I have been looking at property over by buckeye and surprise. Do you know anything about the more northern areas! You said jobs are ok but wages are down, does that mean there are plenty of jobs just that they pay min? My husband is a carpenter but is tired of it, he wants to get out of that and build custom cabinets and furniture and toys etc. I want to sew and sell on the internet. So we are thinking with the sale of our house to try and buy as many fixer uppers as possible, I think might be able to manage three if we shop around, and then rent or sell them. sounds like the rental market is ok. May I ask how you get by? I know its hot I lived in LV for three yrs. I really do not like winter much. I also might consider NM. I hear you almost have to know spanish to get a job in Texas. How about AZ? So do you recomend it overall or not at all? :lol: