I'll only add when talking to brokers have a "buy box" defined and research commercial deals to understand it as best you can before you have your first meeting or your broker contact will likely consider you to be a low-chance buyer and not take you seriously.

Chances are if you’ve ever been to the Grand Canyon you’ve driven through it.  

Not that there isn't some opportunity, but investing from afar, I don't really have the chance to get a crew that can do the rehab on the homes that I think would turn a profit. 

You need to minimize upfront expenses because 100% of your investment is at risk and lost if the lot is not buildable.My favorite strategy is to locate the property and tie it up for usually no more than $100 for a period of 8-12 months, analyze it myself and if I believe it to have a chance at being buildable I create a permitting plan and market the property to other investors/builders willing to take on the permitting risk.  

But please know we would love a second chance to help you if the time ever comes. 

If I don't feel comfortable I also give folks a chance to get a cosigners.

I was in your spot at 23, took a chance, and started a business.

Chances are that an engineer would be the most time efficient way of getting the info.

Class action lawsuits might still be a practical solution to the problem, but, if the statute of limitations is not waived, there is no chance of combining the original cases as their time to file has run out.

By the time a property is formally put up for sale in a town that size the locals have know it was going to be sold and had their chance at it.