Gentrification is a MUCH  better solution.Detroit for instance, sometimes $1,500 will get you a SFH that needs big help of TLC.Wait a bit longer and the prices in the neighborhood go up (as the crime recedes).New windows, fixup the porch, some new flooring--and you have a cheap house.Vs. build a affordable/cheap house (prefab or otherwise) and there is no barrier to prevent a neighbor from Section-8ing his SFH and mving in the Crime from the other Cheap areas.At lest with Gentrification, if you get in early enough, you might be able to sell for a big profit if the area becomes popular enough.Detroit for instance as the Detroit Land Bank for hearty (brave) pioneers who wish to live there.Living in any of these fixed up proper homes would be superior to living in a metal container, and most likely based on the price point of Affordability, crime will simply discover your little enclave and move in there the same as the potential gentrified areas.Good Luck!

It is in need of extensive rehab work including, but maybe not limited to, the following; vinyl siding installation, metal capping, Gutter installation/repair, roof removal and replacement, foundation repair, mold removal, carpet removal and replacement, asphalt shingle installation, permit procurement, drywall repair. painting and bathroom remodel.I am looking for a general contractor.

If you sell the property, report the sale, pay the taxes, you have met all of your legal requirements.  

Almost anything in metal can be hammered out and repaired.

Of course they are not likely to clean the filter or rinse out the coils to keep it running efficiently, whether it is your or their AC.

The market determines the value an appraiser only tries to estimate what the market is doing which is hard because real estate isn't a commodity item like crude oil or precious metals each piece of real estate is different.

It does not damage surfaces such as wood, paint, plastic, glass, some metals, and some cloth.

Today they require the boards that surround the windows to have metal straps at the bottom of the window supports (where we live), and different jamb requirements.  

I’m used to Black Metal fancy raised fire pits that would be 200-300 minimum.

My school had Jewelry, metal working, pottery, wood shop, econ, and cooking as electives.