I'm seriously looking at some land that is being offered for a low price because the developer will need to extend all the utilities and road/sidewalk improvements to the site.

Unfortunately, there is an easement (storm drain runs under the other lot) and the area is a designated so that all properties must be close to the sidewalk which is where the drain runs under so cannot build a property behind even though there's plenty of land. 

Simple for rent signs with a bunch of small american flags by the sidewalk got it done.  

I always put an yellow and black or black and white, "I will buy this house today if the owner will call me at 000-000-0000" yard sign by the sidewalk, and it has gotten me a call back about 46% of the time.

Then I had to start the eviction process against my original tenant, it has now just finished in court and the eviction has been granted, just waiting till Tuseday for the bailiff to throw their belongings onto the sidewalk.

I never return their calls or letters and if they show up on site my crew has specific instructions to escort them off the property and do their assessment from the public sidewalk.  

—-After the hour-long drive in late May, the group converged on the sidewalk in front of a two- story house with Spanish-tile roofing belonging to Gina Kim — their landlord’s daughter.

One with a propane torch ( big one, like you use to burn weeds off a sidewalk) and one with the scraper.  

Maybe he did feel a bit "guilty" and wanted to get a broader opinion to strengthen his resolve.And even if he was planning on executing this strategy, he still came here asking first - and as far as we know, he is going to change his tactic.It's so great being in a community where so many people feel cool judging some other guy because they are confident that they would handle (a theoretical) $20k sitting on the sidewalk in front of them differently than OP here.For all we know, the amounts could be much higher.

Upon going over the survey at home I realize that besides the neighbor issue, my front gate and front steps are over the property line protruding into the sidewalk.