Before you for utilities and if you happen to be the last empty parcel on the street you’ve just invited the curbing, sidewalks, sewers to be built and assessed to you and your neighbors, welcome to the area.

First, the tenants were less than diligent with pulling cans out, and worst in retrieving it, cans roll around the sidewalk for days.

Well, assuming you do it the way you are supposed to and pull a permit, you can add $10k to your cost because you are going to have to put in a sidewalk now.

"  I left grass clippings on the sidewalk .   

Purchase price is about half a million and the lot has no setbacks, the building footprint can cover the entire lot up to the side walk.

Even if the center is all concrete, adding some planter boxes with flowers on the side walk will go a long way towards curb appeal. 4. 

I had a guy power washing the front of my house and sidewalk while there was someone in the house cleaning.

I had a guy power washing the front of my house and sidewalk while there was someone in the house cleaning.

His stuff was all out on the sidewalk on moving night and I even picked up a few chairs, a TV set, and microwave, after turning down his offers to sell me some of the stuff, before neighborhood scavengers got to it. 

Look for trees next to the buildings and sidewalks.