12-09-2018, 11:43 PM
(12-09-2018, 11:14 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: So you’ve found a place HotD?
I hope you’re happy about your move. What part of AZ will you be in (generally)?
Yeah, I found a 4 bedroom, 2 bath in Gilbert. It's the right size, the right location, has a garage and a pool (I wasn't looking for a pool and that's costing me another $95 a month for 'maintenance', but we'll make use of it).
The house is 1 mile from my sister's house.
I had to sign the lease with move in on December 19th to secure it. So, I'll be paying for a full month's rent before we actually relocate. But, it was hard to find a home rental that accepted cats, was close to my sister, and didn't have stairs (my mom is starting to struggle a little with them).
My older sister has lived in Gilbert for 35 years and all her children and grandchildren live within 20 minutes of her. That'll be good for my niece and my mom, but it's gonna be weird for me to live so close to so much family and in the suburbs (not necessarily in a bad way, just an adjustment from what I've sought in the past).
Gilbert is about 20 minutes from Phoenix and 20 minutes from Scottsdale. It's a nice place. I signed a year lease and plan on buying a house in Arizona when the lease comes up and (in my estimation) it will be a buyer's market.
A year will give me time to establish a new career and scope out which area of Arizona is best for us to resettle.