Luxury Homes Abandoned in the Desert near Kingman, Arizona

[@kennethwilliams-dl9gi]

they are not being reclaimed by the desert but destroyed by vandals.

[@RoadTripTravel]

Well, the reclamation is accelerated by the vandals, but nature breaks down everything over time.

[@whodat90]

@@RoadTripTravelnature doesn’t steal the copper

[@krabgrass]

Honestly I would squat in one of them lol especially with the cost of housing

[@biblesforbreakfast]

​@@krabgrass Arizona doesn't need more squatters

[@krabgrass]

@@biblesforbreakfast There's already enough of them here in the off-road trails here in Mesa and Apache Junctions. One of the homeless encampments at Bulldog Canyon caught on fire and caused a massive wildfire last year. Now you aren't allowed to wander off the trail or you will get fined by the sheriffs out there.

[@azbob2357]

You forgot to mention one important thing. NO WATER.

[@RoadTripTravel]

"No water??" Why would you say that? Infrastructure is the first thing to go in, you don't build a house, then put in the utilities. 🤦‍♂️ They would not have even been able to get the permits.

[@mthelouvre]

My county gives permits all the time with no or very very little water. Buyer Beware !

[@user-qt5jc1qc6n]

​​​ I live not far from Kingman, there are homes with land in the area for sale occasionally, that have NO water. That's a fact. They are worthless to me, you couldn't pay me to live, where there is no source of water. But people do buy them and haul water. I call those people, crazy!

[@shauny2285]

​@@user-qt5jc1qc6n I'd call them "rustic". 😅

[@dianemartinis2801]

The wells are not deep and people have to keep redrilling new ones. ​@@RoadTripTravel

[@Moondoggy1941]

When will be (people) just leave stuff alone and be respectful of other peoples property.

[@RoadTripTravel]

Indeed, very disappointing. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@-Stop-it]

Who be be?

[@Moondoggy1941]

@@-Stop-it Fixed it kinda of.

[@DoloresJNurss]

I'm not saying it's right, but the temptation is greater if the owner doesn't respect the property either.

[@stevesmith2427]

Unfortunately we are in a society where there is no respect for anything, if it's not nailed they will break it or steal it.

[@dangerouslyuninformed6058]

The shells are intact because of the low moisture content of the air. No mold. Things can last a long time in the desert.

[@TH-cz1ke]

Things can melt in the desert

[@amfrpt]

I wouldn’t!

[@robertdavis5714]

Did not know this was near Kingman. Developer did everything backwards, roads and utilities 1st. No water, No Power, No nothing.

[@davidsalo8397]

Developers often do dumb things. Do not allow them on local planning commissions. They only care about profits. Not doing the right thing.

[@AZsunflower]

@@robertdavis5714 That issue is on the city that allowed the developer to do this.

[@hahahahahahahahahahahahaha7725]

Also this area of AZ is hotter than the sun.

[@RoadTripTravel]

Haha...Actually, this area is cooler than the more southern parts of the state (that are hotter than the sun) in Phoenix and Tucson. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@hahahahahahahahahahahahaha7725]

@@RoadTripTravel I went to California in July. From. Ludow to Barstow it was 122-125, across I-40. That’s my only reference.

[@andrewordog4397]

Lived near there for 5 years. Absolutely brutal during the summer. But then again, it is the Mohave desert.

[@sandybruce9092]

@@RoadTripTravelYes, I have the t-shirt for when Phoenix hit 120. Didn’t really notice because I had been through more than 3 months of it never getting below 100 - even at midnight!! And I grew up without a/c in Phoenix - only swamp coolers - didn’t even know about a/c till I was an adult! Phoenix has water because of the canals built back in the 1800s!

[@caroleanne8529]

@@hahahahahahahahahahahahaha7725 Kingman's altitude is what makes it cooler than Phoenix or Barstow, CA, but it is still plenty hot there.

