arizona: Holiday Craft Show time is here again in Payson, AZ! - 10/16/08 02:02 PM
This year I just can't get it together enough to be in a craft show. I'm getting calls from people wanting my candles, and I hate to disappoint, but we do what we have to do. We are managing almost 100 rentals this year, and we are BUSY! Maybe I'll make … (3 comments)
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arizona: Took a vacation: Arizona's Grand Canyon, North Rim (pretty pics) - 10/09/08 05:05 PM
We took a couple of days last week, picked our sons up in Flagstaff, and drove to the North Rim. The drive takes you to within 30 miles of Page, then you turn west and climb up to the Rim. That is one long drive! The scenery is interesting, passing through … (26 comments)
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arizona: Bailout, smailout. We went fishin'. - 10/02/08 07:17 PM
Well, figuratively anyway. Actually we took a couple of days, picked up our grown sons in Flagstaff, and went to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. That is a LONG ROAD from Flagstaff to the North Rim. One travels through some of the weirdest looking landscapes anywhere, past the Vermillion … (7 comments)
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arizona: Who's being murdered? Elk are making noise in the Payson, Arizona area. - 09/16/08 06:30 PM
When we first moved to the Payson area, we lived in mobile home about two miles South of Star Valley (a small town four miles East of Payson). Now this put us OUT IN THE COUNTRY! we had all kinds of wildlife around. One morning a woodpecker woke us early banging … (13 comments)
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arizona: Fall is in the air in Payson, AZ - 09/11/08 12:30 PM
OK, I'm cheating just a little with this photo. The leaves aren't changing JUST YET in Payson. The photo is from another year. But the nights are getting cooler, and it won't be long!
If you live in the hot part of the state, come visit us in Northern … (7 comments)
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arizona: Strawberry, AZ, site of the Oldest standing School house in Arizona - 08/27/08 06:50 PM
If you come to visit in Payson or Pine, consider a side trip to the old school house in Strawberry. This is a restored, one room school house which is open to tour on weekends through mid October. The school was built in 1884 to service families in the area.
Strawberry … (5 comments)
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arizona: Rent a lovely home in Payson, AZ - 08/27/08 05:50 PM
This is a very nice home in a very nice neighborhood. Golden Frontier subdivision is an area of site-built homes, many built in the 1980s, and now often updated, as this home has been.
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arizona: Pine, AZ turns into a Carnival for Labor Day weekend. - 08/26/08 02:59 PM
Pine is an attractive, small town about 15 miles North of Payson, on Hwy. 87. Pine is home to many antique shops, craft shops, and art galleries. On Holiday weekends in the Summer the Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Guild features a craft show on the grounds of the old school house, … (2 comments)
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arizona: The Locusts are coming! How do you stop a plague? (NOT RE related- gardening) - 08/22/08 01:42 PM
I'm posting this in hopes someone has a sure-fire way to get rid of grasshoppers. In the last few days I've been all over the internet looking, and I've found some interesting articles, but not much help.You see, right now if I walk through my yard these little sobs grasshoppers pop … (8 comments)
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arizona: N. Gila County Fair in Payson, AZ. Old-Fashioned Fun! - 08/10/08 08:59 PM
The Northern Gila County Fair will be held this year on September 5th through 7th, with the fun starting at 9:00 in the morning.
The Fair had been a longtime event for the area, but after the retirement of Walt and Wilene Smith as the coordinators there was a … (0 comments)
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arizona: More information about Payson, AZ Schools - 08/06/08 04:35 PM
I posted last week about Payson Schools beginning the year EARLY. Payson public schools began last Wednesday. If you are a parent in (or may be moving to) the Payson area I'm sure the schools are of concern to you.
Payson has a unified public School District, consisting of Julia Randall … (0 comments)
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arizona: A really beautiful time of the year in Payson - 08/04/08 07:46 PM
This is the season (the Monsoon, officially) for clouds and storms in Northern, Arizona. In past years we have been in a serious drought, but this year we are actually ABOVE the 30 year average for precipitation.
We talk to rental Owners in the Phoenix area, and they haven't … (3 comments)
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arizona: School comes early in Payson, AZ! - 07/28/08 02:11 PM
SCHOOL STARTS JULY 30th in PAYSON!
When I was a kid Summer vacation meant June, July and August.
even when I was a teacher (14 years worth) I started teaching somewhere around Labor Day.
For the last few years Payson Schools have started VERY early. They make up for it by … (5 comments)
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arizona: Great price on this condo in Payson, Arizona! - 07/24/08 06:31 PM
This 2 bedroom, 1 bath, upstairs unit is for sale at the great price of $55,000! Play the show for pictures, and click "details" and "amenities" for more information.
