I am currently a senior project engineer with a general contractor, looking to work my way up to at least a senior project manager.

Non-pre-start costs => Soft costs (architecture, engineering, soils samples, etc.) + hard costs of construction4.

Too often, even on this site, I see ROIs that were reversed engineered, meaning they started with the ROI they thought long-distance investors wanted to see, then backed out enough on the expense side of the ledger until they had boosted the ROI into the magic range.

I have been working as a embedded software engineer here ever since.

The bikes would sit at the stoplight and rev their engines.

When I said my foundation guy takes measurements, I'm talking about bringing in specialized equipment to measure wall deflection, calculating loads based on the design of the house, and then using his engineering degree to determine the right course of action to fix the foundation issue.

Hands down there is this thing called BIGGER POCKETS that trumps them all.Look up on search engines when you post to forums or create a blog on it.

Was this required by CMBS lender based on an Engineering Inspection ?

You can add footage in attic space but floor joists ie 1st floor ceiling joists would need engineered and city inspection approval.

But I also don't have any formal education in computer science, yet I'm currently a quite successful software engineer working for a Fortune 500 company.