[@larryfromwisconsin9970]

Very sad. But I agree with AzBob, Arizona doesn't have the water for luxury subdivisions. Especially not those with grass lawns, ponds, swimming pools, and golf courses.

[@corine422]

Vandals who destroy places like this really suck. It's sickening to see that people can be this disrespectful. Vandals make the price of everything go up too, here's another good example.

[@RoadTripTravel]

I agree! Such a shame. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@dewaynemartin6437]

And they’d scream the loudest if someone vandalized their property.

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

I can’t imagine why anyone ever thought that many wealthy people would ever want to live near Kingman.

[@eddies838]

Rich people aren't gonna live there and the ones who do aren't exactly rich.

[@scramjet4610]

People pay a lot to live in the desert. Look at Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, etc.

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@ You picked two of the most exclusive dessert communities that make up a very small portion of desert dwellers, so what does that prove, DA?

[@ajfletcher8350]

There is no freaking water. End of story.

[@user-qt5jc1qc6n]

@@ajfletcher8350 also the summer temperatures are unsurvivable without electricity(for air conditioning).

[@_Reviewer]

@ajfletcher8350, well said 😄😂😂

[@MichaelSpawn-r6u]

I'm surprised to see the wiring still in place.

[@RoadTripTravel]

I'm surprised to see them still standing after all these years. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@markhardy6738]

It be worth it if there was a recycling place near by

[@GrandmaMeow-gg3gl]

IF there was a recycling place nearby? Dude, there's NOTHING nearby! Get a truck, steal what's valuable, strip the wire - then haul it to KAR to get paid

[@mikemckindles4726]

If there is in fact any wiring left, I assume it's Aluminum and not copper.

[@jamesclark9347]

I volunteer to go head the security detail that stops the vandalism!

[@toddgittins5692]

People don't get it. Locations like this, housing has to be SUPER cheap.

[@christineholliday4564]

WOW !! I used to live in Kingman. Brings back childhood memories... 😊😊

[@lothean2099]

I would fix that place up and live there.

[@RoadTripTravel]

I hear ya, but unfortunately it would take a lot of time and money. Vandals have really done a number on these homes. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@DoloresJNurss]

Fix it up and maintain it, stay there continuously for five years (more years if you only fix up the yard and not the house itself) and pay taxes on it, and it can be yours by Arizona squatter's rights.

[@lothean2099]

@@DoloresJNurss pretty sure I can get it at a discount. Probably has no water running out to it. But its a nice project.

[@timdowney6721]

Check out the cost of paying for water and paying for hauling it in.

[@DoloresJNurss]

@@timdowney6721 Good point!

[@AhJodie]

You have a great way with words. Thanks for the video.

[@RoadTripTravel]

Aw, thank you so much, I really appreciate it. And thank you for watching. Cheers, Mike

[@DiscoverWickenburg]

Wow, this is an interesting, albeit tragic, story. Thanks for sharing!

[@RoadTripTravel]

It really is tragic to let all those homes go to waste when housing is in such need these days. Thank you for watching!

[@alanaldpal950]

@@RoadTripTravel Location, location, location

[@JS-jh4cy]

Arizona is a natural fricking desert, thus no water and almost no trees

[@RoadTripTravel]

You really showed off your ignorance with this comment. Only half of Arizona is in the desert and the state borders the Mighty Colorado River in which the state gets some of its water. We have massive forests in the state of Arizona in multiple areas. The leaders of the state built massive reservoirs in the 1930s and 40s to fuel future water demands. There is also a massive aquifer under the city of Phoenix. So, in the future, before leaving stupid comments, do a bit of research. While you're entitl3ed to your own opinion, you're not entitled to your own facts.

[@HR-rt9nh]

hmmm 3 months ago.... guess the wiring and copper pipes have been scavenged by now.

[@dingleydb]

no copper pipes, all pvc

[@larryo6874]

I have driven through the Kingman area. Fairly remote part of Arizona.

