Roads, utilities, environmental concerns, etc.

As a regulatory/environmental guy in my daylighting job, I know your area can be "interesting" to deal with on the permitting/regulations side!

Understand the legal/regulatory framework - be sure to understand the requirements involved with the dev process, see if the project requires any special permits, zoning changes, or environmental clearances. 

Here is the link: https://sunroof.withgoogle.com...I'm all for being environmentally conscious, but it has to make sense.

Either way, not having both needs to be considered and evaluated.Be aware of words like “fully rehabbed” – aware, not wary, but be conscious of them and ask what does that mean?

Assuming it’s a $500k, vanilla residential units, Class B commercial property that does not require any environmental testing or flood insurance, I’d estimate 2-3% or $10-15k in closing costs.

It’s more of a “butts moving seats” kind of market.That being said, I see a trend of companies needing smaller space and being more price conscious.

My wife and I have been looking for SFH for over a year now and have passed up a few simply because we’re inexperienced in estimating remodels.I have made a conscious decision to get better at this, but wanted to know if contractors ever join potential buyers on a walkthrough of the property?

Also, being conscious of the fact that you're going to be absolutely terrible the first few times you chat with a seller/prospect/anyone in RE and that they're never going to remember you anyways will help you realize that it's really not a big deal to talk to folks. 

Nobody wants to perform remedial environmental on the old plants and factories.