I was born Phoenix in 1952 and moved away in 1962. I still live in Arizona, just not in the godforsaken hellhole that Phoenix has become. People who like living in Phoenix need to have their screws tightened. I only go to Phoenix when I absolutely HAVE to and then can't wait to get the hell out of there. The first thing I notice when I go there is that the place smells like a landfill. The water that comes out of the tap in Phoenix tastes like what warm piss must be like.
I grew up in the valley and enjoyed it. I’m now in Flagstaff and definitely prefer colder temps for 4-5 months over 6-7 months of heat. Phoenix just broke the average high temp for December. It keeps getting more hot and even the saguaros are getting stressed.
I didn't know anyone actually drank from the tap in Phoenix. My dad and brother only used tap water for bathing and brushing teeth, and for the pets to drink. They always had huge jugs of bottled water delivered for human drinking. The tap water always tasted so metallic. Tooth paste covered it up, but otherwise it tasted awful. And I'm always a bit cautious of the critters.
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric Yes, you're right of course; it was ok to drink, but just didn't taste very good. We got huge jugs of Arrowhead water delivered regularly, and put them in a water cooler dispenser in the laundry room. I loved Phoenix. I usually visited my dad and brother in October, when the weather turns cold and blustery here in Munich, where I live, so I guess you might call me a snowbird. 😁 Now my dad has passed on and my brother has moved, so I haven't been back in years.
Thanks for giving more information other than the weather and increased prices. I think the batteries- car maintenance is huge and something to think about!
What the hell are you doing to your car that a battery only lasts two years? I've had batteries last 4-5 years on average. Also, that attitude of "the drivers here suck" is the problem with drivers everywhere. People come in from other states and expect everyone to drive just like them and don't know how to adapt to how people are driving around them. I used to drive Semi's and every town has its quirks. If you're a good driver, you adapt to them rather than expecting them to adapt to you. Although, I will admit that people lose their fucking minds when it rains... it doesn't happen often, but when it does people act like nothing has changed or it's their first time out driving...
@@movingtophoenixarizonaericYou need either a better mechanic or to get your vehicles to your mechanic as they are supposed per the 3-5k schedule. I’ve never any issues with my vehicles like you. In fact 5+ years with my batteries. Maybe don’t purchase a cheap battery, get your vehicle serviced like you’re supposed to, and you’ll have much better luck.
The tap water being hot is such a valid point. Nothing like it being 120 outside then taking a scalding hot shower to cool off. Another good point was the cell service. I live out west and it can be atrocious sometimes.
I don't understand people who move to Phoenix and then make TH-cam videos criticizing the place. I just don't get it. One thing about this video I'd like to clear up is the hot water coming out of your faucet in the summertime. It's not because the water heats up in the Central Arizona Project canal as it flows 336 miles on its way to Phoenix. It's because when they build homes here they put the water pipes 6 - 12 inches underground and the water heats up in the pipes because the ground gets hot in the summer. Up north they need to put the pipes below the frost line and that's between 5 - 6 feet underground. For me I like it because I get to turn my water heater off in the summer. But if you like warm/hot weather, sunny skies year-round, palm trees and citrus trees then this is the place for you. We're open and accepting new residents.
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric on another note what you said about tires and car batteries here other friends out of state often don’t believe me. I’m trying to limit using my car as much as possible now in the summer
I grew up here in Phoenix but these last 3 years have me to the point where I cannot wait to move. It's pretty much Cali level expensive with scorching summers, no beach, no real cool things, traffic gets worse every year, if you go up north to escape the heat, you will get stuck in a 4hr traffic jam half the time. The one good thing is how much equity I have on my home!
I-17 is brutal in the summers you’re not wrong! Thankfully you have owned a home as they’ve appreciated so much! If you need help when moving, please let us know :)
If you want to live near the beach in California you are looking at a million dollars for a house, car registration includes a tax on the value of your car, sales tax in LA County is over 10%. Bottom line, Arizona might feel expensive but you can double your costs in Arizona if you move back to the beach in California. For example, just to register my six year old Honda Civic is over $400. A one bedroom apartment out in the desert (not the nice desert around Palm Springs) will set you back $2,000 a month (not including the water, trash and pet fees they tack on everywhere now).
I can understand why people put in rock yards. They're saving water. But we already live in a heat island and why would someone want to create a mini heat island around their house? What they're saving on their water bill is going to be offset by an increase in their electric bill. I have heat resistant and drought tolerant bermudagrass in my yard and only water it 3x a week, 8 minutes each time. It's lush and green and keeps my yard cooler.
