One Great Phoenix Area Neighborhood

You search and you search. You know you want an affordable home. Surrounded by unaffordable homes, good investment right? You know you want a pool but not the expense or the maintenance, so community pool it is. You know you want a new home, one you can call your very own that no one else has lived in. You know you want an elementary school just down the street. And don't forget the parks, lots and lots of parks.

Well, let's throw in a rural feeling but all great shopping within a few minutes drive. Can we get back to the affordable part? It needs to actually be affordable not just say it.

"Fine, fine" your handy family real estate specialist says. "I've got all that. And how does no down payment or closing costs sound?" What?!

It's true. I'm talking about the Fulton development of Cortina. Officially it's in Queen Creek, but since it's 20 feet from the Gilbert border, I include it in my family friendly list of Gilbert neighborhoods. You might ask why I'm advertising a builder development for them. But my first concern is my clients. And anytime I can find you a friendly, safe, and affordable Phoenix area neighborhood, I'm going to tell you about it.

My last client who bought there has plenty to say about it, so let's hear from a first-hand account. Wendy and Brigham were looking for the perfect home in the East Valley to raise their sweet little girls, and maybe a few more. They had all of the above criteria, with the affordability being the biggest criteria.

We found a 2000 square foot home for them in the Cortina development, five bedrooms, complete and ready which was important since their lease was up soon. And even better, they qualified for the Maricopa County Bond Program which supplied their down payment and I negotiated so Fulton covered the rest of their closing costs. Six weeks later, they were into their brand new home with nothing, I mean nothing, out of their own pocket.

The happy story doesn't end there. Wendy loves all of the walking trails and numerous parks that are within walking distance. Now that it's nice and hot here, she and the girls are enjoying daily treks to the community pool. "My favorite part is the kiddie pool. It's only a 1 1/2 feet deep so even my littlest one can play while I sit and watch." The adult pool is plenty big as well with plenty of lounge chairs to go around. Bathrooms make the afternoon extra easy.

Wendy has also met plenty of nice neighbors. She says it's easy to get to know other families just by going to one of the many parks or the pool and striking up conversation. That can really appeal to families moving to Phoenix from out of state that are concerned about making friends.

Wendy says many people think of Queen Creek and think it's just too far out. But since she's right on the border of Gilbert, all of her conveniences are a quick drive away. The Cost-Co, Super Wal-Mart, Target, and new mall and movie theatre are a seven minute drive away. Affordable, friendly, and fun: Cortina is one of the best Phoenix area neighborhoods.

Labels: AZ neighborhoods, family neighborhoods, family real estate, first time home buyers, gilbert real estate, great phoenix neighborhoods, queen creek real estate

Elena Thurston, Family Realtor @ 6:24 PM
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