So back to the original topic...
We have explored the Palm Springs area as well. Lots of weird land things going on there. Certain areas have homes on leased land and you don’t pay property taxes, the land owner does. You pay the landowner rent for the land your house sits on.
Aside from the land weirdness, PS seems like a nice place to land but the thought of living in CaliTAXnia is mind blowing. Their taxes are incredibly high. PS, like much of the Southwest, is really, really, really hot. And did I mention it’s hot?
We have also looked in AZ, FL, TX. All of which have more favorable lifestyles than CA. We would likely not try and manage two homes. Closed up, unlived in houses get to smelling, ewwww.
That is all