People live on the sidewalks in Phoenix downtown. Heatstroke and death happen when your body stays hot too long. 100 days in a row where the temperature does not go below 100 degrees. There are public cooling stations open in the summer.
I worked construction in Phoenix for 40 years. It's hot but I've never heard of what you're talking about. Stay in shape and off drugs and life is easier.
ARIZONA if you don't like it ! You have 49 other states and 14 U.S. TERRITORIES ! Why would anyone spend their SHORT life where they aren't happy ! ONLY FUN TIMES IN ARIZONA !
If you don't like it so bad, you can FO on out of here, you know. The last thing we need is another 2-bit realtor who bad-mouths the place where he lives, then acts sanguine when confronted by it.
Dusty? Its a DESERT! You're a realtor and you're telling people why they shouldn't move there? And you want them to contact you about buying a home here? Hmmm. Doesn't make sense to me.
Phoenix uses the same amount of water as they did in the 1950’s Phoenix is leading the way for water conservation in the SW To build new homes, developers have to prove they have a water source for the neighborhood for 100 years
Depends on your terms of rougher, but Phoenix is typically a few degrees warmer. Vegas tends to have higher wind throughout the year as well. But, the winters are warmer as well :) Subscribe as I am filming a video about comparing Las Vegas vs Phoenix 👍🏼
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric Just subscribed...A few degrees warmer would make Phoenix very rough in the summer. I was in Vegas years ago for several weeks on a work assignment during the summer. I went speed walking/jogging. When I got back I felt sick. I wasn't used to that kind of heat and over did it a bit exercising.
@@filippocorti6760 it definitely was an adjustment, but the summers you want to be done working out outside by 10am. After 4-5PM it’s not terrible either :) Our thought is it’s better than shoveling snow which is where we came from!
I'll be here 10 years next month (October) and still don't like it. Came here for work. A decent job and the cost to change housing are really the only things holding me here.
i have lived here since 1980 when I was 6. Most of that time in South Scottsdale, but I work all over the valley. I would argue that the horrible driving is a result of no traffic law enforcement. You can drive 20mph over the speed limit from on side of the valley to the other on surface streets or freeways and you are not likely to even see a cop. I can count on one hand the times I've seen cars pulled over on the freeway per year and I drive them 2 or 3 hours a day often. Same is true of city police. I rarely see one in my usual 30 min per day on city streets. People know that they have very little chance of getting caught so it's pretty much the wild west. It's a huge difference from when I visit the east coast. You'll pass 2 or 3 cars pulled over on a 50 mile trip.
Haha I’m not complaining! I absolutely love it here. I switched my entire career to help people move here 😃 I made this video to help people understand what they may not like about Phoenix :)
Piss, bitch, and moan! 🤣 🤣 Been here since 1978. This was a little hick town back then. Gonna overtake Houston for 4th largest city next year. All we had was 2 lane I-10 but wasn't completed and 3 lane I-17 to Peoria and then 2 lanes. No other freeways, not even Loop 101 , 202, & 303, AZ-51, 143, or US 60 Superstition! Houses didn't appreciate 10% over 25 years! Be glad the cold water is warm in summer. Less $$ to pay to heat it so you can pay the A/C bill! Monsoon season is always 3-4 months in summer for western North America. Outside of 5-6 months of hell, we got awesome spring, fall, & winter temperatures and snowbirds envy us! Would you rather have a -35F Midwest winter with blizzards year upon year? Or tornadoes frequently? So it's dusty in exchange too. Snow is only 45 minutes north on I-17 if you want it in winter. Or in Carefree if the snow line drops to 3,000 ft. Golf is for snowbirds. Lots more things to do in AZ that other states don't have. Be grateful you moved here. You did something right. AZ has done everything desireable that made it the huge draw it was/still is.
Unless you are an outdoors person you won't like it not much to do here and the drugs are legit taking over only place the druggies aren't taking over is the desert
It’s a “kitty litter box, in general. I can only tolerate about two weeks and see ya next year. Beautiful sunsets but That doesn't offset the other stuff he speaks about thats aggravating so I agree w his vid here.
I was born Phoenix in 1952 and moved away in 1962. I still live in Arizona, just not in the godforsaken hellhole that Phoenix has become. People who like living in Phoenix need to have their screws tightened. I only go to Phoenix when I absolutely HAVE to and then can't wait to get the hell out of there. The first thing I notice when I go there is that the place smells like a landfill. The water that comes out of the tap in Phoenix tastes like what warm piss must be like.
Hahah I love this!
Sounds like NY or Philly..... I live in NJ and HATE those cities!!
