To cheat do the following 

go to run 
type "regedit" 
goto Hkey_local_machine 
goto "software" 
goto "hothouse" 
goto "gangsters" 
change hoods (a)to (ff) and you will start with more
than 40 hoods 

change money from (2710la) to (27101ff) and you willl 
start with more then 40 million dollars 

change buildins form (a) to (ff) and you will start 
with 255 building in your territory