If a vacation rental is done right -- well-furnished, well-photographed, hot tub, maybe some views or solitude in the trees -- you can do really well.

Just like Sedona, Joshua tree has its spiritual creative mystic of beautiful scenery sunsets solitude etc Popular series like Entourage and musicians like Dave Grohl and many other artists have popularized the area  Being so close to LA and rich leftover hippies with a high dose of legal weed make it a pretty cool spot 

How much would you pay to have 30 minutes of solitude to sit and think in your evil scheming hatchery?

Being that I am sometimes introverted and greatly value my times of solitude, it's impossible to feel at home in this type of environment.

It's rare for people to go down in size in the beginning of their real estate journey and it's rare for people to want to have tenants/roommates when they've had a taste of the solitude having a single family property can bring. 

cant thank you enuf for your reassuring words .. im just freaking out because i made an investment with the last of my funds and im snowed in . and i have nothing but time , space and solitude to make me go crazy !

I have made that money and my Roth my fortress of solitude money for retirement just in case something we’re to happen.

I guess ideally I would like a country that offers long term foreign residents healthcare into their system also.I heard of a woman who bought a stone house surrounded by lots of land in Estonia for about 17K and it went up to over 30K within 2 years.The reason I need solitude is for personal reasons, and because I will work remotely, great internet access is essential.Thanks,Karolyn

South facing land is more valuable than north facing land in VT, in general, but also depends on what you're looking for (land to grow a garden vs trees and solitude).

With the north entrance to the national park along and the solitude visitors come to the desert for, we think 29 Palms has real potential.Hoping this forum will provide us with both perspectives in support of a profitable venture in 29 Palms or any cautionary tales and/or general words of wisdom for those who have experience in the area.