It would only make a difference to me if they guarantee that they will not change course and later outlaw the STRs that are permitted. 

Could be a house that has old none grounded cloth wire .I go a rip all that Sh... out pull new wire ,hire a pro pull a permit  to set up the panel .This can cost a lot or not so bad .Now you know what the comment about put it back like  you never seen was all about .

Been presented with an opportunity to get 13 acres of land under agreement.. would like to know the steps and where to start to get it development ready permitted and approved to either resale of get finance and build my self.I know every state is different and so is every county of every state and every town is different as wellDown the street there has been same development project we would like to do done as well and it Middlesex MA.

I am going to bring it up to the owner to see if he got permits for the addition he got.

Owner has zoning permits but is trying to sell property.

You will be able to get the short term rental host license which permits unlimited rental days.

After telling a few friends and relatives in the local area that I would be interested in selling the house I heard back from one prospective buyer who is interested in the house to fix up--it needs about $2k of work to get it up to a decent level--and then sell or rent-to-own to an interested party. 

Time from closing to rent depends on extent of renovations, how quickly your GC can start and how many jobs they have going on (i.e. is there stoppage of work at your job due to other jobs they are doing), and timing for permits and inspections. 

Procuring of prospects calculated to result in the purchase, sale or exchange of real estate; [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt.

The ability to expand is also a big deal and I bet it won’t take you a tenth of the time it would take here with zoning, permits, etc - in addition to costs.