in the desert they are quite prevalent.. the other thing we see in new construction is two living areas for extended family.. so we will have that plan available as well for build to suit.For all those starting out and ESPECIALLY in high priced markets house hack a duplex to 4 plex is by far the best thing one could do for themselves if your goal is to own rentals or just have a place to live..

Being in the desert we constantly have issues with bugs and German Roaches are the most persistent.

It's of no value to anyone except an artist that is collecting painted desert lands. 

At least jets can be parked in the desert somewhere (such as near Victorville).

I live in Los Angeles and a couple of years ago I bought a tiny homestead cabin on 5 acres about 2 hours away in the hi-desert of California near Joshua Tree National Park.

We are entering into Low season in the desert and revenue and bookings are dropping in the area. 

The true test for vacation rentals in the desert is the "low season" or summer, which I have not yet experenced...to be cont on that front.

As Account Closed said, if you prefer to buy locally, you can get rentals with better numbers further away from LA, like out in the desert areas.

We did have a similar scenario in our house in California that we purchased for $250k 6 years ago that is now worth $500k (much more but a well and solar in the desert is apparently worth nothing to an appraiser -_-) We got a HELOC on our residence for $180k and have used that to purchase two multi family homes.

My property had issues bc of the desert and wasn't worth the pain.