Senior rentals near Phoenix

[Another Reader]

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Originally Posted by Amethyst Be careful with ESA. In some areas, they have a very down-on-their-luck clientele - people who have no place else to go. We found that out when we needed a place to stay between sold and bought home. The local ESA looked fine from the outside, but within...we felt treated as if they thought we might be one step away from jail, and the bed felt like 10,000 people had jumped up and down on it. This was in a very affluent county, too.

There was an article in the New York Times recently about this. Behind a pay wall, but it describes the renters and the problems encountered on both sides. There is a new chain that specializes in this market as well. Very efficient at collecting rent and evicting, not so much on the maintenance.

[NW-Bound]

The nearest personal weather station just reported a temperature of 116F. The highest temperature of the day usually happens at 3PM, which is still an hour away.

The low this morning before sunrise was 87F.

Living here is not for sissies.

Well, it can be, as long as sissies have ACs.

[Running_Man]

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Originally Posted by Chuckanut I have some family near Phoenix. I would like to visit them for a month or two in the not to distant future. Since they work during the day and are busy with their personal lives in the evening, I would like to rent in a senior type retirement complex where where will be retired folks like me. Hopefully, I can make a few friends. But, I know almost nothing about the Phoenix area and how to go about this. Should I try to do this from far away and hope for the best? Or should drive on down, rent a hotel room for maybe a week while I find a place to rent for a longer time? Or, are there other options? Suggestions and recommendations would be welcome.

You don't state a budget but I would reccomend you stay in Scottsdale. The McCormick Ranch area is primarily older but Scottsdale in general is quiter than most areas. The Kierland area is also quite nice. If you like to ride a bicycle they have extended bike paths that carry through most of Scottsdale.

I would look at VRBO, this one is open for six weeks in November December for $115 a night:


https://www.vrbo.com/1609943?adultsC...unitId=2171242

But there are others to choose from. In McCormick Ranch there is this: And it is near Butters Restaurant which has nice outdoor seating and tends to draw some regulars of retirement ages for breakfast a good time to meet people: This is open Sept and Oct
https://www.vrbo.com/1492663?adultsC...unitId=2051327

[Rocket Man]

We have friends that stay at the Orange Tree resort in Scottsdale. They rent by the month. They have stayed there for several years, so they must be satisfied.

[Ronstar]

I like trilogy in rio verde. But there is one in Peoria closer to Phoenix that should have some rental homes available

[W2R]

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Originally Posted by Amethyst Be careful with ESA. In some areas, they have a very down-on-their-luck clientele - people who have no place else to go. We found that out when we needed a place to stay between sold and bought home. The local ESA looked fine from the outside, but within...we felt treated as if they thought we might be one step away from jail, and the bed felt like 10,000 people had jumped up and down on it. This was in a very affluent county, too.

Wow, thanks for the tip! I had never heard about that before, and it's good to have information like that in the back of my mind (in case I need a place like ESA some day).

I have heard that often hotels and motels also do longer term contracts. While a long term arrangement with a "regular" hotel or motel may be more expensive than staying with ESA, the environment may be more suitable for people like us.