I sent a certified letter to his home address (which USPS documented he signed for on Nov 28) asking for him to return my funds by Dec 15 or I would elevate the issue. 

If the house has a current elevation certification, then you can get an accurate quote from most insurance agencies.

Experience to tell an "elevator story."

This would save you money in the long run as it would reduce your insurance costs and then restore its ability for banks to loan without the flood insurance.Raise the home off the ground so that the floor is 12 inches (or more) above the base flood elevation.  

I was recently contacted by Real Estate Elevated offering a 12 month mentorship program.

I don't know Pennsylvania but the one thing to find out is if there is a child in the apartment with elevated lead levels. show what you got to your lawyer.

And some land is more desirable than others due to it's elevation.

You have to meet Commercial code, ADA units, fire sprinklers, elevators (maybe), walkways, exterior stairways, etc.

Hello,We are renovating a building in Valencia city centre (installing elevator, renovating common areas and the flats from inside).

I am a structural designer-CAD drafter able to complete permit drawings and design structures (elevated slabs, driveways, residential additions, decks [steel and wood]).