Thank you for choosing Prescott Cottage Getaway

About Christine Ratajski

Brad and I met in Phoenix but always dreamed of moving to Prescott. We would visit on weekends taking in the events on the courthouse plaza and then talked about how wonderful it would be to move to Prescott, all the way back down the hill to Phoenix. When we finally made the move with our two very young children back in 1991 we were overwhelmed that we succeeded in finding a home here. You see employment was scarce and homes to rent even more so. We found a very small home, in the general neighborhood, close to the schools but Brad continued working in the valley until one day he said; "I want to live in Prescott". I replied, "you do live here", he said "no I just sleep here". He took a huge cut in pay so he could be with his family, it was the beginning of our journey in our quiet little charming town. We both took on a few jobs and even started a couple of businesses. The kids are all grown and married with children of their own now. We are semi-retired and enjoy traveling and getting to know our guest that want to come and share our not so small but still very charming town with us.

Christine Ratajski purchased this House in 1996

Why Christine Ratajski chose Prescott Heights

We were told by our landlord that not only was she not able to sell the house we were renting from her for the past 5.5 years, to us, but that she also wanted it back. We had 30 days to find a new home. Uncertain has to where we would go, we stumbled upon this house, just around the corner from our old home. The kids were still in school and even though the move was just before Thanksgiving, it was a smooth transition because we had grown to love this neighborhood. The homes are individually unique, no cookie cutter houses over here, and the neighbors are far enough away that we don't get caught in our pj's going to the mailbox, maybe once or twice in the last 22 years. Overall, we are away from the main highways, yet close enough to the surrounding tri-cities and downtown Prescott. It's the old part of Prescott that we fell in love with before the growth was even a twinkle in their eye. It's a peaceful quiet neighborhood where the stars explode in the evening.

What makes this House unique

The benefits to this house was that it was available. After 5.5 years in Prescott it was still challenging to find a place before it was rented. It was also substantially bigger than our first rental. We were here just a couple of years before we made the owner an offer he couldn't refuse and we haven't stopped remodeling, landscaping and dreaming of all the things we still have planned for this old house. We're happy to share it all now with our guest.