"If you let it foreclose, you get nothing" ..and im sure the local HUD office would love to hear that he's collecting government subsidized housing payments while letting the house go into foreclosure.  

@William Brown It all depends on your local government.

Interstate wire fraud is a federal offense. 

Each state is different and you must know the laws governing within state. 

Your annual family income must at least equal the Federal minimum wage amount times 2,000 hours.

True, there's no avoiding the headaches of local government, but if I can avoid putting up with another layer of bureaucracy, I'm going to.

That is what governs your relationship. 

I cant remember who it was produced by, but i listened to a podcast about this one time and its really hard to get financing in the United states for grow ops due to the risk the federal government plays.

As many of you are well aware, I am no fan of RTO or LTO as I believe there are serious legal issues at both state and federal levels involving the concept of both of these being a form of a disguised credit transaction and that further individuals or organizations so engaged also fail to comply with other state and federal laws they are subject to. 

By perpetuating the social stigma of being a "felon"; denying access to employment, denying access to housing..you do nothing but encourage recidivism..and continue the vicious cycle..which is exactly what your government and for-profit prison industrial complex wants. - A productive member of society who was once a court date away from being a convicted felon.