I am originally from Connecticut and it is a disaster there because of the the terrain and the shale and stone in the earth.

You are dying.You will be dead soon.Soon is a relative term.It may take 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 years (dependent upon our medical advances at that point).But, you WILL die.There is no doubt about it.There will be a moment when you are on your deathbed, hopefully staring up at your loved ones, getting ready to move on from your earthly body.Then, you will die, and what the world knows as you will no longer exist; ever again.The time you have in between that moment and this moment is all that you have in this life.What you choose to do with that time is 100% up to you.What does that mean?

Time is the most precious commodity money can buy until your time runs out on this earth.

Sinking as in, the earth land is sinking/lowering each year and are causing major property problems.

How on earth, in your due diligence, can you get the seller to divulge what his trailing 12 months expenses are? 

Some investors practice scorched earth with open bidding between many lenders looking to shave 10 bps and fees, appraisal fee, etc. 

I think you should come back down to earth buddy.

After the S&L crisis you had guys buying stuff like retail properties next to NYU in the West Village of Manhattan (some of the priciest real estate on EARTH) at 10%+ cap rates despite buildings having a 30% vacancy rate. 

He told me “we live in the greatest country on earth, there is so much opportunity that if you keep moving you will be successful”.

Earth moving and a possible retaining wall may be necessary.Some questions I have: Should I be working with a lawyer on this project?