land in Havasu and I will be closer to the river. 9 Months of great weather and 3 months of hot in Phoenix. My company sold my house in 3 weeks after 3 offers and paid for everything for the move. Bought a big custom home in gated community in mid 2007. Also felt at the time it was great to move to a Red state, gun laws, basically more conservative views. After a couple of years the things that I thought I would like were not as great as they seemed. The two AC's in the house would come on in March/April and not shut off till mid to late October. Going to the river with 100 degree days with a beer in your hand is great....seeing them from April to Sept you find you spend most time inside. Unless you have AC in the garage you don't spend much time out there when its hot. Come winter I would find myself replacing my ficus trees cause they would die from freeze. Never new it but in Jan/Feb Phx can get cold ....sunny and clear as day out but cold like the desert. After a couple of years I found it was really more like 3 months of great weather (April/May/October) and the rest were variable at best. On the conservative front; when AB187 passed and saw the backlash I started to see the state was changing to be a more liberal state. Sheriff Joe had warn out his welcome and politicians became very aware they needed to be more aware of the diversity of the population and the state's direction started to change. The gun laws were really great. During hot months it was not that comfortable to do the things I like to do.....hike, bike, basically anything physical outside. Also, I hated when there was family and friend events in Cali we would always miss out. We don't have kids and lived in a custom tract where people were older or had kids; we made some friends but definitely not a lot in common with the folks there.

Fast forward to Jan 2011...visited Huntington Beach to celebrate a buddy's bday and it was a 70 degree day...people at beach in bathing suits and it hit me...why the F am I living in AZ when it was not really what I thought it would be. I don't mind the extra hour+ to the river and I am already used to liberal ways...and before long any state that borders Mexico will likely vote Blue anyway along with all the Cali exodus to AZ, TX, and NV their Cali ways and voting will follow them. After that Jan trip I started looking for a house and found a foreclosure downtown Huntington that a DR. walked away as he was 600K underwater on it and he went and bought something bigger...we scored; job was ok with me coming back...things were up and running fine.

Now...my AC goes on 6-8 days a year....temps stay within a certain range and I am not limited do outdoor activities...and more important I am near family and friends and don't miss all those events that connect people that I have known my whole life. Its not cheap to live here; the politics suck but I'm happy with it for this phase in my life. I was that person where I thought leaving California was the answer...but in my case it was just a learning opportunity.

Nice … something to think about, sure can't beat Huntington on a 70 degree day!

 

[shintoooo]

That's a difference maker right there. I don't have kids....but I am bummed that if did they could likely not afford to live here unless they want to move way out which is likely far away from their job. Unless the kid goes into engineering/tech they are better off in a trade in Cali as they pay well, in demand and have good union pensions...seen many be able to afford to buy after 5-6 years on the job. That said if my kid went away to college and wanted to raise their family in that cheaper state ...it would drag on me and my wife to be closer to them as they have grand kids and they grow up. That would be a tough call.

As of now, I don't see them moving, specially since they were all born and raised here and we're all very close. They're spoiled with the weather, the beaches, friends and family. I think they will all stay here and make it one way or another.

 

[LowRiver2]

Last I checked in May 2019 an extra bedroom in Havi was 25-30 K complete
Lots of variables in Havasu for appraisals , each block can be very different from the next.
I will have a havasu house in next year or so but will always have a Ca. House.
Family and kids always play a part for most as to where they settle in at.

 

[pronstar]

I am looking for some land to build on now. 3-5 acres with in about 45 mins of town. I can get ~300k cash whem i sale the other house. I have about 75k i can put down now. Flying 4 hours twice a week os getting old.

Something like this, perhaps?


https://homeland.nwaoftexas.com/nwa/files/reports/200123-PDF Final Darvany .pdf


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[Yellowboat]

Something like this, perhaps?


https://homeland.nwaoftexas.com/nwa/files/reports/200123-PDF Final Darvany .pdf


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Kind of, i am more intrested in building at this point.

 

[2Driver]

TH to Havasu, really?

If you can get it for 50% I'll lend you the money, but you cant move in

 

[Carlson-jet]

It really depends on the neighborhood.
25% off seems like a good deal until a few years down the road and appreciation doesn't keep up.
That is a lesson I have sorely learned.
YMMV.

 

[pronstar]

Kind of, i am more intrested in building at this point.

That’s a scraped lot [emoji106]


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[Yellowboat]

That’s a scraped lot [emoji106]


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The mls shows 3 2 1636 sqft

Or maybe what i am seeing is before the scrape

 

[pronstar]

The mls shows 3 2 1636 sqft

Or maybe what i am seeing is before the scrape View attachment 840361

Yeah it was damaged in the tornado so they scraped the lot.

Just an example of stuff that comes up everyday. I prolly get 20 emails from wholesellers daily.


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[Yellowboat]

So if its a scrape does does the local sewer/ water district make you pay hook up fees again?

 

[pronstar]

So if its a scrape does does the local sewer/ water district make you pay hook up fees again?

