His family has owned this land for many years, and now the family wants income.

Actually it looks like it is by each individual housing authority if they will participate.Hate to say this, but it is going to be like finding a needle in a haystack.....borrower will need to find a lender that will do it. 

I would suggest looking into local groups as well, there are Real Estate Investor Associations in nearly every metro in the US, so I would join one if you can.

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A lot of people shrug off Modular and Manufactured but they are both cash cows and help avoid longer construction times, higher material costs and less permits. 

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This would be a flat fee payment for the use of their license for permitting SFH.

They probably don’t have the funds and are potentially looking to just flip a contract.  

If you are facing a hardship and getting close to going into foreclosure reach out to a Bankruptcy attorney.