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Kid Gloves · 11-02-2021, 09:00 AM

We have an opportunity to stay in our coach for 2 months this winter, at a private residence in the Avra Foothill Estates area, near Saguaro NP. It is an advertised site with full hookups and monthly rates. So, not a friend of a cousins brother-in-laws ex-wife’s aunt, who is letting us stay for free. I haven’t been to Tucson for 30 years and that was to play golf at Star Pass and Ventana Canyon.

Without providing a specific address, I am looking to get some general feedback from people familiar with that neighborhood. From satellite and street view images, it appears to be rural residential, and we are familiar with the diversity of such areas.

Thanks in advance.

twogypsies · 11-02-2021, 12:33 PM

I'm not sure what you want to know about the neighborhood but I just did a quick Google and here are the homes that have been sold in the past. I would think that since the lot sizes are big you'd enjoy it.:

https://www.bexrealty.com/Arizona/Tu...hills-Estates/

Kid Gloves · 11-02-2021, 02:11 PM

Yes, we’ve done some research as well. We live on acreage and in the immediate vicinity there are $1.5M homes and single wides that are falling apart. Rural properties on acreage can be incredibly elegant or rather unsightly.

To be a bit more specific, I’d like to be sure we won’t be staying in the meth capital of Arizona.

Charles L · 11-02-2021, 02:59 PM

Get the address so you can google it and see what you are being offered.

Kid Gloves · 11-02-2021, 03:11 PM

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Get the address so you can google it and see what you are being offered.

We’ve done that. Looked at satellite images and street view images. I’ve corresponded with the property owners, seen photos of the site and even seen photos of the home via a real estate site.

We’re pretty comfortable with our decision to stay there. Just looking for some feed back from someone familiar with the area.

Jack Klompus · 11-02-2021, 03:30 PM

I know the area. However, this is one of those topics that is quite subjective.

Would I stay there for two months in the winter if it were very cheap and I were getting a great deal? Probably.

Is that a "nice" location? No. It is 180 degrees from Starr Pass or Ventana. It is predominantly modular housing on SR lots with limited CCR. It is probably relatively quiet, however.

And for comparisons sake, thousands stay in Quartzsite each year - and that is hardly "nice" by most standards. What's a great fit for some is a no go for someone else.

Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions, but if you have detailed photos, I think you can make a decision.

Kid Gloves · 11-02-2021, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Klompus

I know the area. However, this is one of those topics that is quite subjective.

Would I stay there for two months in the winter if it were very cheap and I were getting a great deal? Probably.

Is that a "nice" location? No. It is 180 degrees from Starr Pass or Ventana. It is predominantly modular housing on SR lots with limited CCR. It is probably relatively quiet, however.

And for comparisons sake, thousands stay in Quartzsite each year - and that is hardly "nice" by most standards. What's a great fit for some is a no go for someone else.

Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions, but if you have detailed photos, I think you can make a decision.

Thank you. The home is not modular, but, as you mention, other homes in the area surely are.

Quartzite is on our agenda for a week in January. Yes, it’s dusty dry camping. Our group puts up a big tent and has great meals and activities.

I appreciate your comments.

oldmattb · 11-02-2021, 04:29 PM

We live north of there, just outside the National Park. Overall the area here is mixed, but not bad. I regularly walk and ATV on the dirt roads in the neighborhood. I have had several problems with dogs, but never with people. Lived here for almost a decade. I made an offer on a house in that neighborhood.

Do remember that people move to the desert for many reasons. You may have potheads, nudists, preppers, polyamorous, hippies, militants, and loners out here. (I have a militant feminist Marxist Iroquois lesbian as a friend and neighbor.) Be calm and respect other people.

Open carry is common here. If the sight of a sidearm makes you uncomfortable, you might choose to not venture out much.

Kid Gloves · 11-02-2021, 05:14 PM

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We live north of there, just outside the National Park. Overall the area here is mixed, but not bad. I regularly walk and ATV on the dirt roads in the neighborhood. I have had several problems with dogs, but never with people. Lived here for almost a decade. I made an offer on a house in that neighborhood.

Do remember that people move to the desert for many reasons. You may have potheads, nudists, preppers, polyamorous, hippies, militants, and loners out here. (I have a militant feminist Marxist Iroquois lesbian as a friend and neighbor.) Be calm and respect other people.

Open carry is common here. If the sight of a sidearm makes you uncomfortable, you might choose to not venture out much.

We live in rural Oregon and worked in Hollywood for more than 30 years. There isn’t much we haven’t seen. I may have even worked with your neighbor at one point in my career. Or her identical twin.

Thank you.

oldmattb · 11-02-2021, 06:12 PM

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We live in rural Oregon and worked in Hollywood for more than 30 years. There isn’t much we haven’t seen. I may have even worked with your neighbor at one point in my career. Or her identical twin.

Thank you.

Bless you!

Are you familiar with Tucson? I could tell you a lot over a cup of coffee.

Jack Klompus · 11-02-2021, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kid Gloves

Thank you. The home is not modular, but, as you mention, other homes in the area surely are.

Quartzite is on our agenda for a week in January. Yes, it’s dusty dry camping. Our group puts up a big tent and has great meals and activities.

I appreciate your comments.

That's helpful. I think you will enjoy the area you have picked, and will be safe.

Kid Gloves · 11-02-2021, 08:16 PM

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Bless you!

Are you familiar with Tucson? I could tell you a lot over a cup of coffee.

Not at all. I worked on a film in Douglas, Bisbee and a ranch in Patagonia 30 years ago. We only managed to get up to Tucson a couple of times to play golf. Very familiar with the Phoenix metro area as we have family there.