Next reverse engineer.

It is required to have a building permit/inspection and hire licensed professionals for Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, and structural engineering for load bearing, gas line work, and septic systems. 

I think the best approach is to have a free and open fast search engine that organizes all the delinquent property lists across all the 3,000 counties and links back to the Source of Truth at the government site.

Is there any way to get a ball park idea for this without engineering documents to generate a quote from an excavation company?

I might just spend the extra buck per SF and move to an engineered hardwood product, now that I can't find the $.99 alure any more, the difference isn't as big.

just need a strong attorney, architect and engineer 

But these days, looking at various Silicon Valley tech companies, most leadership positions are still held by those with master's degrees, but mostly master's in particular fields, such as Master's in Engineering in a reputable university. 

buying mid grade or lower rentals with zero equity with all these moving parts and not properly capitalized in the first place simply leaves one with no outs in the case of an engine failure.

Hey @Mark Proctor, what you are asking about is Search Engine Optimization.

Architect & Engineering plans Rendering Surgery 1 & 2 County permits Municipality Utilities District costThese are the permits I am aware of, but I know there has to be more permits I could be missing.