Prop Tax's some of lowest in the country for fully service properites  IE WATER SEWER Paved ST.. schools etc.2. on going maintenance  desert scape   No lawn going wild like the mid west. 3. lack of water intrusion  4.

That’s literally less than $10 in the deserts of Las Vegas. 

Phoenix also has so much sprawl that their water consumption is relatively high per person and people insist on keeping grass lawns in a desert.  

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Desert Hot Springs.

Otherwise areas like 29 palms, Desert Hot Springs, and Crestline are a few places to start looking. 

For example, I purchased 53 Desert Rain Henderson 89074 back in 2012 for around $150k and it rented for $1,495.

Never seen a gazebo in a desert house because they are super poor insulation from the outside heat and temp.

I've bought land in the SoCal desert so I have some experience.

There seems to be a lot of growth in the desert right now!

If the room stays cool and reasonably dry (not desert dry) and the wires don't have a lot of hard bends often it's not in bad shape.