Driving around, in addition to noticing the extraordinary natural beauty of the area — the Joshua Trees, fields of California poppy flowers, alfalfa farms, ranch-style homes and horse corrals — the land might seem a little remote and undeveloped. Keep in mind, though, that as little as ten years ago bustling main sections of Palmdale, Lancaster and Rosamond looked the same. Development happens very quickly in the Antelope Valley once it starts.
I highly recommend detouring a little on your way home to explore these cities, and get a sense of the growth in this region- the housing tracts, shopping malls and commercial development activity. Antelope Valley real estate prices have been rising steadily for decades. CharlieLand is still cheap!
Every property I sell is accurately and specifically described in legal descriptions recorded with the county planning department, surveyor and assessor’s offices. In addition, prior to acquiring them all properties were checked against US Geological Survey maps to make sure they are level and away from any flood areas or other natural hazards. Additionally, the State of California requires a Natural Hazard Report and Disclosure be done by an independent private firm, which you will receive through escrow during the purchase process. During escrow you will also get a preliminary title report detailing the exact legal description of the land. After you have approved the title report and escrow closes, you will get a full policy of title insurance which guarantees the property conforms exactly to its legal description. The title insurance policy also fully describes any and all easements or liens on the property, so you take possession of a clearly delineated and guaranteed legal parcel, with no surprises.
To my knowledge, none of my properties has been physically surveyed on the ground and staked out with markers. Most lots in the region are unsurveyed. You can usually drive to within 50-100 feet of most of my parcels, and with 30 mile visibility, you know you’re looking at the land generally. To see the exact physical boundaries of a parcel as described in the legal description, you’d need to hire a surveyor and sink stakes. That’s all part of the development process if you’re going to build.
These are parcels of raw, undeveloped California vacant land sold for low prices. Unless otherwise noted, utilities are not already in place. Water is usually available by sinking a well, or via public utilities, and power can be run from the nearest access. These costs may be part of developing a parcel for use. If you intend to build immediately, it’s a good idea to research the suitability of the land to your needs and budget prior to purchase.
These properties are sold primarily as investment land to hold onto for future price appreciation. As development in the area increases, more infrastructure will be built in the form of roads, power lines and possible local water district or aqueduct service, significantly reducing development costs. You should be aware, however, that buying a parcel of land to build immediately may involve considerable expense.
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The Tehachapi Mountains area is home to some of the largest windfarm and photovoltaic solar power projects in the world, and hundreds of these beautiful, silent, non-polluting wind rotors can be seen spinning on a distant mountainside from some of my properties. This clean and green, ecologically sound energy source is surprisingly practical. Wind power already provides all the energy needs for many residents in the greater Los Angeles area and beyond. The cost of individual off-grid solar power has come down dramatically in the last 20 years, and it’s a really great option for those who can think outside the box and want to unplug from utility bills. There have also been significant tax credits available for home solar energy systems. Some systems completely pay for themselves within as little as 5 years.
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter United States Air Force inventory since World War II, and almost every U.S. military aircraft since the 1950s has been at least partially tested at Edwards. The base has been the site of many aviation breakthroughs, testing a series of experimental airplanes to probe the most challenging unknowns of flight aeronautics.
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The tiny rocket-propelled Bell X-1  'Glamorous Glennis' :
first airplane to break the sound barrier.
Notable occurrences at Edwards include Chuck Yeager's 1947 Bell X-1 flight that broke the sound barrier, test flights of the North American X-15, multiple Space Shuttle landings, and the 1986 around-the-world flight of the Rutan Voyager.
•  The legendary Chuck Yeager  •
First human being to fly faster than the speed of sound
Future Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1960 when he was an X-15
rocket plane research pilot at EAFB Dryden Flight Research Center
Developmental flight testing at Edwards regularly broke speed and altitude records throughout the 1950s. Flying the X-15 aircraft in 1961, Major Robert M. White became the first man to exceed Mach 4, claimed Mach 5 just three months later, and then, during the X-15's first full-powered flight he exceeded Mach 6. White also became the first man to fly an airplane in space when he climbed to 314,750 feet in 1962.  Major William Knight reached Mach 6.72 (4,250 mph) in a modified X-152-A in 1967, a speed that remains to this day the highest ever attained in an airplane.
• SR-71 Blackbird •
Long range hi-altitude Mach3+ reconnaissance aircraft:
"The ultimate spy plane" developed from the X-15 as a
black project by the Lockheed Skunk Works division
Edwards Air Force Base has been at the forefront of developing and testing a wide variety of experimental prototype aircraft, conducting research and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to combat to civilian adaptation, testing and evaluating aircraft structures, propulsion, avionics and electronic warfare in developing the latest weapon system technologies at the Benefield Anechoic Facility, Integrated Flight Avionics Systems Test Facility, and the Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator.
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Entrance to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base
The tradition continues at Edwards' US Air Force test Pilot School where the Air Force's most elite teams of top pilots, navigators and engineers learn to conduct flight tests and evaluation of the newest highly sophisticated weapons and aerospace systems.
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5 Approach and Landing Test (ALT) flights and 54 operational
Space Shuttle missions landed on Edwards Air Force Base runways.
Inside Edwards is NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, home to much of the world's most advanced research on aeronautics, space and related technologies for atmospheric flight operations. Dryden supports NASA's earth science research with a fleet of specialized manned and unmanned environmental science aircraft. Dryden is also involved in NASA's space science mission by managing and flying the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.
NASA X-43 Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle
A major reason for the growth of Edwards AFB has been its proximity to greater Los Angeles' aircraft manufacturing heritage and the west coast's longstanding concentration of aerospace industry enterprises.
Mojave Air and Space Port
The Mojave Air and Space Port, also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center, is America's first civilian spaceport. Besides being a general use public airport, it also serves as a storage and heavy maintenance location for numerous commercial jetliners previously or currently owned by major domestic and international airlines, due to its vast area and dry desert conditions. Commercial aircraft are stored at Mojave, scrapped at the end of their useful lifetimes, or refurbished and returned to active service.

The Mojave Airport has a rich history in air racing and has been a space industry flight development testing site for several teams competing to win the Ansari X Prize, most notably the Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne, which conducted the first privately funded human suborbital flight in 2004. Other groups based at the Mojave Spaceport include XCOR Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company, Stratolaunch Systems, Firestar Technologies, Orbital Sciences Corporation, NASA, and Interorbital Systems.