We look forward to moving back to Wichita or to the desert Southwest in the next few years. 

When people ride ATV's in the desert they kick up a significant amount of asbestos and I don't personally know one person who died from asbestos caused by break pads or desert dust, but I do personally know two children who were handicapped and doctors claim the cause was due to lead.The requirements for removing lead depends heavily on who lives in the house.

I'm from Massachusetts and I wouldn't live there for all the money in the world.Water is a funny thing about the desert.

I still remember walking through the deserted Rome airport. 

The closest you are going to get is buying in the desert or mountains and turning it into an AirBnb property.  

We would like to do vacation rental in that do airbnb and be able to use it few weekends for ourselves because we love the desert and to hike.

I had an appraiser tell me my home didn't qualify as having a view since the desert behind my property is supposed to have new homes built at some point in the future and that there wouldn't be a view at that time.

I was in southern Oman and saw Bedouin families literally wandering through the desert (or so it seemed to my western eye). 

Due to the construction materials required in Las Vegas (Mojave Desert), there is little difference in maintenance costs between condos and single-family homes.

Purchase price: $360,000 Cash invested: $30,000 I LOVE the desert.