PHOENIX AZ, what neighborhoods do you recommend?

[Joel Gonzalez]

hey guys, im a rookie investor from san diego looking to invest out of state. before i start looking for the right people, i wanted to narrow my search to a small area, thanks for the help.

[Mario Cuartas]

@Joel Gonzalez I have lived in Phoenix for three years, and have found that even in less than desirable areas there are pockets of bad and pockets of good. Ultimately, in my opinion, Scottsdale is very nice but pricing is very high. Downtown Phoenix has some very nice areas that are being revitalized, but there are also a lot of areas with high crime and homelessness. I would stay away from Maryvale and southern Glendale, these areas tend to have higher gang related activity, murder, robbery and so forth. Peoria, Northern Glendale, sun city, surprise, and everything north of 101 north is pretty nice for the most part with some less than ideal areas sprinkled about here and there. As for the east valley, Gilbert, Chandler and Ahwatukee are really nice. Mesa has an older part of town that has gotten worse over the years, but newer areas and places like Lehi can be really great to invest in, but you would have to touch base with someone from the East valley to give you some guidance.

As far as affordability, the west Phoenix neighborhoods are much more affordable than the east neighborhoods. Prices for the same house can vary up to $50k+ from west Phoenix to East Phoenix. You will likely have higher income renters in East and more middle class families in the west.