I am also seeing a lot of activity in the far northeast and southwest Philadelphia (Kingsessing and Elmwood park)2.)Best ways to find a good contractor would to be to connect with other investors and see if you can get a referral.

@John Warren I’m currently looking in the Irving park area, Portage Park, Schiller Park, and a few other areas.

I would recommend going down the path of leasing the land to tiny house owners and operating it as a park.

Bernie Sanders wants a 25% “house flipping” tax levied against investors who sell a property at a profit within five years of purchase.He also wants a 2 percent “empty homes tax” on the property value of vacant homes in order to discourage real estate investment.From Bernie's Website"When Bernie is president, he will:Create an office within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate and work with states and municipalities to strengthen rent control and tenant protections, implement fair and inclusive zoning ordinances, streamline review processes and direct funding where these changes are made.This office will convene key leaders, academics, experts, local officials, renters, tenants, and homeowners to create and implement these necessary solutions.Preempt laws that prevent inclusionary zoning for luxury developments.End exclusionary and restrictive zoning ordinances and replace them with zoning that encourages racial, economic, and disability integration that makes housing more affordable.Require that recipients of federal funding from the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development make these important zoning reforms.Provide funding to states that preempt local exclusionary zoning ordinances to make housing more equitable, accessible and affordable for all.Make federal funding contingent on creating livable communities.Encourage zoning and development that promotes integration and access to public transportation to reduce commuting time, congestion and long car commutes.Prioritize projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create walkable and livable communities, and reduce urban sprawl.Encourage zoning and development designed to expand and maximize the number of units fully accessible to people with disabilities.Place a 25 percent House Flipping tax on speculators who sell a non-owner-occupied property, if sold for more than it was purchased within 5 years of purchase.Impose a 2 percent Empty Homes tax on the property value of vacant, owned homes to bring more units into the market and curb the use of housing as speculative investment.Encourage “circuit breakers” on property taxes to protect homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods from being priced out of their own homes as their property values rise.READ MORE: https://berniesanders.com/issues/housing-all/From my point of view, anything that impedes or obstructs REI's cash flow is a bad thing.

So I have seen quite a few rent rolls that get at least the prices I show below.Definitely get other comps and ask around but the rents will be affected by the locale and how nice the property will be after its fixed up as I'm sure you know.That said I see many 1bd units around the $1,000+ mark. could be more or less depending if they have parking/yards/amenities and so forth.2 Bedrooms can be anywhere from $1,200-$1,300 and 3 Bedrooms go for $1,400+...

(parks, transportion, etc) (what city?) 

So the other 4 bus would be rented/sold.Some ideas given to me:1. was to rent them out during major events (ie Stampede) by parking them on people's parking lots (obtain their approval and pay them for the space) 2. airbnb, team up with people with country lots and rent space from them Thanks in advance. 

Hyde Park, Lake township, and areas around University of Chicago, Rush Hospital, and Chicago State University.

Expecting to have it done and sold by the end of the month as well as moving my second deal into the park this weekend.

It was a city code meaning ‘Open Space’ whose authorized uses were basically a city park or nothing.