There used to be a short sale board here but no longer. 

I would just chalk this up to a learning experience and move on.

Those fee should be standard across the board and be the same or very close to the same for whatever you build.Next you need to understand that usually the larger the property the cheaper it gets per SQFT.  

@Dan ThomasAs a civil engineer, a former planning board member and someone who had to do a curb cut on Virginia DOT road for my home I have some experience in this. 100% absolutely your engineer should have been talking with DOT early on, especially if site distances are not met as that is a safety issue and one that is very hard to overcome.

If you have your buyer-broker agreement and it was a full-service agreement, read through it and if they didn't perform, then contact your state's real estate board to see if you can still file a complaint, as there may be a time limit.

*This is the new aspect for me, so if you guys have any extra tips like "try calling the utilities rather than doing a search", or "always double check with the zoning & permitting boards if you plan on doing STR for air b&b licenses", or even seeing if there are any extraneous departments that can cause headaches later like city inspector or the fire marshal, or some other thing that would be good to know about.Thanks so much in advance everyone --Side note, it is so refreshing to come to a site where people *want* to learn about title.

First off, talk to your network—family, friends, or potential private lenders who might be on board with your vision.

I know looking for appreciation is generally speculative but since I first offered on this property a month ago (made a second offer Saturday and got it under contract today) property prices in the area this is in have gone up by close to $40,000 across the board.

Tom uses his electronic white board to explain the concepts right on your screen.

The April 2024 market report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows that the median home price in the City of Austin rose by 6% to $593,500 over the past 12 months.