Michael:  I paid $500 bucks for some remodeling plans (yucca valley architect who is quas-retired) and he connected me to engineer/ and Title 24 guy  (new construction also requires soil test engineering and sometimes water flow testing for the water district)but I think 1000-1500 is probably  low end and 3500-5000 is high endI'm working on a hew house in pioneertown and I'm interviewing builders/general contractors (who have plans in their archives that were approved) -many plans approved in 2015 aren't valid.. because of the Title 24 increases every year and the 2016 codeNathan: exciting. yucca NEEDS some new apartments!

Do you know the extent of what is soiled in the apartment?

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Almost every house I buy has some foundation issues due to the soil. 

What to look for, where to look and any way that I can check the condition of the slab prior to an official inspection.We will check into the condition of the soil (Clay, Sand etc.) and any noticeable wear and tear on the outside but prior to inspection, are there any red flags I could look for myself or any questions to ask?

There has never been a well on the property that I know of, but with the rocky soil it will cost roughly $5-6k to see if you can get water out of the ground. 

@Chris Majors If I was local and planned on living near by for awhile I would as long as I had a few questions answered1: Septic: How many years left in the systems and can you replace them when they go or have the standards changed and the soil won't perc/ you've run out of room?

The violations are:1) 2004, $3,000 Code 157017 - Repair or replace defective soil pipe. 

Call Sandy Mersky.

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