Phase 1 is an initial assessment, more focussed on document research while Phase 2 is where they actually take soil samples etc. 3.

Here in TX the soil is mostly clay, and it shrinks and expands with humidity level (thus the need to "water the foundations" as a measure to avoid foundation cracking), so foundation problems are a common occurrence.

I bought my first house-hack SFH property in Sandy, Utah in 2022 where I currently reside.I am now 22, single and have enough saved for another down payment (targeting small multi-family).

I was able to look into the attic and I saw nothing but old soiled insulation.

Being aligned with your goals by being in the right environment is like a seed growing in good soil. - Read "The Wealthy Gardener."

Encinitas is cheap, City of SD is expensive, Vista is brutalRequirements: Stormwater management, surveys, soils reports -- these are big ticket items that vary a lot by city.

You could just pull them out and taper the soil on the slope down and plant grass.

Like once we found that a tenant moved a gutter downspout, eroded the soil under heat pump pad and caving in enough to shortly damage the heat pump.

Long story short, they recommend a process that basically looks like...Soil scientist --> (septic engineer IF needed) --> site plan --> county approval...We've spoken to a few soil scientists and they all quote 2k-5k to analyze the property for an appropriately sized septic system. 

I have concerns that renter will not do whatever is necessary to remove and replace the soil which was saturated with dog urine.