Home Buyers, Beware: âViews Are Not Guaranteedâ All kinds of things can go wrong, especially if youâre buying in an area youâre not familiar with. The advice from experts: Do your homework. Homes dot the edge of the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort in Palm Springs, Calif. A local environmental group wants to turn the municipal-owned course into a desert preserve.Credit...Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times Feb. 26, 2021 Mike Tracy bought his dream home on a whim. He and his wife, Cyndi, were visiting Palm Springs, Calif., 10 years ago and looked at a Spanish Mission-style house that was built along the original course at the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort.