Would be great to put them all on the roofs like in the desert in many cases.. that way you have a chance of the theif falling off the roof and killing or maiming themselves.

I live in the CA high desert and there is tons of land for sale but I have no idea what is or isn't a good deal.I would assume the quit claim and no inspections would be a red flag but if it is just raw land what exactly are you inspecting for?

@Spencer Simon @Brian KyI lived in Fayetteville when Operation Desert Storm happened.  

I spend my year in a few climbing areas. the forests of Eastern Kentucky, the Western Slope of Colorado. and the desert of Western Texas.

Option #2: go out further and flip or buy/hold in the desert.

(No, not rentals, we'll get to that - these are NICE houses sitting there empty and furnished in case he wants to go to the beach, the suburb, the desert or downtown San Fran.)

I’ve even considered writing to owners of the empty and obviously deserted properties to offer property management services just so the houses will be occupied, but of course, with good quality renters.

We have two rental properties that we purchased last year in San Diego and Palm Desert.

Especially in those areas...the desert is always the first to crash and the last to appreciate.

There's a condo complex on West Sahara nearer to the library than not.