Where is Payson, AZ, and why should I buy a house there?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Leslie Prest, Prest Realty, Sales and Rentals in Payson, AZ
Real estate and homes for sale or rent in Payson, Arizona.
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I posted the 3 and 4 bedroom rentals already. Here are the 1 and 2 bedrooms: *apartments at 2 locations, one a large complex, one a very small complex. -The large complex is technically condos (converted from apts a few years ago) so it is a mix of Owner occupied and renter occupied. Our rents st...
09/02/2009
A year or two ago $1300-$1400 a month or more was not uncommon in Payson. Now there there are many more homes on the rental market because they are not selling, so the competition has brought rents down somewhat. If you are looking for a higher-rent home you now have many to choose from.Many Owne...
08/31/2009
This is the 125th annual, and is billed as the "World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo" It is a Pro-Rodeo event, with professional Cowboys, big time prizes, and lots of excitement. There are events with Cowboy Story Tellers, events for youngsters, a Rodeo Parade down Main St. on Saturday (Aug. 15th) at ...
08/12/2009
This 2 bedroom, 2 bath singlewide manufactured home is now for sale at $105,000. It is in Payson North subdivision, close to everything in town. It would make a great weekender or Summer home, full time residence, or at this price it would make a good rental property. Click here for more pictures...
08/12/2009
What could be more fun than a small town Fourth of July celebration? Payson offers a great fireworks celebration down by the main Green Valley lake, family fun during the day, this year the town is adding a free-to-enter parade (more about the celebrations coming soon). Some Payson people are als...
06/21/2009
Part one dealt with location. This post deals with climate. Payson has four distinct seasons.If you are familiar with the Arizona deserts, you'll know that the desert basically has TWO seasons, warm and hot. But Payson, at 5,000 ft. elevation, truly has FOUR. Winter: Nights get cold, with 20s, an...
02/24/2009
Payson is just so convenient! It is an hour to two hours drive to various parts of the Phoenix metro area. That means one can drive down to shop, for business, for entertainment, or anything else available , and can drive back to Payson when finished. Imagine a shopping or business trip when the ...
02/05/2009
I couldn't say this any better myself- so I'm re-blogging it instead. It's a VERY good point.Example, take a home that is priced at $100,000 and the interest rates are at 5% for a 30 year loan. The monthly payment would be $536.82. Now let's say they wait and the housing market drops another 10%....
01/28/2009
If you don't watch the Today Show you may not have seen their "real estate guru", Barbara Corcoran They have her on ever so often. I don't always agree with her, but this morning she actually made a lot of points which we've been trying to make to people. The segment was called 10 Real Estate Myt...
01/26/2009
We tell Owners that rentals in Payson are really NOT seasonal except for the holidays. Thanksgiving through Christmas is always slow. This year the rentals have been FROZEN! I've been telling people that it was too early to tell if it was just the season, or if it was the economy. Well, it seems ...
01/21/2009
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