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arizona: Payson, Arizona, the real estate hub of the world! - 07/14/08 02:14 PM
OK, SO I'm exaggerating. But it does totally amaze me how many people seem to find Payson, Arizona, and are interested in buying homes here. Payson is a very small town. When we moved here 15 yrs ago the population was 8,000+. The last I heard we are now near 16,000. When I am … (1 comments)
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arizona: How to speak "Payson" when you're hungry - 07/10/08 06:57 PM
I just reposted an entry from last year (so it would show on Localism- that's what the Q & A recommends) entitled "How to speak Payson". Since its almost supper time, this is a natural follow-up.
For a small town, Payson has quite a few good restaurants. This list is purely … (3 comments)
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arizona: Seasonal creeks, the "Mad-as-Hells", or How to speak "Payson" - 07/10/08 06:06 PM
Hi from Payson, AZ. By no means everyone in Arizona knows where Payson is (I know this by the blank looks I get when I mention it to someone in Phoenix). We're about an hour and a half drive north of the Phoenix area, and about 5,000 ft. UP. Long-time residents … (0 comments)
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arizona: New Way to watch the Fireworks - 07/09/08 04:29 PM
Payson has a great fireworks show. They shoot them out over Green Valley Lake, the park around fills with people. We usually love it. But this year it drizzled rain and we didn't feel like sitting in it for hours to get a spot. We took our Jeep Wrangler on a … (0 comments)
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arizona: WOW! A two-fer! Summer storms in Arizona. - 07/04/08 12:36 PM
THe Monsoon is officially on in the Southwest. This year they just defined it by DATE, not by 3 days in a row with a dewpoint over 55 as in past years. Here in Payson, AZ we've had several storms already with a few tenths of a percent of … (7 comments)
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arizona: Come to Payson for the Fourth of July! - 06/21/08 06:11 PM
Hi from Payson, AZ
Payson, being the friendly small town which it is, offers a great Fourth of July Celebration free to the community. There are usually various activities for the kids during the day, a concert in the early evening, and a fireworks display when its dark enough. All … (9 comments)
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arizona: Heat is a relative thing. I don't care HOW dry it is, 112 is HOT! - 06/16/08 03:11 PM
Hi from Payson, AZ
OK, I admit it. Payson is going to be hot today. How hot, you ask?
We're supposed to be 96 today!
Now if you're from back East or North, you may thinking "that IS hot", but if you're from Arizona's deserts, you're probably thinking "what … (5 comments)
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arizona: May Market Stats for Payson, AZ - 06/12/08 02:41 PM
Real Estate Statistics for Payson, AZ, for May, 2008
These stats are only for Payson, for outlying areas, please contact us.
Site-built homes:22 sold through RE offices in May in Payson, at prices from $137,900 to a million.-4 were under $200,000-6 in the $200,000s-5 in the $300,000s-7 over $400,000
The average … (2 comments)
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arizona: Large and Lovely and for Lease in Payson, Arizona - 05/28/08 05:05 PM
Site-built home in Alpine Heights subdivision- Owners say Lease it!
This is a spacious, 4 bedroom/3 bath home, with the main living area (including 3 bedrooms and 2 baths) on the top floor, an additional bedroom and bath (as well as family room/living area, and workroom/laundry room) are on the … (1 comments)
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arizona: Fire Restrictions, and a little rain, Payson, AZ - 05/15/08 04:20 PM
It's that time of year! The fire crews are setting up at the Payson airport in anticipation of another bad fire season!
This picture is from last summer, but their trailer is there again, We're renting to some of the Hot Shot crewmen. And today looks much like the picture, cloudy, … (1 comments)
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arizona: Condo for Lease, Payson, AZ - 04/13/08 10:13 PM
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arizona: Two more reasons why Payson trumps Phoenix. - 04/08/08 08:14 PM
I heard on the Phoenix news this morning-
Watch out for the "brown cloud"- health advisory due to SMOG
And temperatures will be high 90's by the weekend.
Now PAYSON has clear skies, 30% chance of rain tomorrow,AND we are predicted to be high 70's by the weekend
Come North- I'll find you a nice … (6 comments)
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arizona: MArch Market Statistics for Payson, AZ - 04/01/08 04:21 PM
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arizona: Do you want to sell? Seriously? HOW seriously? - 04/01/08 01:55 PM
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arizona: Mother Nature closes AZ Hwy 87 through Payson - 03/27/08 02:29 PM
Wow! The North-South Highway through Payson has been CLOSED by a landslide for several days. Now if you live in a state with lots of highways, you may not appreciate the situation. Hwy 87 (also called Beeline Hwy) is one of the TWO major North-South routes from the Phoenix and Tucson … (2 comments)
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arizona: The Grand Canyon Caverns- an old fashioned tourist destination on Route 66 - 03/25/08 02:34 PM
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arizona: January, 2008 real estate market statistics- Payson, AZ - 02/05/08 01:39 PM
Payson Market Watch
These statistics are only for Payson,not outlying areas, and are from MLS.
