Not sure why it would be 100k, its just PVC, 10 or 20k will get you to the sidewalk, once you're tearing up the street add 25k.

Westchase in Tampa has a nice row of shops and the neighborhoods themselves have nicely paved sidewalks.

(Think inside where a sidewalk would be.) 

There is camping there, but I think you'll have to check what available/open for when you'll be here, as I think the weather might make it inaccessible, but I'm not sure.There's plenty to see in the LA area - Hollywood walk of fame (where all the stars are on the sidewalk with people's names), Griffith observatory (which I think is open again, but verify that), La Brea tar pits (yes, legit tar in LA), museums, Reagan presidential library, missions, etc. 

$15 hour is very low pay unless you are sweeping the sidewalk.

THEN they are repaving the entire road and installing all new sidewalks throughout!

Or making an unimproved lot into an improved lot (adding utilities & taps, roads, sidewalks, etc.)?

There's one of these places that had the ground floor for rent recently, a big sign about 20 feet long hanging on the building that keeps falling on the sidewalk.

Its a 1950 duplex under LA county authority I am considering putting an offer on with a small closet size addon that goes along where the sidewalk to the back would be.

It looks to be inhabited though because the snow was cleared from the sidewalk to the front door.Heavily leaning towards leaving this deal go.