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..

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Other components of the total deal cost would be the purchase price, estimated rehab, and any closing costs associated with the hard money loan (points, pre-paid interest, insurance, inspection[s], survey, appraisal, etc.).

You'll likely need a survey done to verify.

Another thing I'm wondering is who pays for the appraisal, survey, title work and inspection.