After doing some research we realized the property had a recorded easement that had never been developed.

Much cleaner slate for presenting future developments to the city for approval. 

Any word on corporate/commercial development in the downtown area of Norwich?

The easiest way to do this outside of some sort of scraping tool (which i recommend digging into), is to develop a solid list of ways to look for deals (not just zillow or mls), and then develop a super specific buy box, then just create custom filters with notifications where applicable, you can also use a VA to look through the various acquisition methods and send you a vetted list every day. 

After doing some research we realized the property had a recorded easement that had never been developed.

Additionally, having your interior design business involved in a multi-use property could be a win-win, allowing you to both house your office and generate rental income from other units.The Indianapolis market is thriving for real estate investors, particularly in new build multifamily and duplex developments.

The City of Chicago has recently streamlined its financial incentive programs for economic development within city limits.

If you can't stomach putting cash up front for building an apartment building you either need to find something smaller to start with or get out of developing.

If this is a securities offering (with passive investors contributing funds), then the "issuer" of the securities has an obligation to inform prospective investors of all material facts necessary to make informed consent prior to making their investment decision.

The most important thing right now is developing good bookkeeping skills—which your CPA won’t be doing for you.