During the transaction process the seller has to upload soft copies of the collateral for you to review.

Build cost is prob around $275-300/sf if you manage your own subs, not counting other soft costs. $400/sf and up if you hire a GC.Other than build cost risk the biggest one for me is the time to get the permit.

banks - hard or soft lenders are lazy and suspicious - you need to help them get over their paranoiaGive them all the information that is needed to process your loan request, give them more than they need, they will see you as a professional who is well prepared to take their money and able to pay them back.

They laid laminate over soft spots in the subfloor, the appliances were poor quality and the floors were bouncy.

I purchased in a growing area and turned the back yard brush into a back yard oasis.

Still, as the market becomes very soft, there should be better deals out there. 

Around here TIFs can be used for site improvement costs, land purchases, facade renovation, soft costs such as legal, architecture, engineering. 

There might also be the fire hazard due to weeds or having brush and trees close to your house, which might affect the cost of your fire insurance.  

So in effect, does that add to the soft cost almost like a exit tax?

That is great, but I worked for a year clearing brush and hauling debris ect.