The reason for this mainly of because I can get a bigger loan on the house we have just built, than taking a ground up new construction loan on the rental we are wanting to build next door as well as my experience with ground up loans is zero -  a lot of lenders look at land and don't' give value to it, you need to establish the fair market value of the land through a transaction.

I’ve established back-up to my systems and standards through a contractor who also manages several properties.

If you currently have such self-employment, your business can establish this form of simplified Qualified Employer Plan.  

Tutorials  emphasize the need to do due diligence on all the following:--check for taxes and liens against the property--find out which taxes and liens, if any, will remain attached to the property--make sure it is a buildable lot--to do above, you need to establish how the lot is classified for code purposes, and access the lot specifications, minimums the lot must meet for construction to be allowed--you further need to find out what its sewage situation is because 1) municipalities have different lot minimum specification for lots with public sewage and lots with septic; and 2) if the lot will require the construction of a septic tank, you need to take that into account in your decision.

I am in a time crunch as I assume I can't list and show the property until I have the legal framework established.

Seek advice from legal and tax professionals to establish the most suitable structure for your US investments.

They aren't toxic wasteland to eating establishment conversions. 

If you establish a business foundation you can invest with family successfully. 

My end goal is to establish enough business credit to get approved for some business lines of credit.Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

neither are we, so we are pushing volume we want a lot of people doing it so there are transactions and established values for the product we are building. it is economies of scale.