Engage architect/civil engineering - If you are buying land to start development and not just land-banking, I'd engage with an architect immediately.

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

It looks like they are there to reinforce the decking, but there are no joist hangers or cement footings (down to frost depth).For me...I would have a structural engineer come out and evaluate the footings of the buildings to ensure it's sound.Good luck in your search!

The past couple of years as L3Harris has begun to move production/engineering from California to the area (cost cutting measure, not political), we have been seeing 10% appreciation yoy or so. 

Here's a profile of a builder and civil engineer "Doctor Hemphouse" who has built 60 homes with hemp: https://www.hempbuildmag.com/h... 

Lots were sending non-engineers to the property and an engineer was signing off on the report.

There were maybe a handful of us that were engineers that went to ask questions after the pitch.

Ordering a full topographical survey of the property (which will be required for future development and application processes anyway) will give you the ability to show engineering/design groups what you have, and they can give thoughts and bids leading to a site plan. 

The county engineers had a specific requirement for this driveway with it being so small.

Not so much, I think it is their self described "band of scrappy bankers and engineers" actually just trying to create a white label service where the QI has no liability and no effort to expend other than holding the money in some account doing heaven only knows what to make their profit.