Just rent it out short term to an attorney, dentist, office etc. and then let the developers come a knocking to buy you out at a premium.It's a huge advantage to know land development as what someone else sees as a massive issue for residential I know it will be a huge payday for commercial when the transition happens.

or your MD, or dentist, or your veterinarian?

This does not mean the tenants dentist, chiropractor nor one of many online sources that will, for $99, send fake documentation of the need for such.Some landlords will provide their own forms for the tenant to take to the appropriate medical provider for approval. 

Considering a recession is looming, I don't feel comfortable investing in commercial that is not necessity businesses (dentists, drug stores, grocery stores, etc.) not to mention established national chain necessity businesses rather than "Shawna's Art Loft where she paints during good times when people have disposable income to buy  her art" type of commercial.

Lets call that the :( side.2) And there is the happy side... passive income (syndications, passive partnerships ie medical/dentist offices) and passive losses (depreciation, bonus depreciation via cost segregations common in syndications).

Pretend you are a busy professional with $200-400k income (like a mid-career dentist or successful small-business owner) but don’t have time to become a general partner and take on the extra work.

I am a dentist that is not wanting to rely on my clinical day to day but rather build my wealth in real estate..

They're more likely to understand business and opportunity cost.Try asking an accountant for a discount because you've done your own taxes beforeTry asking a lawyer for a discount because you majored in political scienceTry asking a dentist for a discount because you brush your teeth every dayTry asking the grocery clerk to rebate you a percentage because you collected all your own groceries and they didn't even ask how your day wasRealtors are professionals that have an established pay rate.

A family member's credit was not that great, but it went up quickly in just over a year thanks to contacting some creditors, like working things out with a credit card company that had messed up his auto-pay but he didn't realize what was going on until it hurt his credit, calling a dentist who had a judgment for a past bill he wasn't even aware of, then clearing it up for a reduced fee, etc. 

When professionals (e.g. lawyers, CPAs, doctors, dentists, etc.) give advice to non-professionals, most of us try to be conservative.