@@DavidCastro-yo8rm Phoenix is amazing! Way more spread out than the two you had mentioned
@@willchristie2650 nice part is Phoenix is big, but feels small within each community
@@rustyknott-W.D Sounds to me your a hillbilly and live were you belong.
I grew up in the valley and enjoyed it. I’m now in Flagstaff and definitely prefer colder temps for 4-5 months over 6-7 months of heat. Phoenix just broke the average high temp for December. It keeps getting more hot and even the saguaros are getting stressed.
@@LanceElCamino7981 very true. Flagstaff is nice, but definitely cold you’re right
I didn't know anyone actually drank from the tap in Phoenix. My dad and brother only used tap water for bathing and brushing teeth, and for the pets to drink. They always had huge jugs of bottled water delivered for human drinking. The tap water always tasted so metallic. Tooth paste covered it up, but otherwise it tasted awful.
And I'm always a bit cautious of the critters.
Yes they do and it is very drinkable, just doesn’t taste the best!
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric Yes, you're right of course; it was ok to drink, but just didn't taste very good. We got huge jugs of Arrowhead water delivered regularly, and put them in a water cooler dispenser in the laundry room.
I loved Phoenix. I usually visited my dad and brother in October, when the weather turns cold and blustery here in Munich, where I live, so I guess you might call me a snowbird. 😁 Now my dad has passed on and my brother has moved, so I haven't been back in years.
@@shibolinemress8913 very common to have water brought to the home. Yes Phoenix is amazing!!
Thanks for giving more information other than the weather and increased prices. I think the batteries- car maintenance is huge and something to think about!
@@travelwgrace you’re welcome! Reach out to us if we can help you with a potential move 😃
What the hell are you doing to your car that a battery only lasts two years? I've had batteries last 4-5 years on average.
Also, that attitude of "the drivers here suck" is the problem with drivers everywhere. People come in from other states and expect everyone to drive just like them and don't know how to adapt to how people are driving around them. I used to drive Semi's and every town has its quirks. If you're a good driver, you adapt to them rather than expecting them to adapt to you. Although, I will admit that people lose their fucking minds when it rains... it doesn't happen often, but when it does people act like nothing has changed or it's their first time out driving...
@@gabrielesh7916 the batteries can’t handle the heat. If you get more than 3 years it is shocking
@@movingtophoenixarizonaericYou need either a better mechanic or to get your vehicles to your mechanic as they are supposed per the 3-5k schedule. I’ve never any issues with my vehicles like you. In fact 5+ years with my batteries. Maybe don’t purchase a cheap battery, get your vehicle serviced like you’re supposed to, and you’ll have much better luck.
@ I do service every 5,000 but have heard others having battery issues especially if they park outside
The tap water being hot is such a valid point. Nothing like it being 120 outside then taking a scalding hot shower to cool off. Another good point was the cell service. I live out west and it can be atrocious sometimes.
@@Zestimus ours hasn’t been scalding hot but you’re right it would be refreshing for a cooler shower
The reason you don't get cold water is because there is no such thing as cold water. There is hot and ambient temperature.
Love it
@@karnubawax obviously you have not been here in December and January. If your water not cold you need to call someone.🤣
@@karnubawax obviously you have not been here in December and January. If your water not cold you need to call someone.
I don't understand people who move to Phoenix and then make TH-cam videos criticizing the place. I just don't get it. One thing about this video I'd like to clear up is the hot water coming out of your faucet in the summertime. It's not because the water heats up in the Central Arizona Project canal as it flows 336 miles on its way to Phoenix. It's because when they build homes here they put the water pipes 6 - 12 inches underground and the water heats up in the pipes because the ground gets hot in the summer. Up north they need to put the pipes below the frost line and that's between 5 - 6 feet underground. For me I like it because I get to turn my water heater off in the summer.
But if you like warm/hot weather, sunny skies year-round, palm trees and citrus trees then this is the place for you. We're open and accepting new residents.
Love it! Point being is to help someone understand what they may potentially not like. I love it here - it’s the best!
I do loans. I don’t think rates will get back to 6% par with 80 LTV and 780 FICO for another year at least
Unfortunately, I think so too
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric and if they do it probably won’t be for good reasons
@@claytonelofgren no doubt!!
@@claytonelofgren yes
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric on another note what you said about tires and car batteries here other friends out of state often don’t believe me. I’m trying to limit using my car as much as possible now in the summer
I grew up here in Phoenix but these last 3 years have me to the point where I cannot wait to move. It's pretty much Cali level expensive with scorching summers, no beach, no real cool things, traffic gets worse every year, if you go up north to escape the heat, you will get stuck in a 4hr traffic jam half the time. The one good thing is how much equity I have on my home!
