I’ve never understood the lovefest with HOA’S that people in Arizona have. It’s like living under constant Tyranny and having people tell you what to do.

Living in Gold Canyon, I LOVE the wildlife. There I was at night, sitting in my hot tub and I saw what looked like a huge cat walking along my wall. Hmm? What is that? Then I realized, holy smokes, that's a bob cat! It was a special moment, I have to say.

Friends from out of state - So how long do the summers last in AZ? Me - About 2 years! 🤣

I LOVE your channel! Just moved here 4 months ago and have learned so much from you. We love it here and your videos inspire us to love it more! Keep those great informational videos coming! 👍🏻🥳

AZ is a permitless carry state. You can open carry at 18 and concealed carry at 21 without a permit or license.

Great coverage! Things they don’t tell you about - you covered many. Thanks.

Too bad the wages in AZ don't keep up with the rising cost of living!

Lots of fun facts! Keep up the good work!

Cheers Jeff keep up the good work man. Dude that video you put up from singapore on island hopper was legit

One thing people notice coming from colder states, is the lack of grass lawns, so no need to use mowers to cut the grass on a weekly basis.

A lot of great information here Thank you

Thank you for the info!!!!

Great video thanks for info 👍.

Excellent excellent video, spot on! 👍👍 Lake Havasu- ☀️ AZ

One thing about allergies, if you take an allergy medicine (Zyrtec, Claritin, etc), start taking it every day during allergy season. After 2 or 3 days, the allergies will lessen. I had gotten lax about it and the past week was pretty rough. Now that I've taken it daily for about a week, the allergies aren't nearly as bad.

Came back to AZ in June. Left in July '77. Loving being back. It's always been "home"!

Another great video. Love the backgrounds. Astronomy is popular here and it is also a draw for people moving to AZ.

As a life long Arizonan, all I can do is quote John Denver from 1972, more people more scars upon the land, my happy hunting grounds are cluttered with houses.

THANS FOR THE INFO GOOD JOB.

One very rare thing that is never brought up in Arizona history,is that Clark County,Nevada was once part of the Arizona territory.Because of the Colorado River separating it from the rest of Arizona,Arizona gave that part of the Territory to Nevada,however,Nevada never acknowledged receiving it,so,technically it's "Las Vegas,Arizona",not Nevada(Kind of the same thing with the Statue of Liberty...It's not in New York,it's in New Jersey!)

Was raised in Arizona 🌵 and still here, I’m in my late seventies now and will not move anywhere else .Just love it here ..Please don’t move here It’s already getting too crowded ...Stay where you are....✅

Not sure if you have ever mentioned this before but AZ is known as one of the top states for bird watching in the USA...especially in the SE. Many rarities come up from Mexico.

Great video Jeff

Thank you for all the information. We are leaving the fast pace of Los Angeles, Calif coming to Arizona in June. Bought our property 5 years ago in the White Mountains area, Eagar, AZ. Can't wait to start our build of our retirement home.

Man found out about allergies this weekend.

WHAT A GOOD REPORTAGE ABOUT ARIZONA, ON MAY 15 TO MAY 24, WE WENT TO SEDONA AND IT IS A GREAT PLACE, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

I was born in Mesa, AZ in 1959. I have lived here in the Phoenix valley for 62 years. The two absolute worst things about living in AZ, at least in the Phoenix area, is the EXTREME heat (yes, 120 degrees F is not uncommon for months at the time. I live in a 1000 sq. ft. house with a 5 ton A/C unit so I can keep it at 75 degrees in the summer and not burn up the A/C unit. The electric bill is absurd, but since you really can't do much of anything in that heat, you spend most of your money on the electric bill. Winters are short but really nice. The second thing is homeowners associations. If you come here and buy a new house, it will be in a homeowners association. It will be like living in North Korea, communist China, or nazi Germany. You have absolutely no rights or freedoms if you live in a homeowners association. I have been living in a smaller, older house in a very nice older neighborhood for the past 30 years or so, and love it. I build race cars and restore vintage cars in my back yard. Even thinking about doing something like that will get you immediately kicked out of a homeowners association. So if you are moving to AZ, and plan to buy a new house, think long and hard about whether you want to give up all of your rights and freedoms before buying into a homeowners association.

Yuma AZ!!!#1 outdoor paradise....small town vibe with all shopping needs and outdoor fun is only minutes away!!!

Thanks great information I’m a new subscriber 👍🏻

Thanks for all that in-depth information. Obviously it clarifies how my lifestyle doesn’t fit in with most of what you said even though I’ve lived in Texas over 40 years! I guess I’ll just stick to visiting for spring training for now.

Thanks Jeff. I have been in Tucson two years now. Not one scorpion!

Nice Info. Thanx

I have seen alot of your videos but nothing on Ajo or Why AZ. I really enjoy the information you share.

INTERESTING!!! thank you.

