Instead, in advance (by days generally), I sign documents needing a notary at the local Wells Fargo, then overnight mail or have a broker pick up the executed documents.

With drop-off and pick-up in Northeast Minneapolis, I paid just under $400 base rate for a 10-yard dumpster with a 7 day window.However, I also had a ton of plaster and lath that we had demo'd out of the unit and ended up getting hit with another $95 weight overage charge from the dumpster company.  

People - Pick a good handyman and housekeeper, I would go with an individual rather than a company because you really do need specialty service.

In that case, we would pick the flooring, hire the contractor, and pay for the installation.

Can I please pick your brains a little?

Here in OK, investment in general has really picked up, including an influx of cash end buyers.

Pick your poison. 

B) Hold the lots, pay the taxes each year and just sit tight to see where things go, hoping in a few years demand will pick back up and then either sell the lots or build. 

As @Jordan Moorhead said, once rates soften a bit, buyer demand is ready to pick back up. 

What realistically can be achieved if one starts lean and mean, with couple of thousands of dollars to invest in marketing and pick up as things move forward?