[@jackduras6238]

we love it there,just returned back,fantastic people

[@carolinesmith8024]

No water 💦 and the heat 😮 omg

[@DoloresJNurss]

Squatter's rights laws in Arizona are strict but doable. If the owner's not taking care of the property and you fix it up, and if you stay there uninterruptedly for five years, and pay taxes on it, and not try to hide that you're there, it's yours.

[@cathyburrows8162]

It is ten years now

[@Kickflip369]

It’s 15 years now. Cartel will find it before then

[@RobertT-qi4yb]

Lol...people who own it will pay taxes 🤡

[@DoloresJNurss]

@@RobertT-qi4yb Often they don't, when they abandon it.

[@GrandmaMeow-gg3gl]

Investment scam: Own "Tax Lien properties" for pennies on the dollar

[@Bill-c5i]

My wife and I upon retiring contemplated moving to Kingman. We have been through there numerous times and have spent some nights there. After consideration we decided not to move there. Reasons are is that its it's too isolated and the question of the availability of water. Some places are nice to visit but you wouldn't want to live there.

[@caroleanne8529]

We lived in Kingman for 4 years. We thought it would be a nice little town and had a nice home built. For us, the biggest problem was lack of adequate medical care. There are very, very few doctors in town. They've had lots of resident physicians that the medical center made promises to, but never kept, so those doctors left. When searching for a doctor on the medical center's web site, we learned they never deleted the names of doctors who packed up and moved on. There's not much in the way of stores, so if you want anything, you need to go to Las Vegas. Only good thing was airport in Vegas was easy to get to. We never had issues with water and were never asked to restrict usage. You were smart to move somewhere else.

[@eutimiochavez415]

Built an aqueduct from the Mississippi River and u will have all that water. In the desert that u need❤❤❤

[@beehive5835]

Was water, sewage, and power brought to these houses? If so, it might be possible to still turn this around as middle income housing, if a big employer set up a headquarters nearby.

[@RoadTripTravel]

I was wondering the same thing...it's usually the first thing that is done, so I have to assume the utilities are in place. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@beehive5835]

@@RoadTripTravel Will do! Thanks!

[@larryjanson4011]

your joking ..right. there is no insentave for any mega corp. or even a mini corp to move there. as there is no support, not even people. as most in that area live on welfare. so no reason to go to work.

[@beehive5835]

@@larryjanson4011 Wow, that means building there was really not a good idea!

[@caroleanne8529]

Problem with getting an employer to set up headquarters is them finding sober employees. Lots of tweakers there, remainder of population is retired.

[@stevekovacs4093]

There are a few of these currently listed for sale at around 200,000 a pop. I don't know if utilities are available or if there was any water . Looks like the tweakers and scavengers have ripped out anything of value, leaving tons of expensive repairs. The entire mess might be salvageable but only if they were all renovated as a group.

[@sandybruce9092]

I,lived I. Phoenix almost all my life and actually never went TO Kingman, just near it! Yep - water!

[@carenfarmer4794]

I've driven through Kingman coming back from Las Vegas. But yeah. Its about what, 3 hrs from Phoenix?

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@sandybruce9092 I kid but Kingman wasn’t so bad. And it averages about 10 to 13 degrees cooler and traffic is great compared to Phoenix. Many people there go to Flagstaff for medical care and big things and real estate is affordable.

[@sandybruce9092]

@@ThomasMackay-i8h I don’t think I ever got up to Kingman. Traffic is inky k e if the reasons we finally moved completely out of Arizina😃😃. I went to college in Flagstaff back when it was Arizona State College. I check on Zillow every once in awhile just to check up on what the houses I used to live in - and I’m astounded at the values! Who can afford to move there is beyond me!!!

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@sandybruce9092 I love love Flagstaff but can’t afford it. Median house/price is near a million. Everything cost more. Vets, dentists, and try getting in in less than a month. New Mexico is a poor man’s Arizona. If you haven’t visited, try it. Weather is better too. Much cheaper.

