What kind of soil is outside?

There is a deck in the front and needs to remove it before doing the digging of the soil.

Something like the below should include things like, current CAP rates, CAP rate forecast, landlord-tenant law favorability (degree of), income tax rate, sales tax rate, sale of property/excise tax rate, annual property tax rate, severe weather, soil types, insurance rates (or ability to insure), rental rates of a 1x1/2x2/3x2, population, population growth rate, rent growth, crime, schools, HH income, etc., etc., etc. 

No the property was underneath my name (bad business practice), I am planning on transferring it underneath my LLC this month.

and there are foundation issues that will crop up and not if but when the soils there are expansive.. so those two things.. have to be taken into consideration.what happens as well is if you buy an owner occ... they could have very low tax's as they get the owner occ exemption.. then when it goes to rental the tax's sky rocket.. and poof there goes your cash flow you thought were going to get.Just like folks that live in Texas why would they buy in CA and subject them selves to CA income tax and the 800 a year franchise tax... when they pay none in Texas it all evens out.. plus they don't have the expense of travel there etc.there are better tax treatment states for buy and hold out there... and if your appreciation is marginal then cash flow is the only reason to buy them

If the seller has an existing site survey and soils report, these should help give you more info on the dirt (and save you some $ if you were to subdivide and/or develop further).Let's connect offline if you think it'll help--happy to chat anytime.

If there is mold underneath, the wood underneath may need to have some spots replaced.

Things like how properties age, what type of soil properties are on, future economic and educational initiatives.#5.)

I have not completed any formal inspections yet, but the siding is vinyl and I'm worried about what might be underneath.

With the house being built in the late 50's and the neighborhood having soil movement there was definitely a list of issues that needed to be taken care of.