Most likely an independent inspector will come out and survey the floor, and then give his recommendations on who's at fault and possible remedies. 

If necessary, I will also put together rough floor plans with notes & floor plan changes to help visualize the project.On my detailed scope of work, I will provide a list of the materials that are CFCI or OFCI (Contractor-Furnished, Contractor Installed or Owner Furnished Contractor Installed)...By limiting the contractors proposal to rough materials & labor, this gives me ample time to finalize the finish selections on the project.Once the finishes are selected I will make a bulk delivery from Lowes/Home Depot to have all or most of the materials on-site (sitting in the garage), ready to be installed by the contractor.Here are my thoughts on advantages / disadvantages of OFCI Finish Materials, & I would love to hear everyone's thoughts:Advantages of OFCI Finish MaterialsOwner takes risk on materials - cost, procurement, scheduling & delivery is Owner's responsibilityContractor has less estimating risk - Contractor eliminates the quantity survey, & material estimating from his scope...Less estimating = Less RiskContractor spends less time estimating - Contractor saves time estimating the project because he doesn't have to look up SKU#s and prices for all of the OFCI finish materialsMinimize material changes & material change orders - Owner can make material changes/fixture changes without hassling the contractor & requiring a change orderSaves Project Management Time - Owner spends his time procuring, purchasing & delivering materials to the job site, so the contractor doesn't have to...Owner can save money on the materials - During the planning period, the Owner can shop around, find coupons/deals to save money on materials...The Owner may also save on contractor markupOwner can build business credit & Southwest Airlines points by purchasing materials :)Disadvantages of OFCI Finish MaterialsOwner is responsible for procurement/scheduling - If the owner doesn't purchase the finish materials according to the schedule or doesn't purchase enough material, the project can be delayed, costing the Contractor time & moneyContractor loses out on extra markup on materials - Contractor will lose out on material mark-up...On the last point, Contractor Loses out on Material Markup - The contractor doesn't need the Owner's finish material cost to markup their bid...If the project has $10,000 worth of OFCI materials & the contractor typically marks up material 15%, then that's an extra $1,500 worth of material markup...What's preventing you from just bumping your labor estimate by $1,500?

@David Krulac i do like the idea of harvesting... the surveyer did say there is some good lumber in there. that would be the smart thing to do first. and as for the town- there is no lot size last i knew.

Many consumer surveys find that people do want houses that are "efficient", but those consumers can't really explain what an efficient house is.  

Jon,Many financial advisors/surveys do NOT include primary residence as part of your net worth.

The USREEB team could not provide me with any information on the foundation condition, even after the rehab was complete so I hired a foundation engineer to provide a survey.

Im pulling together the survey/elevation/floorplan sketches, but am wondering if there is helpful info as to what to expect.

Finding a title company, Surveys , negotiations inspections, re-negotiations.

I know that we'll need a CPA to get official advice, but I'd like to have a general idea of how it goes before going into that meeting.1) There are a lot of expenses not relating directly to the construction of the home, such as permits, construction of utility lines, tree clearing, surveying, etc..

They would like to do a survey of the house to see if the house qualifies.