Hey all, I recently just graduated from college as an Environmental Science major, but in my final year at university, I had become introduced to REI and like most became quickly obsessed with it.

Oil tanks can easily cost 6-8k to remove if they are buried, and then you have the environmental cleanup... 

Buy a house where meth was cooked, pay the biggest environmental remediation bill of your career.  

I am a 27 year old college graduate of environmental studies who has been traveling and working all over the US since 2014.

A Phase 1 Environmental is another report get can get ordered that will give you some background of the site - such as if there were any gas stations nearby that may still have underground storage tanks, etc. 

Lastly Ill assume you have the land under control in one way or another and that other due diligence has occurred regarding environmental, title, etc.The next step for you is going to be find a local architect to put together a feasibility study to confirm you can get what you want out of the site this often happens prior to purchasing the site so if you are in the middle of some of the things above that's not too uncommon, you just want to have it under control in one way or another so that you don't have the site bought from under you while you are doing this. 

But we will be doing a little more due diligence to give them the list from auction.com the liens exceptions list,"Most liens are removed after a foreclosure property sale, but certain liens may remain.Here are some examples:Any lien recorded on title prior in time to the foreclosing mortgage.First Mortgage (if the foreclosing mortgage is a second or third mortgage)HOA or COA assessment liens (in certain states)Mechanic’s Liens (in some states)Government liens such as state and federal tax liens, city or county liens, US Government liens.IRS liens (IRS may buy the property within 120 days after sale at the price paid at foreclosure sale)Code Enforcement Liens, Environmental Liens, and Utility LiensChild Support Liens" to make sure that any title insurance policy will have coverage for these, was this how it worked for you a year ago?

Before you allow the tenant back into the residence, I would have it environmentally cleared.

The best you would be able to get is a Letter of Environmental Protection, which tells everyone you did illegal work then hired a licensed deleader in to fix it.

For example goal vacancy rates (existing property), environmental report etc?