I own a medium - sized multifamily property in NY where there is
a large vacant lot next door.
Proximity to a busy highway, proximity to
a large vacant lot, proximity to not very much at all... poor home placement almost always guarantees a stagnation of value.
Not exact matches
Cleaning and greening
vacant lots might be just enough of a change, Kaplan says, to help build a sense of ownership and neighborhood identity in the affected communities so they can come together and push for
larger improvements like better schools and sanitation — and remain in the neighborhood to enjoy them.
Only practice in safe (
large, open, flat, empty of obstacles, people) places (e.g.
vacant parking
lots) at slow speeds (just a few MPH is enough to induce a skid on snow) to get the «feel».
Long a hodge - podge of rental dwellings, weekend cottages and
vacant lots, it was transformed by successive California real estate booms into a fashionable but eclectic mix of newer
large homes and older modest beach cottages, now mostly owner - occupied.
On Dot Earth there is a
lot of discussion of
large scale ideas and projects, but many positive things that are happening remain under the radar screen: day to day activities — people administering conservation land, going to hearings about transit options, cleaning up
vacant lots and turning them into community gardens — these things don't often produce results dramatic enough to make the news, let alone a nationally, globally prominent source like the NY Times.
Practicing these skills will only help when a real situation arises and you have to use them; therefore, head to a
large,
vacant parking
lot to practice these skills at a low speed.
It's also great for
large lots,
vacant lots, cottages or even condos.
I own a bunch of
vacant lots and a
large number of rental properties in Richmond, VA..