Remember when an opinion is given to you consider the source and how that person's perspective played into how they felt about the matter before the event.Remember... be a servant,Cory BoatrightLoss Mitigation SpecialistP.S.

She stated that the role of politicians was to be civil servants and enhance the lives of their constituents. 

It is already commercial/residential/multifamily zoned and would make a good 2 unit property or an AirBNB rental for the servants quarters.

I retired from the US Air Force after 20 years, and now work full-time for the USAF as a civil servant. 

By being a servant you can grow knowledge and relationships to help you get that building in 12-24 months.

Also, because of my public service job, in 7 yrs ( I'm 3 years in to a 10 yr forgiveness plan for public servants) the balance of the loan will actually be forgiven.

Those people are at least trying to become public servants for your town.

Excuse me Sire, for I am just your humble servant.

I am a Realtor myself, the problem with being an agent is getting into that agent culture, thinking about listing and selling real estate as a servant (helping others), driving customers around, escorting them through houses, writing conventional contracts of sale, and forgetting about making offers on real estate for yourself. 

They feel like indentured servants and will be paying these loans for decades because they were forced to take lower paying jobs.