For example, we're having to get easements in place with a neighbor to establish electric and you should include a soil inspections as part of your due diligence period to make sure you can place septics (check with the county to see if you can tie multiple units into a single septic or if they have restrictions around this; our county is relatively lax, but does require each unit to have it's own septic system; really overkill for tiny units that is going to add a decent amount to our bottom line).

During Sandy there was quite a few cases in the state of NY that went much more in the tenants favor, been reading those giving me heartburn. 

Take in consideration that this settlement usually happens on the first 20-30 years from the date the house was built, depending on the type of soil... some exceptions applies (flooding or oversaturated soil, earthquakes, to name few).Cost will largely varies depending on what actually the issue is and how severe is.  

@Sandy Boateng Welcome to BP.

I'm building castles out of the white stuff here(sand). I

Originally posted by @Sandy Ly:Hi all, I am new member in the group.I am looking for property either in Cleveland or Detroit.

I got some initial estimates of around $60-75K to clear the land, top soil and cover it with gravel.  

Your friend being a car lot would need to check the soil to make sure they do not have environmental contamination.  

Water intrusion in crawl spaces and basements is very common but fortunately, in most cases easily remedied. 99% of water intrusion is due to inadequate drainage to to the condition of or lack of gutters and downspout and improper soil grading around the foundation.

Originally posted by Sandy Paris: Ok so Rob Padilla how do I find this podcast?