Of course in Alaska you would certainly die if you did not have adequate clothing to protect you against the cold and likewise in extremely hot environments such as the desert. 

If you had to pick three books to take with you on a desert island ...What would they be?

Does anyone know any hard money lenders that loan in the Joshua tree and 29 palms area for single family new construction deals?

Hi Jerome welcome to BP   great source of information I'm in applevalley  ca ,high desert  I have 30 years in experience in residential  building  and rehab  , flipping   I assist  in purchasing  and  rehab property. 

@Joseph Miller Highly recommend reviewing recent local legislation around glamping/airstreams in the Hi-Desert.

I lived in and worked at a hospital in Desert Ridge from 2019-2020 as part of a grad school program with the military.

I dought its death valley as that is a national park.. but its probably CA high desert.. this stuff has been sold and traded around for 100 years literally.contact a broker see if its truly worthless dirt.. you can let it go for tax's and then claim the overage someone will buy it at tax sale then sell it to the next person down the line .you see those who deal in this stuff on this site.. its the land geek guys and others of that ilk.

I sold a parcel of New Mexico desert land last year and I had it priced a little higher than this - but still in a similar ballpark.If you're buying it from a land flipper (someone who probably paid closer to $500 when they bought it from another motivated seller), $2,500 would be enough to give them a decent profit and you a great deal.

He and a bunch of guys were sitting around in a tent in the desert, waiting for the coaster bus to take them to work.  

We xeriscape  the front yards on our sfr's(rocks, gravel, flowering low water desert plants, bushes, drip systems)  and  leave the back yards to the tenants to care for.