This could be improving the sidewalks, beautifying the median, upgrading sewage, etc.

I looked in the windows from the sidewalk.  

Once you locate land, there's engineering that needs to be done (civil, soils, electrical, environmental, structural, etc.) environmental issues may need to be addressed, availability of utilities and proximity to parcel, cost of grading, installing utilities, paving, sidewalks, parcel maps or possibly subdivision map.

You need to calculate the utilities to light and heat the hallway, landscaping, snow removal if you have sidewalks and parking lots.  

I have 25 spaces and front and back sidewalks.

There are quite a few areas in Spokane that have nice looking Craftsman or Victorian homes, but many investors wouldn't even walk the sidewalk let alone own property.  

Most of the companies will not contract with a homeowner with a small walkway and sidewalk.

Shoveling snow, keep sidewalk clean.Over the years, based on our experience with tenants:We now use a landscaper who lived in the neighborhood.

They are nice because they are quiet-- garages separate the living spaces and they have separate outdoor areas and private drives and sidewalks.

I recently paid to close the sidewalk on a construction project in North Philly.