I-17 is brutal in the summers you’re not wrong! Thankfully you have owned a home as they’ve appreciated so much! If you need help when moving, please let us know :)
If you want to live near the beach in California you are looking at a million dollars for a house, car registration includes a tax on the value of your car, sales tax in LA County is over 10%. Bottom line, Arizona might feel expensive but you can double your costs in Arizona if you move back to the beach in California. For example, just to register my six year old Honda Civic is over $400. A one bedroom apartment out in the desert (not the nice desert around Palm Springs) will set you back $2,000 a month (not including the water, trash and pet fees they tack on everywhere now).
@@indiaandrews6996 exactly! For what you get in Phoenix, it is still affordable compared to there
It’s a “kitty litter box, in general.
@@yafois988 I am confused what you mean by kitty liter
The rock and cactus yards, to me anyways, are oppressive. It makes it seem 20 degrees hotter than it already is!
I can understand that
At least you don't have to mow, edge or water it.
@@rockyroad7345 I don’t miss those days back in Nebraska
I can understand why people put in rock yards. They're saving water. But we already live in a heat island and why would someone want to create a mini heat island around their house? What they're saving on their water bill is going to be offset by an increase in their electric bill. I have heat resistant and drought tolerant bermudagrass in my yard and only water it 3x a week, 8 minutes each time. It's lush and green and keeps my yard cooler.
@@drivingphoenix3019 great points!
Too many of my fellow Californians have moved there. It either is Texas or Arizona.
Yep very common! Can’t blame them - Arizona is amazing :)
@@indiaandrews6996 just do not bring California ideas over here.
I use tap water for my coffee. Tastes fine
@@Chrisaaad love it - I find that if the water is cold with ice, it isn’t as bad. Definitely drinkable, but sometimes isn’t the best
People live on the sidewalks in Phoenix downtown. Heatstroke and death happen when your body stays hot too long. 100 days in a row where the temperature does not go below 100 degrees. There are public cooling stations open in the summer.
True
I worked construction in Phoenix for 40 years. It's hot but I've never heard of what you're talking about. Stay in shape and off drugs and life is easier.
@@DavidKroff love it
@@willchristie2650 Get a bus ticket to L.A.
@@willchristie2650 agreed
PHQ lifer and this last summer is most likely the new normal. Thank God.
@@patrickburch3723 you like it very warm?
ARIZONA if you don't like it ! You have 49 other states and 14 U.S. TERRITORIES ! Why would anyone spend their SHORT life where they aren't happy ! ONLY FUN TIMES IN ARIZONA !
Truth! It’s the best - I love it here!
@@willchristie2650 😆
I love it here - it’s the best place to live in the US
You can move out. People crate the heat. Less people the temp will go down.
@@chipcook6646 possibly
@@chipcook6646not true. Less people in Tucson and it's still so hot in summer
If you don't like it so bad, you can FO on out of here, you know. The last thing we need is another 2-bit realtor who bad-mouths the place where he lives, then acts sanguine when confronted by it.
😂😂😂
I love it here - but there’s parts where some people might not like it
If you want a cheap house, you need to move someplace before it lands on the radar of the public at large.
True! Fortunately the surrounding areas in Phoenix still have large 3 bedroom homes for affordable options!
Dusty? Its a DESERT! You're a realtor and you're telling people why they shouldn't move there? And you want them to contact you about buying a home here? Hmmm. Doesn't make sense to me.
Phoenix isn’t for everyone - that’s why I made this video :)
You don’t want someone who is honest about the pros and cons?
@@photoniccannon2117 haha exactly
What about the dependency of water from the Colorado River and diminished ground water supply?
Phoenix uses the same amount of water as they did in the 1950’s
Phoenix is leading the way for water conservation in the SW
To build new homes, developers have to prove they have a water source for the neighborhood for 100 years
Why do people that don't know anything about our water always commenting on it?
@@DavidKroff good question
@@DavidKroff it sux
@@skibee421 You sux!
Is the weather rougher in Phoenix or Vegas during the summer months?
Depends on your terms of rougher, but Phoenix is typically a few degrees warmer. Vegas tends to have higher wind throughout the year as well. But, the winters are warmer as well :)
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@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric Just subscribed...A few degrees warmer would make Phoenix very rough in the summer. I was in Vegas years ago for several weeks on a work assignment during the summer. I went speed walking/jogging. When I got back I felt sick. I wasn't used to that kind of heat and over did it a bit exercising.