My guess would be yes, you’d have to pay.

But honestly I haven’t built on a scraped lot yet so I’m just guessing.



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[Yellowboat]

My guess would be yes, you’d have to pay.

But honestly I haven’t built on a scraped lot yet so I’m just guessing.



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Its a 10-20k question. I have had be free, reduced cost and full ammount. I have not had a chance to mess with the local planing commisions yet, just inspectors. Generally you can get out of some of the per sqft fees as well. I think i will have to make a trip down there and see using that address.

Its funny no matter where you go, they always seem to higher the same idiots.

 

[TCHB]

Born and raised in Cali...raised in La Puente, 1st house of our own in Chino, 2nd was a newly built tract home in Simi Valley near work. That house went from 300-900 from 1998-2007. Then work asked if I could start tech operations in Chandler...I said great!...we have a house in Parker, land in Havasu and I will be closer to the river. 9 Months of great weather and 3 months of hot in Phoenix. My company sold my house in 3 weeks after 3 offers and paid for everything for the move. Bought a big custom home in gated community in mid 2007. Also felt at the time it was great to move to a Red state, gun laws, basically more conservative views. After a couple of years the things that I thought I would like were not as great as they seemed. The two AC's in the house would come on in March/April and not shut off till mid to late October. Going to the river with 100 degree days with a beer in your hand is great....living and going to work in them from April to Sept you find you spend most time inside. Unless you have AC in the garage you don't spend much time out there when its hot. Come winter I would find myself replacing my ficus trees cause they would die from freeze. Never knew it but in Jan/Feb Phx can get cold ....sunny and clear as day out but cold like the desert. After a couple of years I found it was really more like 3 months of great weather (April/May/October) and the rest were variable at best. On the conservative front; when AB187 passed and saw the backlash I started to see the state was changing to be a more liberal state. Sheriff Joe had warn out his welcome and politicians became very aware they needed to be more aware of the diversity of the population and the state's direction started to change. The gun laws were really great. During hot months it was not that comfortable to do the things I like to do.....hike, bike, basically anything physical outside. Also, I hated when there was family and friend events in Cali we would always miss out. We don't have kids and lived in a custom tract where people were older or had kids; we made some friends but definitely not a lot in common with the folks there.

Fast forward to Jan 2011...visited Huntington Beach to celebrate a buddy's bday and it was a 70 degree day...people at beach in bathing suits and it hit me...why the F am I living in AZ when it was not really what I thought it would be. I don't mind the extra hour+ to the river and I am already used to liberal ways...and before long any state that borders Mexico will likely vote Blue anyway along with all the Cali exodus to AZ, TX, and NV their Cali ways and voting will follow them. After that Jan trip I started looking for a house and found a foreclosure downtown Huntington that a DR. walked away as he was 600K underwater on it and he went and bought something bigger...we scored; job was ok with me coming back...things were up and running fine.

Now...my AC goes on 6-8 days a year....temps stay within a certain range and I am not limited do outdoor activities...and more important I am near family and friends and don't miss all those events that connect people that I have known my whole life. Its not cheap to live here; the politics suck but I'm happy with it for this phase in my life. I was that person where I thought leaving California was the answer...but in my case it was just a learning opportunity.

We lived in HB for 36 years and it was a great place to live and raise the girls. I worked for the power companies and always had great opportunities for 40 years. One thing I have noticed in Havasu not many HB people living in Havasu full time. In fact I have never met one yet. Maybe they are here but I have never met a full time Havasu person from HB.

 

[mbrown2]

We lived in HB for 36 years and it was a great place to live and raise the girls. I worked for the power companies and always had great opportunities for 40 years. One thing I have noticed in Havasu not many HB people living in Havasu full time. In fact I have never met one yet. Maybe they are here but I have never met a full time Havasu person from HB.

Yeah...I follow you and know you lived in HB and seemed to like it. I love the river too. 4 places I call home are Parker, HB, Mammoth and BVI....the last two I don't get to enuf I also love AZ; just not necessarily Phoenix. I could see owning property again in between Prescott and Flag somewhere north and get the 4 seasons. AZ has some of the most amazing landscape when you get out of the valley is it just breathless...same kind of feeling I get in when I am in the eastern sierra's. I don't think I could live full time in Parker (retirement) but my wife would in a heartbeat.....but I would spend a lot of time there.

 

[Bobby V]

Yeah...I follow you and know you lived in HB and seemed to like it. I love the river too. 4 places I call home are Parker, HB, Mammoth and BVI....the last two I don't get to enuf I also love AZ; just not necessarily Phoenix. I could see owning property again in between Prescott and Flag somewhere north and get the 4 seasons. AZ has some of the most amazing landscape when you get out of the valley is it just breathless...same kind of feeling I get in when I am in the eastern sierra's. I don't think I could live full time in Parker (retirement) but my wife would in a heartbeat.....but I would spend a lot of time there.

I agree. My 3 places are Yorba Linda, Havasu and I just checked into my hotel in Mammoth. Weathers great..lol