| Are you looking for magnificent natural wonders? How | | | | are on former farmland or in the desert." Housing is so |
| about affordable housing? These are just two of the | | | | affordable in Arizona, there are Californians who are |
| top five reasons to relocate to sunny Arizona. | | | | relocating to take advantage of the reasonably priced |
| Do you like sunny weather? Arizona can boast that it | | | | homes. |
| has, on average, 300 days (or more) of sunshine | | | | Due to the fact that there is a phenomenal housing |
| every year! Whether you believe it or not, the folks | | | | boom, the economy is very strong. With all of the |
| who reside in Arizona will be the first to tell you that | | | | homes being built, there are plenty of jobs, and Arizona |
| the "dry heat" is much better than dealing with the "high | | | | is also "a hotbed of in-home businesses." |
| humidity". Ok, so you want to ski and snowboard? Just | | | | Another good reason to move to Arizona is to live in |
| make a trip to Flagstaff during the winter and you can | | | | Phoenix, "The Valley of the Sun". This city has |
| do both at an elevation of 12,000 feet. | | | | constantly earned top marks for its resort amenities, |
| Natural wonders in Arizona are many, but topping the | | | | for its business climate and for its educational |
| list is the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Wonders | | | | institutions. It has long been established as an ideal |
| of the World. The Grand Canyon delivers breathtaking | | | | retirement city due to sun-filled, 85 degree days, more |
| scenery, hiking, camping, and many other activities. | | | | than 190 golf courses, and numerous other recreational |
| Other popular natural wonders throughout the state of | | | | opportunities. Phoenix features several health-care |
| Arizona are Monument Valley, Saguaro National Park, | | | | facilities throughout the city. Disneyland and the San |
| the Colorado River and the Petrified Forest/Painted | | | | Diego Zoo are each only a 6-hour drive or 1-hour flight |
| Desert, to name a few. There is even a mountain in | | | | from Phoenix. |
| the shape of a camel! If you are a resident of Arizona, | | | | A beautiful climate year round, natural wonders in |
| vacation spots are "right in your own backyard". | | | | every direction, affordable housing, a growing and |
| Arizona can say it is the fastest growing state right | | | | strong economy (great job opportunities), and an |
| now. According to Tom Rex, associate director of the | | | | exciting city like Phoenix are all compelling reasons to |
| Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research | | | | consider moving to Arizona. I might even consider it |
| at Arizona State University, "There are housing | | | | myself! |
| developments sprouting everywhere, whether they | | | | |