During my stay, I got a private tour of DC Ranch — the North Scottsdale neighborhood home to the city's most expensive house on the market right now, priced at $54 million, according to Realtor.com.
DC Ranch is slightly more affordable than Paradise Valley, with an average listing price of $3.3 million. Shackelton said this is likely because the location isn't as close to the action in South Scottsdale and Phoenix.
But with so many amenities, I thought it didn't need to be.
According to the company's website, DC Ranch is a 4,000-acre community at the base of the McDowell Mountains. It contains four villages — most of which are gated — lined with custom homes and condos, restaurants, shops, schools, and amenities such as hiking trails, pools, and an award-winning private golf club.