Looks like the city itself has a Community Gardening initiative - maybe they will lease it.Another angle on your idea - rent it to an urban farmer.

It is in an urban area in California.

I lived in a urban duplex with on-street parking for a year. 95% of the time it was no big deal, but if I had to work late and got home after everyone else was already home & parked or it had snowed or there was a weekend parade or festival in the area, it was a HUGE P-I-T-A.

@Jay HinrichsYour view on Canadian society is a bit of a dated cliché.

It's directly off of 285, all of which is urban.

Of course, the agent used urban "war zone" comps.

@Stephen Masek - As you well know, rent is very high around the DC metro area relative to purchase price unless you are in a very urban area such as DC itself and Baltimore, where you can find lower end properties that will rent at Section 8 for 2-3 times what you paid for them wholesale.

Most urban solar systems just use the solar power when the sun shines and use power from the grid at night or when more is needed that the system can provide.

Derek these signs having been dying off for years in urban to suburban areas because cities can't stand them.You might actually do better to hire someone to hold a sign and pay by the hour.

I am a potential buyer, ie. smalltime investor, planning to payoff in 1-3 years instead of 30, based on location and strong chances of major "urban renewal" in the logistically ideal location.