1. Right now, it's a buyers market.

Now is when you'll find the best deals and the biggest incentives to buy premium parcels. When the market swings back (and it will), you'll either be the proud owner of a significant asset or the happy seller making a good profit. It's a win-win situation.

2. You can lower your cost of living without lowering your expectations.

Arizona offers a lifestyle made for these times: low taxes, low cost of living coupled with a high quality of life. A larger lot gives you the profound pleasure of walking outside your front door and owning a view that doesn't include the side of your neighbor's house.

3. Financing is available.

Some sellers offer seller financing. That means no banks involved.  I work directly with some lenders who are still offering bank financing as well.

4. Land is a solid alternative to stocks.

When it comes to hard assets, it's hard to beat a parcel of land. Once it's yours, you can walk out on it, you can camp on it, you can build on it. In other words, you can actively enjoy your land from the minute you buy it. Try that with a stock. Or a bond.

5. Land is a great investment for those who see the big picture.

Even in the best of times, stock predictions might reach out as far as six months to a year--and we all know how wrong those predictions can be. On the other hand, land isn't as volatile as stocks and bonds, but currently prices are lower than they've been in years. And, historically, land has appreciated.