Something will be buoyed, even if it is just the market for thicker mattresses or shovels :)  .

I see lots of "shovel ready" or close to shovel ready projects on the MLS here in San Diego and I've created concept drawings for investors who ended up selling the dirt w/ the plans. 

If that interest earned is less than $300, then you're already in the hole if you send out a notice and the homeowner turns around and pays off the lien.I have liens that relate to vacant building lots in locations where the city doesn't generally assess (and issue additional liens) for issues like overgrown grass, snow that isn't shoveled, etc. 

Currently, the real estate market in Georgia is developing, but one of the most thriving cities and a hidden treasure to take a shovel to is Canton, GA.

They bring their own insurance and bill us a flat rate per hour.Rule of thumb is: Don't trust them with anything more dangerous than a shovel and a wheelbarrow. 

Better weather (I have never in my life shoveled a drive way or worried about slipping on the ice) and no state income tax.I am sure there are more reasons, but those are just a few off the top of my head.

I meant that they will be the ones responsible for maintaining the property in terms of cutting the grass and shoveling, nothing more than that.As far as the temp goes, if I'm paying utilities I want to be able to maintain an even balance between both units.

OP  builders want shovel ready lots and since these are so inexpensive anyway there Is no way they are going to go through the brain drain to save a few thousand dollars.now if your talking a 150k lot that you can pick up for sub 100k it would be worth it..

As for things like yard work, snow plowing, etc, you can make the tenant responsible for those things in the lease, leaving it up to them whether to mow and shovel or pay someone else to do those things.

She has acted as the pseudo property manager because the previous landlord was pretty absent so she has handled a lot of her own repairs, mows the grass, shovels snow, etc.