I would pay for all my food and everything. 

I think the #1 thing you need to do to make yourself invaluable to investors is to source them good quality deals.

Make sure you trust your property source here in Memphis.

I'm an investor as a another source of income. 

I can try if I can find a source to finance the entire project, including the fund to purchase the corner as well. the problem here is the discussion with the city will be very preliminary, as it is the best I can do without having the actual ownerships of all properties involved. 

Don't make them angry or they might spit in your food.  

Fannie/Freddie and HUD will not buy loans with Environmental Hazards because Environmental problems are a far greater source of loss to lenders than fire or title risks because when the property becomes hazardous, its value plummets and if the borrower defaults, the lender could be responsible for costly clean-up fees, third party damages, or legal fees from town violations.

I am happy to report, per the chart below, near term lumber futures (1 month out) have finally hit pre-covid levels and we should really start to be putting pressure on our suppliers be it HomeDepot, Lowes, BMC, or any other local supplier you source from. 

Everything from food, to clothing, to transportation, every item of spending I can live without, I'd live without it. 

Verify all the advice you are given using reliable sources.