I like GJ because I'm a desert-dweller and spend a lot of time in SW Utah on the rivers and trails.

I don't own any vacation rentals in the LA area, but you may be able to find good ROI in the Coachella Valley (Coachella, Indio, Desert Hot Springs.)

It's 30 minutes south of Cleveland, has a population of 200k, has 3 major hospitals, is a hotel desert and has a ton of opportunity to get higher caps without being in volatile markets.

New properties typically start at a 1% tax rate.Maintenance costs are not a significant expense due to the properties we select and the construction materials required to withstand the Mojave desert.

Keep in mind desert communities are kind of funky in that the land is usually not that valuable in itself.

After all, California is just irrigated desert anyway.And the weather north of let's say, Santa Cruz, is way too wet for me.

If it were mine and if I were going to keep it,If it has drinkable water (well) and perk down soil I would build a small desert get away house for myself, with roll down shutters.Then when that was done, further in off the road I would begin construction a real nice desert get away house for myself with a pool and a hot tub (and roll down shutters.Then use both houses personally as a wanted.

Coyotes over here in the desert will take a small dog from the owner while they're being walked......

That market seems to have been a hot spot for Californians to drive to during Covid when the California cities were locked down and since almost everyone in California has money, they went out to the desert and bid up real estate and flooded the market.

People who buy beach houses, or ski condos, or homes in the desert love their houses but don't think of them as investments.