@@filippocorti6760 it definitely was an adjustment, but the summers you want to be done working out outside by 10am. After 4-5PM it’s not terrible either :)
Our thought is it’s better than shoveling snow which is where we came from!
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric Its actually the cold I dislike rather than snow.
Avondale and Surprise are pretty sweet on the West Side.
Yes they are!
I moved here 9 years ago today, July 23rd, 2015. I would not live anywhere else!
@@ClassicJukeboxBand love it - it’s the best!
I'll be here 10 years next month (October) and still don't like it. Came here for work. A decent job and the cost to change housing are really the only things holding me here.
@@SaturdaySportsman dang I am sorry to hear that. Where would you move if you could?
@@movingtophoenixarizonaeric Back home to the Oregon Coast. Hoping to at least retire there someday.
@@SaturdaySportsman I’ve heard it’s amazing up there. Haven’t been there yet
GOLF WEST OF THE I-17 man. Definitely not that expensive or busy. Bel-Air is a pretty decent course.
Love it!
i have lived here since 1980 when I was 6. Most of that time in South Scottsdale, but I work all over the valley. I would argue that the horrible driving is a result of no traffic law enforcement. You can drive 20mph over the speed limit from on side of the valley to the other on surface streets or freeways and you are not likely to even see a cop. I can count on one hand the times I've seen cars pulled over on the freeway per year and I drive them 2 or 3 hours a day often. Same is true of city police. I rarely see one in my usual 30 min per day on city streets. People know that they have very little chance of getting caught so it's pretty much the wild west. It's a huge difference from when I visit the east coast. You'll pass 2 or 3 cars pulled over on a 50 mile trip.
Honestly a great point! You never see cars pulled over for speeding
It's supposed to be a free country! Go live somewhere else, and see what you can complain about there!
Haha I’m not complaining! I absolutely love it here. I switched my entire career to help people move here 😃
I made this video to help people understand what they may not like about Phoenix :)
judy judy judy play nice
@@skibee421 yes
Piss, bitch, and moan! 🤣 🤣
Been here since 1978. This was a little hick town back then. Gonna overtake Houston for 4th largest city next year. All we had was 2 lane I-10 but wasn't completed and 3 lane I-17 to Peoria and then 2 lanes. No other freeways, not even Loop 101 , 202, & 303, AZ-51, 143, or US 60 Superstition! Houses didn't appreciate 10% over 25 years! Be glad the cold water is warm in summer. Less $$ to pay to heat it so you can pay the A/C bill! Monsoon season is always 3-4 months in summer for western North America. Outside of 5-6 months of hell, we got awesome spring, fall, & winter temperatures and snowbirds envy us! Would you rather have a -35F Midwest winter with blizzards year upon year? Or tornadoes frequently? So it's dusty in exchange too. Snow is only 45 minutes north on I-17 if you want it in winter. Or in Carefree if the snow line drops to 3,000 ft. Golf is for snowbirds. Lots more things to do in AZ that other states don't have. Be grateful you moved here. You did something right. AZ has done everything desireable that made it the huge draw it was/still is.
@@jbsimmons54 lol I love this and totally agree. It is so much better here 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Maybe you should live in Nebraska!!
@@tedvactor2103 no thank you. Weather is too unpredictable - I love it here in AZ :)
Accurate video. Don't forget scorpions. 🦂
@@tjmayer9103 thank you - you’re right
The drivers are next level horrid.
Truth 😂
AZ: Conformity Rules... Midwest-in-the-Sun.
It’s the best!
Unless you are an outdoors person you won't like it not much to do here and the drugs are legit taking over only place the druggies aren't taking over is the desert
@@jewel9797 definitely an outdoor persons type of city, but still feel like there’s lots to do
Well, you surely missed MY #1 reason: Scorpions. 😕
Been here almost 4 years and have never seen one in Phoenix ;)
Yeah 👍
Love it
Yes definitely staw away it sucks so bad
@@theconfusedmexican704 disagree - I love it here :))
A lot of crybabies in Arizona.
@@Mike-j7o lol
There's no winter anymore in the north...I love global warming... but it's only getting hotter in Arizona.
Truth about the winters up north. North Dakota barely got snow this year
California driver way worse drivers
@@patrick5028 I can see it - way more people 👍🏼
It’s a “kitty litter box, in general.
I can only tolerate about two weeks and see ya next year.
Beautiful sunsets but That doesn't offset the other stuff he speaks about thats aggravating so I agree w his vid here.
Thanks. Every place will have its down sides, but I love it here!