DEFECTS: Seller warrants subject property to be free from hazardous substances and from violation of any zoning, environmental, building, health or other governmental codes or ordinances.

I work professionally as an environmental consultant in the City of SD so I'm often helping others through the (onerous) process of getting a site development permit.

Just be cautious.Items a lender may ask for include the following: Your business plan with highlights about the market and need for your project, Proforma showing your land cost and construction costs with your projected income, ALTA/ACSM Title Survey, Title Committment, Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, Geotechnical Report and Construction Plans.

., environmental are not covered under your policy, earthquakes, floods, drug labs.A land trust does not offer asset protection but it does provide "due on sale" protection for transfers into LLCs.

Lombardo Environmental out of Elmwood Park and Advanced Tank Services are both good.

Now, if there were legal issues, title matters, something more unique about the property such as an environmental issue and the agent or investor solved that problem outside the general scope of facilitating a transaction, then there is a value added as solving such issues would be incurred by another professional, an attorney, engineer, title company.Need some economics to understand the underlying justifications of "value" as well as laws of equity need to be applied.

About all I would add is to meet with several pros, like an architect with experience in this area, lenders, environmental firm, for lead asbestos, etc, engineers to make sure the place is even sound, subs in all areas, etc...etc..

County judge essentially blocked the development after a lawsuit challenged the developer’s environmental-impact report, claiming it didn’t accurately consider wildfire risk or greenhouse-gas emissions.

PROFESSIONAL INSPECTIONS AND INSPECTION NOTICES: Buyer may conduct at Buyer’s expense (unless payment for such expense is otherwise required by governmental regulation) any or all of the following inspections of the Real Estate by one or more licensed or certified inspection services: home, radon, environmental, lead-based paint, lead-based paint hazards or wood-destroying insect infestation, or any other inspections desired by Buyer in the exercise of reasonable due diligence.

In Texas, there is a specific disclosure form for mold (that is separate from other environmental issues), so you cannot avoid the disclosure ... or you are liable if you do.Travis WestCIEC (Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant)MAC0325 (Licensed Mold Assessment Consultant, Texas Department of State Health Services)