Since you're familar with commerical development, most enginering firms, and attorneys work on both residential and commerical. 

I’m a professional civil engineer with years of experience in construction and entrepreneurship.

Soon after I built the car wash, I was evicted from my leased space where I waxed and cleaned cars. 

Whether that is most contractors, hiring an engineer, or getting self-educated.

Quote from @Jeremy Dugan: I am a US Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard veteran with 20-years of experience as a military Civil Engineer.

Work with your attorney for what is needed to insure all subcontractors get paid by the General Contractor.Make sure the insurance covers Construction period and also materials.Talk with your Commerical insurance agent and they should address the above questions with you.If this is an older facility make sure your engineering firm has covered Fire Suppression systems and any Storm pond or drainage systems. 

Hello,I am a Software Engineer and a Real Estate Investor working on a tech product for the real estate mortgage brokers.

It forced me to reach out to developers, to engineers dozens of local builders and most important like minded individuals.

These methods include: Detailed Engineering Cost ApproachDetailed Engineering Cost Estimate ApproachSurvey or Letter ApproachResidual Estimation ApproachSampling or Modeling ApproachExperience or “Rule of Thumb” ApproachIt’s important to understand the differences between the approaches including which one best fits your property and the reliability of each approach.DETAILED ENGINEERING COST APPROACHThis approach compiles the costs from construction and accounting reports to build a report.

Which do you think a tenant will pay first - their car or rent payment?