Problem is the second I do that I can kiss decent school districts and modern amenities (restaurants, movie theaters, stores other than the dollar variety) goodbye, plus some of these places would even be considered food deserts.

Looking forward to meeting with and connecting with new people in our new desert home. 

Mind you, I'm not looking to invest in California, except maybe a desert community for Airbnb.Just need to get off butt and use some free time upcoming to re start the new year (early)Thanks

I figured it's gotta be pretty rare here in the desert but maybe I should do some more digging.

Most investors want control of their cash flow and land banking won't cut itin the US some of the biggest profits are made buying land in the path of progress Hands down.the key is understanding where that path is going and get ahead of it.also in major metro areas that are re gentrifying Infill lots can be a huge play especially if you know how to re establish the old plats.then you have the high desert or remote western US land and FLA land were you buy it very cheap and sell for a little more many folks do well with that strategy..   

For all of those that follow the land geek and others who promote buying cheap tax sale desert dirt or FLA cheapo lots this is an excellent way to exit those properties at a premium price even today. 

To be honest, I thought posting as a newbie would be a lot like shouting in a desert, glad to see I was wrong!

Account Closed  how does buying western high desert land relate to Illinois foreclosures.. land game is an old game..

Any connections in the desert?

This probably works better here because we have a virtually unlimited supply of desert to develop so land cost is normalized.