In many areas, the soil in Colorado is heavy clay.

If you want to really get the details, here is the place to start.On expansive soil, there is some in Las Vegas but it is in a relatively small area.

After reading it will cost you anywhere from $0 to $100,000.Check your soil type.  

Im concerned I could miss families that want a sandy beach and dock they can jump off.

The "standard protocol" according to the lender is that the online notary is valid on U.S. soil, not overseas.I have two buyer clients under contract now who live abroad, and they are both being advised to have the title company draw up a POA once they're under contract that's specific to that real estate transaction, and have it notarized ASAP and mailed back to the states so a colleague/family member in the states can sign their closing docs for them.

How to examine Land quality, soil/ mineral use, if land is in sink hole, liquefaction zone risk

I paint the cabinet interiors semigloss white but am not sure how smart that is and sand (ie, clean) and gel stain the drawer interiors.

I am not familiar with this process.So, this is what I know so far. 1) zoning -> checked out, he will be able to build his home on his land.2) building permit -> in order to get a building permit he’ll need a survey done.3) survey - before we get the survey we will first find out the integrity of the soil by preforming a Soil Test.4) Soil Test -> after completing the soil test a Perc Test would be needed for the septic tank. 5) Perc Test -> required for septic tank note, the piece of land does not have  a sewer line so a septic tank is needed….

My assumptions going in are that the land would need to have some set of desirable cultivation traits (soil quality and access to water for example) and potentially meet local zoning requirements for agriculture.

I believe it was used previously for the swimming pool heater, as it was situated right next to the heater in my backyard.My concern was if they move or cut it to pieces and if the gas spilled, I will have some sort of EPA hazard waste disposal issue - one of my neighbors said the city will force you to dig 3-4 feet either side of the spillage to make sure no additional soil is contaminated.I took a picture of it, measured it, and posted it on CL, said I wanted it removed and disposed of, and the gas inside feel free to take it but it needs to be completely siphoned out before you can take the drum apart.