Also, have you consulted an engineer as to what type of soil you are landing on?

Already I have seen the advantage to that as although the lot had a previous house on it the county(los angeles) is STILL requiring me to do a soils test/geotechnical report!

If all the prereqs are there i.e. a decent perk, soil, etc, we're thinking about building another house on it ourselves.

If it's heavily glued, you need to either remove the paneling and drywall underneath (been there done that), or paint it.

Townhome usually means same as condo only you own the land underneath and air space above.They may not be able to sell the condo because FHA allows for people to purchase with minimum money down and if it's not FHA approved they lose a large pool of prospective buyers.

There is a leak in the front of the house next to a hose spicket and I want to believe that the leak is under the soil near the spicket and hopefully not under the slab.

I know some places sewer scopes aren't that common, but here in CO we have very expansive soil so I would definitely recommend someone buy that insurance.

@Bill Kenny it is really tough to give ballparks across different metro areas, but as a contractor I'll do my best to give you a sight-unseen quote (which I never do for actual jobs) so you should have some rough idea of what you're looking for.1) Outside drainage issues is too vague--do you mean fix the soil so it is sloping away from your home?

After the remediation for the contaminated soil has happened, are there any stipulations or things to watch out for if acquiring said property?

Is too much air escaping through the ceiling in winter and causing condensation (think mold again) to form underneath the roof.