I would do all of those prior to giving up 50% upside on a physical RE investment to someone who has little risk, and is offering their time.

.- City instructs the New Contractor the tear up the road and reattach and tap my line back into sewer main.

In Parts of the SF Bay Area its mandatory prior to changing owner ship to see if you have clay pipes and if you do they must be replaced with a new waste line.

I received wire transfer instructions to a credit union in Utah with a totally different account name than the company.

This person in particular has no previous real estate experiences prior to 2015 except his own rental lol that company that he work for also doesn’t have integrated vertical system to build and manage properties, so it is easy to understand why his investment gone kaput.we have too many newbie Lp investor also that think just because they are rich from tech they can blindly invest as LP somewhere without due Dilegence….

Instructions: https://support.roku.com/article/360015612834

Seems like the few people I talked to that are selling land in Florida are trying to sell it above retail without understanding that most of their potential buyers are going to be builders. do Not buy land in FLA without doing full due diligence  on all aspects . there are environmental gotchas that you need to fully suss out prior to waiving due diligence

What else should I be working on in the meantime prior to listing the lots for sale to get ready for this sort of transaction?

The prior owner converted the garage into a 2b/1ba private suite (so now I have a 6bed 4bath home - but no garage) a garage is important to add value to the home.Here's to a prosperous 2025!

Should I just follow the instructions and do it myself, or is it advisable to hire legal help?