Yep, the low priced housing is in abandon around Milwaukee, but there is definitely a reason for it. 

In my case I feel that a lot of people abandoned this land with many having unpaid taxes, trusts left behind, etc. 

It is a very large, abandoned property, located across from a river on a main road.

My grandmother said I will be stabbed at abandoned houses and that I may as well buy a Beanie Baby collection with my money...they will be worth the same amount of money one day.

They almost forced me to completely abandon a deal because of their stubborn underwriting department who couldn't see the forest through the trees.

A case could likely be made for considering making a larger down payment with a self-directed IRA or 401k as opposed to abandoning the account, getting hit with taxes and penalties immediately, and losing its tax advantages moving forward.

If you were to tell a prospective client that you're driving around looking for properties that look abandoned or ran down, well, you just gave your strategy away for free. 

After months flowing into years, that BS was soon abandoned.