THE FIRST AND OLDEST WAY TO INVEST IN ARIZONA LAND IS TO BUY CHEAP LAND AND HOLD IT FOR THE LONG TERM. AND HOPE SOMEONE ELSE WILL DO SOMETHING TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR LAND IF YOU ARE YOUNG ENOUGH TO HOLD 10 TO 20 YEARS, BUY CHEAP DIRT ON TERMS AND MAKE THE PAYMENTS LIKE PUTTING MONEY IN THE BANK. OVER TIME ARIZONA LAND WILL INCREASE IN VALUE FASTER THEN THE INTEREST ON ANY BANK ACCOUNT. BUYING GOOD CLEAN LAND WITH NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WILL INCREASE IN VALUE MORE THEN INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET LONG TERM. AND YOU CAN EVEN DRIVE OUT TO YOUR LAND AND HAVE A PICNIC OR AN OVERNIGHT CAMPOUT. JUST TRY TO CAMP OUT AT THE STOCK MARKET.

THIS STYLE IS LIKE SHOOTING CRAPS IN LAS VEGAS. IT TAKES A LOT OF CASH AND EVEN MORE GUTS. YOU MUST KNOW WHO THE OTHER PLAYERS ARE IN THE MARKET. THEN LOOK FOR THE SMALL MOVES THEY MAKE THAT SAY THIS MAY BE THE NEXT HOT AREA. BUY LAND ON LITTLE MORE THEN A PHONE CALL AND YOUR GUT FELLINGS. THE HARDEST PART OF THIS TYPE OF INVESTING IS THAT YOU MUST ALSO BE WILLING TO TAKE A FAST PROFIT AND LEAVE SOME MONEY ON THE TABLE FOR THE NEXT GUY. IF YOU TRY TO HOLD OUT FOR TO LARGE A PROFIT THE CRAP GAME MAY MOVE TO ANOTHER AREA AND YOU ARE LEFT OUT. THEN YOU ARE BACK TO A LONG HOLD INVESTMENT ON THAT PARCEL AND WATING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DO SOMETHING TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR LAND. IN THIS PUMP & DUMP STYLE OF INVESTING YOU MUST GET IN FAST, MAKE A SPLASH, GET OUT FAST AND LOOK FOR THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY. YOU JUST SWIM AROUND THE EDGE LIKE A REEF FISH BUT STRIKE LIKE A SHARK.

THIS STYLE IS THE ONE THAT I USE THE MOST FOR MY OWN INVESTMENTS. I'M TO OLD TO DO THE BUY AND HOLD. I HAVE THE GUTS BUT NOT THE CASH TO DO THE PUMP & DUMP. SO I LIKE TO BUY THE FIX-UP DIRT. IF YOU BUY A FIX-UP HOUSE, IT'S NOT WORTH ONE RED CENT MORE THEN YOU PAID FOR IT, UNTIL YOU FIX IT UP FOR THE NEXT BUYER. WHEN YOU FIND CHEAP DIRT, THAT'S CHEAP BECAUSE IT HAS A PROBLEM. BUY IT AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW YOU HAVE INCRESED THE VALUE OF YOUR LAND. THEN YOUR PROFITS ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF YOUR TIME, WORK AND MONEY YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT INTO THE PRODUCT, THAT YOU WANT TO BRING TO THE MARKET. THIS CAN BE AS LITTLE AS A GOOD CLEAN-UP TO DRILLING WELLS AND RUNNING THE POWER TO THE PROPERTY. BUT NOW YOU HAVE TAKEN RAW LAND AND MADE IT INTO CUSTOM HOME SITES. THE WASH BECOMES AN INTERMITTENT STREAM WITH A PICNIC AREA. THE FLOODPLAN BECOMES A GREEN PASTURE FOR THE HORSES OR A PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDS. AND YOU CAN PLAY FIX-UP DIRT ANYWHERE IN ARIZONA. SO IT'S A SURE THING YOU CAN INCREASE THE VALUE OF ANY LAND IN ARIZONA. ( IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES )