@Konrad Lightner define "more passive".  

@Marcus Auerbach great points on defined neighborhoods.

NOTE: I found in one of the counties I'm going to be active in this following note:3.6 FINAL PLAT REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURESA) The Final Plat is a legal document defining the physical configuration and rules governing developmentand operation of a Subdivision.

Definately call your local Magistrate and tell them what has happened and see if they will give you any guidance.Sounds like you have handled this perfectly so far.

I have always had a dream to build out a multi-disciplinary firm that operates in 3 sectors of Real Estate as follows: A design firm (or branch) which would include Architecture, Interior, and Landscape Architecture services; A development branch would include the managment and construction of land; then an investment and property management branch, which would define the acquisition, hold, and individual management of each property or land.As mentioned I have started investing and managing my own property which would be part of the investment and property management branch, and as I grow, I wish to slowly build out the other branches.

Once you have this defined, you can start looking.  

We have a perfect building (200 years old, lots of character/history, exposed brick, hard wood, structurally sound, downtown).

It's a great read, it really clarifies things that officially, it probably came from a bat, to something else, to a person, somewhere, most DEFINENTLY not a leak from a lab in China (I kid you not, it actually says that). 

It shows a lack of understanding of basic human nature to think you can just send checks to people out of thin air and that many of those people will use the money responsibly (if you define responsibly as catching up on your obligations and using the funds for necessities).

Definately want to get dollar.