[@sandybruce9092]

@@ThomasMackay-i8h Wow! Prices going up everywhere! I’ve been through New Mexico quite a few times, mostly I40 but the last time I drive back home to NC I used I20 - I’ll pass on New Mexico! Our son and his family live in Colorado and that’s the farther west we go! We live about 2-3 hours drive from western North Carolina where the huge storm hit a couple weeks ago - first time in over 200 years this has happened and the area is still a mess and will be for quite some time! Feds did nothing!

[@virginiamartinez201]

I like your short trip with no nonsensical stuff. Thank you. 😊

[@RoadTripTravel]

Aw, thank you! Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@MeshMarketingGuru]

Very interesting! Such a shame that these houses were just left to rot when so many people could have used them.

[@RoadTripTravel]

It really is a shame. Thank you for watching. Cheers, Mike

[@kurrie3280]

It would have been difficult to use them without water and electricity.

[@timdowney6721]

Hmmm. Is there water, power, sewer?

[@tinh_lai_ivietnam5253]

Just give me one unit. I guarantee after a year, I can make a lot of improvement in the garden and potentially spread out far. It needs people with resilient and love nature. That land is not for lay back resident. Its desolation is a precious character could be heaven for someone that don't like city lives. JMHO.

[@Hunterlewis675]

That’s because hwy 93 is a p.o.s. And getting there is not worth it

[@RoadTripTravel]

True, good stretches really do suck. They have been widening and re-paving, so some parts are nice. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@theronash7269]

The worst highway I’ve ever been on, was highway 40 East from Kingman to Flagstaff.

[@SirMattyD]

Why is the billboard pictured at 2:05 AI generated? Are there billboards or aren't there?

[@RoadTripTravel]

Because I did not film any, so needed to augment. There is still some signage, one is an old truck trailer. Another says something like "3 miles back..."

[@SirMattyD]

@@RoadTripTravel Gotcha

[@NormanSilv]

Like wind and lots of it every day? This IS the place.

[@vicO1323]

I've travelled past Silverado quite a few times but never stopped to see if there were any houses. I think the developer had a great vision but the economy tanked in 2007 and didn't recover until after 2009.

[@garytrawinski1843]

Great vision? Not at all.

[@jimbosvidbits6166]

People who vandalize must not be very bright or disturbed, bored, depressed, or venting🤔

[@alanaldpal950]

Or maybe they are just ….. BAD people. Or EVIL people. They exist so don’t make excuses as if they don’t 🤔

[@michaellewis9275]

@@alanaldpal950 Or maybe just thiefs stealing copper wire and pipe out of the walls!!!

[@rogelioecheverri3366]

Its a resentment of living in a stratified corrupt system of slavery.

[@GrandmaMeow-gg3gl]

How about ALL of those! Add in substance abusers, mental issues, poor, unemployed, rejected by society, lonely & homeless

[@RubenYbarra-y2v]

Not even the Squatters wants them. So that tells you everything.

[@texillini1]

Terrible that it got vandalized. Seems like an opportunity to me.

[@RoadTripTravel]

I know, it's horrible! Some people have so little respect. Such a shame that no one got to live in them. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@kcMan7938]

Seriously who wants to live in a desert

[@garytrawinski1843]

I do. I used to live in Mesa, AZ and my stress level is down to zero since I moved to Golden Valley, AZ which is just outside of Kingman.

[@corydavis2448]

Those houses just popped up for sale on realtor

[@RoadTripTravel]

Is that right? How much were they listed for? Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@carmelopappalardo8477]

I would live there.

[@JSees]

No water or power. Uninhabitable.

[@ourv9603]

Do you know how hot it gets in Kingman in the summer? Do you know how cold it gets in Kingman in the winter? 'Nuff said. !

