Hello, my name is Dylan and I am just beginning to take an interest in real estate after earning my bachelors in environmental engineering from SDSU.

There is significant noise pollution on the entire property but also has fantastic mountain views and mature trees in east Asheville and by a major commercial zone.

We got units lead certified (which are more valuable due to being able to rent to section 8) at close and the lender was able to sign off on the environmental issues. 

I have a background in photography, marketing, and environmentalism.

During the Due Diligence Period, the Buyer shall have the right to conduct, at its sole cost and expense, any and all inspections, examinations, appraisals, surveys, environmental assessments, and other evaluations deemed necessary or appropriate by the Buyer.Financing ContingencyThe Buyer's obligations under the PSA shall be contingent upon obtaining financing in an amount and on terms satisfactory to the Buyer, in the Buyer's sole discretion.

They just can't wait for you to buy it and then you are responsible to EPA for environmental cleanup. 

I pulled a free environmental report on NETR Online and it didn't show anything concerning.

If it gets worse, which it could given that the assumed reasons are pollution and global warming, it could eventually wreak havoc on the country's tourism industry, especially Punta Cana.

I haven’t gotten to a point of testing environmental factors or having a Perc test done yet, because...

There are a few reasons for this: 1) They are costly and the Exchange intermediary may require a whole host of inspections including environmental reports etc and 2) One has to come up with the cash to buy the new property without getting the equity out of the first property - not everyone can do that - add in having to get a loan while still being obligated to the loan on the “sale” property.