Those mesquite trees and saguaros are not radiating heat back at you.

I found this very interesting article about Airbnb in Tucson that I thought it would be of interest to investors who are having intention to start their Airbnb business:Original Article Courtesy of Carol Ann Alaimo of tucson.comShort-term vacation rentals a multimillion-dollar industry in TucsonBusiness is booming in the land of sunshine and saguaros for those who rent to tourists through a popular online booking platform.Tucson property owners collectively took in more than $8 million from Airbnb rentals last year and demand continues to soar in the run-up to the city’s annual gem show.About 53,000 visitors stayed at local Airbnb properties in 2017, a 73 percent increase from the year prior when about 30,500 did so, said Laura Rillos, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco-based company.Total rental income for participating Tucson property owners jumped from $5.1 million in 2016 to $8.4 million last year, Rillos said.The short-term rental trend has been good for the local economy because it serves those who otherwise might not come, said Dan Gibson, a spokesman for Visit Tucson, the city’s tourism bureau.That’s especially true during peak periods when local hotels tend to sell out, such as during the gem show or homecoming weekend at the University of Arizona, he said.

You'll find that there are as many real estate agents in Phoenix as there are Saguaro in Saguaro National Park, though.

If you ever tire of lush and beautiful Florida and want to venture into the sands and saguaros of Arizona, we would love to sit down with you and talk strategy.  

They jump from tree to tree (yes, there are actually trees in Phoenix not just Saguaros) and land on roofs.

Ok, it's citrus and saguaro but you get the picture************"Once affordable, Phoenix rents among fastest rising in US"With Arizona law largely favoring landlords.

Oh and how difficult or lengthy a process is to get a permit, if necessary, to remove a saguaro?

@Lynn Harper if she killed a cactus - sure hope it wasn't a saguaro!

@Matthew Kwan@Carlos Valencia I lived all my life in Seattle and recently sold all of our properties because of the erratic behavior of the government, high taxes, homelessness, drugs, crime, disdain for landlords, and so on.I'd rather have hurricanes than invest in Seattle so we moved to Scottsdale where there are no hurricanes, no earthquakes, no volcanoes, taxes are low, profits are high, government is reasonable, crime is low, weather is good, world class restaurants & resorts, golfing is king and I get palm trees and saguaro cacti.Don't let the hype about Seattle fool you.

I have a beautiful 20' saguaro at one of my rental properties.