Ever see a house where the weirdest feature is what sells it? My cousin bought a place just for the ugly green shag carpet, said it had "character"!

You're right about reading the land. Old maps at the library can show where buildings or roads used to be.

Always push back on that. Get a lawyer to help you rewrite it.

But what if you miss out on something you can't get back? Jessica's point is nice, but that party was a one time thing.

Your neighbor is dead right about that first price being an anchor. Fifty bucks for a whole website is crazy low, you'll never climb out of that hole. Charge by the project, but make that project price reflect a real week's work, not just an afternoon. Figure out what you need to live on and work backwards from there, even for this first client.