Love the new intro dude

I left and came back after 6 months. The only thing I didn’t miss was my electricity bill. Wow. But I will pay it to live here. I am originally from wash D.C. 22 years ago. Don’t want to retire anywhere else but here. Good bad or indifferent. Dry heat makes for less inflammatory joints. Found that out the hard way.love it here

You forgot to warn people about valley fever. That is a big deal!

good information

Born and raised ARIZONIAN, coming back home to my retirement house up North soon! God, I can't wait to be truly back home! We come over to Havasu or up to Prescott to work on our place often! Great video as usual, Thank You!

We have been living in Lake Havasu City, Arizona for five years. We love it. You are right about the allergies. I didn’t have them until I moved here. Something crawled into our dryer duct. I lost my mind. I still don’t know what it was.

You forgot about all the dust and the dust storms. I moved here to get away from snowstorms but had no idea that I would constantly have dust in my house.

One alarming health concern that you don't here about living in AZ is the high incidence of Valleylley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis. This is a fairly common fungal infection that many people are not aware of. The fungal spores are found in the soil and in you breath on a good amount of them you may wind up with a ling infection which is difficult to treat. If your Elderly and here for the first time you do not want to get this potentially deadly infection. If it doesn't kill you it can leave you very debilitated for years. The incidence in AZ had been increasing and just recently the University of AZ in Tucson got federal funding to try and learn more about this disease. There is much more to say but if your new to the State make sure your talk to a health care provider about this

People in AZ, from what I've experienced.. are very much friendly. Important to note for my fellow California transplants... LEAVE THE S*TTY L.A. ATTITUDE IN CALIFORNIA WHERE IT BELONGS. DON'T BRING IT TO YOUR NEW PLACE IN ARIZONA. They don't need or want your negativity. 💯💯❤☮ I say it with much love, folks... Important always to treat each other with respect just as we would want to be treated.

This is super helpful, thank you! I'm moving to Ahwatukee from SLC in the next few months and am super excited about it!

I have nothing but trouble since moving here 4 years ago. I’ve been sick, my cat is sick, and the dryness is so bad. I had no where else to move, so my husband and I were going to move by now, now he has cancer, so we can’t leave until he is treated and hopefully gets better. It’s a beautiful state for visiting, just not living. I love the mountains and lakes, although I really need to live near the ocean

Back in 1999 mom, one sister & I took a trip to AZ. Love the state. Went to Grand Canyon. Turquoise is my favorite stone. Some of your information I didn’t know about Arizona. White tail deer! So do we in MI! 😀 The piece of jewelry I have wanted for years is a squash blossom necklace.

Great video

I love how close Arizona is to other destinations. I have had more opportunity to film since moving here 🙂

My wife and I lived in Phoenix for about a year and a half and I can attest to the allergies! Also AZ is a Constitutional Carry state meaning you don't NEED a permit to carry but if you get one then they will skip the background check when you purchase a firearm. One thing you did miss is that AZ does have vehicle inspections for anything between 10 and 20 years of age!

Interesting video

All sound like great reasons to move to Arizona. Thanks.

Great Job Thank you for the Information,,,,,Hey you Related To Toby Keith ???

"So. There you go." Interesting bits of trivia and history of AZ.

I just moved out of Arizona. So this is very true. Never had bad allergies until I moved to Arizona. I was allergic to all things desert!

whats up ! aloha from Hawaii good,video, i have allergies for sure

Great picks, I would live outside of Flagstaff like Kachina village, or towards Williams or way east Flagstaff.

Video kind of encourages more tourism, some good points made.. Concealed carry here. Marijuana is legal now, Weed stores all around town. Cost of living, I am a Prospector, ahem you did mention stones, Rock and Gem Shows, so yeah plenty of jewelry. Gun Shows, may I recommend Crossroads of the West Gun Shows.

Tucson is older than Boston.

When is the Tempe Arizona tour video coming

Leadtree known as river tamarind, leucaena has emissions at night that give some folks asthma like issues. After cutting down 5 big ones near my windows and yard no problem last year or this year

Just moved to Mesa two weeks ago, loving it so far. Came from Chicago

Love this guy, love the history and facts

Congrats! I had love your channel ! I am from Brazil and my dream is live in arizona!

Arizona desert and local cactus 🌵and lots of☀sun & I'm a summer man. I like mesquete tree & rocky landscape liker. I probably like Arizona to visit.

House prices started going way up in Flagstaff in the 1990's!

I’m in GA, high humidity of course. No experience in the SW but I thought many used swamp coolers for cooling- I lived in a desert climate overseas & they worked great, & with a cool tile floor.

If we moving to Arizona I would highly suggest getting some local honey to wherever you think you might be moving to deliver to your home and start consuming it over the course of time before you move. It will expose you to some of allergy protecting properties

What about the need to wear a stillsuit in the summer?

