Also, the light rail may be a liability to the area as the vagrants get transported there.

The state will add 70,000 new jobs next year, down from 78,800 in 2018, he said.Our economy is diversifying and no longer relies strongly on any one industry, like it did on construction and real estate earlier this century, he said.While construction is still the fastest-growing sector in the greater Phoenix area, other sectors like education, transport and warehouses, professional and technical, and manufacturing all showed strong growth."

It's based on a few basic rules:1 - Never spend you seed money, but use it to infinity.2 - Never invest for linier returns...only compounded ones.3 - learn the difference between "your" cost and "total" cost.4 - If total cost = your cost,...you lose5 - Understand that the asset isn't the property...it's the cash in the property,6 - The property is just the temporary transportation for your assets.7 - Keep your assets moving.8 - Equity is dead cash. 

In addition to construction and repair, the funding also helps pay for transportation research at universities, funding for Puerto Rico’s highways, and “congestion relief” in American cities."

The savings are in time, but by the time you factor in transportation costs and installation (cranes, etc.), it's kind of a wash.

Drainage transportation engineer for a consulting firm in Tempe AZ!

Better transportation infrastructure reduces cost for doing business and adds to the GDP and competitiveness of busineses using the inrastructure.

Great lists and really good info here.I think so much of buying a home to live in is going to be based on personal tastes and opinions.Those wanting to live the busy city with public transport and close to amenities are not going to love queen creek and will likely want to be in Tempe by the lake or downtown Phoenix.

I don't recommend physical gold because the holding, transport, and market costs are too high and will overwhelm any appreciation.Do note: physical shares of precious metal do not produce income and they do have carrying costs.

@Ali Mirabzadeh I would add that Denver is the bigger transportation hub which could be better for many reasons.