Hey All, (sorry for the longwinded post...)

Thanks for the responses. Yeah, we're throwing around some ideas and Scottsdale is at the top of our list right now. We drove through AZ briefly on our way back from Moab and it looks beautiful.

I'm originally from Oregon, been in the SF Bay Area for a few years and am ready to bail. Home prices are a joke here (somehow we bought one, but would love to sell and get something nicer somewhere else.) Only big requirements of a new place to live is affordable homes, nice weather (We consider "hot=nice". ), and beautiful scenery (and I didn't tell my wife, but the place should also have an X club nearby ).

Anyway, we're open to almost any kind of food, but Mexican is always good, or Sushi, (no Thai food though!) we're not real picky, but the "old town" you mention sounds cool. At least the name does, so I'd love to know where it is.

So I see Anthem is about 15-20 miles from Scottsdale. Does anyone know if Xcetra's wife covers Scottsdale as well. That would be awesome if we could speak to her before we come out. I'd love to be able to pass on a "buyer's sale commission" to a fellow Xer family too.

Anyway, I'll stop rambling, but as soon as we set a date to come out, I'll drop another line here and maybe Xcetra or someone who knows him could pass on my contact info? Looks like it might be in 3 or 4 weekends at most so if you guys think of anything/anywhere touristy to check, let me know?

Thanks again. I really appreciate the help!