My wife and I are from Western Ohio, but we are currently located in Auckland, New Zealand for my job (Software Engineer).My wife and I have had one adventure in real estate, where we purchased our first house out of college for $46k, rehabbed it over 5 years, and then sold it for $180k, profiting approximately $60k.

And the Buyers agent asked for us to pay for a structural engineer to come in and "evaluate these items" Including a transition area that just needs a threshold.

@Rawn WilsonI would engage a civil engineer in the area that is familiar with the local jurisdiction and help provide solutions. 

I recently made the decision that my day job as an engineer is not what I want for the rest of my life, and with that I decided to take action in order to jump start my journey to financial freedom!

I feel like being an engineer is a curse sometimes as I went through the same phase.

@Gilbert Dominguez is right, you'll need full architectural and engineering drawings, and you might need a structural engineer depending on what you are doing.

You will want to be working with an architect and structural engineer. 

one way to be sure of the extent of the problem is to bring in an engineer, they will give the best analysis of the situation and provide the scope of work to repair, then you can get an actual cost - neither the home inspector or the Contractor know the true work involved. you will spend a little money on the Engineer, but it's better than purchasing and finding out that neither one was right and it will cost you more than they figured.

Hey again BiggerPockets members,As I mentioned before I'm a starting investor from Israel, and I'm willing to invest in the United States,I was told here the first thing I should do is to open a bank account in the states, so I did.The story is I'm an engineer in Israel and my salary goes into a bank account in Israel.

I tried searching for recommendations for a Denver Civil Engineer, but the first 5 pages of results were not helpful.Thanks!