Hi @Christopher Phillips, I'm sorry you had this experience and I'm thankful that you're willing to share it with the community.They sure do a great job promoting across a lot of different platforms, but in general when something comes along and promises the moon, we should probably always suspect it's a "fake moon landing filmed in the desert" that serves a purpose, but isn't exactly what was promised.I've heard of similar experiences with several "end-to-end" services like this. 

Here in the desert we frequently see heatpumps, but there is a furnace for "emergency heat. "  Not sure what the normal lifespan is, but the one in our residence is gettting pretty ricketty at 20 years old, and the heat pump just went down.  

There are a couple guys out here doing it in the Palm Desert -Inland Empire- Riverside area.Has any one made money with this strategy /program  and would they care to share information.I have some capital and hold a Calif General Contractor LicenseAny help appreciatedDave DoyleMonrovia CA

Drive two hours to Big Bear.a desert scene?

Some areas that still allow: Palm Springs (if the HOA has not hit the cap), Indio, Desert Hot Springs, Big Bear, Palm Desert has some HOAs that allow it, La Quinta has some HOAs that allow STRs, Yucca Valley, and some other local areas. 

We have ocean, desert, mountains (a few miles outside the county is Mt Toro at 8,700’) all in the county.  

So, tonight I am sitting here with my 40 MM waiting for some fool to think the property is deserted because my office building is tented.

Either another in the desert or up in Big Bear.

Desert Island since there were so many small land formations in the area. 

Are there any full time short term rental owners in the desert areas on here?