My family's 50 year old restaurant sits on half the lot, and for the other half  I have this idea that I could create a Small Shoppee created of Tiny store fronts... check out my inspiration photo: Does anyone know of this being done else where? 

I would avoid the tiny back and fourth bids.

The worst thing you can do is sit on a property too long, trying to hold on for a tiny profit.

so I drove to the property, there explained everything. you can see the sky through the roof, half of house was gone, the windows were boarded up..... it was in a tiny neighborhood, I mean there are only 7 houses in the neigh hood, off a main street.

33k for rehab, that's very tiny... if you redid all the floors you'd probably eat up 13k or more...

Most builders are only able to make a profit because they build many homes at once and get materials at a steep discount due to the quantities they order.It's not like flipping, where the property is there are you are just improving it, you will have many costs such as connecting the property to the local utilities which could be inexpensive but can also be (more likely) crazy expensive, it all depends on the land you purchase and the proximity to current local utilities.The lure to jump in can be hard to resist, but take your time and find the right property. 

@Jerry Bredesen Cheapest fix would be some nice flowers and plants to liven up the lawn.If you wanted to spend a little more, paint the house to get rid of that boring old brick color and give the house some pop.If you want to get crazy, I’ve always felt houses with tiny windows have poor curb appeal.

I have the property list but I do not know how to find their phone numbers for large quantity of properties.

At the limits of what this society tolerates in membership fee avoidance are agents of the IRS.But what's far more interesting for me is what keeps the bulk of the population in line. not the tiny minority of criminals or major tax cheats.

There's a small house towards front of the lot that can be renovated and rented out, I'm wondering about dropping in tiny homes or renting out space for something else.