I am wondering who else does land development/entitlement in Ogden and Weber County as well as the best Cities to do so in.

One land speculation I bought 4 acres in sonoma County CA ( wine country) in 96 for 27k it was unbuildable at the time ( could not get a septic system on it) Well city grew to us The Graton Casino comes in right across the street and we sold a few years ago for over 2 mil to a land assemblage investment company.

@Aaron Raffaelli we call all the cities that touch Detroit, the Ring Cities - except the Grosse Pts.These cities are mostly Class B and are solid rentals.Detroit overall has gentrified to Class C, but at least a third of the city is Class D still.Check out the interactive map on our website and watch for whats coming...

The most satisfying changes I've made is move out of tech management and back into just engineering roles, I sold my house in the city and moved to 5 acres in the hills where i work remotely for less money gladly, I've paid off everything, and now I have the flexibility to do anything.

My property is in Baltimore city.

Are there any city or lender required repairs that will require an immediate injection of capital?

Then there is city approval and whether they want a 2 to be a 4 (seems like the nearby properties might support it).

I spoke to a Loan Office with AgSouth and he told me a minimum of 25% down would be needed, but it has to be in what they consider a rural area which is not in the "City of Atlanta". 

I have had some good luck with NBKC (Kansas City bank).

I get that there are delays and behind the scenes, dealing with late suppliers, the city authorities being difficult, but I thought for sure I would be further along than this.