This isn't that tall of an order if you're only looking at the most recent 6 - 24 months of market activity.

. $1400 for gas and a 6x6 inch block of concrete?!?!

You'll want to drive all the streets of a neighborhood looking  for homes that have signs of vacancy (tall grass in the summer, or non-plowed driveways in winter), or are just in poor condition.Then look up the owner information via public records and try to make contact one way or another.

The footings have settled 5 inches (slope from back wall to the entry on the front.

Neighbors put a new wall up so water puddles on our side maybe 20 ft across an inch or two deep when it rains.

For instance, all the floor beams are 12 inches apart instead of 18 inches, which means even though it's a 30-year old house, there are no squeaks in the floor.

No mention of this in the auction listing.Another had a split foundation--splitting in half by several inches, front to back, repaired with foam. 

We had gotten 1 inch of snow that mostly all melted only stuck to the grass no need to shovel or salt ( so I thought) and this guy slips hard and gets injured ugh.. there’s nothing at all I could’ve done.

I've gotten response rates as high as 30% from sellers who have severe code violations (not just tall grass or broken windows but mold infestation, or even structural damage). b. 

I hadn't thought of doing double stacked wall cabinets, but I wonder if for the increased cost of those extra cabinets and installation I couldn't just go with another slightly more expensive line that actually has the 36" tall cabinets as well as the extra deep cabinets for above the fridge and microwave.