Build the relationship with them.

They don't buy a lot, and even when they or any affordable housing developer buy land, it often can take forever for them to consider the property and then the actual escrow can be long if they are building the capital stack to buy the property. 

After that my contractor will be taking a look at the foundation and roof for me before i place any deposit.

I believe my experience in the market can be valuable for both buyers and sellers, but I'm also eager to learn more about building a strong real estate investment portfolio.I'm particularly interested in BRRRR strategy, short-term rentals, and multifamily investing.While I sleep, eat, and breathe real estate most of the time, I also enjoy sports (go Vols!)

I will say depending on the cabin build depends on the savings (log vs hardieboard).

BiggerPockets has a section just for this, Under the BUILD YOUR TEAM tab- Meetupshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/...Best of luck to you!

Determine what your financial expectations are for an investment property, run your numbers very conservatively (and for gosh sake, include room for unexpected costs, even on a new build) and then see if it makes sense.

Or can I just start wholesaling until I’ve build enough assets that requires and LLC while developing my business structure as I go along? 

I’m considering building a 120 sq ft studio in the back yard to serve as an office.

End of the day though you can still buy existing homes there for less than replacement costs and until that changes you will continue to have very little competition from new builds.