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. 

A definitive no no in July in the desert. 

Or, sometimes a flash flood can happen, even in the desert, where there is no time for the water to be absorbed into the ground, it just flows on top of the ground.There's just too much evidence in the type of damage to suggest a future of water problems with this property, regardless of planting a tree line at the back of the property, unfortunately. 

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

That's funny, that high desert AV still growing I think and new defense contract cranking it up again.

Everything and anything you can possibly want can be found in CA -- from snow and desert geographies, to Japanese anime and Star Trek meet-ups. 

Perhaps some home office space will become a big feature in the residential rentals.in our new construction coming up we have a few plans that have Casita's this is the Portland Or market.. were Casita's were not that common like in the desert.. but I can see them having a dual purpose based on companies allowing workers to work at home your casita is now your office still at your home but separate from the family flow..

Incompetence and powerlessness for real change in Sacramento, with no real hope for proper urban planning for all Californians beyond vacant luxury apartments, McMansions in the desert and gridlock traffic spanning all the way to Las Vegas. 

He stays in mobile home parks, truck stops, parks, out in the desert . . .

Until i step into the car, push the button, hear the sound and take a drive on the deserted back-roads.