I work as a Civil Engineer and have encountered a crossroad in my career.

The engineering report covers plumbing as well

Also, get rental histories (or verify the income) to make sure that the tenants are actually paying.You'll also want to find out how much similar properties have been purchased for in the area.You can reverse engineer the value by figuring out the cap rate.

For example, say the lot is 6,000 SF, but the Engineering Dept requires a 20-foot right-of-way dedication for new curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements across the street frontage of your lot.

Also the corrections needed to get it back to conventional will take a few months of engineering, permitting and county paperwork. 

Trade lot toward surveying or engineering on next project.

A plan is "reverse engineered" from the financial position you want to end up at, working back to where you are now, with each step along the way based on being the prerequisite for the next step....kind of like school classes. 

.* Structural Engineer to assess the damage* Make sure you communicate with the city, to learn of their requirements. * Contractors* Broker/Agent to help you with compsJohn

Please keep in mind I am not a contractor or engineer, so please don't laugh at my drawings!

My client, being an engineer freaks out, contacts my broker who gives him 1/3 of my commission and keeps the rest at an end of December closing totaling over $13,000.