There are a lot of issues with lots like:wetlandsflood plainsenvironmental contaminationendangered species, both plant and animalzoning regulaitonsstreamsperking for septic suitabilitywell depth and costsAll of these can make a property unbuildable.There is a niche of the market where people buy lots really cheap, sometimes for a few hundreds and re-sell, largely on the internet. 

Sure they flush through the toilet fine, but it's true they don't break down and get caught on tree roots and in the sewage treatment plant machinery.

It is an evangelical church that was planted about 5 years ago from a nearby church in another town and has grown from a few families to about 200 + people.The church purchased a multifamily home (income producing) and a large adjoining parcel of land with NYS Thruway visibility.

Get it clean, maybe a couple plants and add gravel, but don't go overboard.You can get great deals on plants wholesale at desert trees nursery on the northwest side. 

I had a pot plant in a closet and since I saw it I asked for removal and reminded them weed was not allowed and if I saw it again I they would be gone.

The most common materials which contain asbestos are drywall joint compound, sheet vinyl flooring (not linoleum), vinyl floor tile, floor tile, mirror, and other mastics, window putty, pipe, tank, and boiler insulation, HVAC duct insulation, asbestos-cement flues, asbestos-cement shingles (roof or wall), acoustic ceiling texture, stucco, roofing materials, and even sound insulation on steel sink bottoms.

If it's "in town, I assume it's not 250 acres, but I bought 40 inside the city limits.If it's residential and there is no dwelling on the lot and there are no specific restrictions (like with an HOA) concerning what you can plant and can't, a garden would be fine I'm sure.

As far as converting farm land, around here, they would shred the crop, level the ground, disc it up early spring and plant sprigs.

Real estate taxes on plants? 

If you plant bright flowers, fill in with black mulch to contrast and bring out colorthere must be no bottleneck from when a prospect drives up to when they leave.