Cities don't build anything. People, investors, entrepreneurs build. What cities do is prevent them from building. I've been researching buying some land to

Cities don't build anything. People, investors, entrepreneurs build. What cities do is prevent them from building. I've been researching buying some land to put up affordable housing. I can buy the land. The permits and regulations? Almost impossible to deal with. Every single contractor I've spoken to has advised has echoed my findings.