Soil samples are generally not performed for a phase 2 unless there is reason from a phase one reports finding to do so.   

since they said there were no USTs they signed the contract.  9 USTs were buried on the property and were removed as well as soil all paid for by the seller!

See the #s Below: -Purchase Price: $61,500-Closing Costs: $1,890-Rehab Costs: $13,154-Holding Costs: $4,102-Cosmetic Rehab, interior paint, new kitchen, new bathroom, tore up carpets to find hardwood floors underneath, exterior landscaping.

I'm kind of picky though.Just beware of the clay soils and basements - probably lots of leaky ones and possibly moved foundations.  

My first husband was reported MIA in Vietnam in 1969, and was missing until the war ended in 1973, at which time their helicopter along with their remains were located and  returned home to American soil.

A lot of small towns based upon one large employer have struggled after that employer left US soil.  

I think I need to provide a washer/dryer hookup for my tenant but I am scared of the damage to the hardwood floors underneath.

Are there standard figures (or rules) I can use for estimates on design, soil tests, etc., or will I need to just call all the local businesses for estimates?

Then you can soil your own name and reputation with low-ball garbage offers that get no where.  

There were areas that they the main crossed the sidewalk as well as the street but they were able to tunnel underneath both to lay the sewer line.