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Originally Posted by Shin Pad

I bought a place down in Phoenix area (Goodyear) last fall. I love it down there. I'm heading down again on March 18th, for a month (I can do that because I'm self employed and can do all my work on the computer and over the internet). I was there for a couple of weeks over Christmas, and most days it was warm enough to be in shorts and a T shirt.

The nice thing about Phoenix (or pretty much anywhere in Arizona), is that you are close to a lot of nice places. If you are into Vegas, it's a 5 hour drive away. San Diego and LA aren't very far away either. Lots of tourist type things to see - ie - Grand Canyon, etc.

As far as the Coyotes playing in Glendale, it's not that far from where my place is, so that's a plus for me. Also, spring training is on right now, in Goodyear, so there's a lot of cheap baseball games going on, just minutes from my place.

Anyway, the prices are great down there. Up here, you barely can get a lot for what you'd pay for a house down there (and for that price, you can get a really nice house less than 10 years old). Unlike having a recreational place anywhere here in Canada, you can use the place all year around (although, you probably wouldn't want to spend too much time there during the summer). Anyway, I would highly recommend one of the suburbs around Phoenix if you are looking for a place to spend time in the winter.

Ditto.. plus for a guy saving to buy a house. This place will be heaven!! Luckily I have a U.S. passport.. otherwise i'd be stuck overspending and freezing my ass off in Canada.