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Originally Posted by KatoKrazy
Getting sick of the MN winters and thinking about putting in for transfers for my wife and I to the Phoenix area sometime in the next couple years.
She would be at Mayo in Scottsdale and my office would be in Chandler.
Where would be the best place to look at places to live? Would like these criteria to ideally be met:
1. Decent public schools for our soon to be born daughter
2. Not too long of a commute for either of us (right now we both commute about 5 minutes, so wouldn't want longer than 20-30 minutes)
3. Within a half hour of the poker room, the closer the better (another reason for moving, no more 1.5 hour drives to play poker!)
4. Would be willing to buy a decent place for around 200k, or really nice place for around 350-400k
5. Ideally I would love to live somewhere with a gigabit fiber internet connection, but willing to live with anything 60 Mbps or higher for a reasonable price
Doing a quick search it seems Mesa fits most of these requirements? Any other suggestions of places to look? TIA, I look forward to one day being a fish in the Talking Stick pond.
While I can't offer insight on all of your mentions, I can offer a little bit of help. For context, I have posted in both the Canterbury thread, and the Talking Stick Thread (grew up/went to school in MN, moved to Scottsdale 3 years ago).
First things first, GET OUT OF MN. Outside of family, there is literally no reason to endure those winters. I was born into it, and as soon as I was done with school I was out. Yeah, it gets hot here in the summer, but IMHO its not as bad as the cold, and you never have to shovel your driveway/dig your car out.
1. Not educated on the public school system here, can't offer insight.
2. Mesa is not a 20-30 commute to Mayo. There are two Mayo campuses here, neither are within that range from Mesa. I live near Fountain Hills, but more towards the 101, and its a beautiful/more quiet area, and is fairly affordable for Scottsdale. If you moved to this area, you'd be 10 minutes to Mayo.
3. Really no matter where you move, if you're trying to be 20-30 to Mayo, you'll be 20-30 to Talking Stick. I'm 15 minutes away and its a hell of a lot better than the hour I used to drive each way to Canterbury.
4. 350-400 is more than enough for a nice home around here. Your money will go further on the outskirts, but if you wanna be near Mayo its going to cost a little more. That budget will buy a nice home in my neighborhood right by Mayo. Again, I live in a beautiful area of Scottsdale that would be a great place to raise a family.
5. Sorry can't help here...I'm locked into whatever my complex has for internet.
PM me if I can help you with anything! As a MN native, and Scottsdale transplant, I love living here. Good luck with your search.