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Downtown Phoenix, off Thomas Road and Monte Vista

When we first moved here in 1992, Phoenix was a little big city. It was very affordable and had lots of people trying to make an honest living. About 15 years later, it became unaffordable; as investors snapped up properties, values inflated beyond reason.

Now it's coming back around again. You can actually buy a modest home for less then $125k. The big time investors have run away crying, and every neighborhood has a bunch of foreclosures. Those that moved here to make Phoenix their home, are still live around. Phoenix has come back to earth; a little more hip, a bit more urban, but still a city filled with people that still love living here.

taken 12-13-2005