Any of our northern neighbors closer to the border run into this challenge? 

I'm an out-of-state investor who lives in Seattle, though originally grew up in Delaware, and want to start investing in an area near home for me.

Ideally in Chester or Delaware county. 

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I don't think Moorestown (which also borders Cinn) is either.

I am Jared from Smyrna, Delaware.

Have a lots of connections south of the border, read my bio and if you like reach out to me, may have a connection or information that can move you along faster.

I am a general contractor based out of Wilmington, Delaware.

Fear is the number one motivator or de-motivator in life.

Farming operations have scaled correspondingly and what was the family farm of my grandparents is no longer sustainable ... in the areas where my parents grew-up, many "family" farms today are working  6 - 10 sections annually - a task that requires millions of dollars in capital equipment.There are also farmers who are specializing in organic and/or non GMO crops (both of which may require maintaining a wide border strip between their fields and their neighbours crops).There were (and likely still are) two principal ways of renting farm land in that area: a) straight rent per acre/quarter/section or b) a share cropping arrangement with the farmer working the land.