I’m new to the community as well as real estate investing.  

Because you have to keep the same taxpayer as owner from the relinquished property to the replacement property I'd worry that the legal protection you'd want for a development TIC won't be there.DSTs have high fee but probably are the best path forward for someone who wants to be fully passive and avoid legal risk.

I would like to meet the requirement of spending over 100 hours on it yearly and spending more time than anyone else. 

Most of the big land wholesalers whole-tale the deals, meaning they actually buy/close on the land (using their own money or other people's money) and then list on the MLS to sell, because it is very difficult to find buyers without widely marketing it. 

Your loss is limited to the amount you invested.You can sell shares of publicly traded reits on the stock market during trading hours.

If you're in the DMV/Baltimore area, please reach out! 

if your doing a senior project I would suspect your best and most cost effective landing solution is going to be a local community bank that loves real estate.. in my experience most will want 50% down on the dirt and a ton of experience and a really strong balance sheet.Myself I always pay cash for the dirt this makes finding a lending partner much easier.

Is anyone doing mid-term rentals in the greater Tampa area? 

I am from the Philippines, but I currently reside in Las Vegas.

Thank you Jonathan I appreciate if you can send me the info so I can contact both.