When I had a pest control expert come out to look under my primary residence, I crawled under there with him to look for fungus/mold, termites/ants, and water issues - I learned more doing that and listening to him than I ever have watching Youtube videos or reading forums.If you have structural specific questions regarding conventional residential framing, wood/masonry/brick/concrete construction, or just general questions regarding the integrity of a property, shoot me a direct message.

We have sold about 50mm, but banked depreciation offset the gains (without having to use a 1031), so its important to note that blanket statements in real estate businesses hardly hold water, as structure is very important. 

I need a ton of help but mostly conservative costs projection to build a  5 home subdivision, average lot 1.2 acres, longest distance to run electrical wires, water lines, gas lines, sewer lines would be 1200 feet, install a double road, fire hydrant, 50-75’ driveway from road to each house, 5 street lights, cable.  

However factor in utilities because if it is in fact "raw land" you have to think about things like sewer, water, electricity, and gas. 

The ceiling damage looks swollen due to the water from aroof leak.

I have three units that I need to split the water/sewer bill for.

updated HVAC, water heater, bathroom, paint, carpet, dech, new accessoriesWhat was the outcome?

Value was going to be added to the property by redoing the kitchen and bath, as well as a fresh coat of paint throughout.

Just to keep you from running down the wrong trail here.Environmental engineers do some tangentially related work to wetlands, but primarily focus on waste management, water management, soils/erosion management, public health (water/sewers), and environmental protections.

They are now often being used as a tool to put the buyer at an unfair advantage after the seller has lost the value of a fresh listing.