Go put your 600k in to a short term treasure bill and collect your 5% until you have educated yourself enough to know exactly what,where, and why a piece of real estate works for your specific situation.

They didn't specify specifics, but they said that they will work out a new rent schedule to account for the transfer of costs from yourself to them for heating and cooling.Incidently, they were trying out these new window heat pumps that look like a horseshoe. 

Is any land dedicated to specific residential dwelling?

Not a specific area on the site but you can just post and ask about meeting investors who are active in whatever market you’re interested in.

It's part of what got us to pull the trigger on buying our first rental property and furnishing in a way that would work specifically for families that were in our situation.  

Which specific property type would you recommend when you mentioned "turnkeys"?

Appreciating it as a student of the Constitution and as a former trailer park resident.it might depend on which specific individual were talking about, but most of the founding fathers supported the idea of the common person being able to have a decent life with a little property ownership.

A "bridge loan" means something very specific.  

You will have to look at Zillow maybe to see what places are LTRing for in the specific area.

It may be quite beneficial to work with a local real estate agent who is knowledgeable about the specifics of the St.