[@Harry-q2q6y]

It does not get that hot. Look at the weather charts. Kingman is in northern Arizona. That area has one problem: no water.

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@Harry-q2q6y it gets quite a few days per year in the low 100s. The winter I was there we got a foot of snow one time and the entire area shut down.

[@questfortruth665]

And I thought that I made a few bad investments! I feel vindicated!

[@HollyBell-go3xl]

What happened?

[@Richard-q1y]

Wrong place wrong time.

[@RoadTripTravel]

Yep, timing is everything in life. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@richardsworldtraveleryoutu9274]

I went there a few times. My first time me and a friend got freaked out because a guy was inside one of the houses. It looks like he was painting or something. My friend thinks maybe he was a homeless guy. The guy claimed he was working for the owners or something. I didn't see him the next two times. The guy is on my first video of this place.

[@RoadTripTravel]

Oh, is that right. Crazy, how long ago was your first time? Thanks for watching. Cheers, Mike

[@richardsworldtraveleryoutu9274]

@@RoadTripTravel I went 3 years ago, I did see someone else do it, and he wouldn't say where it was, but it didn't take long to find. Then I took another KZbinr friend there about 6 months later, and I went again about 4 months ago. The place slowly gets worse and worse. I might have watched and commented here using my other channel. I can't tell. My first video is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZmcZ4Wlfdl8gZYsi=hLjDcixPY-nc90a0

[@Barbara-fy8cs]

NO WATER

Article didn’t say why it was abandoned….Wonder if those homes are for sale? All you’d need is a well or cistern a Diesle generator and power inverter ….And a tall chain link fence with razor wire…and Two or three gaurd dogs for the nasty vandals…..

[@GrandmaMeow-gg3gl]

Can't guarantee EVER finding water - no matter how deep you drill

[@Jazzfestn]

Have ANY of you been THROUGH Kingman?! Its an ARMPIT!

[@RoadTripTravel]

Come on, there are much worse places out there. Thanks for watching though, hope you'll check out some of my other videos Cheers, Mike

[@ericschneider8524]

There's a T/S truck stop in Kingman. I've slept there and had breakfast with the locals. The problem is water and utilities are too expensive.

[@timdowney6721]

@@RoadTripTravel “…there are much worse places out there.” Now there’s a real recommendation. 😒

[@stevethomas9070]

And don’t come back. Don’t even stop for gas. KGMN will get along just fine without you. LOL

[@andread8251]

Other Arizona residents call it Crackville.

[@travisp224]

great video, so does this area still look this way in 2024? i live in Bakersfield ca, about 300 miles or 290 from Kingman az, and we go to laughlin nv once a year, and that area your in is only about 45 min to an hour from there,and we would like to go see it if its still looking like it did in your video thanks so much!

[@RoadTripTravel]

Hi Travis...thank you! I just filmed this earlier this year, so I assume it is still like this 5-6 months later. Hope you get to check it out. Thank you so much for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@travisp224]

@@RoadTripTravel Thank you!

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@travisp224 Why would none go to Laughlin? Only reason I ever went there was to a dispensar6nbefore Arizona legalized it.

[@jit100758]

Should have thought about water before building there.

[@clearedhot7030]

Curious to know what the plan was for getting water out there? Surely that was figured out long before the first foundation was laid?

[@horizonchaser6030]

I'd Live there, Fix up the House...problem is it is a Mecca for Vandals. now. I could not sleep in Peace. Have to worry about Water Tank and don't see Power lines. SAD. I know Kingman, like all High Deserts, gets very Hot and rather cold, it does snow there.

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@horizonchaser6030 Not that cold. Snows a little once or twice a year and I don’t think I ever saw it get to 110.

[@LasVegas68]

Pathetic how someone has to go there and vandalize the homes!

[@kenogster3059]

Now they are being picked clean for Copper wiring and whatever else.

