not a novice game.. simply go to  a land use planner or civil engineer in the area and retain them to do a due diligence report for you. 

I was born and raised in southern CT and I think I have a good idea of what's what in the area and hope that will be an asset to me in local real estate.I currently work 9-5 as an engineer at a small design and consulting firm and I'm looking to enter into the real estate market on the side (for now!).

Hi Everyone, I am David Logan, a Software Engineer from Auckland, New Zealand and I am currently looking into what REI is all about however I have no background in Real Estate nor does anyone in my family.

My backgrounds are in economics, accounting (CPA candidate), product design, & engineering — I know, quite a lot but I’m a lifelong learner.

Waasssssssssup fellow engineer

It provides an intuitive interface and a powerful calculation engine, which would be very costly for us to duplicate.But to make a tool that is both powerful and usable means we have to do a lot more that is not visible to the user as part of the familiar Excel skin.

- Actively employed as an EHS Engineer (still enjoy my work, I think!)

I work at Marriott Hotel in New York in the engineering Dpt..

Do this for a few months – you may want to take a real estate course to get your license – Attend REIA's – BUT do not trust the sales pitches you will hear – I don’t think you should spend your money on those programs – if you want to spend some money – get a mentor –The candidate for your mentor should be financial successful – in many phases of making money in real estate; auctions, tax sales, lead generations, contract engineering, assignments as well as the many creative clauses’ used to buy real estate.I think you will do well – take it slow and easy – don’t be influenced by big talkers – counsel with spouse – create credit lines – be ready with a form packets of contracts – assignment forms – notes – disclosures and blank checks – study and learn from others ------ AND HAVE FUN – your journey to a better income and more of what you want out of life is exciting and profitable.

I am recommending destruction until a home inspector or structural engineer says otherwise.All that to say - if the seller does not accept the as-is cash offer, I am not sure what other options I can reasonably give them that would be acceptable to a buyer.