Clean environmentals (Phase 1)Zoned for multi familyAll masonry, with 3 garage doors.

The Seller will not further encumber the property.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.

Did you make sure there are no environmental issues?

My kids are my motivation, but it's also the reason I make slow and conscious decisions on my investments.

Here are a few things required to get the site shoveled ready: Ssurveys, environmental studies, environmental impact studies, engineering studies, storm water management solutions, preliminary Architectural drawings… Zoning to Commercial Residential is not the first step.You can make a lot of money by taking raw land to shovel ready, so I would do that and skip building the apartments.

There is no guarantee I would be the high bidder and an environmental could cost $2-3k.

I checked with the city Environmental Protection Division, Planning Department, and Fire Department, and they all disclaimed any jurisdiction over the matter and none of them had any idea what department in the city government would track it.If there was in fact a meth lab, I think the only entity that would have a record would be the state Department of Environmental Services, but they don't track whether it was cleaned up. 

That is NOT "what ever works for you".There IS a bad way of doing things regardless of you THINKING "this is what works for me".And I get it, some people just don't think it is worth learning a new skill and they choose an inferior method consciously as for their own reasons it is their choice.

I have completed the Phase I environmental and had the whole street rezoned to commercial from single family residential (this is a big deal. 

Noise and environmental pollution from vehicles.