Starting with an engineer firm will speed up the process.  

Hey Drew, get yourself an engineer to provide you with a report on the current conditions and the repairs needed.

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) oversees permitting for any activities affecting wetlands.

I have a degree in civil engineering and 15 years construction, site development, and short term rental experience and am looking to shift my focus/career towards real estate development, mainly raw land although if there were a house on the property could include fix and flip.I plan to purchase 50+ acres of raw land with 1000+ feet of road frontage, have it surveyed and split into separate 5+ acre parcels for re-listing.

I reached out to Stessa, and they told me the engineers are looking at it but have no timeline for resolving it.

See if the architect or structural engineer are able to draft something based on the old structure, talk to the office and practice strong communication they should be willing to work with you to get whatever is required.

At this point regardless of price point a cost segregation should be a full engineered study through a reputable firm. 

A previous poster mentioned that none of our participants have a background in architecture or engineering.

My team and I haven't started the engineering for the project yet, so I'm not sure what the product type will ultimately be.

I am working with a team of planners and engineers- we will have to be on city utilities but all that is being taken into consideration.