Most people are not rich there, look at the cars. 

➡️Reverse engineer investment strategies.

I'll have an engineer look it over and stamp off before I move ahead.

I found it but reverse engine my own search.

Insurance- coverage for new engineering, permitting, etc8.  

For our ADU (garage conversion), I am handling the design/engineering and then selecting a final contractor once its permitted and ready to go. 

This is the equivalent of a car salesman pitching the "monthly payment" of a car instead of the actual price of the car.

Best tips are take it slow and make sure you have significant reserves when you leave your w2 also don't buy a company car if you already have a car just to say it's for work.

Then I would speak with a land surveyor or civil engineer to get a sense of what it would take to obtain all the entitlements and bring in the utilities, etc.     

Borrowing costs are nearing their highest point in decades and the municipal and state debt crises do not get nearly the attention of the federal government or deserve.Environmental Impacts : My assumption is that the entire toxic debris removal process will have to be managed by the Army Corp of Engineers X FEMA and other governmental agencies.