Some places (Cook county, Illinois, some big cities) forbid using criminal records (including felonies) over X years old, so you may not be able to deny just on a criminal record. 

@Zhihan Wan is so the MtM.

I'm a foreign national so my cash outs are capped at 60-65% LTV so even though I got great deals I still reached a point where my capital is now locked into these rentals.

I own some so know first hand.

Hi Chris,Thank you so much for getting back to me.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

. :) Yes @Liam Naughton, so good!

Hello Kyle,There are lots of things to consider, and there are lots of different types of Zoning for residential.For example you could be zoned residential, but the minimum lot size could be 1 acre, and you are buying 1 acre, in that case you wouldn't need a developer, you would just need a builder.For example, lets say you have 5 acres and a perfect rectangle property, that has an existing street that runs the long ways of the property so you won't have to put in any streets, you will simply need to get with a surveyor, figure out your minimum lot widths from zoning, and file with the municipality to get your property subdivided into lots.Once you have subdivided lots, you can either sell the lots outright to a builder, the cleanest transaction.Option 2, you could try to partner with a builder so you can split the profits, most builder's will want you to guarantee the loan, and still charge a build fee before profit splits.Option3, you can hire the builder, obtain the financing, and keep all the profits.Option 4, you could do any combination of 1,2, and 3. 

Got to the hotel on our travel, with good connection so we can look back at the video history.  

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