What I do is submit my plans to them to be permitted while I am still in the contract phase of a land acquisition, and I make closing on the land contingent upon being approved for my intended use.  

I am currently searching for a empty land for investment purpose .

As Ryan Dossey mentioned if you get belly to belly with them I bet you would have ended up with a few rentals if you want in the landlord game....

So I became a landlord when I purchased a four unit building about nine months ago and everything has been pretty good so far.

He has agreed to be willing to do a land contract/seller finance, but the issue Im running into is that he still has a mortgage on the property.

Hope everyone out there in BP land is having an awesome day! 

I currently live in Brick, new Jersey (Ocean county) and I've been house hacking for the last few years having had a roommate living with me in my extra bedroom paying me rent. Now I'm ready to move on and buy another...

Or maybe they are just tired of being a landlord? 

After running extensive screenings (background/credit checks, references from employers and landlords), the tenants have split up and are breaking their lease after a month and a half.

They are a nice couple, however do not have good credit yet checked out with their prior landlord.