Our process went as follow:1) 2 reps from different title plants pull title for free (granted we already were giving them a great deal of business)2) A few days before or the day before the scheduled sale, We had an independent abstractor at the county recorders office do a final check before we bid.Unless you have very deep pockets or have a very narrow niche property you are targeting, paying for that many title reports in so many counties may be cost prohibitive.

Details of that would need to be worked through.About your garden:  You should plant grass. 

@Damon James there is a chinese proverb - The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago.

There is also a 115,000 barrel per day refinery and associated nitrogen fertilizer plant here. 

:)Proximity to the Fremont plant is huge, as it allows Tesla to easily transport components and vehicles between the two facilities.

Sure, you don't need a package plant, but you'll need a well and septic (will both need to be maintained and inspected at least quarterly) Rough guess you can make it for $15k per lot, or $450k.

 Hi @Jonathan Plant, @Taylor L. is right, typically syndications need to be much larger to make sense of the legal cost. 

There are still hammers to swing and paintbrushes to wield, but I am starting to look ahead at getting it rented out.There is a light industrial plant (food and ingredients) that is very close to the house... their property line is about 8 houses away from mine, and the house front door is about a quarter-mile walk from the front door of the plant.Even better, the company just expanded the plant with a second building, and have billboards up around town saying "We're hiring!" 

A park in the country on well, septic, packing plant, or lagoon has many different risks than something on city water and sewer.  

I just sold my South Tampa rental (Plant) because I thought it would be the smart thing to do to have liquid cash, but I'm sorry I did now.