So to be clear you have the purchase contract and once upon closing he would complete the paper and horizontal improvements and then you would sell the shovel ready lots. 

When I get the signs, I get half vertical for posts and half horizontal for stakes.  

@Nate Whitaker:Are you able to share what is your understanding of vertical and horizontal distances from power-lines and easements? 

But if it’s more of a “horizontal hotel” I really see the value in building bc of the creative freedom you get. 

The piping consisted of banks of horizontal piping on all four walls of many rooms.

Add shutters to all windows to accentuate the horizontal-ness of the home.Paint all shutters black, which will probably go well the darker bricks in the brick blend.Paint the two small white utility boxes on the front to match the brick, or move them to the side of the house.Replace the porch column with a rather plain square one.Get rid of the shrub in front of the column.Trim that bush near the driveway to about 1/3 the height of the bricks or get rid of it.Good Luck with your choices!

Whitson Gordon (non BP Member)Pros: Basic is free with 60 MB of new uploads per month and sync across 2 devices Cons:Not designed for real estate Cost: $34.99 for Plus with 1 GB of new uploads per month with synch across all devices $69.99 for Premium with 10 GB of new uploads per month with synch across all devices and more featuresTrello - A Trello board is basically a web page containing lists laid out horizontally on the page so you can get a bird's eye view of your project.

As Jay mentioned, banks are not usually giving horizontal financing prior to permits on long plats.

Each horizontal line is an address. 

Depending on how bad is the foundation state (how many inches you have to correct), is very possible the sewer line will disconnect/break in the horizontal portions.