In Payson, AZ in January-8 site-built homes soldwith prices from $136,000 to $625,000
-There were 308 site-built homes for sale, withprices from $89,900 to $2,950,000!-49 site-built homes were added to the market in January,
-1 manufactured home sold, at $238,000-There … (0 comments)
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arizona: Great Home in Payson, AZ for a great price! - 11/27/07 11:07 AM
Luxury living in Payson, Arizona -MLS tour
Alpine Heights subdivision, Payson, AZ 85541
The Owners bought this spacious home in 2005, and have done a wonderful job of modernizing and updating! They have had a recent (Nov. 2007) appraisal for $430,000, so their asking price can give you substantial "instant … (2 comments)
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arizona: Get Crafty (or get shopping) in Payson this weekend! - 11/05/07 02:00 PM
Payson is really beautiful right now! The trees are turning colors, evenings are cool, but the days are in the 70s. Come up this weekend and see!
When our children were little and I couldn't get into the office a lot I used to make crafts and sell them at local shows. … (1 comments)
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arizona: The West is Wild in Payson this weekend! - 08/17/07 02:23 PM
Come to Payson for the "123rd Annual World's Oldest Continual Rodeo"!
That's what they call it. The festivities start today (Aug. 17th) with a 7pm performance. The Rodeo parade will be right on Beeline Hwy (Hwy 87) starting at 9am on Saturday morning. There are more performances Saturday at 1pm and … (7 comments)
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arizona: Where in the heck is Payson, Arizona? - 07/26/07 04:01 PM
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arizona: 905 E. Wagon Wheel Circle, Payson, AZ 85541 - 07/23/07 06:55 PM
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arizona: 4th of July in Payson, Arizona. - 07/06/07 04:17 PM
The usual crowd came for the festivities. There were the usual number of people trying to park cars a) where they wouldn't fit or b) where they weren't allowed to park. The grassy hills filled up with people. The fireworks went off without problem. Flagstaff cancelled their display. I'm so glad … (0 comments)
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arizona: Payson, Arizona, - 06/26/07 07:56 PM
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arizona: Mesa del Caballo, in Payson, Arizona - 06/20/07 04:49 PM
Hi from Payson, AZ. We just took a listing in Mesa del, and I thought I would post about the neighborhood.
Mesa del (as the locals call it) is a subdivision about 2 1/2 miles NE of Payson. One turns East on Houston Mesa Rd. at the North end of … (0 comments)
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arizona: Payson North, a great area in Payson, AZ. - 05/28/07 05:02 PM
We just listed a home in Payson North subdivision (actually there are several units of Payson North), and I just have to post about how much I like the area! This was one of the original "nicer" areas of town. Homes in the area include everything from older single-wide mobiles, to … (0 comments)
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arizona: 612 E. Gila Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 - 05/27/07 05:15 PM
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arizona: Things to do in Payson, Arizona (other than buy a house from Prest Realty, of course). - 05/24/07 03:58 PM
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arizona: My first realestate shows try! - 05/19/07 05:58 PM
This is really fun! I signed up for the free trial.
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arizona: God bless the Fire Crews - 05/18/07 02:35 PM
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arizona: The Mogollan Rim- from Payson, AZ - 05/05/07 04:21 PM
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arizona: Seasonal creeks, the Mad-as-Hells, or: how to speak "Payson". - 05/01/07 02:33 PM
Hi from Payson, AZ. By no means everyone in Arizona knows where Payson is (I know this by the blank looks I get when I mention it to someone in Phoenix). We're about an hour and a half drive north of the Phoenix area, and about 5,000 ft. UP. Long-time residents … (1 comments)
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arizona: Market update for Payson, AZ -site-built homes - 04/17/07 02:17 PM
Hi, from Payson, AZ ! We are considering buying another "fixer-upper", and so have been checking out market data for 2007. We are looking at site-built homes. Now I've had a number of people from "back east" ask me what the heck a site-built home is. In Arizona it means a … (0 comments)
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arizona: Payson, AZ, the Real Estate Hub of the World! - 04/16/07 01:45 PM
OK, SO I'm exaggerating. But it does totally amaze me how many people seem to find Payson, Arizona, and are interested in buying homes here. Payson is a very small town. When we moved here 14 yrs ago the population was 8,000+. The last I heard I think we are now up to … (1 comments)
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arizona: A picture's worth a thousand words... - 04/13/07 02:57 PM
Just thought I would add this "for pretty". It is a picture of the Mogollan Rim, about 20 miles north of Payson. We took it from near the Payson airport on a summer day with a monsoon storm building over the Rim.
AWWW- isn't that nice?
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