How much insurance coverage do you have and does your policy even cover a dog large enough to jump a six foot fence?

It also largely depends how far out of Boston you anticipate going.

Assuming that you’re not in the more rural parts of the county,  you are likely to be met with quite a bit of opposition if you attempt to erect a wind turbine large enough to supply energy for the whole home.As for the self-sustaining generator -I am no physicist, so I may be wrong, but it is my understanding that a completely self sustaining generator is theoretically impossible under the current laws of physics. 

It will take a few days and several re-drafts but for that large of an investment you need to protect yourself.

I have tried reaching out to several listing agents that say the seller is motivated or that seller financing is available and they either never reply or they have terms that require a large down payment of 20%+.

Take out a $250K HELOC and buy a fixer upper large duplex in a good area.

Use a low down loan such as fha to purchase a property in the areas you listed with the large lots you listed.  

Someone mentioned the 1% rule, however if other expenses such as property taxes or maintenance are large, it might still not cash flow.Every deal needs to be analyzed in its own right to see if you're comfortable with the risk/return.  

From what I know, the common process of financing in the real estate development is like this:https://cdn.corporatefinanceinstitute.com/assets/p...But what if a junior developer who has less job experience in this field than any others and is trying to develop a huge scale of townhouses?

By and large the 'problems' have been the same: inherited tenants!