I have found that many times an over-sized ownerless lot is actually a paper street where a road was slated to be built or is a dedicated drainage easement that cannot be built upon.If the parcel is not recorded or  platted, start to do a chain of ownership to where, and if, it might be encumbered somehow.

I work in finance for a supply chain company. 

And whether you belive it or not, it all causes chain reactions that ripple thru our economy.Enjoy!

There's a local businessman who owns all kinds of different restaurant chains (Applebee's, Ihop, etc.) and his 'conglomerate' has gift cards so I buy those so tenants can have some choice in where to go. 

I am a Pawnbroker, I work at a large-chain, familiar name Pawn Shop.

Also if you need more options you could stop by your local building supply store, not a major chain store just a local small business, and find out who is their favorite contractors they are usually happy to recommend the people who do a lot of business with them.

If you love the lot or location, what about buying and waiting a bit to build, hoping the supply chain recovers and material costs drop a bit?

I'm leveraged up to my eyeballs and roughly 40% of my income "doesn't count" so I was getting no after no before getting approved very quickly by the bank that was already very familiar with the property.You may not be able to use the exact same bank if it's a national chain or the previous owner owned it outright but I'd recommend looking at local banks who may know the area well and/or have loans on comparables properties.I'd confirm with someone with more experience on this and while it may sound counterintuitive, you might want to look at 5+ units since they will be considered commercial.

I'd love to be a part of any meetup or email chain.

In that month, I had begun building a team with some friends and associates - lumberyard chain owner, general contractor, real estate agent, and loan official (still seeking out attorney and tax consultant/accountant.)