I'm not sure if the prices in 29 Palms have exploded like they did in JT, but it looked promising to me and worth further investigating. 

Except now that we've done some work to it with the help of a cash out refinance upping the appraisal value to $145000, and the local area exploding, we're thinking we can get about $225000 or so from it if we sell in a year.

It is about to explode here.

I've been going for 5 years now and it has totally exploded my business as an RE Investor and Agent.

Thank goodness because since then rents have exploded in the area.  

Unless I glossed over it - I'm at ch5 now though.Anyway, one of my friends is about to close on a property in Twentynine Palms, which he says is 'exploding' as far as visitors/tourism is concerned.

Fast forward to today and I now have $200K in equity because the area exploded in value.

We are in the middle of renting one side of a duplex we bought 2 years ago in Scotts Valley, and due to exploding rental prices (and a nice remodel), the rent from one side alone handles our debt coverage and some of the taxes.

I bet your place will explode as they build the North Springdale Bypass...

I will definitely raise the rent in the near future as rents have exploded in this area as of late.