Ideally, I'd love to find someone with the heart of a teacher and a passion for building wealth through real estate.

The Seller's agent knew the Seller ahead of time and has developed a working relationship with the Seller.

@John Gooch: from one software developer to another, it absolutely IS possible to do real estate with a FT job. 

Ideally we want one that we can use on occasion and rent out the rest of the time. 

I have a property across the street from where they just bought some land, and I'm interested in finding out how they're going to develop the land.

Would also love to develop a network here as well!

“I’ve had a change of heart over the years due to the economic times we live in now,” Soliman said, adding that his goal was to do everything he can for residential and commercial development.

You would be better served by developing your investment criteria, budget, goals, objectives and plan.

Columbus county (CC) has, effectively, 0 growth and 0 new residential development.

I also own a 9000+ piece of property zoned for multifamily, that I'd planned to develop into family-sized housing affordable to middle income folks (the affordability was going to be baked into the architectural design).