# Scottsdale, AZ Rental
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 5, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950 "2012-05-05T02:49:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/1 "2012-05-05T02:49:06Z")
My college age son just got a summer internship at a company in Scottsdale. Anyone have any leads on where/how to find a summer rental in that area?
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### Author:  [@AZCowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AZCowboy)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/2 "2012-05-05T15:18:59Z")
You can check out [vrbo.com](http://vrbo.com) (vacation rentals by owner) or [homeaway.com](http://homeaway.com).
I have used [vrbo.com](http://vrbo.com) frequently with good results, including two trips to Arizona within the last two years. Scottsdale is known as a vacation and resort destination, so there should be plenty to choose from, across many size and price ranges. Otherwise, consider googling “Scottsdale furnished apartments”.
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### Author:  [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/3 "2012-05-06T03:53:08Z")
Craigslist
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### Author:  [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/4 "2012-05-06T22:09:29Z")
When I was a student at ASU many decades ago there were many, many places available in Tempe during the summer. Both Tempe and Scottsdale are much larger now so Tempe may be too far removed for your needs. Also at that time there were a lot of wealthy persons in Scottsdale who went to milder climes and ‘‘house setters’’ were sometime in demand. Again, time may have changed all that.
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### Author:  [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/5 "2012-05-08T13:03:48Z")
Mind if I piggyback/bump?
Daughter is taking a full-time job in the Phoenix area this summer. Wondering what the overall rental market is like… is finding a place available for immediate occupancy with a relatively short-term lease very likely?
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### Author:  [@AZCowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AZCowboy)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/6 "2012-05-08T13:43:28Z")
Furnished? Yes. Unfornished? I really don’t know.
At least with [vrbo.com](http://vrbo.com) and likely with [homeaway.com](http://homeaway.com), they provide furnished homes and condos anywhere from 1 week to monthly rates, subject to availability, almost immediately. Terms are negotiable.
Phoenix has a large snowbird population, so summer is off season (for obvious reasons), and there should be a large selection from which to choose.
If you are looking for the east side of Phoenix, I recommend you consider Fountain Hills, a nice quiet bedroom community with easy access to anything on the east side, and less expensive than Scottsdale. On the high end, North Scottsdale can’t be beat. On the less expensive side, as a college town, Tempe should have plenty of inexpensive but decent and safe accommodations available.
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### Author:  [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/7 "2012-05-08T14:14:37Z")
> [@What\_the](#):
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> Mind if I piggyback/bump?
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> Daughter is taking a full-time job in the Phoenix area this summer. Wondering what the overall rental market is like… is finding a place available for immediate occupancy with a relatively short-term lease very likely?
[Apartments for rent in Phoenix.](http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/#/homes/for_rent/33.53281,-111.728897,33.197328,-112.313232_rect/10_zm/)
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### Author:  [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/8 "2012-05-10T13:09:38Z")
From piggyback/bump to a whole new tangent…
I was looking on the AZ site for general info relevant to those moving to the state. Couldn’t find any good concise info.
Anybody got any tips for somebody (and her parents) who has lived in the Midwest all of their lives?
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### Author:  [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/9 "2012-05-10T13:18:10Z")
> [@What\_the](#):
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> From piggyback/bump to a whole new tangent…
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> I was looking on the AZ site for general info relevant to those moving to the state. Couldn’t find any good concise info.
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> Anybody got any tips for somebody (and her parents) who has lived in the Midwest all of their lives?
What kind of information?
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### Author:  [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/10 "2012-05-10T14:17:17Z")
> [@What\_the](#):
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> From piggyback/bump to a whole new tangent…
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> I was looking on the AZ site for general info relevant to those moving to the state. Couldn’t find any good concise info.
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> Anybody got any tips for somebody (and her parents) who has lived in the Midwest all of their lives?
Take [proof of your citizenship](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304020104577384330512691956.html).
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### Author:  [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/11 "2012-05-10T15:19:01Z")
Son found a 2 BR condo in Scottsdale owned by someone heading to San Diego for the summer. $600.00/mo., utilities incl. Just a few minutes from his place of work/internship. We did find other options on the ASU website. There’s a page on which students place ads for summer sublets. These units, understandably, are in Tempe.
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### Author:  [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottsdale-az-rental/620950/12 "2012-05-11T12:51:07Z")
> [@beowulff](#):
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> What kind of information?
Stuff like tax rates, car registration issues, auto insurance requirements and relative costs, etc. General stuff re “what to do when you move to a new state” with certain specifics to AZ