Anyone here familiar with the Build to Suit process.
I own a successful small business and I am looking to expand next year. I would like someone to build a property according to my needs and lease it to me on a long term lease. 

Anyone here know what the best way to go about this process might be ?
[{"id": "gkz06ov", "text": "Yes, the best way is to look for a developer. Usually the owner of the lot would be the first one interested on developing it for you. You see, it would be a lot easier and profitable for them to sell it with you and a lease contract than the lot empty. If they are not interested, but you like the lot, you might look for other developers in the area who might be willing to purchase it and develop it.", "replies": [{"id": "gkzcwvw", "text": "So do I just look for random developers from my area and pitch to them.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gkzh83a", "text": "I have done BTS for fast food drive-thrus. You should be prepared for what it will cost. The developer is going to want a return on all of the funds that it takes to purchase the land and build the building. These figures are dependant on what cap rate your lease would trade at and how good your credit is but here's an example. \n\nCost to construct: $750k  \nCost to entitle: $50k  \nCost to finance: $100k  \nTotal BTS cost: $900k\n\nReturn on cost: 7% annual  \nReturn on cost: $63k/yr  \nValue of land lease: $20k/yr  \nYour annual rent: $93k/yr NNN\n\nIf your credit is weak or your lease would trade at a high cap, then increase the return on cost figure accordingly.", "replies": [{"id": "gltdibp", "text": "I lots of factors would go into what return developer will want for funds.  Seems to me for an entrepreneur they should expect return more like 9% - 10%.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "igzak04", "text": "Do you mean 83k/yr? If not how did you get the 93k?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gkzv6n9", "text": "Our firm does Build to Suits but really only in the 1 Million SF range for Industrial needs. \n\nI'm not familiar with the smaller scale but I assume its similar.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "glkrmi4", "text": "Finding developers should be easy so long as you have a legitimate business and a reasonable building, if your broker can\u2019t bring you 3 within a month then its time for a new broker", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]