., update plumbing and environmentals, all new kitchen and baths, etc.In some places, electrical, plumbing, etc. must be up to code just to resell.David J Dachtera

Environmental contamination from old tanks is a huge concern on an old gas station like that.

About the same time, the Environmental Protection Agency ruled that I couldn't build the ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.”"

there are a million possible reasons for this - difficult to resolve title issues, improper foreclosure, consideration for alternate channel for sale, environmental issues that need addressing, legal issues associated with the property or former owner.

A ferry route between the Air Force base, Tampa, St Pete and a terminal to be placed on east side of the bay near Apollo Beach is finishing environmental review but should follow soon.What would be the impact on real estate in Apollo Beach, Ruskin and surrounding areas once the high speed ferry is in Place?

Hazard Disclosure Booklet, and related Optionor disclosures, containing Environmental Hazards,Lead-based Paint and Earthquake Safety.e.

You'll also likely need to do a Phase I Environmental (again in the $2500 range) which pulls up the history of chemical spills, soil contamination, water quality, etc. 

Zoning  and environmental concerns greatly affect value.

You may want to also pull out statistics in project cancellation/project shutdown due among other things, State induced strict compliance to the letter, contractor's compliance and liability costs (biggest reason why significant California contractors are put out of business aside from tight competition), it's just next to impossible to earn contractor wages based on economic conditions (that being current prevailing economic depressed consumer wages cannot support re-construction costs or that wages to property modification ratios is not sustainable in long term basis), indicators, and indices (unit labor ratios, material integrity and application ratios, Local, State, and Federal (labor, occupational hazard, environmental) compliance costs, and certain and uncertain risk factors.

I like destination tenants ( barber shop, nail salon, restaurant, doctors office, environmentally green dry cleaners, gyms, karate schools, etc.)