Great videos Jeff. Everything you say is very accurate. Allergies are the worst here and I don’t get them in other cities. Can you do a video as well about why food prices have gone up so much as well as rent literally everywhere? You have touched on that but I feel like 80K a year in 2021 is about what 55K was in 2016

So true about allergies. Moved from Wisconsin to Sierra Vista where allergies were noticeably worse for both my wife and me than they ever were in WI. Of course we had both a palo Verde and a mesquite in our backyard.

I lived in East San Diego County for 25 years. It wasn't that different than rural AZ. All that surfer stuff ends about 5 miles inland. 25 miles inland, it's horses, cows, & a lot of dirt roads. I didn't want to leave the county, but had to escape the state---just made it before the plague.(They also have rattlers, scorpions, cougars, bobcats, tarantulas and termites---just like AZ).

They won't tell you how so many people moving here is ruining everything. Can't drive the bush highway without seeing 3 miles of cars parked along the road. Wasn't like that a year ago.

Also, AZ just passed a Firearm Freedom bill basically castrating DC BS gun control. And We are Constitutional carry, Which means Open or Concealed.

No one believes me that az gets snow... but im also in ga right now so yea thats what i got to work with

Amazing! Such well kept secrets. How did you find out such interesting hidden facts? Incredible!!! Statehood in 1912!?!? Spanish settlers??? Well someone finally let the cat out of the bag. I believe you, I just wish I had some way to confirm these little told facts.

Another thing they don’t tell you is if you are a marijuana user (medical or recreational) moving here from California, know that it costs almost double here compared to there. Government regulations mean much fewer dispensaries (and no illegal ones). Be sure to get a medical card, or you’ll be paying 24% federal tax on top of the outrageous prices. I thought I had everything figured out when I retired here, but this has shot my budget all to hell. Can no longer afford to medicate every day like I need to.

Hey Jeff, and ALL…I’m a lifetime East Coast native New Jersey/ Pennsylvania, relocating out to Arizona and looking at buying land south west of Tucson in or around Vail. We are looking to shoot and off road on our property, but I’m very unaware of the dangers of the critters…and I have 6 kids of all ages. What may I need to lookout for? Thanks, Adam

I have been living in the Phoenix area since May 1971. It's a great place to live although it's hot in the summer everything is air conditioning.

Thank you.

Have you done a video of the best places to catch Arizona Sunsets? In my opinion we have some of the best sunsets in the world.

How about the cost of owning a vehicle - annual assessment or one time tax? Tax rate for a vehicle (for example, 6% of sale price in PA, 5% in MD)? Sure would like to know where the backdrop photos come from. Lot of saguaro means just north of Phoenix south, but details?

OMG!Oregon ALSO was admitted on Valentine's Day!(1864)(Oddly enough,Nevada's was on Halloween,and it's a State Holiday there!)

Awesome

He was not lying about the critters, I have had some close calls like being hurt by a tree bark scorpion, My dog fighting jabalinas and almost stepping on a diamond back snake and being stung by a lot of bees and lastly seeing a coyote. Arizona may be beautiful but the animals can pack a punch!

Does it get hot in Arizona ?

I visited my daughter in Tempe a couple of years ago and fell in love with Arizona I was there for about a week wanting to retire there but it may be out of reach with the cost of living in all the inflation going on

Just moved to AZ from Chicago. My allergies are 10 times worse in Arizona. I feel yucky every day.

We get double or trip rainbows out in Tucson. It happens almost every year.

I have been to Phoenix in mid May and the heat was real , dry heat , 124 in the shade. Lake Havasu City was 100 at 6 am when I was there. It is beautiful but HOT!

1. Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) 2. Allergies 3. Scorpions IN TOWN 4. Cost of living 5. Not just hot, DEATHLY hot

What activities are done during the day? 90-100 degree days?

I have only passed thru Arizona but always heard for yrs that if you had respiratory issues; AZ was the place to be. Ok; thanks for advising

On the subject of air conditioning, how about swamp coolers? I would assume that swamp coolers are quite effective in Arizona.

Thank you

Yep. got my home in 2012. Prices where great.

Couple more things: A: Heat kills car batteries. Expect to buy a new one about every three years if you live in the low desert areas (Phoenix, Yuma, etc…) B: Reverse ice cream headaches…this happens when you have to park far from your destination and you walk from your car in the 120 heat of Phoenix into a business that has their AC set at 62 degrees…. C: Get a white or light colored car and search out shaded parking. (See “B”) D: If you like Jack ‘N The Box fast food, you will be in heaven. There’s one every six blocks. Same with Pollo Loco… E: Frickin beautiful sunsets every, single, night!

Any advice for a family looking to move from SoCal (IE) with a toddler to AZ, particularly Bullhead area. CA is expensive but better pay. Is it worth it to move? How are the schools in AZ?

Hello guyss, I am really conserned about scorpions, how bad it would be? 😷

You couldn't pay me to live in Arizona with that heat. Nope. Visit? Yes.

And we got great food in AZ!!!