The utility companies are HUGE, and they can take months to do their work (engineering, site inspections, plan reviews, etc.)

I'm going to assume that the land is unplatted, so survey work and engineering work would need to be done to determine the best fit that also complies with local municipal codes and guidelines. 

I am a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology as a Computer Engineer working from home as a NoSQL database developer although most of my career has been spent as an automation and systems engineer.I am a new player in the real estate game having started the marathon just 2 years ago when I attended a Guru real estate seminar.

I could get a structural engineer out to look.

One is now studying for free in the electrical engineering school at UF. 

Then you will reverse engineer your financial structure to determine your allowable All-in costs should be.  

Originally I’m from northern VA but moved to Cincinnati about six years ago for my career as a design engineer in the aerospace industry.

If you want to do REI, your best bet is engineering, finance, or accounting.I did everything I just mentioned when I was in school and now have 3 properties.

I worked for quite a while as a HVAC mechanical engineer and am now a stay at home dad. 

I am an engineer and my engineering manager is a partial owner of a contracting company here in southern Maryland.