Facing a similar issue and wanted to hear your outcome.

Once you get comfortable with the process and you find a deal worth pursuing, reach out to the listing broker and request the trailing twelve month financials ("T12") and current rent roll to get a better sense of the financial prospects of the property.I also recommend a few books on this topic that should help you get comfortable with analyzing deals: The ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy (Chapter 7)The Ultimate Guide to Buying Apartment Buildings with Private Money by Michael Blank13 Steps to Valuing Your First Multiplex by Ben Leybovich

They should tell a prospective buyer to get their own bids.

Finding and building a relationship would be amazing, but regardless of the outcome I will continue to move forward in my RE investing journey.

Nonetheless, I inputted my goal to time block 5 days a week from 10am-1115am to prospect and follow up to acquire new buildings.In 13,14 and 15 we where on a buying spree.  

Games are won by players who focus on the playing field –- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.If you instead focus on the prospective price change of a contemplated purchase, you are speculating.

Learn from any mistakes and turn any fear into something that is funny or something else that will help you.Always remember to do all of the cost numbers analysis and try to look at prospective properties or at least have a clause in the sales agreement that allows you some time (usually 10 to 15 days) to make a detailed inspection and possibly back out of the deal without a penalty that will hurt you too much.  

Juline, as soon as I learn and successfully complete a lend, I will post the outcome on here for you to learn.

Your prospective land-owner partner can contribute the value of the land to the project and then let you manage the development process.  

The prospective tenants would have to be less than picky and birds of a feather with the existing tenant I would think--dog people.