The head of the hollow plot idea looks good on paper, but this idea has one problem, you are trying to coax the deer out into the open, towards the road, towards the buildings, trying to make them go where you want them to go, rather than where they want to go. The further you put a plot away from good cover the later the deer will come out in the evening, and the earlier they will head for cover in the morning. In other words, if a plot is too far from cover deer will only use it at night. What I said about putting the plot at the back end of the finger surrounded by woods is that the deer will regularly come out in the middle of the day if they are not disturbed.
As far as keeping the neighbors happy, that's an important point. But walking along your property line on your side should not affect that relationship, if the neighbor is telling you where you should walk on your own land it's time to reassess the relationship. And a good neighbor won't be hunting close to your line either. If you read up on developing a property for hunting you will find a consensus of opinion that roads and trails along property lines are the preferred access points for hunting your land, and patrolling to keep an eye on things.