[@michaelgibbons]

Like so many residential, commercial and municipal projects of the early 2000's, that were derailed by the GFC... local economies have never fully recovered to pre-crisis levels. The financial crisis was never fully dealt with, and so much of the economic difficulty remains.

[@scottrichardson3961]

There's some really nice areas around kingman...like the higher elevations up near hualapi mtns....a lot cooler up there and less crime...no different than anywhere else...theres good and bad areas near EVERY city in America....do your research before u choose where to live! If u think kingman is hot try living along the Colorado River in the summer!! Temps reach 120+ every year. I live in bullhead city, AZ....35 miles west on hwy #68.

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@scottrichardson3961 Sure, if you want to be a good hour drive from basic necessities. That is a nice area though. Bolder City, not so much.

[@scottrichardson3961]

@@ThomasMackay-i8h basic necessities can be found in kingman

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@scottrichardson3961 Technically, but there is better medical and dental care and better restaurants in flagstaff. Though I did have an excellent vet in Kingman.

[@timebandit2951]

There's 2 things in Az. Outta water or running outta water! Or, like last summer, paying your paycheck to the electric company because of the record breaking heat, and the cost of A/C. Running 24 hrs a day

[@smujer1]

Where are the squatters? Amazed they didn't take over these homes.

[@RoadTripTravel]

I would presume that if you are a "squatter," that perhaps you don't have access to a car. Without a car, these homes are too far away from necessities. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@timdowney6721]

I’m sure the squatters were more astute than the developers. As in, living w/o water, power, and sewer doesn’t work very well.

[@marcdavenport8093]

Was water the problem?

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@marcdavenport8093 There ain’t none.

[@patbrophy7693]

You can get a home in topock az about 45 min from there for 25 to 50 k if you like heat and river 1 mile away 3 bars in town also. What else you need

[@curtmetheny857]

Location, Location, Location, timing, timing, timing.

[@dalemihocik4732]

Am I wrong or is there an area close by for outdated mothballed aircraft? If so, that would be cool to see.

[@michaelcranstoun8296]

How far a drive for food?

[@RoadTripTravel]

20 minutes or less. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@PalmBeachDog]

How did someone push a shopping cart all the way to Silverado?

[@GrandmaMeow-gg3gl]

Someone? Probably the relentless wind

[@BillySBC]

Why do I feel there's going to be a repeat of this all across the country pretty soon?

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@BillySBC Gee

[@spark-taco]

This place could work out like many other homesteads in the desert: with plenty acres per holder and water slowing features like gabions to collect into the ground the flash floods evidence of which the washes are. Same from roof rain harvesting. But doing suburbia in a hard desert... not a great idea. Even agriculture in the States like AZ that have lived off the Oglala acquifer have their days numbered. The whole growth in Phoenix is insane. Even in FL where I live we have water scarcity because of the growth machine.

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@spark-taco I lived in Kingman for a year and we had damn little rain.

[@spark-taco]

@@ThomasMackay-i8h touche.

[@marakima]

This is a great outcome. The less development, the better.

[@samuelsmith5773]

If you’ve ever been to Arizona, it’s no surprise.

[@kjmsupercars]

Zero water is my guess?.

[@RoadTripTravel]

"Zero water" is your guess for what? Infrastructure goes in before a house is built.

[@tubularguynine]

I’d be there salvaging those terra cotta roof tiles…$6 to $8 a piece!

[@eutimiochavez415]

Well probably don’t have any water there 😂😂. Remember u need water for all that stuff ,no water no golf course

[@sns1804]

WHY did it die?

[@LINDACONTRERAS63]

Travels sent me to your KZbin channel 😊

[@phillipmitchell5879]

Did u say WHY this occurred? I suspect lack of water - & what else??

[@siralleycat9141]

Isn't that the development that the county commissioners were involved in some kind of illegal scandal over?

[@GrandmaMeow-gg3gl]

Sadly, it's NOT the ONLY one!

