If both properties are around 250k  what are the typical cost for the segregation studies.Please suggest reliable cost segregation engineers that service East Texas. 

For example, I've seen where a hobbyist investor/developer works on project, they hire an engineer and/or architect, but they ended up missing something vital, i.e. drainage issues, environmental, fire dept review, planning the wrong type of product for that market (buyer & renter demographic), etc.

Well because you can't count sheer dumb luck single deals as "free information helped me". ) then the effectiveness of "free information on YouTube is:(500,000/17,000,000)*100 = 3%Now let me give you some perspective.In the world of mechanical engineering.. let's say electric AC motors, efficiency numbers are around 95%.

I work full-time as a software engineer in the defense industry.

I'd just hit up your favorite search engine and see what ya get.....that usually will give you a pretty good clue.

I'm a former internet marketer and software engineer.

As you all know, the landscape within software used for property management is robust.

Checking with the engineering/public works department to see if they would allow for a dirt or gravel driveway in lieu of a full blown paved private road as it's cost prohibitive to build the full road right now. 3.

definitely want to speak to an engineer and architect 

I have guessing if you're around Portland the multifamily market is probably more robust there than the industrial market.