I have a masters degree in mechanical engineering and a job as a mechanical design engineer, so physics and calculus are my job.

Followed by grading, engineering fees, and lastly bonds with the local municipality to ensure your work is completed to the county's satisfaction.Sight unseen, Estate lots require the least amount of infrastructure if the zoning and market will allow.I am willing to help with any other questions you may have, I am a licensed contractor and have looked at a lot of land.

Dynamic soil problems (clay on schist, etc.) have historically only been stabilized with expensive pylons or other mechanical methods, although advances in geo-textiles and other high tech engineered solutions are becoming more widely used and available.A problem purely related to a foundation, such as a cracked slab, can be identified and the remedy and its cost/risk estimated fairly closely and kept within budget.Many years ago I sued (and won) a large tract home builder and their grading engineering firm.

I am currently a Mechanical Engineer and have an MBA.

Also, find out if they actually use an architect or a draftsperson for the design, or a combination of both (we personally have a draftsperson do preliminary design and an architect do final check and put in notes as it saves a lot on costs, then our structural engineer signs off on his part)Another way to save money is on the commission on the land.

I have written software to parse through and database the county site to "follow" what some of the other groups in town are doing and trying to reverse engineer their efforts.

The only thing I hired out was a structural engineer to design new beams for the places I removed bearing walls.The issue is that many jurisdictions require licensed contractors for some trades and require a GC license to pull permits for non-OO properties.

My mentors were teachers, friends, attorneys, Realtors, engineers, appraisers, title examiners or others with specialized knowledge.

Otherwise, try your favorite search engine...I found a bunch of hits, and you can too.

I am in engineer and went to school and lived with several foreign students; mostly from Asia.