Seller is asking what my intentions are with his property if I were to buy it
Hi guys,

Looking for some advice here regarding a 3 acre corner lot property with traffic signal on a very busy intersection. (This is not a publicly listed deal)

The property is currently being used for agriculture. I have reached out to the owner via email who has mentioned to me that multiple parties have expressed interest in the property and he would let me know if he decides to sell. In my opinion the property is definitely in a great location for a potential development (of course if you get a change in zoning) for multiple commercial business use cases. 

My question to the group: The seller has asked me "what my intentions are with his property?". I don't want to lie to the guy, but I also don't think telling him straight forward that I want to develop your property is the best answer to say as well haha. Any advice on how to answer his question?
[{"id": "hi6jj4z", "text": "If asked, I will directly tell the seller what I'm thinking to do. It is more likely that they want to sell to someone with a plan they like, versus them wanting to steal your great idea. It is also possible that in talking about it, they'll say \"oh that'll never work because of XYZ\" and you'll learn something that might not have come up during DD. YMMV", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hi7cll1", "text": "Transparency is the best policy. Saves a lot of time, stress, and money.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hi7krfz", "text": "What else would you tell him? That you\u2019re a farmer? If it\u2019s a good location the guy gets inquiries all the time. Real estate is a relationship business.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hiqdttn", "text": "I'm usually on the seller end, and the only reason I wanna know what you're gonna do with the property is if I need to take it back from you!\n\nI carry paper.\n\nIf you're gonna pay cash, then it don't matter.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]