It is almost that time of year when the beautiful flowers of the desert erupt to blanket the hot sand with yellow and orange flowers. Picacho Peak is my favorite for viewing and hiking, but other areas are equally pretty, Madera Canyon, Tubac or Sonoita. You can buy the poppies at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, but [...] Read more
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Tucson is selling inventory
Tucson is selling the inventory, prices are stablizing and now would be a great time to buy. I am almost jealous that I don’t have lots of money to invest. It is now reality economics- that reality is that is is cheaper to own than rent a $100,000 loan at 4% for 30 years is $477.00 [...] Read more
University of Arizona Alumnae 2011 football??? Pac 12 conference ?
As an alumnae of University of Arizona I was trying to remember when the football team won last- I barely remember going to a rainy Holiday Bowl in San Diego December 2009. I thought it was a blast, I thought we had a great chance to win- really the only great chance we had was [...] Read more
Things to do in Summer in Tucson
One of my most favorite things to do in Tucson in the Summer is watch our beautiful monsoons. July and August begin the exciting weather and fill the skies with magnificent thunderstorms like no where else. The sky turns a deep navyblue hue with glittering lightening offierce power. The lightening lights up the Catalina mountains like the fourth [...] Read more
Can Tucson Survive the drag in the housing market?
Tucson has suffered so much during the downturn of the market. The availability of credit makes it extemely difficult to get a loan, however if you have cash now is the time to buy. There are nice properties for $80,000 that can be closed in 2 weeks and rent for $1100.00 a month, check out that [...] Read more
