LuxuryDesertHideaways

We find hideaways! We're Preston and Nancy Westmoreland from Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty in Carefree. National Geographic calls this "the most beautiful desert in the world," the high Sonoran, one of the most desirable living locations in the world! This photo is the famous "Boulder Reign" home of Russ Lyon's, featured in Bob Hope movies, Zabriskie Point and other movies made in the Carefree and Cave Creek area. Click photo to see more pictures of this residence & others! Instant Bio: Preston was a sergeant in the US Marines, and an award-winning talk-show host before joining Sotheby's largest franchise in the world! His wife Nancy was a longtime escrow officer and branch manager with First American Title officer prior to joining Russ Lyon Sotheby's in Carefree! Get 2 Realtors for the price of 1!

We're proud to represent Maricopa County's biggest listing. . .Historic Gold Hill gold mine, featured on TV and newspapers. We know the Ins and Outs of this astonishing 117 acre, $ 43 million dollar property.

Own a piece of history, discovered in 1874, and reported to have over $ 100 million in gold still there, plus it's also zoned for Scottsdale residential hillside development for homes on 1 acre. What potential would it have for you? The main tunnel is just 3 miles off paved Cave Creek Road. Complete links and info here:

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We've been fortunate to represent and sell some of the finest and most unusual properties in from Paradise Valley and Scottsdale, Carefree to Cave Creek. You'll see here, the unbelievable home built in a pile of boulders that we sold in 2005 for $ 4.8 million. Click on the newspaper story to read coverage from the Arizona Republic of the Boulder House!. Or, see a rare tour of the inside by clicking on the photo on the right. Preston has taken Fox TV cameras in Phoenix through one of the largest homes in the Phoenix area-a 3-story $16 million dollar home on the top of a mountain with 75 acres of land. See this astounding home by clicking on the TV Show button.

This year a number of TV stations have asked Preston Westmoreland for comments on various real estate issues. You may remember on Fox10, he vowed to sell a home in Estancia in ONE day after it was listed. . . and it did, for $100,000 above the asking price! Also this year, Preston took the Fox cameras also through an extraordinary tract home that looked like an English country manor inside, and also led ABC15 cameras up and through the $ 43 million dollar Gold Hill gold mine in Scottsdale. Recently, he was interviewed on the large number of million dollar homes facing foreclosure. He gave sage advice for any homeowner who hopes to sell their house in this market.

We search the area on the ground and with our private aircraft, looking for properties with huge potential, some of which aren't even on the MLS! Secluded homes in boulder-strewn canyons, home sites on airport runways, and fixer-uppers with lots of land! Click on the "Real Estate Gold" button on top for some ideas! We have access--Our company is the largest Sotheby franchisee in the world!! We're located right next to the World-famous Boulders Resort, listed # 1 resort in the Hideaways Report 14 years in a row. The Boulders has a world-class spa, many different housing areas inside, from all-adobe homes to townhomes on the golf course. Click the photo for an inside view. The Boulders Resort is half in Carefree and the Southern side in Scottsdale.

Don't forget to see the airport property. Fly Yourself and Enjoy it! As long-time pilots in the Phoenix area, we can help your search for the perfect airport property. Avoid Scottsdale Airport 20-year waits and Deer Valley Airport super congestion (just named busiest General Aviation airport in the nation!) We have private homes with hangars ready to go at gated Skyranch, a foreclosure on the runway and golf course. Now. . .more than ever, enjoy flying again with a home and hangar on the runway! Hit this button to see the rare offerings we have and residences available at area aviation communities! Skyranch is perfect for many of the Very Light Jets, also. You can also access airport properties in the listing section as well with the "Best Listings" button.

See some of the Phoenix area's most amazing homes on our "Best Listings" page. All the ones below have been separately featured by the Wall St. Journal as some of the Great Homes of America, written about in the Arizona Republic, and showcased on various television home tours! See them all right here:

True adobe home/hangar at Skyranch Home in the rocks of Black Mountain Rare Mountaintop Estate on 75 Acres

The canyon you see above contains one of the largest collections of petraglyphs on private land anywhere in the country. The current owner fenced it off and guarded it for many years. We flew our airplane from Phoenix to take this panorama of the isolated property that is now offered for sale. These are the kinds of unusual properties we hear about sometimes, and include them in our section labeled

Looking for a homesite in Carefree? Rare Hideaway! Priced below cost at $339,000 This price gets you into one of Carefree's top gated communities, Entrada, the last big homesite on the market there, and the second-largest building site in this popular sold-out enclave, the consummate Arizona community where every territorial home is surrounded by lush desert. You'll see more about this 1.5 acre parcel that's close to everything by clicking on the "Best Listings" button on the top menu bar for more info and to access the online video tour. Owner/Agent property reduced over $160,000!!! There is no better piece of quality land in a prestigious community in Carefree.

Bonus site! Why is Marie Osmond giving Preston Westmoreland a back rub? Find out more about his "other" life as one of the top radio talk show hosts in the nation, winner of the "Marconi" award, a member of the Arizona Broadcaster's Hall of Fame, with 27,000 guests interviewed in a thirty-year radio career!

Get insider real estate information and news stories on the North Scottsdale, Carefree and Cave Creek areas on our blog, The Carefree Times. Wondering how many bank-owned homes are on the market and what's selling? See the Real Estate Stats! This month: The real story behind Gordon Lightfoot's smash hit, "Carefree Highway." Was there really a UFO crash in Cave Creek as the book "Top Secret" alleges? Plus our quiz on javelinas!