[@Post-i5t]

no water hook up access, property is for sale if you want to truck in your own water and have septic you pay for, no city, county will let you hook off their system. So these homes can in fact be sold, if you have lots of funds to spend on maintenance and water plus no electric, you would have to out in.

[@gdmofo]

US93 Nevada golf community outside Vegas same deal

[@danschwartz1950]

Homes with fire places?

[@JoeSmith-qn3el]

Why didn't they build a water tank snd distribute . Just truck it in.

[@emmanuelojo2013]

😮 *The absurdity of man is limitless* - EINSTEIN

[@paulhenryxray]

The final nail in the coffin for this development was water availability. The proposed solar plant was expected to use exponentially more water than was available in that area.

[@ThomasMackay-i8h]

@@paulhenryxray I have solar power and there is no need for water to create solar.

[@lisescheiman5092]

Luxury doesn't matter. Housing is for survival. The land there is deadly. It's ridiculous.

[@realbogus]

I don't see a reason why this is a never issue...

[@timothythegreat6294]

ill rent them lets go 🎉

[@georgelugenalt200]

I'll never understand vandals. how does it make your life better to break glass and shred drywall/sheetrock? I always imagine throngs of Americans coming in to revitalize, repair and rebuild these old abandoned homes and communities and bring them to prosperity.

[@RoadTripTravel]

100% agree with you, such a shame. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike

[@DisabledTestedTravel]

Its weird no one has taken over through adverse action.

[@barryf5479]

My father lived in nearby Bullhead City. His house was the only one on his street that was occupied. Hotter than hell there. You stay inside and get bored, then go outdoors and get hot, then go inside to cool off. Rinse and repeat. It's one of the cheapest places to live in Arizona and it's that way for a reason. Too damned hot. Why not mention WHY the houses were left unfinished do date?

[@johnwalker8417]

"Kingman" says it all

[@susanfudge1737]

I drove from vegas to the grand canyon. Ugh. Arizona is depressing.

[@macmac9744]

Vegas is worse. You're lucky if you get out of there without getting robbed (you do at the gas pump, casinos), car wreck, etc. Keep it; we'll keep AZ. ALSO: STOP MOVING HERE!

[@RoadTripTravel]

OMG, that is a tiny portion of Arizona. It's not depressing at all, Arizona is an amazing state, I should know, I've been to all 50.

[@howardhughes7596]

Az is a lovely state. There is a lot more to it than the desert. I lived in Tucson from 1983-2002. Those were pleasant years heatwise. Now ... I'm very happy to be in Michigan.

[@RustyDarrell]

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[@UnitedWeStand2020]

So, why is NOBODY living there? Sure seems like putting that much time and a big boat load of cash into this project, it wouldn't have been abandoned for a huge loss. Such a waste.

[@davet3737]

When a project is abandoned it would be better for the area to tear out those structures even if the Gov has to do it so doesnt attract crime, but if no water than probably no squatters.

[@Mash333]

Destroying environments to make a quick buck didn’t work out for these investors. Hopefully the garbage they brought there will integrate back into nature quickly.

[@RoadTripTravel]

What an incredibly ignorant comment. Do you think at all before leaving such comments?

[@Moc619sd]

You didn't say what happened?

[@domingodeanda233]

That totally sucks

[@STEVEDUE]

Amos Black used to live THERE...

[@reapsgrimley]

first the gold gave out, then the water gave out, then the whiskey gave out....

[@Rosenblumr]

Bluth development?

[@threeten310]

forReal -I soMuchRealy DIG🌵theDesert !

[@martinavaslovik3433]

I've been there and I can tell you why no one lives there. It's nothing but cactus, rocks, and hot with rattlesnakes thrown in for good measure. You cannot afford the AC bill there either.

[@RoadTripTravel]

That's not the reason, but thanks for playin'

[@Bluemortal001]

this is ridiculous. i would love to buy this- but the issue is no privacy- no mountains or trees.. it would just be a flat piece of land...